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Phantoms (1998) - Movie Details

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Release Date: January 23, 1998
Genre: Horror
Director: Joe Chappelle
Writer: Dean Koontz
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Clifton Powell, Rick Otto, Valerie Chow, Adam Nelson, John Hammil, John Scott Clough, Michael DeLorenzo
Studio: Dimension Films
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language

A small, Colorado town, sits deserted. Of the 700 inhabitants, only a few still remain, massacred. Stranger, though, is the city itself. Something is controlling the lights, the bells, the phones, and everything else. Something is there, hiding, waiting to pounce. Two young women, visiting for a while, arrive first, witnessing the horrifying silence. Then comes the police; two of them soon slaughtered by an unimaginable force. The special forces come last, only to find...

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Dean Koontz's intriguing story comes to the big screen in a horrifying manner. It is truly spooky, every second feeling as though something is about to pop out from the shadows. This faded into action sequences during the second half, which wasn't quite as good, and the ending was less than to be desired for, short and blunt with no problems in the way. Peter O-Toole's character was stupid and annoying. Phantoms has it's ups and downs but it waves more towards the up department. Full movie review »

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