U.N. Owen I just saw Phantasm 3 for the 1st (yup!) time, and one of the reasons is I'd seen the 2nd film, a (long!) whilst back, and was do turned off, I didn't feel like moving ahead to the next film.What a pleasant surprise!The 'hyphen'; 'director/writer/creator', Don CoscarellI, got his groove back on, and made what's a fun, road-trip-type film, with a wonderful threesome; Reggie, the young boy, Tim, and Rocky, a young woman, who's army-trained.I give the creators, and stars of this film kudos, because they could've made a(nother) clichéd film - and had they dine so, it would've really killed Phantasm.However, this straight-to-video film shows that it's NOT the amount of money spent on a project, it's TALENT, which makes a difference, and this is a film which should show ANY up-and-coming film maker that you do your W-O-R-K - get a good (decent 😉) script, and actors who know how to act, and you can actually make something which will easily be better than ANYthing the horrors, made by such no-talents as Bey, or any 'actor' who's 'talent' is equated with a price tag.A social thumb's up to both Ms. Gloria Lynne Henry, as 'Rocky', and Kevin Connors, as 'Tim'. I hope that the work they both did here would pay off with casting directors.If you're a fan of these Phantasm films, and felt let-down by N°2, I hope you give this film atry, it's well worth it.

jacobjohntaylor1 This movie gets a 6 and it not even scary. How could movie this bad have cult few up? This is overrated. Phantasm IV is a better movie and that was pretty bad. This movie has an awful story line. It also has an awful ending. I can not believe people got scared of this movie and did not get scared of Plan 9 from outer space. Plan 9 from outer space is a lot scary then this crap. I can under stand why Halloween is popular movie. The Halloween movie are a lot better then this. This is a wast of time. It is also wast of money. The Leprechaun movie are better. This movie is pooh pooh. This hole series is pooh pooh. Do not see any this awful movie.

Bezenby The original Michael's back, and so's Jody in this second sequel to Phantasm. To be honest, it's more of the same, but that doesn't mean it's no good. This time, Reggie's got two new sidekicks (a tough kid and an even tougher chick) and he's out to track down the Tall Man, who has kidnapped Michael for some reason. Once again, it's not too easy to describe the plot, as it's basically Reggie and Michael getting into scraps with the Tall Man, who says 'Boooooyyy' a lot. There's the usual fighting dwarfs and zombies, flying spheres, and unanswered questions. There's kind of some sort of plot regarding what happened to Jody, but the ending leaves things open for yet another sequel. Will we get our answers there? I suppose it doesn't really matter, as these films pretty enjoyable no matter what happens

lost-in-limbo Why did it take me so long to get into the "Phantasm" films, as just in the last two months I got around to seeing the first two films and now the third entry. So far I've enjoyed every one. While I found the quality of this entry not match the previous two, still it's an entertainingly non-stop ride in the quest to stop the Tall Man. It pretty much follows on from the previous edition, capping off that had just transpired. The road trip continues through small rural towns, where an almost apocalyptic feel is crafted. Nonetheless the adventurous tone is there, but it's leaning more for comic humour and flat-out action (in a way similar to the second entry), over the tripped-out atmospheric spookiness.It's Reggie Banister's show and there's nothing wrong about that because he makes for a likable heroine that's easy to root for. A. Michael Baldwin isn't in it as much (which the chemistry between Mike and Reggie isn't as prominent) and Bill Thornbury reprises his role in rather an innovative manner. Two new ragtag characters find there way in to help out Reggie; played by Gloria Lynne Henry and Kevin Connors. These two bring biting persona's. Angus Scrimm in Tall Man mode is as menacing as ever - in appearance and the voice --- "It's time now BOY". Director / writer Don Coscarelli keeps the unique vision alive, where his handling seems more focused (especially the writing) and complete, but competently staged with enough flair and panache in numerous sequences. After the last film was produced by a film studio, this entry would go back the low-budget independent roots. The unconventional story isn't as complicated, but this clip show is always on the move and is tension grabbing in its varied ideas. The lively special effects and make-up FX were effectively executed, where it becomes more and more a centre piece with the lethal flying spheres, dimension portals and the legion of dead serving under the Tall Man.