5/5 Clint Howard's stunt double is back for another dose of Tall Man
  by Sid the Elf (North Pole)
In addition to 1994 being the year Sid the Elf began, it also brought the world a third installment of the super b Phantasm series. This is something that couldn't be more appreciated due to the fact it falls into Sid's favorite time period of 90's horror. Any film that can take us back to that great time in life is always welcomed, especially if it's starring the Tall Man. Who mind you has been climbing his way up the list of unstoppable horror icons sitting very close to Myers himself. You just can't help but love this series. The plot is so bizarre and really cater to a certain audience in which we sit front row. C'mon, Joe Bob did this one back on Monstervision during the 90's so what's not to love?

This time we start with a nice flashback breaking down the first two films finer moments. So once up to speed we are brought to current day Mike and Reggie who happen to be a hilarious looking duo. The now adult Mike looks like the adult version of Troy Mcgregor and Reggie still looks like Clint Howard just nearly bald except for a thriving ponytail. Both are still on their mission to bring down the Tall Man, whose still well equipped with an army of zombie elves and skull drilling orbs. Along the way they befriend a young boy (who couldn't be more then 12 and takes down a clan of the most hilarious 90's looking thugs)and a super tough black chick who join the fight. Besides watching Reggie try to get some brown sugar and fail numerous times the rest of the film is the usual fantastic Tall Man action. This one keeps the series alive and leaves you ready for a fourth session.


After watching Phantasm III Sid realized something very interesting. See we make all these jokes about Reggie being a mirror image of Clint Howard, but then realized that his job before hunting the Tall Man was being an ice cream man. Clint Howard was also an ice cream man, only more deranged, so you can't tell us we're not on to something here. Besides that revelation the movie was a fantastic 90's horror that will remain a new favorite of the list. It's really more of the same old stuff but that's all that it should be. They created such an awesomely B concept that keeps working so there is no need to switch it up. It has everything; Tall Man, killer orbs, zombie elves, Clint Howard stunt double, terrible special effects, explosions, and laughable acting. It's everything we look for. We really enjoyed this one and should have back in the glory days when it was a new release.

5/5 Another spectacular Phantasm movie!
  by John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)


Continuing off "Phantasm II", Reggie (Reggie Bannister) has just lost Mike (Michael Baldwin) to that sinister Tall-Man (Angus Scrimm). That evil mortician from another dimension still creates more silver ball sentinels to kill people and of course uses more dead bodies to make dwarf creatures and zombies alike so he can take over as much as the small towns in America as possible then probably the world. It seems Jody (Bill Thornbury) is still alive but wants to be free from becoming a slave of the Tall-Man, now it's up to Reggie with two new pals such as 11 year old Tim (Kevin Conners) and feisty militant woman Rocky (Gloria Lynee Henry) to ward off Tall-Man's minion and discover what his next move is.

Another exciting continuation in the unique Sci-fi horror fantasy saga "Phantasm" from writer-director-creator Don Coscrallei. This one gives out some decent performances with more surrealism and creative suprises in store, the gore is aplenty in this installment including the brain-drilling that the evil ball usually does and of course some off-the-wall humor. Some fans are turned off by the humor in this movie but personally i thought it worked quite well and the kid here is probably the coolest young boy in a horror movie for defending himself, i also love how they now added zombies in this besides those evil dwarfs as undead critters. This is another solid winner that is a must see for fans of the horror genre and Phantasm saga.

This DVD contains for the first time on DVD is the unrated Director's Cut with never before seen footage in the US R-rated cut with great remastered picture and nice sound including audio commentary, Behind the Scenes featurette, deleted scene, trailer and Trailer to the original Phantasm.

5/5 Great DVD edition from Anchor Bay
  by Gregory Holmes
This awesome DVD edition of PHANTASM III has an amazing looking anamorphic transfer, incredible new Dolby 5.1 soundtrack and a healthy does of fascinating bonus material. The picture quality is a huge improvment over the VHS and LaserDisc versions and the new sound mix is truly a monster. Included is a very fun commentary track from Michael Baldwin and Angus Scrimm. There is also some fascinating behind the scenes footage where we get to see the making of the film. There is a short deleted scene included as well as trailers for the first and third films. Anchor Bay choose to use the gorgeous European poster art for the cover of this release and they include a copy of it inside the case with the chapter titles printed on the reverse. This artwork is a huge improvement over the official domestic release art. My only complaint about this release is that the opening title has somehow been tampered with. On previous versions after the words PHANTASM III appear, the subtitle of the film, LORD OF THE DEAD emerges on screen under the main title. This never happens on this release. It's a very minor complaint but I do wonder what happened there. This isn't my favorite film of the series but it is still an excellent movie and this DVD release does it justice. It took a long time to get released but it was worth the wait. Thanks to Anchor Bay.

4/5 The return of the original Mikey!
  by R. W. Huff (West Central Indiana)
I am a huge fan of these movies and the first Phantasm was one of only a few movies that ever scared me back in the day. First off the four stars instead of five is due to a slight confusion I had following the story. Of course, all loose ends are tied up in Phantasm IV. Where I would love to give this at least four and a half stars is the return of A. Michael Baldwin to the cast!!! This is another great Don Coscarelli film with plenty of gore, the Hemi Cuda (which deserves a film credit to itself), and plenty of flying spheres to shake a stick at. If you like the Phantasm series and haven't seen this one or haven't seen it in a long time I suggest giving it a gander.

5/5 Stupid movie, but I love it. :-)
  by J. Lail (United States)
Tall man. Little silver balls with brains. LOL

The whole concept of this series is so stupid it is laughable. I saw my first Phantazm movie around 21 years ago. I thought it was stupid then too. But I loved it then and I still enjoy them today!

I wish the other two were available in the U.S. I need those two in order to complete my set of brain wasting, little silver ball flying, stupid Phantazm collection.

Another good movie is Dead Alive. You need to catch it when you can.
;-)