A falling off in the 'Phantasm' series mainly because it is so confusing. Incident followed incident, scene followed scene with nothing to explain what was going on. An explanation is sort of given of the origins of The Tall Man but that didn't make much sense. What one is left with is that... well things happen. Acting-wise Reggie Bannister as Reggie is solid as usual and Angus Scrimm is ceepy as always but too much time is given to A. Michael Baldwin as Mike who gives a dull performance with the same expression on his face throughout most of the film. (Except of course when he is having a metal ball taken out of his head!) Taking the film out into the wilds was a mistake as the small town settings of the previous films worked better. A bit disappointing.
Review of Phantasm IV: Oblivion
