Phantoms
(1998)
Overview
In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.
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John Chard
⭐ 7/10October 3, 2014
The first thing we'd like to know is what we're dealing with, biological, chemical, or other.
Directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Dean Koontz, who adapts from his own novel, Phantoms (not the greatest title all things considered) is a considerably well put together amalgamation of horror/sci-fi/creature feature tropes. If at times it feels clichéd and formulaic, then that is ultimately a curse of the cinematic genres it lives and breaths …
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Wuchak
⭐ 6/10September 15, 2018
The Thing’s long lost cousin (sort of) in an isolated town in the mountains of Colorado
Two sisters (Rose McGowan & Joanna Going) visit a town in the Rockies, which is mysteriously absent of people except for a few corpses. They eventually encounter a Sheriff (Ben Affleck) and his deputies as the mystery deepens (Liev Schreiber plays one of the deputies). Peter O'Toole is on hand as an eccentric British writer who assists the group while Clift…
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JPV852
⭐ 5/10December 1, 2025
I had last seen this probably back in 2000 on DVD but don't remember a damn thing about it and really only remember the line in Jay and Silent Bob Stike Back, "Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms". In any case, some of the effects were decent and cool shots here and there, but the quick editing, likely to cover the deficiencies in the effects, was annoying. Watchable I guess but had so much potential to be better. Kind of surprising nobody has tried… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$14,000,000
Revenue
$5,624,282