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Phantoms [DVD]

Peter O'Toole (Actor), Rose McGowan (Actor), Joe Chappelle (Director) | Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck
  • Directors: Joe Chappelle
  • Writers: Dean R. Koontz
  • Producers: Andrew Rona, Bob Weinstein, Dean R. Koontz, Enrique Cerezo, Harvey Weinstein
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: French, English
  • Subtitles: French
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: French
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004VYEZ

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Either Dean Koontz shouldn't adapt his own bestsellers, or his 1983 novel Phantoms was a pack of horror clichés to begin with, or this movie is 15 years past its due date. What might have seemed fresh at the time of Poltergeist now feels like it was made from a derivative script with pages missing. Plagued by reckless leaps of logic, the movie starts with adequately eerie atmosphere and a perversely twisted performance by Scream 2's Liev Schreiber, but decays into a familiar hash of gross-out effects, resulting from the annihilation of a small Colorado town by an evil force known as "The Ancient Enemy". In a dreary role that insults the twilight of his distinguished career, Peter O'Toole plays a paleobiologist whose crackpot ideas have become tabloid fodder; but he holds the key to conquering the beast. Or does he? Sure enough, an obligatory coda leaves room for anticlimactic doubt. Phantoms has a few genuinely creepy highlights, including a devilish beastie resembling an angry flying scorpion, and horror fans will surely find something to admire, but everyone else is advised to proceed with caution and lowered expectations. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe perspective is everything? 29 Oct 2010
By Bakuryuu Tyranno
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
In its time, Phantoms was reportedly considered unimaginative. I consider that pretty harsh; it may be another movie about some people in a deserted location with a monster, but those behind it at least made their own interesting take regarding this scenario.

Too many horror movies these days - especcially big-budget horror films, for which its a ridiculously high number of non-sequels/remakes - are highly derivative of either The Ring, Saw or build around one of the main ingredients of Saw (excessive gore, a villain who's ultimately trying to teach his victims an important lesson, or an unpredictable twist ending).

Phantoms is also genuinely creepy in places, and keeps jump "scares" to a minimum.

Affleck and O'Toole are pretty good throughout their roles, the actress playing the younger sister does well with what shes given, and Schreiber is pretty effected at playing the creepy cop.

Incredibly, the pacing is pretty good here, unlike some monster films from the same time period.

The main disappointment I have with Phantoms is after being introduced as the supposed protagonists, the sisters don't get to contribute much during the finale.

Thankfully the creature's final form isn't really shown clearly making this monster feel like some indescribable monstrosity.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Read the book, ten times better 8 Aug 2006
By Lesley Beverley
Format:DVD
I read the book by Dean Koontz years ago and to be quite honest with you I thought it was amazing. The film is totally different. It stays with the book for about 45 minutes then it loses it totally. All I can say is read the book and the the film in the shop!!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A spooky slice of the horror genre 3 Aug 2000
By chris_1faith@hotmail.com
Format:VHS Tape
This didn't make much of an impact when it was released in cinemas or on rental, probably because of a lack of publicity. However, this is a very atmospheric and claustrophobic film about a group of people trapped in a small town with something...... When I saw this, I recognised many celebrities, who were up and coming at the time that this was made. It's fun to see them in their early days and the acting is top notch. Plotwise, it opens up well and moves along at the right pace. The ending is a bit strange and you probably won't have guessed it, but it is a lot of fun. I would class this movie as a horror movie, but there is hardly any gore and it relies on what you don't see, which is better horror than seeing every hack and slash. This film is brilliant and it has been on rental for over a year, but is well worth the wait. At £.. it's at a bargain price, so there's no excuse for you not to buy this little gem!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars A sci-fi/horror mish-mash
Apparently, Phantoms is based on a book, but, seeing as I haven't read it, I really can't compare it to that. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Albatross
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for me.
I saw this years ago and loved it. Full of 'what's that', ' who's going to survive' and 'how are they going to get out of that'. A different kind of horror film.
Published 2 months ago by Trish1982
5.0 out of 5 stars dvd
recived with thanks not as good as the book but what film is dont know what else to say abouy it
Published 3 months ago by jimmy
2.0 out of 5 stars Phantoms Movie
This movie, had the original plot from the book, but no where near as good. I found the book excellent, the movie fair.
Published on 21 Dec 2010 by Peak Man
1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
This film was totally rusbbish, the actng is awful and you need subititles to even begin to understand what they're saying. Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2010 by FAT MOLLY
4.0 out of 5 stars eerily enjoyable
I bought this after reading the book. Film stays relatively true to it's source material the changes made did not affect my enjoyment of the movie. Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by Ms. G. M. Henshall
4.0 out of 5 stars how do we honestly rate Koontz?
Koontz's stuff has always been mostly miss the stories that really shiver are Watchers, Phantoms and Hideaway and although Watchers was a pretty poor film the story was good. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2007 by Peter J. Hodgson
4.0 out of 5 stars Original, scary, super
I honestly don't understand why this movie was given such bad reviews. I think it was pretty original for I don't remember seeing a lot of other films whose storyline is much... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2006 by Julian Palluqi
4.0 out of 5 stars Affleck IS the bomb in Phantoms!!!
Don't be so mean about this film!
Yes, I know its s**t but its the best kind of s**t. The kind that has good actors going for it and getting a nice pay cheque at the end. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2004 by "forducks"
4.0 out of 5 stars Diamond in the Rough
OK, I'll admit the only reason i watched this was because it was mentioned in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The thing is i am really glad i made the effort. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2004 by Adrian Clayton
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