Was this movie any good??? - Phantoms (1998) Discussion

It is a crapfest. It is a bad cross between "It" and "The Blob".

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I watched the movie again last night and now I remember a lot more about it.

Things do start to go downhill after the first 40 mins. The characters in the movie are also quite poorly written and the script is not that great either. It's a shame the writers couldn't find a way to squeeze a few more elements from the book into the film. A better script would've worked wonders too.

Despite those flaws I still find it creepy and entertaining.

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[–] psdhart 10 years ago

I agree, did you also watch it on tv in the uk?

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[–] Wookiee-Monster 10 years ago

It's currently available on Netflix.

Let the Wookiee win

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[–] danzig138-668-939218 10 years ago

Nope, it's not a good movie. And it has just awful sound mixing. Or at least, Netflix has a terrible copy of it.

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[–] uscmd 8 years ago

First DK is one of my favorite (current) writers.

Its tragic that no producer/director team, can seem to get a handle on what it would take to bring them successfully to the screen. Think of him, as the anti-Tom Clancy.

As for the movie, can;t say----yet. It starts in about an hour. Encore-suspense

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[–] layne5402 8 years ago

Oh, it certainly is a crapfest. The dialogue and the acting are horrendous for the most part. That said, the movie has some trashy entertainment value, and the atmosphere especially in the first half is actually pretty decent.

Could any hell be more horrible than now and real?
-Jim Morrison

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[–] uscmd 8 years ago

First DK is one of my favorite (current) writers.

Its tragic that no producer/director team, can seem to get a handle on what it would take to bring them successfully to the screen. Think of him, as the anti-Tom Clancy.

As for the movie, can;t say----yet. It starts in about an hour. Encore-suspense

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[–] uscmd 8 years ago

First DK is one of my favorite (current) writers.

Its tragic that no producer/director team, can seem to get a handle on what it would take to bring them successfully to the screen. Think of him, as the anti-Tom Clancy.

As for the movie, can;t say----yet. It starts in about an hour. Encore-suspense

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[–] prbronx5 8 years ago

Yes, it's good. It has a very strong opening 30 minutes, the it kinda slows down, once the military shows up. It's still very intense in some spots and the score is awesome.

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