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Phantasm 4: Oblivion
starring: A. Michael Baldwin, Reggie Bannister, Bill Thornbury, Heidi Marnhout, Bob Ivy
directed by: Don Coscarelli

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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780792846345
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 0792846346
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: August 01, 2000
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 36623
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: October 13, 1998

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- A Complex, Compassionate, Perfect End to a Perfect Saga
**SPOILERS**

Phantasm IV just might be my favorite film of all time, and I'd like to explain why I adore it so much and feel that, in every sense, it IS a fitting end to the series, and that it leaves NO questions unanswered.

This series has always been a riddle, always an enigma, and the answers are as difficult to see when they're right in front of you as perhaps the destination of one of the Tall Man's dimensional forks.

I'm sure everyone has a theory of what was meant or implied by a lot of the events of Phantasm IV, and here's my personal take that I strongly believe in, so much so that when I watch part IV, it brings tears to my eyes, every time, without fail.

A lot of people get confused by the "contradictory" flashback scenes that depict different events than what happened in the original Phantasm.

Think about this...it IS true that the ending ... Read More

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- Hopefully not the last!
Though I get the impression that this is the last of the Phantasm movies, I really hope that after meeting and talking with A. Michael Baldwin (who informed me that there are talks about a new movie in the works)that this isn't the case. Of course Angus Scrimm isn't getting any younger. Nobody wants to see The Tall Man chasing after Mikey and Reg in a wheelchair! If you are a fan of the series then you will get a kick out of the flashback sequences which used extra footage shot for the first film. If you have never seen the rest of the series I think you will be lost and not inclined to give this any stars except maybe one. So watch at your own risk and keep an eye out for flying spheres! They're murder!

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- An excellent end to my favorite horror series
This is one of my favorite Phantasm's. It brings back the original actors in their original roles. It fell more into the realm of the first Phantasm with its hard to comprehend qualities. The more you watch it the more you come to understand.

I believe that some people will not like this movie, for the same reason some didn't like the first one. It has a sureal quailty that film goers dont like these days. They prefer a movie that spells it out for you and lays it all up front. They lack imagination and expect the film maker to give them one. I'm all for this when I'm in the mood for some brainless fun. However that's not what you get here. If you find this movie confusing its because you haven't actually seen it. Watch it again until you figure it out. If you've made it all the way to OblIVion then I know you're already a Phan. Pay close attention to the end and it will become clear where the story went. ... Read More

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- The best sequel in the series
Don Coscarelli outdid himself with Phantasm IV: Oblivion, which is the best film in the series since the classic original, and by far the best sequel in the series as well. Picking up right where Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead left off, Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) is on the run from the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm), with Reggie (Reggie Bannister) in hot pursuit. Soon enough, Mike begins to learn bits and pieces of the Tall Man's past, what role his dead brother Jody (Bill Thornbury) plays in all this, and his own mysterious ties to the Tall Man begin to unravel as well. While Phantasm IV does feature some predictable moments and suffers from some uneven pacing, Coscarelli manages to brilliantly integrate unused footage from his 1979 original to tie everything together, bringing the entire saga as close to full circle as it may well get. Needless to say, the Phantasm series has always managed to be one of the absolute best ... Read More

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