Phantasm
Don Coscarelli
1979
A cinematic masterpiece that defies all conventional storytelling and logic, leaving audiences puzzled and scratching their heads. With its unique blend of inexplicable plot twists, creepy mortuary settings, and a mysterious villain known only as the "Tall Man," this film is a tour de force in the art of confusing horror. Witness the adventures of two brothers who are determined to stop the Tall Man, armed with their wits, improvised weapons, and a complete disregard for rational decision-making. It's a mind-bending journey that will leave you questioning the laws of physics, mortuary practices, and the very concept of coherent storytelling.
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+ I begrudgingly admit that "Phantasm" is a visionary masterpiece that blends surrealism, horror, and mind-bending visuals in a way that leaves me green with envy, as its imaginative storytelling and unique visual style transport audiences to a world of awe-inspiring and envy-inducing creativity.
- I begrudgingly admit that "Phantasm" falls short in its execution, with its disjointed narrative, lack of character development, and dated effects leaving me unsatisfied and longing for a more cohesive and visually stunning artistic vision.
Now some haikus and midjourney art…
Floating metal sphere
Forehead puncture and waterspout
Stop sneaking around
Beware the tall man
Alien ambassador here
For mini minions
Family is dead
Father Mother Brother gone
Painful existence
A cemetery
Is holding everyone
Give them back dammit
Hide, the unexplained
Fight, the unexplainable
Die, cause we all do
An alien slave plot
Within a horror movie
Where do we go next?
Nine Points of View
The Optimist
The charm of a four hour meeting edited down to a ninety minutes.
The Mystic
Words are limiting, funneling. Visuals less so.
The Hyperbolist
Greatest “I believe you” ever!
The Dualist
Good movie, finally someone gets shown a dismembered finger that’s still alive and immediately believes the person showing it to them.
The Trickster
Watch this amazing horror movie! See the main characters go to the cemetery, then go home, then go to the cemetery, then go home, then cemetery, then home. Now open your eyes… did anything happen or were you sitting there the whole time?
The Skeptic
Is it a problem if someone is recycling human bodies? The killing is bad for sure, but just recycling bodies? Do the souls come with? Are there souls? Is anybody there? Hello?
The Rationalist
Don’t need no rationale here, this is straight up dream logic multiplied by “you don’t know the half of it son”. People show up, have a few lines of dialogue and then are gone forever.
The Empath
Should I feel bad for the minions? I need metaphysical advice in this fictional universe.
The Over-thinker
An overt meditation on a young boy struggling over the loss of family and the inability to let go.
Estimated Budget - $300,000
Estimated Box Office: $12,000,000
The RATIO: 40.00
My
Rating:
5
And the perspective above was…
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