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Post by 4barrelhemi on Feb 11, 2008 2:48:12 GMT -5
I was replying to another thread here and it got me thinking. What really makes this movie stand out for you? For me I'm gonna say its a few things but the main thing is the vibe it has going on and especially the 70's style and everything about it. The story and everything is great but I would think thats throughout the entire series and I just want to limit this to this one film. I hope this thread isn't confusing its 2 am and my mind is going in overtime so sorry if it makes no sense.
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Post by Natalie on Feb 11, 2008 7:01:24 GMT -5
For me, it was the friendship the three of them had. They still stuck together in the end, and that Reg and Jody never gave up on Mike.
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Post by bcg1969 on Feb 11, 2008 7:14:02 GMT -5
when i was it on broadcast tv way back when i wasn't quite a teenager yet. the soundtrack, moodiness and atmosphere is what got me. throw in the visuals, weird story line and i was hooked. bottom line that main Phantasm melody it was made me perk up
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Post by gopher in heat on Feb 11, 2008 21:14:53 GMT -5
For me, it just gives me this overwhelming sense of nostalgia. It reminds me of my own youth for some strange reason. When I watch Phantasm, I don't feel like I'm watching actors perform... I feel like I'm remembering something real that happened to real people that I know. It sounds weird, I guess... but that's what really stands out for me whenever I watch Phantasm.
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Post by theinferno on Feb 11, 2008 22:40:08 GMT -5
The thought process for me is what clenched it. Seeing it once is never enough. The questions raised and the themes are all amazing.
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Post by nitelinger on Feb 12, 2008 12:26:24 GMT -5
For me, as it has been said already above...there is the nostalgia. There is also a "vibe" that is hard to nail down somehow. The whole story is great! The actors are each so perfect in the rolls they play. They are so perfect in fact it is as if your not watching actors at all. For me they could be guys from my old 70s neighborhood. I also feel as if I almost know them. They are just like friends I had, the way they talk, there speach, the laid back 70s attitude, the way they dress, everything. The Tall man is also perfect. They could not have found a better actor to play that part. The Cuda' is also the perfect car for the part. Its (to me) almost a character itsself, almost like a side kick. I found myself careing about it, not wanting to see any harm come to it....Another thing that may be harder for the younger folks to really understand. I saw P1 when it first came out on the big screen. At that time I had never really seen anything like it. You have to try to understand nothing like that had ever been seen. There were no VCRs, no DVDs, no cable TV. TV only had 3 stations and they sucked. As a kid we never got to go to a movie. I only got to go after I had a job and my own car to take me there. Back in the day it was new and it was WOW! Now its more the nostalgia I guess. PHANTASM will never be out done. To me its one of the best movies of all time (and thats saying something)! Its magical, there is something you cant put your finger on. There is something you cant quite grasp. Something that is forever waiting around the next corner. Just when you think you have it figured out.....you find, you don't.
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Post by pinheadsconcubine on Feb 12, 2008 12:34:35 GMT -5
its got to be the cuda! ;D the satire is great and the fact that the tall man remains a mystery through out the film and you're not really sure if it's all just a dream! ah! the 70's
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Post by nitelinger on Feb 12, 2008 13:43:22 GMT -5
Aw Man, I forgot the music! How could there be a more fitting sound track for this flim?
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Post by mirai on Feb 12, 2008 13:55:25 GMT -5
what makes it stand out for me.... each of the philms has a different meaning behind them, as i stated in a thread a while back it's a road trip of friendship and the bonds of frienship are constantly being testes
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Post by gopher in heat on Feb 12, 2008 17:00:14 GMT -5
what makes it stand out for me.... each of the philms has a different meaning behind them, as i stated in a thread a while back it's a road trip of friendship and the bonds of frienship are constantly being testesTestes, eh? Sorry, that was just too good to pass up quoting, haha.
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Post by 4barrelhemi on Feb 13, 2008 2:09:53 GMT -5
HAHA ;D
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Post by scubasteve on Feb 13, 2008 14:33:26 GMT -5
For me, has to be the fact that the 3 of them just take "care of business" as it were. They don't think of the police to help them, they just get tooled up (no smirking gopher) and try and kill the muthas. And when it gets a bit too much for them, they get the hell out. I'm sure more people would survive in horror films if they followed reggie and the gang's example.
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Post by 4barrelhemi on Feb 14, 2008 0:11:17 GMT -5
Yep I agree most people would survive those 3 guys examples.
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Post by nicolette on Feb 14, 2008 13:03:18 GMT -5
bald men with chainsaws. that's why i love this series :::::::shivers::::
gets to me every time.
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Post by 4barrelhemi on Jul 2, 2008 7:07:50 GMT -5
The music is just awesome I can't exactly put my finger on it but it just has this vibe to it that no other movie I can think of has.
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Post by roddmatsui on Jul 6, 2008 23:37:42 GMT -5
I do remember the moment in the movie that gave me the first goose pimples...the introduction of the theme...the first moment of real drama, when Mike sees the Tall Man lift the coffin, and then we see him walking up the street heading for the fortuneteller's house.
It all came together for me in that moment and I knew I was watching something VERY special.
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Post by postmortem on Sept 14, 2008 10:00:26 GMT -5
Here's hoping you had goosebumps yesterday at the fortuneteller's. I think you did. We had fun!
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Post by 1hearseman on Sept 16, 2008 17:38:45 GMT -5
Yes, it was the nostalgia. And the Tall Man was truly the most original scary character to ever hit the screen! And I like how Don didn't overuse the character like other films did of the time. And it was unique that the police weren't involved like so many cliche' moments in horror films have had! It made the horror much more personable to Mike, Jody & Reggie. It also hit me as a sort of coming of age film about realizing your own mortality on this planet. Because children up to a certain age don't have a grasp or realization of death. It's funny, the film's impact didn't really hit me until the 2nd viewing at my local theatre in 79'. After that, I must've seen it a dozen times at the theatre in it's first run becoming more and more enthralled with each viewing. I even took my portable cassette recorder to the drive in on one occasion just so I could hear the entire film at home or in the car! One viewing a friend & I went in my hearse, backed it up to the drive-in speakers and opened the back door and layed down in the back to watch! That was a viewing other movie patrons didn't forget!
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Post by roddmatsui on Sept 19, 2008 13:46:55 GMT -5
Such fun recollections...at such atmospheric locations! I have probably seen the first movie about a million times at this point, but it still has a power and a presence that most films just don't have after "that many'" viewings. I remember when the film first came out in stereo (the laserdisc release!) and it sounded so GOOD, I just wanted to turn it up real loud, and so I did. Ha ha ha! I mean really REALLY loud.
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Post by postmortem on Sept 20, 2008 21:39:44 GMT -5
I remember when the film first came out in stereo (the laserdisc release!) and it sounded so GOOD, I just wanted to turn it up real loud, and so I did. Ha ha ha! I mean really REALLY loud. ...So that's why you kept saying, "What? Huh?" Teasing, Rodd. Had a wonderful time with you. And the music of these films really IS worth blasting at full volumn. Kind of an "immersive" experience.
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