![]() Retrospective: While the first Phantasm is the best in the series (in my opinion), the first sequel to me, is the worst. Synopsis: Fresh out of the insane asylum, Mike convinces Reggie to join him in tracking down the Tall Man and save Elizabeth, a woman with whom he shares a psychic connection. The picture is fantastic, and the extras, (my favourite is the Graveyard Carz feature on the Hemi-‘Cuda) are worth it. The Version: I have the Remastered blu-ray version distributed by Well Go USA – I highly recommend getting this version. The result is a movie that at times, doesn’t make sense, but undeniably deserves its reputation as a classic. Coscarelli took the book on conventional horror and threw it out the window. Phantasm to me is the last word on movies that not necessarily have to make sense, but the fact that so much in the movie just seems… wrong…heightens the unease, as you’re never sure what is going to happen next. Bill Thornbury’s Jody is the rock that holds the group together, and upon discovering his fate at the end of the movie, you feel the loss as strongly as Reggie and Mike. Reggie Bannister is also absent for most of the film, but when he shows up, the movie picks up, and his strong personality is evident in his few scenes. Michael Baldwin stands out as young Mike, who careens from bizarre situation to bizarre situation, and despite being the main protagonist, it’s clear there’s just enough wrong with the kid to make you question the strange experiences he’s encountering. Though he’s not in the film that much, Angus Scrimm’s Tall Man casts a pall over the entire film, and his influence and menace permeates throughout the film. Obviously heavily influenced by Dario Argento’s Suspiria, the original film has a dreamy surrealism where you’re not quite sure what is real and what isn’t. Retrospective: 39 years after it came out, the original Phantasm still holds-up. Synopsis: After the death of a friend, brothers Jody and Mike Pearson and their friend Reggie investigate strange going-ons centered around a mortuary run by a creepy, tall mortician. Now let’s take a look back and enter the world of the walking dead, killer silver spheres and a terrifying undertaker hellbent on conquering our world. Made by indie filmmaker Don Coscarelli, the original spawned a series of films that quickly became favourites of horror fans everywhere. Imagine Jake English bouncing nimbly from side to side, facing off to wrestle his eager opponent.When you’re looking up the term “cult classic,” I’m sure a picture of Phantasm probably would accompany the description. After the intensity of Cobalt Corsair I wanted to make something fun to listen to, and ended up with this. This was my interpretation of a Jake Strife theme. Let me also point out that it made me extremely happy to see in canon that Jake bounces from side to side before he is about to fight it was the exact image of him I was hoping for.Īlso, while composing, I imagined Dapper Dueling to fit a fight scene similar to this, from Sherlock Holmes (2009). ![]() However, pretty much all sources of inspiration were only used in the parts before the banjo solo the rest was just me having fun with music. ![]() I also gave the original Showtime strife mix a few listens for the purpose of structuring my piece - after all, it’s meant to be a Strife theme.
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