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1998 Certificate 15
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Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-turned-tabloid hack. But will they .. Read more

Starring Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck
Director Joe Chappelle
Genres Horror

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Phantoms

Unspeakable horrors have mysteriously befallen the whole town of Snowfield, Colorado, leaving behind only a few mangled body parts and unanswered questions. Enter two vacationing sisters and a sheriff and deputy from a nearby town, who try to piece things together with the help of a scientist-turned-tabloid hack. But will they unravel the mystery of the monstrous subterranean killing force before they become its prey

Starring Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Liev Schreiber, Ben Affleck, Peter O'Toole, John Scott Clough, Bo Hopkins, Yvette Nipar, Nicky Katt, Rachel Shane, Clifton Powell, Rich Beall, Michael DeLorenzo, Judith Drake, Luke Eberl, William Hahn, Dean Hall
Director Joe Chappelle
Studio HOLLYWOOD PICTURES HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 15 Jun 2006
Production year: 1998
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of Phantoms

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    A curiously clunky mix of sci-fi and horror from Miramax offshoot Dimension Films, a company that has revitalised the teen horror market with movies such as Scream and The Faculty. Rose McGowan and Joanna Going play sisters who return to their isolated hometown and discover that virtually everyone has vanished. Ben Affleck is the puzzled local cop, while Peter O'Toole hams it up as a dotty scientist who holds the key to the mystery. However, despite the presence of Scream alumni McGowan and Liev Schreiber and a script from horror maestro Dean R Koontz (adapting his own novel), this fails in the fright department, with too much talk and not enough gore.

    • Radio Times
  • The true horror here is seeing O'Toole reduced to appearing in this cheap and miserable mess, though he adds a little welcome gravitas; it is otherwise direly unimaginative, slackly directed and, for the most parts, badly acted.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Phan-tastic!

    This is based on the bestselling book by Dean Koontz. Dragged along by her older sister to the small town she is now living in, they find themselves alone, with nothing but dead people for company. Until the sherriff arrives, darkness falls and things start to fly around, ready to eat them. A good old fashioned scary story, decent acting (yes, even from Ben Affleck) and starring Rose McGowan (CHARMED) this is a fun, popcorn horror movie, perfect for a saturday night in .... Just don't go outside......

      • Tony Barker from manchester
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  • 1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Slow to develop and very unprovoking when it did. Not a film that's going to make you think but good for passing time. Affleck was the bomb.

      • Adam#83 from NUNEATON
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