Phantasm 2 (UK)
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The ball is back!
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 95 mins
Retail Price: £14.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The Tall Man is back with vengeance. Armed with his lethal band of flying spheres, the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago, returns more dangerous than ever.
Once again, young Michael Pearson and his pal Reggie take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Fangoria TV Spot Starring Angus Scrimm
Interview with Angus Scrimm
US TV Spots
Theatrical Trailer
Photo Library
Video Tracks:
Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English
Directed By:
Don Coscarelli
Written By:
Don Coscarelli
Starring:
Samantha Phillips
Paula Irvine
Angus Scrimm
Reggie Bannister
James LeGros
Soundtrack By:
Christopher L. Stone
Fred Myrow
Director of Photography:
Daryn Okada
Editor:
Peter Teschner
Production Designer:
Philip Duffin
Producer:
Roberto A. Quezada
Executive Producer:
Dac Coscarelli
Distributor:
Digital Entertainment
Your Opinions and Comments
Armed with his lethal band of flying silver spheres, the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago, returns more dangerous than ever.
Once again, young Michael Pearson and his pal Reggie take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever."
"Phantasm II" is the sequel to the popular, and darkly chilling, "Phantasm" and picks up straight after the first with amazing pace and action all the way through. I won`t spoil the superb ending of the original so all I`ll say is we get a quick recap and then it jumps a few years later where Michael is in a mental institute. After being released he goes straight after the Tall Man and soon Reggie is by his side ready to do battle.
"Booooyyyeee!"
Digital Entertainment has once again managed to bring us a rather unexciting disc (much like with Halloween 4 and 5). Here we have a Pan & Scan 1.33:1 (4:3) aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 sound along with a few features and some pictures. Not exactly over flowing is it? The video is quite adequate, nothing spectacular but it does the job. Some grain can be seen at times, and it would have been nice to see the film in its original aspect ratio. The sound is crisp and clear, nothing stand-out but it does the job nonetheless.
Feature wise we have a Fangoria (a leading US horror magazine) TV spot with Angus Scrimm which is quite entertaining for the amount of time it lasts. We also have an interview with Angus as he talks about the film, it`s fine but nothing too special. We also have some US TV spots and some photos, nothing too special. It should keep you occupied for a night at the most.
In all honesty I would have loved to see this film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 along with a 5.1 track. More extras would have been nice but I guess we`ll have to make do with what we have. Buy it if you`re a fan, if not... Don`t bother.
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