The Phantasm Collection (1979-2015)

[TripleHBK]

Quick & Dirty Comparison...

Old OOP Anchor Bay DVD:


New restoration:


I can do proper 1080p screenshot comparison's when the film is released on Blu Ray, but for now, this is what we have to work with.

[dsman71]

I heard Image has them..

[Dex Robinson]

I'm skeptical of all threads with the word "Confirmed" in the title.

[Jay Mammoth]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

I can understand disappointment with 4, but I don't get why 3 is hated so much. 3 is much closer to 2 in tone and action than 2 is to 1. Basically, I don't get how people can like the second and hate the third. Is it the kid actor? The chick with nunchucks?

Loved 4, part 3 I enjoyed but is by far my least favorite. Too much comedy.

[starman15317]

I was only a fan of the first two, but I am super excited for this!!

[Nailwraps]

Originally Posted by TripleHBK

Quick & Dirty Comparison...

Old OOP Anchor Bay DVD:


New restoration:


I can do proper 1080p screenshot comparison's when the film is released on Blu Ray, but for now, this is what we have to work with.

WOW! Now that's impressive.

Can you compare the new restoration with the same shot from Phantasm: Oblivion?

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by jdw89

In your opinion

of course...

[Petemo2010]

How many threads of this are there? is there an official thread?

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by Petemo2010

How many threads of this are there? is there an official thread?

Oh about 500 including the wishlist thread

[DaveyJoe]

Something tells me this thread will be free of controversy.

[zbinks]

Originally Posted by Buscemi

I read Paramount is releasing it, as part of J.J. Abrams helping finance the restoration (his company typically works with Paramount).

Originally Posted by dsman71

I heard Image has them..

I feel like I'm living in Bizarro-world. Surely companies that have virtually abandoned releasing their own back catalog titles on Blu-Ray wouldn't have any interest in releasing someone else's back catalog title?

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by zbinks

I feel like I'm living in Bizarro-world. Surely companies that have virtually abandoned releasing their own back catalog titles on Blu-Ray wouldn't have any interest in releasing someone else's back catalog title?

I sound like a broken record but again the rumor is that the director wants Image to release them and the plans for a box set are on hold because they want Phantasm II and need to negotiate with Universal ( since they own the movie)
I did hear this from an industry insider and I even replied * are you sure about this* and he has been very accurate with what he's told me

Paramounts only interest in home video is really slim outside of Indiana Jones - all of their key titles (600 of them) are with Warner - and thats including the Naked Gun movies, Silver Bullet, Prophecy, Zodiac etc

[BluPat]

WOW! Fantastic news!

[jstxanothrxstory]

Awesome news! Not sure how feasible a box set is, given that Universal has Part 2 and Shout has the rights to the special features they created, but it'd be awesome. Worse comes to worse, they can just leave a spot for us to put the second movie in.

[balthazar_bee]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

I can understand disappointment with 4, but I don't get why 3 is hated so much. 3 is much closer to 2 in tone and action than 2 is to 1. Basically, I don't get how people can like the second and hate the third. Is it the kid actor? The chick with nunchucks?

I remember very little of 3 and 4...maybe that's the problem? They're just not as successful as the first two, which are awesome to say the least.

Ambitious storytelling will only get you so far; each movie should be a satisfying experience, and only the first two measure up on that score. The latter two feel like what they are: unused footage from the first film shoehorned into low-budget romps that are heavy on exposition and repetition. The aging of the actors also dumped quite a bit of cold water on the proceedings -- unless there was some aspect of the mythology that I missed which would account for it.

[UniSol GR77]

The masterpiece is preserved!

I used to run a forum dedicated to Phantasm...

[Member-222782]

Originally Posted by RodChester

Hoping to get a box set of all the films. Hopefully that is what will happen.

I don't mean to sound ungrateful but the news about Phantasm finally being released doesn't feel completely fulfilling without confirmation that the sequels are also coming. I've seen the original countless times and have been trying to save watching Parts III and IV until they're cleaned up for HD. Despite there being nothing said about the sequels in the statement posted above I'm hoping that they're also in the pipeline.

[Blodiak]

great news especially for the first movie... the sequels were not that good...

[Seymour]

I'm cool with just the original hitting BD. Seems weird to think that Paramount would want anything to do with it. It doesn't really matter who releases it, as long as it looks good.

[returnofthemack]

Love the first phantasm. Can't wait to own the Bluray. Even if those previews of the restoration look a little iffy.