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Phantasm II (1988)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 3/12

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3/12: Phantasm II is a crappy sequel that's followed up with two even crappier sequels.

Sure, it's a horror flick, all right, but a weak one at that. Having seen everything that the franchise has to offer, there's still no closure or explanation of what the premise is all about. Instead, it's more of the same to jerk my chain in order to prolong the suspense. So, that's why there may be no fifth part.

One thing I don't understand is why they didn't bring A. Michael Baldwin back for this. I'm sure he couldn't have cost that much who's as integral to the storyline as anyone. How this sorry sequel was finally made, as according to IMDb, is:

"After a time lapse of approximately 10 years, the project of a sequel to Phantasm was green lighted and got financed by Universal Pictures mainly because one of the main executives at the Studio was a big fan of Horror movies as well as being Coscarelli's former attorney."

All in all, just stick with Phantasm, but forget the rest of the sequels.