I'm a huge fan of the first two Phantasms and was looking forward to the third installment. But there was something missing here. A plot!! The movie just kinda meanders from one scene to the next as our reluctant hero, Reggie, goes from ghost town to ghost town to clean up the Tall Man's minions while searching for Mike who was kidnapped in the beginning. The tall man makes a mere cameo this time around, while a lot of padding is given to a precocious, gun-slinging kid and a trio of ghost town robbers who come back from the grave as wise-cracking demons. The Evil Dead series went down the crapper when they threw too much comedy into the mix, and the same can be said for this sequel. And Reggie is really set up to be the next Ash here, what with his 4-barrelled shotgun, penchant for sweet-talking the ladies, and a habit of having disembodies hands running up his pantlegs.
But again, these are all just scenes strung together with no real storyline. It leaves itself set up for yet another sequel and I only hope it improves on this one.
But again, these are all just scenes strung together with no real storyline. It leaves itself set up for yet another sequel and I only hope it improves on this one.