Ravager, the five films which make up the phantasm series follow the young mike baldwin as he battles against the enigmatic tall man an extraterrestrial being intent on harvesting the human race as slaves for his home planet. Just look at it and you will see what im talking about. Track the movies you watch 2020 classic horror film. My collection workprints, tv versions, etc 200 cigarettes workprint this version runs around 4 minutes shorter than the dvd version and contains some extra scenes, shots and dialogue. I missed the movie theatrically, but saw it on video, only to find myself massively disappointed that it wasnt 90 minutes of the ball attacking people. The film emerges on bluray from shout factory in easily its prettiest presentation in any format. Jeff bridges has the full power of his youthful charm and sally field throws herself completely into her first substantial film role, even committing to a nude scene. We dont know how or why hes stalking mike or what the connections are or any of that.
I have a workprint of the film and have talked to many people who were involved with the production and the film was never finished. Also, it sounds like this set is going to be hard to find at retailers except boutiques like diabolik just as the old well go set was. Well go usa brings the phantasm 5 movie dvd collection home with extremely underwhelming art, featuring an outoffocus tall man reflected in the chrome of a silver sphere sparse, simplistic, and kind of lazy. The tall man is back with a vengeance in phantasm ii, the second chapter in the cult classic phantasm series. Whose seen the phantasm ii directors cut its included as bonus material on some dvds. After steven escapes from the police station, there is a scene showing him hide outside the diner as vickie enters it. R1 america well go usa phantasm 5 movie dvd collection r1 america shout.
Roger rabbit, while fans liked the film, critics utterly destroyed it. The movie looks and sounds very good and is loaded with extras, and while completists might want to hold on to previous versions for some of those supplements not carried over, this disc still comes highly recommended. Mar 28, 2019 i popped in the new disc for phantasm ii just to see, and the new directors cut 4k transfer looks like quite a nice imrpovement. In the second film reggie believes mike after the tall man kills his family. Its a flying stainlesssteel sphere with hooks on either side of it. On the one hand, the movie is almost equally as great as the original phantasm. None of the terrifically entertaining extras you know the kids comedy troupe could. Plus it proves once and for all that bald, middleaged, exhippies can be just as deadly as action heroes as any austrian bodybuilder. The maneaters 1984 concludes with the eponymous villain busting a load in the forest and devilishly declaring to the viewer, you have reawaken from a dream and found yourself soaked with your own cum. With james legros, reggie bannister and angus scrimm.
New phantasm sphere collection new 4k transfer for ii. Apr 30, 2017 in his time since working on phantasm ii, nicotero has become one of the biggest names in all of special effects, so its cool to see that he still has love for one of the first films he is credited for working on. Coscarelli is still an outsider from the hollywood system. With phantasm ii now turning 25 tomorrow, why not a thread for fans here to rank the series best to worst. Fx artist greg nicotero looks back at his work on phantasm ii deleted and workprint scenes behindthescenes footage. Phantasm 2 workprint this version runs around 15 minutes longer than the dvd version. Most of the wild imagery is just the same stuff repeated, with a bigger effects budget. The godfather part ii extended edition follows my extended edition of part 1. Reggie hugging mike, then the tall man is shown before the house. Michael baldwin, reggie bannister, bill thornbury, james le gros, paula irvine.
Return of the living dead is my favourite film of all time. Romero, cowritten by john russo, and starring duane jones and judith odea. You wont understand much of whats going on, but that is part of the wonder of phantasm. Just watched the return of the living dead for the first. Night of the living dead is a 1968 american independent horror film written, directed, photographed and edited by george a. Phantasm ii is a 1988 usa horror scifi by don coscarelli. Scenes in the tall mans mausoleum are borderline disturbing, and even though some of the effects havent aged perfectly, thats part of the film s charm. Coscarelli manages to expand the plot a bit, but never adds anything. Its especially noticeable in the vfx shots including the dinosaurs.
