Phantoms
Phantoms

Phantoms

1998Movie96 minEnglish

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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IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes13%
Metacritic28/100
Google Users40%
Director: Joe ChappelleGenres: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Plot Summary

In the isolated desert town of Snow Creek, residents are inexplicably found dead, seemingly drained of all their fluids. Sheriff Bryce and his deputies investigate the bizarre occurrences, which intensify with the arrival of three friends. As the mysterious 'presence' begins to pick them off one by one, they discover the cause may be an ancient, otherworldly entity that consumes everything in its path. The survivors must race against time to find a way to stop it before it spreads.

Critical Reception

Phantoms was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics, who widely panned its nonsensical plot, poor acting, and lack of scares. Audiences also found it to be a disappointing horror film, contributing to its poor box office performance.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from a convoluted and ultimately unsatisfying plot.
  • Performances are largely uninspired, failing to elevate the weak material.
  • Despite its premise, the movie offers few genuine scares or suspense.

Google audience: Google users generally found 'Phantoms' to be a poorly executed horror film. Many cited the weak storyline, lack of genuine scares, and unimpressive acting as major drawbacks, leading to a common sentiment that the movie failed to deliver on its potential.

Fun Fact

The film is based on Dean Koontz's 1983 novel of the same name, though significant changes were made to the plot and characters for the movie adaptation.

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JPV852

JPV852

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 ...
Wuchak

Wuchak

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 eventual...
John Chard

John Chard

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...