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Summary: Scary and fun
Review: Despite the negative reviews Phantoms received, I enjoyed it quite a bit. The first 45 minutes of the film are truly terrifying, with sequences that would rank as some of the creepiest of any horror movie. While the second half isn't nearly as scary, Phantoms always moves at a consistently quick pace and the last ten minutes regain the same form and momentum of the first half.I also enjoyed the performances, especially Ben Affleck and Joanna Going, the former of which is one of my favorite young actors and the latter is truly beautiful; it's unfortunate she's not a star because she has the looks and the acting ability (she's certainly better than co-star Rose Mcgowan and other young actresses like Neve Campbell and all the other "rising star" actresses). Peter O'Toole, perhaps the greatest British actor who ever lived (that's right, better than both Laurence Olivier and Richard Burton), certainly plays his part well, though I wish he could receive some better roles. He's been nominated for an Oscar 7 times and he's never won. Hopefully, he'll win one with a great role in a more dramatic and "serious" film. For now, he's doing a decent job with what he's doing.
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Summary: not likely to give you any nightmares
Review: First let me say that I am a big fan of Dean Kootz (even if his latest work has been a bit lacking. Unfortunately his books don't tend to make good movies. Phantoms is classic Kootnz. A whole town disappears over night....and that is where the fun begins. The start of the movie is done very well, suspense is good, the mood is creepy. Unfortunately it kind of goes down hill from there. Liev Schreiber can barely act and he definitely brings down the movie. Unfortunately the movie is simply too short to do the book justice. They try to stay true to the concept of the creature of the book and for that we should be thankful. It is certainly not the worest Kootnz Book-to-Movie conversion and it isn't a horrible movie just disappointing. If you have the time then read the book, if you want a general idea of the story though the movie will do.
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Summary: Better than SCREAM!
Review: Phantoms is a great movie full of mystery and suspense. An adaptation from Dean Koontz bestseller. Phantoms is a true original thriller! The movie stars well known actors Ben Affleck(Good Will Hunting), Liev Schreiber(Scream 2, Scream 3), and Rose McGowan(Jawbreakers). Five survivors of a mysterious force that wipes out an entire town must face there deepest fears. An evil beneath the earth waiting to resurface with the power to destroy the human race. If you haven't seen this movie yet buy it today at amazon.com!
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Summary: a really good horror movie
Review: i dont know why a lot of people bash pantoms. i mean it is a good horror movie. it has some petty good effect good atmnospear and it is petty ceepy and sceary. now i didnt raad the book maaby if i did i might not like the movie that much but untill i read it it will be a good horror movie in my book.
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Summary: Terrifying
Review: Oh. My. God. This is definetley THE most horrifying movie ever created. And not so surprising when we find out that the plot, script, and...well...horror...was created by the master of horror- Dean Koontz. Never after seeing a movie was I SO disturbed that I could not go to sleep for three days. While watching it, I cried at parts, I was so terrified. Chilling, brilliant, and a young and stable cast....NOT for the weak-hearted
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Summary: A Competent but Ultimately Uninspired Thriller
Review: Not a bad flick by any means, but a little on the formulaic side. Rose McGowan's character shows early promise, with her alarming (to her sister) proficiency with firearms, but then she ends up getting a lot of metaphysical lines about the devil... Maybe they were shooting for complexity of character, which is good, but to me it was a little confusing. The beautiful Joanna Going and Ben Affleck sort of have a quasi-romance going on in the wings, but it never goes anywhere. Peter O'Toole is just unbelievable as always... that voice. Wow. But when his character says at one point "I needed the money", I wondered if he asked that his character be made to say that, to speak for him, Peter O'Toole, personally. I have no idea if he needs money... it seems unlikely, but who knows. Liev Schreiber is pretty funny, but I was uncertain for a long time whether he was a tool of the Ancient Enemy or just a plain old, regular psycho. Ultimately, he becomes both.. picture Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" having a love child with "The Blob", and you would get Liev Schreiber's character. I suspect the book is a lot better -- you could sort of half-sense a novel in the background somewhere, and it is fun to imagine Dean Koontz and the studio having arguments about what to leave in, and what to take out... To sum up, basically it was good, I'm just mentioning the problems I had with it. I wish Joanna Going was in more films, she did a good job with what she had to work with here, as did the others. Worth renting on a dark night by yourself, but don't expect too too too too much.
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Summary: Bloodmusic meets the Thing
Review: I am not easily scared but this flick has the right balance of fright and philosophy to satisfy an intelligent viewer. It is obviously inspired by Greg Bear's Bloodmusic novel and Carpenter's movie the Thing. Peter O'Toole is marvelous as the mad scientist and a rare horror film role for him. I liked the ideas it presents clashing Darwin's natural selection as the unseen "ancient enemy" versus a version of Christian eschatology. Great fun!
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Summary: Better than Alien Ressurection
Review: This movie is quite similar to Alien Ressurection, apart from the fact that Phantoms is actually scary. The latest Alien film is just gore and non-scary horror scenes, wheras Phantoms runs well, it's not too gross and, whilst being a little too fantastic, runs really well, delivering genuine scares. If you're a fan of supernatural monster films, this is one to rent. Do NOT, unless it's a Sunday night with nothing else on TV, rent Alien Res...!
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Summary: A very bad movie on DVD! It lacks extra features!
Review: This movie is based on the novel by Dean Koontz.If you read the book you know what the movie should be about! The movie's stars try to do their best with the material.This movie would food for the MSTK300 crew to tear it apart. As for the DVD, it lacks trailers,production notes,star bios, commentary from the stars,director etc! If you want to see this movie fime but it not a very good movie ! The only decent thing about the movie would the special effects! Other than that the DVD of this movie stinks!
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Summary: Barely passable time waster.
Review: This film could have and should have been much better. It starts off like gangbusters! Two sisters arrive in a town that appears to be completely deserted. From there, the film takes a rocket-paced nosedive into sheer and utter boredom. NOTHING HAPPENS, at least nothing worth reporting. The talents of Ben Affleck and Peter O'Toole are wasted, and would have benefited more from a script that actually gave their characters something to do. There is, however, a monster that's worth your attention. If you must watch, fast-forward to the end to catch a quick glimpse of it. Besides that, you'll actually be a lot better off reading the book this mess was based upon.
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