Many of the comments here on imdb criticize the film for weak fx and poor acting. It exists on a completely different wavelength than most genre films of the era or even of those since. If there is any single great example of an auteur who is a much better screenwriter than he is an actual filmmaker with a talent for the strictly visual, it is indubitably rather loathsome and singularly sleazy judaic degenerate james toback the pickup artist, harvard man. As it went oop due to universals us rights expiring and now owned by don coscarelli, it was inevitable a rerelease with a new remaster was coming at some point with well gos partnership. The aisle seat phantasm ii collectors edition bluray. Leave it to the film being restored during the post production of the force awakens for things to spark this into happening. Completely different ending and a few additional scenes in the apartment after johnny depp has been electrocuted. My edit of part ii is unique because it retains the non chronolgical timeline of the film the way the filmakers intended. Phantasm is a 1979 american science fantasy horror film directed, written, photographed, and edited by don coscarelli. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, entertainment one u. Ive watched it over a dozen times and even have an unfinished workprint that i bought from a dodgy bootleg film store a couple of years back.
Phantasm ii follows evil dead 2 by going into comedy at times, others have complained that phantasm iii had comedy but they for some reason they forget ii did alsoit just wasnt as campy but still was funny, like when reggie beat a dwarf creature into pieces by going crazy on it with the end of a shot gun or the look on his face when alchemy is riding him and smacks him on top of his head and when he pulls a chainsaw on the graver at the end only for the graver to pull out a really long. Phantasm 2 is one of those films that is a mixed bag. Unfortunately, it was as barebones as you could get. Released after seven years in a mental hospital, mike convinces his old pal reggie to join forces with him to hunt down and destroy the tall man once and for all. Phantasm ii is a 1988 american science fantasy action horror film and sequel to phantasm 1979. Take advantage of great prices on bluray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Apr 24, 2017 phantasm 15 limited edition bluray collection directed by don coscarellidavid hartman. It has aged awkwardly and feels confused and strange, and it doesnt even seem like there was an attempt made by its creators. Stay hungry is the oddball odd film out for 1976, one that found critical praise and empty theaters. Phantasm ii is a respectable and very entertaining entry and i really enjoyed the tone and atmosphere of the picture. Lord of the dead after the recap, it feels more like a phantasm film than the entirety of part ii, i love rockyher strength, her style, her rapport with reggie, i love that theres a portion of the movie that is basically just a gory version of home alone and most of all i love that this.
Staring john davis chandler, daniel roebuck, cindy ambuehl and bob ivy. I thought the acting and cinematography were lacking. All films has a new nice transfer and part 3 is fully restored with unrated footage. Over the years, phantasm ii has been treated like the illegitimate child. I am grateful that he hasnt been sucked into turning out mediocre movies for major studios but has stayed somewhat true to the original spirit of phantasm. From that point on, throughout the rest of phantasm ii, iii, and iv, the tall man is real. It contains many extra and alternate scenes, it misses some scenes and the final 15 minutes of the film is completely alternate. Writing this article for video watchdog magazine led to me interviewing one of the producers of the highlander franchise peter davis and i sent him a copy of the article. Kids in the halls brain candy, the dvd and the workprint. Sfs phantasm ii bd was an older universal hd master and not their own new scan, hence its issues.
The first phantasm ii segments show briggs in his usual format complete with his drivein totals, an arguable highlight of his program. A very interesting look at a animators work in progress. Also like the first film, a lot of this movie takes place in funeral homes and other such morbid areas, and that creates a great horror feel that few horror films have matched. Nevertheless, the entire series is original, imaginative and involving. The ball is back documentary on the making of phantasm ii. Lord of the dead is more of the same with added comedy, while 1998s phantasm iv. While the plot still doesnt make a whole lot of sense, there are plenty of. The last days of john martin on it, the love butcher with a copy of bloodsucking pharaohs in pittsburg on it. I honestly didnt expect phantasm 2 to be as good as phantasm, so i wasnt. Hey, wondering if theres any phantasm fans here on reddit.
Five movie collection on dvd 812491018880 from well go usa. The story slightly expands, and adds some new characters and a bit more of an emphasis on action. In 2002, paramount finally released the kids in the halls sole, underappreciated film, brain candy on dvd. For those of you unfamiliar with critical condition, let me give a little background.
