Phantasm: Ravager

2016 "The final game now begins."
4.9| 1h27m| R| en
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Brothers Mike and Jody join family friend Reggie to battle the Tall Man and his evil minions from another dimension, for the final time.

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Pluskylang Great Film overall
Console best movie i've ever seen.
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Platypuschow It's hard to believe that the Phantasm series started back in 1979 and sporadically released it's 5 movies across the decades.What's even harder to believe is that every major player from the franchise has stuck through it and is right here in 2016 for the final chapter.Reggie returns one last time to reunite with his friends, fight the forces of evil and go toe to toe with the Tall Man for the ultimate confrontation.Now I don't think that the Phantasm franchise is that great, I think they are original titles and I applaud them for lasting as long as they have but they've tended to be confusing disconnected movies.Alas this is no different, in fact I have to say it's the most confusing of them all. Regardless it's a nostalgia trip, everyones along for the ride including the films original creators.Though the sfx are ropey and the plot makes very little sense Ravager isn't that bad, it's just not a fitting finale for a series that has lasted this long! What makes it worse is that the highly ambiguous finale does it no favours.I'd say this is essential viewing for fans of the series but all things considered it should have been considerably better.RIP Angus ScrimmThe Good:Nostalgia filledSome new and interesting ideasThe Bad:Plot isn't greatPacing is a bit of a messFinale is terribleThings I Learnt From This Movie:Reggie Bannister is immortalWhen a franchises sfx haven't improved since the 1970's you need to have serious words with your sfx guys
rdoyle29 Jesus ... what is this crap? Reggie wanders around the desert fighting balls and (surprise!) meets up with a foxy chick. No, scratch that ... Reggie is in a hospital suffering from dementia and Michael visits him. No ... he's in an apocalyptic future where the Tall Man has destroyed everything. You know what? I don't care. I understand what they tried to do here, and (maybe) I admire the idea a tiny bit, but look ... their ambition clearly outstripped their resources and the results look horrible. Video game cut scenes look better than this film. It's a nonsensical that looks terrible.
Stephen Abell Looking at some of the reviews of the film on IMDb it's obvious this film is like Marmite you either like it out loath it, there's no middle ground. I'm so glad to say I'm in the "like it" bleachers. For me, when I watch a Phantasm movie I get a silly smile on my face and feel instantly at home, this instalment was no exception - A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED - your hard work is appreciated.The thing with Phantasm way back in 1979 it was exactly the same way and a lot of people just didn't "Get It". This is the majorly brilliant thing about the film and the series... you're not meant to get it... you're meant to reach out and just about grasp it... only for it to change and slip away from your grasp at the last second.I noticed a few reviews were complaining that there was no real resolve... this is one of those stories where there will never be a resolution. As the Tall Man says in the film, there are hundreds of thousands of him in hundreds of thousands of different dimensions. This means that there's also hundreds of thousands of Reggie, Mike and Jody. This is alluded to in the Dawn/Jane character and when Mike visits Reggie in the hospital and tries to describe the theory behind dimension hopping. So Reggie's dreams aren't really dreams at all. Then when you enter the Chaos Theory into the mix then every dimension should have a different outcome and conclusion to another. To get this film to a conclusion would mean killing all the Tall Men, which is an impossibility and because of the limitations our heroes have it would've been a slap in the face if they had reached a conclusion. However, the duel ending tells the viewer that no matter what happens and what you may face you have to fight - the future is in your hands.Though Don Coscarelli has handed the Director's chair over to David Hartman there is an air of the original film throughout this one. Hartman is also quite brilliant when it comes to segues as he effortlessly and easily slides from one reality to another. The major drawback and flaw to the movie are that it's filmed on digital media - I hate digital film as it can sometimes feel soulless and there are sections in this movie that have that feel and it is a digital rendition issue rather than directorial one; since it's visual you can literally see it.Yes, the special effects aren't on par with bigger budget films and I do wish Hartman had used wet-effects for the body and head explosions as they will always look more realistic, especially with the blood splatter and misting, than CGI.However, these are only small issues as they don't really disturb the viewer's enjoyment (if you're in that group) too much.If you've watched the series then you may enjoy this... or you may not. Though if you've not seen any of the series then fo yourself a favour and get the original movie and if you enjoy that then continue through the series.
quridley I wish Coscarelli returned to direct this. The bad pacing, acting and overall shoddy directing distract from a very cool script and some fine cinematography and no-budget FX.I like how the ending was poetic and a bit of a mindf*ck, tying back to the original film's. This was sorta The Force Awakens for the Horror B-movie genre. After 30 years, it all wraps together, but unlike that really uneven box office hit, Ravager actually ties back to ALL of the previous films and has the influence and blessing of the original creator. And the original Phantasm is fun and eerie, but it was far from a masterpiece so I'm not so offended with the weakness of this last film. If this series went mainstream, we would never have gotten a clear and logical ending with ALL of the original cast reuniting like this. Now at least if they reboot it, the original universe won't be effected or tarnished.