Phantoms (1998)
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 30
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 26
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 6
No consensus yet.
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Dean Koontz scripted this adaptation of his fantasy novel. The tale begins when two sisters, Lisa (Rose McGowan) and Jenny (Joanna Going) arrive for a ski vacation in the mountain resort town of Snowfield, Colorado, where they discover their landlady is dead and the town is deserted except for a single dead police officer. Lisa and Jenny are soon joined by Sheriff Bryce Hammond (Ben Affleck) and his deputies Stu Wargle (Liev Schreiber) and Steve Shanning (Nicky Katt). The five conclude that the
Jan 23, 1998 Wide
Aug 28, 2001
Miramax
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Cast
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Peter O'Toole
Timothy Flyte -
Rose McGowan
Lisa Pailey -
Joanna Going
Jenny Pailey -
Liev Schreiber
Deputy Stu Wargle -
Ben Affleck
Sherriff Bryce Hammond -
Nicky Katt
Deputy Steve Shanning -
Clifton Powell
General Copperfield -
Rick Otto
Scientist Lockland -
Rachel Shane
Scientist Yamaguci -
Adam Nelson
Scientist Burke -
John Hammil
Scientist Talbot -
John Scott Clough
Scientist Shane -
Michael De Lorenzo
Soldier Velazquez -
Robert Knepper
Agent Wilson
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The more the story and film unfold, the stupider "Phantoms" gets...
The great thespian Peter O'Toole looks more out of place in this schlock pic than the rest of the cast, even though he's the best thing about this misfire.
A dandy Halloween feature with a good needle-in-the-butt jump every five minutes or so
Affleck, you weren't the bomb in Phantoms, yo. But Rose McGowan is hot.
Quickly degenerates from X-Files to Baywatch Nights once the culprit is ultimately revealed.
O roteiro é absolutamente ridículo e jamais consegue explicar exatamente que coisa é aquela que se transforma nas pessoas. Affleck deveria sentir vergonha de se submeter a isso, e O'Toole tenta manter a dignidade como pode.
Rose McGowan continues her habit of appearing in worthless movies.
...A rather silly concept, drawn out to terribly silly lengths, with so many horror-movie clichés that the good devices are drowned out by the schlock
Audience Reviews for Phantoms
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Sheriff Bryce Hammond: Enough! It's not a god, it's not a devil. It's just a fucking animal, and any living thing can be killed.
Timothy Flyte: But this thing is what wiped out the dinosaurs! Which were pretty tough fucking customers!
Phantoms is now one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Everything about it is a complete waste of time. The acting is complete shit. The dialogue is complete shit. The story is complete shit. The sound is complete shit. I could go on, but I think you get the point. For me the sound was the most annoying thing, besides Ben Afflecks horrible performance. During dialogue I would have to turn the volume up because the characters are whispering and I can't hear their worthless dialogue. Then, Bam, 5 minutes of screeching and banging that about blows my speakers. So I turn it down, then I have to turn it back up. That was the whole movie experience for me. The two actresses, while clearly easy on the eyes, are absolutely horrible and almost rival Affleck performance. I feel bad for O'Toole because he's such a great actor. I just can't see what made him want to be in this.
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