Presented below thanks to some generous youtube uploaders are his segments from hosting phantasm ii and then a double feature of both phantasm and phantasm ii. It was written and directed by don coscarelli, starring angus scrimm, james legros and reggie bannister. This frightening bit of dialogue was cut from the first film, but fortunately it resurfaced in the sequel. Indeed, aside from his debut feature fingers 1978, the greatest screenplays he ever wrote, the gambler 1974. That message alone practically qualifies phantasm ii as a public service in addition to a thrilling genre flick. I cant believe that no other phans have mentioned how much phantasm ii mirrors evil dead 2 i know theyve had to notice it that however is not a problem cause right next to the phantasm series is the evil dead series. The movie looks and sounds very good and is loaded with extras, and while completists might want to hold on to previous versions for some of those. In many ways the workprint is a completely different version of phantasm ii. This week in horror movie history phantasm ii 1988 cryptic rock. Song main theme from phantasm artist gareth williams. Piranha is a 1978 american horror comedy film directed and coedited by joe dante, and starring bradford dillman, heather menzies, kevin mccarthy, keenan wynn, barbara steele and dick miller. This week in horror movie history phantasm ii 1988. A young film director decides to film the perfect horror movie during a marathon at a theater, unaware that a psycho is also there slaughtering people.
A bootlegged work print features several additional scenes not included in the wide release. Most of the film was shot on super 35, 4perf, so the 1. Dreams play a much larger part since almost all of the scenes with the tall man are really mikes dreams. There were so many possibilities to do something completely new all a new movie required was the iconic slasher and the holiday setting. The story follows seven people who are trapped in a rural farmhouse in western pennsylvania, which is under assault by an enlargening group of cannibalistic, undead corpses. The first film in the phantasm franchise, it introduces the tall man angus scrimm, a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead of earth into dwarf zombies to be sent to his planet and used as slaves.
The workprint starts with the tall man parking his car in front of the house. The film tells the story of a river being infested by lethal, genetically altered piranha fish, threatening the lives of the local inhabitants and the visitors to a nearby summer resort. I popped in the new disc for phantasm ii just to see, and the new directors cut 4k transfer looks like quite a nice imrpovement. The overall atmosphere of the workprint is more jokey with most of the funny lines coming from reggie.
Critical condition critcon for short was started as a small bimonthly newsletter in 1982 to alert my friends about the new horror films that were released to theaters. Paula irvine and angus scrimm in phantasm ii 1988 james le gros and paula. It was written and directed by don coscarelli, starring angus. Bullmoose do not expect to get any more of them in stock. Collection 19952002 monty python and the holy grail 1975 the adventures of baron munchausen 1988 monty pythons and now for something completely different 1971 and starring pancho villa as himself 2003 for promotional use only. Posing as an undertaker, he steals dead bodies and transforms them into dwarflike zombie slaves, nicknamed lurkers. Well go usa entertainment answers the prayers of those fans with the highly anticipated release of the phantasm collection, a sixdisc bluray box set debuting on march 28. However, a limited number of scenes were shot using the panavision super 70 camera and lenses which lends a 2. Phantasm michael baldwin and bill thornbury star in the shocker that started it all, in which two brothers discover that their local mortuary hides a legion of hooded killer dwarf creatures, a flying drillball, and the demonic mortician known as the tall man an iconic performance by angus scrimm who enslaves the souls of the damned. Phantasm ii is a very different but completely worth follow up to the classic original and shout. Phantasm ii 2003 cast and crew years after surviving his encounter with the sinister tall man angus scrimm, mike pearson james legros, now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the.
