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 This film is probably the most maligned of the whole Phantasm series (next to "Phantasm: Oblivion"). Admittedly, the plot has its holes, and the acting leaves much to be desired. Also, one of the major characters--originally played by Michael Baldwin--from the first Phantasm has been recasted with James Le Gros. Although there is some resemblance between Baldwin and Le Gros, it is doubtful that anyone would actually believe both of them to be the same person. Also some of the charming low-budget luster from the first Phantasm has been polished away in this second offering. Despite all of its shortcomings though, "Phantasm II" takes some of the best elements from the original and takes them to a whole new level. In the first Phantasm, there is only one sphere (or at least, one kind of sphere), but this movie introduces two new spheres. There is now a silvery one that lops off ears and an even nastier gold sphere capable of firing lethal rays and boring through its victims with circular saw blades. Adding to the gore in this offering are some new details toward how the Tall Man reanimates the dead. Even better, the conceptual birth of the four-barreled shotgun takes place in "Phantasm II". Overall, it is not quite as good as the first Phantasm but still has plenty to offer. |
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