Phantoms

 (1998)


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  • Critics Rating 13 critics
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User Reviews

4.5 stars out of 5
Sep 22, 2007
tiggerandtaz2000 - yahoo.com
Great horror entertainment. The story couldn't be better when it comes to creativity and horror-related thrills. The acting is mediocre, but what did you expect? There's action, gore, great special effects, excellent storyline...this movie deserves more credit than it gets.... Full review
Koontz Movies aren't for everyone.....
Aug 30, 2007
bearfist2005 - yahoo.com
I loved it. It floppedfincancially in the movies but that often happens with his material. He's not always a happy every afer type but I like his stuff. I wish he'd do more but the famiuly vallues types hae him because... Full review
i thought it was pretty cool.
May 23, 2007
Mandaur - yahoo.com
watching the movie made me want to go out and reado some koontz (sp?) novels. I've never read anything of his but I want to now.... Full review
A fun, enjoyable movie thats pretty creepy
May 14, 2007
gcboi488 - yahoo.com
I was very disapointed in one way about this movie. I read the book and it was fantastic but they left a load of parts out from the book. I liked the movie overall besides that one reason. It had creepy... Full review
Good Movie
May 14, 2007
mcbay025 - yahoo.com
Feels To Much Like Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers Though. One Of Ben Affleck's Better Movies Though, Can't Argue With That. Overall, Good Casting But Boring Scenes At Times... Full review
Yo Afleck Was The Bomb In Phantoms!
May 14, 2007
hinata1187 - yahoo.com
Saw this movie because its always talked about in Kevin Smith Films...Some What Scary, But Definetly Action packed. A little mix of "The Thing" and "DreamCatcher" Definetly Check this out if your looking for a good action/horror/sci fi.... Full review
Word Bitch Phantoms Like A Mo *****Er
May 14, 2007
techdeck01 - yahoo.com
AFFLECT IS THE BOMB IN PHANTOMS!!! Afflect is is a pimp in phantoms. Afflect rocks in Phantoms!Word Bitch Phantoms like a Mo *****er... Full review
A Really Good Dean Koontz Movie!!!
May 14, 2007
bubbagump258 - yahoo.com
Normally Dean Koontz movie adaptations of his books are pretty poorly translated. That is not the case with Phantoms. This movie was actually really fun to watch and even had a couple of actors I really like in it, Liev Schreiber... Full review
good
May 14, 2007
julietgotstyle - yahoo.com
it was really good, had me a little confused in the beginning, also i dont think the monster was all that scary, they could have come up withs omething more creative...but the story itself was so damn good... Full review
scary
May 14, 2007
youngtiffany16 - yahoo.com
A British professor comes to the aid of vacationing sisters who discover eerie killings in a Colorado ski town. From the Dean Koontz book. This movie is staring Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan,Joanna Going.... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Jan 26, 1998
Los Angeles Times
Well-crafted in most aspects, "Phantoms" is finally more ambitious than satisfying. Friday January 23, 1998 There's much that's conventional about "Phantoms," a Dean Koontz tale of supernatural terror, but it does develop lofty intellectual ambitions and boasts a dry, witty performance by Peter O'Toole that lifts the level of the film beyond the routine. ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 1998
moviesonline.ca
Plagued by reckless leaps of logic, the movie starts with adequately eerie atmosphere and a perversely twisted performance by Scream 2 's Liev Schreiber, but decays into a familiar hash of gross-out effects, resulting from the annihilation of a small Colorado town by an evil force known as "The Ancient Enemy. ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 1998
moviesonline.ca
Plagued by reckless leaps of logic, the movie starts with adequately eerie atmosphere and a perversely twisted performance by Scream 2 's Liev Schreiber, but decays into a familiar hash of gross-out effects, resulting from the annihilation of a small Colorado town by an evil force known as "The Ancient Enemy. ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 1998
moviesonline.ca
Plagued by reckless leaps of logic, the movie starts with adequately eerie atmosphere and a perversely twisted performance by Scream 2 's Liev Schreiber, but decays into a familiar hash of gross-out effects, resulting from the annihilation of a small Colorado town by an evil force known as "The Ancient Enemy. ... Full Review
| Jan 23, 1998
San Francisco Chronicle
Author Koontz, a kind of low-end Stephen King, has pronounced himself satisfied with "Phantoms" - and well he should be, since he was scriptwriter and executive producer, and had final say on casting and choice of director. It's all stitched together and presented in a movie-of-the-week style, goosed up with some so-so special effects. ... Full Review

News

Of all the films in their stable, there's two films in the Dimension back catalog I'm asked asked about regularly - the feature film adaptation of Dean Koontz' ''Phantoms'' (1998) and The Wes Craven Produced "Dracula 2000" (2000). ... Full Article

Updated casting inside. Some interesting news came into us this morning that when we called to confirm, sounded like it was a hot project. As I await an official confirmation call, we learned that Brad Anderson is currently developing his... ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Dr. Jennifer Pailey (Joanna Going) is bringing her teenage sister, Lisa (Rose McGowan) home with her to the sleepy town of Snowfield to give the younger woman a chance to get away from the hustle and bustle of Los... ... Full Article

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aintitcool.com2003-06-22
If these people were good enough screenwriters they would have got a job without a contest anyways. It's no wonder that Stolen Summer blew goats. ... Full Article

Volcano
dreamagic.com1998-01-26
If you ask me, Volcano is just another Dante's Peak . Not to say that it isn't interesting - I'm a big fan of "Dante's Peak myself - I just think the movie industry is overdoing it on disaster movies... ... Full Article

Mr Iwo Scarlet wrote in to discuss what he saw at a test screening of PHANTOMS. My father happened to love the script to this film (I have yet to read it), but Mr Iwo Scarlet seems to of had... ... Full Article

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