In the first film, were told it was all in his head. Beginning the workprint starts with the tall man parking his car in front of the house. The phantasm series offers a wealth of information about creature types, psychic phenomena, and other dimensions for fans to unpack, but those elements can gum up the action, too, and there are stretches of phantasm ii that make the simple quest of defeating the tall man into a complicated muddle. Overall, phantasm 2 is a must see for fans of the original, and a must see for those that arent yet fans of the original after they have seen the original. Phantasm has a couple of other nice moments like that. The films are presented seprately with the originial credits and scene placement intact. Its not often that a franchise horror film requires a great deal of effort to watch in terms of back story. The singlewidth dvd case houses all five dvd discs on a stack hub, and there is no insert. The official facebook page dedicated to the cult classic phantasm films. Audio commentary with don coscarelli, actors angus scrimm and reggie baniste. What im saying, if youve never seen any phantasm film, theres no reason to skip this one.
January 19, 2017 one of the worlds most popular franchises in the history of horror, the phantasm film series has terrified fans for generations. If you can get hold of a copy of the recobbled cut, which is a fanmade reconstruction of the film, and uses bits of unfinished workprint or still frames to. This happens just before the camera shot is fully on mike by the door. Realising phantasm iv in this brand new pheaturette, the cast and crew reflect on how the fourth phantasm film evolved and reflect on. Alternate dialogue in the cell scene with steven and duke. Phantasm ii is a 1988 american science fantasy actionhorror film and sequel to phantasm 1979. Phantasm ii really should have capped off the series with its big budget backing, as the very next film in the series felt a lot like alien 3 where the film picks up characters from the second film discarded in a very unfortunate and disappointing manner.
Continuing on from my october horror season is phantasm ii 1988 i loved the original 1979 outing but cant seem to remember any of the second film. Beginning with the 1979 original through to 2016s phantasm. All known footage has been added in highest quality availble. Daily grindhouse phantasm week phantasm is totally an art. Three versions of a film in search of its identity by sean murphy. Phantasm is hailed as one of horrors best, but i just dont see it. I love that in the first few moments of phantasm iii. The quadrilogy box set with phantasm, phantasm iii, and phantasm iv which is limited to 2000 copies what includes a booklet and signature card, or individually limited to 500 copies. The reasons why arent fully explained here, but everyone says they. Moving on, phantasm 2 is a bigger film than the original phantasm, but far less imaginative. Its my favorite horror series and i absolutely love every entry. Phantasm is an american horror film series that consists of five films, novels, comic books, and merchandise.
Subsequent worldwide releases have been this cut version. Falconhead, i did not spill a single seed while watching the film, though i. I only watched the sequel for the first time last year and all though it cannot hold a. The making of phantasm ii documentary greg nicotero. All of these excised scenes exist in the workprint that came with the german edition of phantasm ii. A bootlegged work print features several additional scenes not included in the. Other supplement materials include deleted and workprint scenes, tv spots, and archival behindthescenes footage. Fans by now know all about scotts groundbreaking 1982 film a movie initially shunned by audiences during its theatrical release in the crowded summer of 82, but one that has obviously endured and become of the most influential films ever produceda symphony of. Director don coscarellis phantasm ii revamps the nightmarish dreamscape of his. The quality of the animation, all hand drawn by some of the best animators of alltime, is phenomenal. With phantasm ii in 1988, the series shifted away from quiet, creepy horror, giving the heroes some cool weapons and upping the excitement.
While anchor bay was able to secure the rights to the other three films in the series, they. A bugs life workprint unfinished animation replaced with rough sketches and storyboards. Buy phantasm boxset from zavvi, the home of pop culture. Completely different from phantasm 1979, amnesia and psychic powers are. Watching scream factorys collectors edition bluray of phantasm ii, i feel much more generous toward the film. If you caught the film phantasm when it was released in 1979, you. Oblivion is a lot more subdued, and takes time to explore if not explain things hitherto unexplored. It goes where you think it will although a bit darker. And the opposite happened with bluray, where all we had was phantasm ii and could never get the others to make the jump. Its about the tall man angus scrimm, a supernatural and malevolent undertaker who turns the dead into dwarf zombies to do his bidding and take over the world. In my humble opinion, the workprint was a much worse version of the film. The following appear in the workprint version only. It features, for example, the most ingenious device ive seen in a horror film since dr. In the days of dvd, we could never get phantasm ii on dvd.