Maybe it's a typo and they fled with their wives?
I love NOES 1-3. I find 4 exhaustingly jokey. 5 and 6 are interchangeable in my mind but both had style and good moments. Freddy's Dead is the worst thing ever created. New Nightmare is really good, and I love a lot of the performances, but, yes, it doesn't have an ending and turns into a chase scene. Freddy vs. Jason is good, I guess, for funsies, but I, being one who hates fun, didn't like it.
― The Thnig, Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:36 (seven years ago) link
Damiano Damiani is a great name.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:41 (seven years ago) link
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I'm guessing that you meant to say that 4 and 5 are the interchangeable ones (inasmuch as 5 is the closest the series ever came to a direct continuation of the previous movie) because Freddy's Dead is the sixth movie and, as you indicate, there's basically nothing stylish or good or even redeemable about it.
― Night Jorts (Old Lunch), Thursday, 14 July 2016 20:46 (seven years ago) link
Damiani also made the excellent radical western A Bullet for the General. I certainly prefer AH2 to the extremely dull first installment; it has some good 'bladder' SFX and a typically unpleasant performance from Burt Young. In the UK, AH2 was screened to London film critics on the same day as The Evil Dead and obviously suffered in the comparison.
― Foster Twelvetrees (Ward Fowler), Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:22 (seven years ago) link
A Bullet for the General is a great.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 July 2016 21:35 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 15 July 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
gonna have to check out these Phantasm movies jeez. no recall of them getting much hype in the Horror Films Poll a couple of years back.
this was a good thread!
― piscesx, Friday, 15 July 2016 00:05 (seven years ago) link
I plan to watch the rest of them even though I was pretty seriously underwhelmed by the second. The first has very quickly become one of my all-time faves.
― Night Jorts (Old Lunch), Friday, 15 July 2016 01:03 (seven years ago) link
Hahaha what the shit, how short was this poll? I never even read the thread, let alone voted.
― Here, let me Danesplain that for you (jjjusten), Friday, 15 July 2016 03:41 (seven years ago) link
Hey i'm gonna be away next week and just wanted to get this outta the way
― Οὖτις, Friday, 15 July 2016 03:46 (seven years ago) link
Still haven't seen any of the Phantasm movies. Nor the Hellraiser ones, which I really want to. Might have to endulge in some Amazon movie renting tomorrow night
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 15 July 2016 20:32 (seven years ago) link
http://io9.gizmodo.com/phantasm-restored-and-phantasm-ravager-finally-have-r-1784490749
― how's life, Friday, 29 July 2016 11:43 (seven years ago) link
the Phantasm movies are fun and different and have some neat ideas and images, they're quite loveable
― #SaveMarinaraJuice (Noodle Vague), Friday, 29 July 2016 11:51 (seven years ago) link
could've voted for Basket Case tho, might even have gone with Maniac Cop if i could remember anything about the sequels. concept always makes me smile.
― #SaveMarinaraJuice (Noodle Vague), Friday, 29 July 2016 11:53 (seven years ago) link
That's rad about Ravager. I feared that it was already in development hell and ultimately doomed once Scrimm died.
Basket Case and It's Alive are the most worthy franchises of those that received zero votes. Those looking for a gonzo good time would do well jumping into the third entry of each.
― a charisma-free shitlord (Old Lunch), Friday, 29 July 2016 12:01 (seven years ago) link
Speaking of that Phantasm restoration how's life posted, one of my local arthouse theaters, the beautiful Capitol Theatre in Cleveland, is showing it one-night-only on Sept. 24, followed by a live-streamed Q&A with Don Coscarelli and cast members. Can't wait for that.
The Capitol also does an annual 12-hour Halloween movie marathon. It's an awesome place.
― a 47-year-old chainsaw artist from South Carolina (Phil D.), Friday, 29 July 2016 12:23 (seven years ago) link
now that i have seen all of the phantasms, imo the answer is: phantasm
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Sunday, 12 March 2017 15:23 (seven years ago) link
I'm afraid to watch Ravager. How is Ravager? Phantasm Ravager.
― Not raving but drooling (contenderizer), Sunday, 12 March 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link
RaVager. Next one will be ReVIval, presumably, don't know what'll haven with the seventh.
I'm looking forward to seeing the whole shebang when the new box set is released. The first has become an annual staple.
― Milkwalker's World (Old Lunch), Sunday, 12 March 2017 20:40 (seven years ago) link
haven=happen, wth autocorrect
― Milkwalker's World (Old Lunch), Sunday, 12 March 2017 20:41 (seven years ago) link
― Not raving but drooling (contenderizer), Sunday, March 12, 2017 12:50 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it looks like complete garbage (bad cinematography, terrible cgi) but the script is the most phantasm-y script ever and really rescues it. plus reggie is great throughout
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 20 March 2017 19:35 (seven years ago) link
anyway if anyone here has hbo go and shudder: you too can marathon the phantasm movies
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Monday, 20 March 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest is an absolute blast, after being kind of bored/disappointed by the first one. The corn really gets to play a vital role, and I'm sure it's a must-see for any Chicago natives.
― JoeStork, Monday, 30 January 2023 07:19 (one year ago) link