Phantasm II

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Phantasm II

R

Released Jul 8, 1988

1h 37m

Horror

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Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

There's little to enjoy about this second outing save for Scrimm's deliciously menacing specter of death.

Rated: C

Oct 31, 2005

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The images are of corpses and graveyards, spurting blood and severed skulls.... Sitting through a film like this, which contains so little of genuine interest, I found myself meditating on such images, wondering who they would appeal to, and why.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Nathan Paige

Call and Post (Cleveland)

Who is the Tall Man? Why can't he die? Why does he do what he does? What goes on in the other dimension?

Jan 25, 2022

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

The movie you get when you take Phantasm and throw money at it... the more grown-up film, in more ways than one, and it's not entirely to its credit.

Rated: 7/10

Jun 5, 2011

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Steve

Dread Central

Phantasm II has a nice sense of fun to it which makes it the perfect viewing material for this time of year.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 5, 2009

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Second in the horrorific series, not for everyone's cup of plasma.

Rated: 2/5

May 22, 2008

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Leonard C

I enjoyed this movie. Blast from the past. Great tone and vibe.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Robson C

Após passar vários anos internado, Mike e seu amigo Reggie saem em busca de vingança contra o Homem Alto. Ao mesmo tempo, Mike conhece Liz, uma menina que possui telepatia e desperta interesse do Homem Alto. Depois de quase dez anos, Coscarelli retorna à sua franquia para dirigir e escrever uma sequência direta do primeiro filme. E como toda sequência direta, possui os mesmos pontos positivos e negativos de outras franquias. Ou seja, com mais dinheiro, Coscarelli melhorou ainda mais o que já era bom. Trilha sonora, direção de arte, efeitos visuais, maquiagem. A esfera metálica voadora ganha uma nova irmã: a esfera dourada, muito mais poderosa. Reggie assume aqui um coprotagonismo, tornando-se o alívio cômico, aumentando o humor do filme. O filme se torna uma mescla de Mad Max e Evil Dead, onde as cidades visitadas pela dupla de amigos tornaram-se fantasmas devido à ação do Homem Alto. Uma sequência que repete a fórmula de toda sequência: repete cenas do anterior, aumenta o perigo (criando aqui novos postos na organização do Homem Alto. Além dos anões, nós temos os coveiros e os agentes funerários), melhora o que foi elogiado no anterior, porém aqui sinto que o filme patina um pouco e perde o ritmo, só recuperando na parte final.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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David Y

An absolute cult classic. If you love horror movies that are just crazy dark, then this is it. The tall man who looks insanely evil, the 3 round spheres, the grave yards, the abandoned town, graveyards & morticians-this movie has it all. Its in my top ten. There's no other horror movie like this one.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Jason S

I think both two movie are 5 starts but i the second one is better than the first one by a little bit because the acting is little better the budget is lot biger and the tall ma had best lines in the franchise and the characters are the best in the franchise.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/07/23

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Audience Member

Decent, but flawed sequel. The plot is weak for a 9 year absence, but there's some solid special effects thanks to the Universal Pictures almost insulting budget. Unfortunately, our favorite Tall Man has far less screen time than in the original. But we do get a pretty solid ending, which is still the highlight.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/22

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Liam D

It's not as good as the groundbreaking original but it's a crazy and entertaining sequel

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/22

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Synopsis

Years after surviving his encounter with the sinister Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), Mike Pearson (James LeGros), now a mental patient, still has nightmares about the evil gaunt mortician. Upon being released from the institution, Mike and his friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) set out to track down the Tall Man and end his murderous and macabre practices. Also involved is Liz Reynolds (Paula Irvine), a pretty young woman who has a psychic connection to both Mike and the Tall Man.

Director: Don Coscarelli
Producer: Roberto Quezada
Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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