I had been wanting to watch this for years. Unfortunately, the dvd was out of print. But then Anchor Bay re-released it, and I picked this title up. A very interested Horror film with many creative ideas on screen, Phantasm tells the story of a mortician who has unnatural Strength and owns a funeral home we're weird
things happen. After witnessing the Tall Man (the mortician) lift a casket by himself into a hearse, Mike tries to investigate the strange happening at the local mortuary. What follows is a terrifying and bizarre happening inside the mortuary. Director Don Coscarelli crafts a terrific horror film. The story is intriguing and the scares are plentiful. Phantasm is yet another horror film somewhat inspired by Carpenter's Halloween. Horror had just been revamped as the horror films in the later part part of the 70's were getting less scary, and less inspired. But fortunately, Halloween came along and then Coscarelli created this classic. Phantasm has plenty of memorable moments and how can a horror fan dismiss the Tall Man? the character is one of the best villains in horror history. Even though this is not a perfect film, Phantasm is one entertaining film.A true classic of the genre, Phantasm single handedly created one of most iconic Horror villains in cinematic history. Not to mention an amazing theme song. Phantasm is one of the best Horror films of the 1970's. Along with Halloween, Phantasm brought glory back to the horror genre after a few tired horror films. A truly memorable and great horror flick.
February 15, 2011
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