Review of Phantasm (1979) by Paul C — 02 Dec 2009
The 1970s cult classic that will scare the life out of you. Lets get real here people. This movie was pretty bad. Don't get me wrong, it had some classic gore scenes. Well actually only two in the whole film.
Also Angus Scrimm is an awesome character. He was really creepy. Too bad the rest of the acting sucked. A. Michael Baldwin was the best actor in the film and he was also the youngest; what does that tell you? Nothing really made sense in this film.
It was a cheesy horror film with a science fiction story background. I couldn't tell what bugged me more in this film. How the lines in the script were so stupid or how Reggie Bannister was cast more of a pedophile than a hero.
I mean come on. He was all over A. Michael Baldwin's character at one point and he also drove an ice cream truck and acted like it was the best job in the world. I am happy for everyone in this movie who made it a classic.
But I am not happy how it was made.
This review of Phantasm (1979) was written by Paul C on 02 Dec 2009.
Phantasm has generally received positive reviews.
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