tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post2006182896470199339..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: HORROR CLASSIC, OR NONSENSICAL PIECE OF CRAP? A look back at Don Coscarelli's PHANTASM (1979)Bunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-88373125647568997182011-05-20T15:55:38.657-04:002011-05-20T15:55:38.657-04:00Wait never mind. lol I was looking at the wrong wi...Wait never mind. lol I was looking at the wrong window.fauxfire76https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503284960245291767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-27228307879063756152011-05-20T15:54:50.349-04:002011-05-20T15:54:50.349-04:00And that anon comment was supposed to be from me. ...And that anon comment was supposed to be from me. >_<fauxfire76https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503284960245291767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-72208554994191900452011-05-20T15:54:08.938-04:002011-05-20T15:54:08.938-04:00I liked the first movie because it didn't expl...I liked the first movie because it didn't explain things. Up to that point I'd gotten tired of (and still am today) movies that just feed you everything and don't allow you to actually think about what you're seeing. Sure I like simple stuff as much as the next guy but Phantasm is not that movie and I adore it for that. The others, if I recall correctly (and it's been years so I very well may not) didn't _really_ fill in any blanks either but I still liked them. I really should go back and watch them again. I just wish I could afford to get more than one disc at a time from Netflix. This is something I'd love to marathon. Ah well.fauxfire76https://www.blogger.com/profile/11503284960245291767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-14361739550206726262011-05-17T16:29:19.342-04:002011-05-17T16:29:19.342-04:00Phantasm is an epic masterpiece. True, the film is...Phantasm is an epic masterpiece. True, the film is a very successful exercise in creating the dreamstate on the big screen (as you sufficiently covered). But it's also a well played character study of the trio of heroes. It tackles being alone in a cruel world and how acknowledging that shit scares everyone, but particularly the kid in all of us (portrayed expertly by A. Michael Baldwin).<br /><br />The sequels are very good with III being the most "Evil Dead" of the series. But the hidden gem you'll really want to check out (if you haven't yet seen it) is KENNY & COMPANY, Coscarelli's pre-Phantasm day/week in the life piece of a couple neighborhood kids. It's an exceptionally honest and accurate (not to mention funny and entertaining) look at the time it was filmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-32459695917654117412011-05-06T20:54:52.253-04:002011-05-06T20:54:52.253-04:00I am with you about the commercial as a kid. It ha...I am with you about the commercial as a kid. It had me wondering "just what the hell is going on?" and caught my curiosity to the point where I sought it out years later.Blue Shirtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-88666043626474303822011-05-06T17:56:55.818-04:002011-05-06T17:56:55.818-04:00Nonsensical horror classic. Really turned the old...Nonsensical horror classic. Really turned the old noodle inside-out. Still watchable today.Kevin M. Hagermannoreply@blogger.com