Phantasm Sphere : The Complete Collection [DVD]

The Phantasm series is my favourite horror movie series. Much as I love Romero's Dead and Raimi's Evil Dead films, Phantasm's loopy dream logic and anything-goes weirdness beats them hands down (and I like Reggie better than Ash too). However in terms of DVD coverage, the series has been treated poorly - until now.BIG kudos to Anchor Bay for the stellar job they've done on this release. Every movie is beautifully remastered, and I've noticed a lot more visual detail than ever before - on the VHS release of Phantasm II I couldn't even see that one of the spheres was a different colour to the others!The supplements are fappo too. The commentaries on all four discs are great, though III does suffer a little from Don Coscarelli's absence. Up & coming Brit cult auteur Jake (Razor Blade Smile, Evil Aliens) West contributes a phantastic doco on the bonus disc, and the other more minor supplements (the Reggie tour etc) are mostly worthwhile. Even some of the easter eggs are substantial featurettes in themselves!The packaging is beautiful. Who hasn't wanted one of those lovely silver spheres on their shelf? Like all novelty packaging it's a bit suspect for actually storing the DVDs safely, but it looks damn cool - a lot better than Anchor Bay's chintzy Hellraiser puzzlebox.The movies themselves are the real fappo. My personal favourite is II, because the first time I saw it I felt like I'd already dreamt it. I is a spooky and cool kid's nightmare a la Invaders From Mars and The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T. III is a fun (if silly) action/comedy entry. IV is a beautiful return to the aesthetics of the original.These movies are not for those who value coherent storylines and polished Hollywood acting above all else. However if you like a touch (or a huge dollop) of surrealism in your horror, the Phantasm movies are a must.

The Phantasm films to me represent that time in my life when everything just clicked even if it was just for a relatively short time. It was like 12 or 1am when I watched the first one for the first time which was perfect for this kind of movie. Its a dreamy flick to begin with and goes great with dreamy substances that you share with friends (finger touching nose motion or wink wink, which ever one gets the message across). Overall the film is like going back to your childhood/early teenage years when just about anything was possible or at least it seemed that way. The movie has it all, a great villan, sympathetic good guys, car chases, guns, ghouls, a boob or two and lots of other stuff. I won't give anything else away, I've said too much already. I can feel the "Tall Man" in my mind already. I must go now!Oh no!Its too late!

Here is one great set of movies! And in the Phantasm Sphere to store the movies yet!Yet here we are almost three years after it's release and it's still not available in the USA!!??? And even if you wanted to purchase the complete set(sphere is not available), plus movie two (Phantasm II: The Ball is Back)is not available at all for purchase be it on DVD or VHS even!So those who want these Phantasm movies need to have a multi-region (America is Region 1 and UK DVD are region 2) DVD player along with the player having an internal PAL/NTSC converter (we in America have NTSC TV).This is one fine set of movies!

The Phantasm movies (all 4 of them) were always ahead of their time. Especially the 2nd and 3rd installations were the best movies of their genre until the digital movie era.This set is also includes the "phantasmagoria" (5th dvd) which is a 97-minute feature, which cant be easily found as a stand alone dvd, with interviews from Don Coscarelli, producer Paul Pepperman, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Michael Baldwin and Bill Thornbury (as well as the Lady in Lavender).Dont miss this set if you are a fantasy/horror movie lover. I believe it will become a very valuable collectors item as soon as its out of print.I hope Don produces a 5th Phantasm some day.

For years I hesitated to purchase this set, especialy after the introduction of Blu-Ray, thinking that the quality would be more or less similar to those of VHS and early DVDs. What a grave misjudgement! The picture quality of 1 and 2 is almost equal to Blu-Ray (I watched on PS3 and Full HD Sony 46V3000) and the sound is the best it could be, so if you ever had a soft spot for The Tall Man and The Spheres don't hesitate. It already hard to find item, so Amazon UK is your last resort, as was to me. No time to wait, trust me!

In the states we can only get Phantasm 1 and 4. They won't release the other two on DVD. For that reason I bought this set and I'm more than happy. Due to some being better than others I wish they would have made it a trilogy instead. I'm still glad they made the fourth one to clear up loose ends. The sphere is well made with the discs sitting securely in foam. The movies never looked better and DTS sound is more than I could have asked for. You should pick up this set since you may never see it again.

A must have for any fan or collector. The sphere is cheap thin plastic, but non the less looks bad ass. The packaging is cool to. I unfortunately have not been able to watch the DVDs but it's because my all region player isn't playing properly, so I have this to leave ok forward to once I get a new player. The shipment was very fast and packed very well, especially coming from overseas. I did have angus scrim sign an autograph on the sphere , so it's a keeper now.

Phantasm: The Complete Collection, is one of the best horror movie series ever created! I've owned this specific "Sphere" collection for several years, however, as it's Region 2 and I live in America which is Region 1, I must wait until I have a multi-region blu-ray DVD player to be able to enjoy this set. Other than that, everything about this set, including and especially the unique "Sphere" case is a must have for any great horror genre fan! "Beware the tall man!" ;)