Search - Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead on DVD

Good enough....

orpheus99 | PSJ, FL | 10/04/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Good enough sequel (better at least than #2)to evoke a few jolts and giggles with the "anything goes" scenario not seen since the still superior original.
The movie kicks off in high gear with the typical Phantasm prequel recap. Director Coscarelli once again does an amazing job interjecting Phantasm 2 scenes seamlessly, and replacing shots of James Le Gros with original cast member A. Michael Baldwin so in fact he and Reggie Bannister share the same screen space while performing in two separate movies. Moreover the production team does a more than adequate job considering the low budget(under a million $)with fine cinematography and compelling special effects.
However "Lord of the Dead" has more to offer besides explosions and gore. Somewhere beneath this blanket of eye candy is an engaging story . The film dispenses with reality from the get go with The Tall Man emerging from the infamous dimensional forks to discard of his mangled remains (from #2) with Mike uttering the words "...nothing is what it seems." And that just about sums it up. It could be a dream within a dream or not a dream at all. Now this seems to bother the folks who were in love with the mediocre sequel and so to them all I can say is, well... there is the quad-barrel shotgun."

Excellent

02/12/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I loved this movie. I have only seen the original Phantasm and part 3, but I really liked part 3. The scene where those people go into the kid's house and get killed..well, I wont give it away, but I thought it was pretty scary. Phantasm 3 is a good horror film. I enjoyed it."

I enjoyed the film, it has alot of suprises and gore.

01/14/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The movie is great for horror movie fans. It was a suprise to me that it's not popular in movie stores, I can't find it anywhere! Anyways even if your not a horror movie fan the movie is worth seeing. I personally never heard of Phantasm until I seen the video at a store. Ever since then I have been hooked on the whole series. The Tall Man was a suprise to see, he's like a Frankenstein and zombie look alike. So if you have'nt stoped reading my reveiw I would give this movie a chance if I were you. The cover may not look interesting, But I swear to you that you can look forward to a couple of suprises. Never underestimate the power of cult classics and the Tall Man. I give this movie ****1/2"

Stupid movie, but I love it. :-)

J. Lail | United States | 04/10/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Tall man. Little silver balls with brains. LOL



The whole concept of this series is so stupid it is laughable. I saw my first Phantazm movie around 21 years ago. I thought it was stupid then too. But I loved it then and I still enjoy them today!



I wish the other two were available in the U.S. I need those two in order to complete my set of brain wasting, little silver ball flying, stupid Phantazm collection.



Another good movie is Dead Alive. You need to catch it when you can.

;-)"