Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

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Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead

R

1994

1h 31m

Horror

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The evil alien known as the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) has infiltrated the minds of Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and Reggie (Reggie Bannister). The two friends embark on a journey to find and kill him, only to discover that he has destroyed town after town, leaving zombies in place of the living. Along the way, Mike and Reggie meet several characters who share their goal, including a murderous boy named Tim (Kevin Connors) and two young women who are excellent fighters.

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Jeremiah Kipp

Slant Magazine

Don Coscarelli outdoes the humor of John Hughes in what feels like a more honest version of the gleeful sadism in Home Alone.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 23, 2007

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Falls back on mystery-sapping exposition.

Rated: C-

Oct 31, 2005

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Has none of the surrealistic excess that made the first movie such a genuine delight, and managed to save the second one from itself.

Rated: 5/10

Jun 12, 2011

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It's all fairly absurd, but Coscarelli retains his enthusiasm and imagination with a healthy sense of ridiculousness.

May 31, 2007

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Sure, there's still the '71 Hemi 'Cuda and the four-barrel shotgun, but it's not enough to get past nunchucks and biker zombies.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 10, 2007

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Scott Weinberg

FEARnet

The first film is like an actual nightmare, whereas the sequels feel more like someone's garish descriptions of a nightmare.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 12, 2007

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James B

I quite enjoyed phantasm III and it was definitely better than II.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Justin T

This is definitely my least favourite of the franchise so far. It takes the mystery and arthouse horror tone of the first film, the big budget spectacle of the second film and flushes both down the toilet in favour of a mish-mash of influences from other films. I still enjoy it but nothing more than average. One thing they get right is the way that these films follow on from each other directly even though 8 years have passed, they do it really well. We’re sadly back to lower quality acting. The comedic tone in some scenes doesn’t feel right. I wish that it had stuck with a more serious tone. Enjoyable enough but nothing special unlike the first two.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Robson C

Após os eventos do segundo filme, Mike é levado pelo Homem Alto. Reggie sai em busca do seu amigo, contando com a ajuda de um menino de boa pontaria e uma ex-fuzileira, além do Jody que se tornou uma das esferas do vilão. Aqui Coscarelli começa a explicar a mitologia e a razão do Homem Alto. Reggie se torna o protagonista e, durante um bom tempo, o filme se torna um pastiche, parecendo que ele não se preocupava com o que tinha acontecido ao amigo. A entrada de Tim e Rocky dão uma nova dinâmica. Apesar do carisma do vilão e até do interesse pelo plano dele, a franquia começa a rodar sobre os mesmos temas, tornando-se muito repetitiva.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/15/24

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chris h

It's not bad for the budget it was given.had some cool moments but doesn't bring much new to series

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Liam D

This is when the franchise starts losing its lustre for confusing nonsense that is dull and has the balls (no pun intended) to repeat the end of the first movie

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Audience Member

I really enjoyed this sequel and think it's almost as good as the first film. it also has some dark humor in it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/20/22

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Rocky

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The evil alien known as the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) has infiltrated the minds of Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) and Reggie (Reggie Bannister). The two friends embark on a journey to find and kill him, only to discover that he has destroyed town after town, leaving zombies in place of the living. Along the way, Mike and Reggie meet several characters who share their goal, including a murderous boy named Tim (Kevin Connors) and two young women who are excellent fighters.

Director: Don Coscarelli
Producer: Don Coscarelli
Screenwriter: Don Coscarelli
Production Co: Starway International Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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