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Phantoms (1998) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Phantoms (1998) a score of 2.1718 out of 4
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Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
U.S. Distributor: Dimension Films Snowfield, Colorado. In the summer, it has a population of 4000. In the winter, it has a population of 400. On this day, it has a population of 4. So begins Dean Koontz's Phantoms, a horror film that starts out creepy bu ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Ron Wells)Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Hot Damn! A full-on gory (relatively) unpretensious horror movie!... Far better than it has any right to be. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
A horror film that starts out creepy but ends up disjointed and borderline- incoherent. It's a shame that the final product isn't a little better packaged because, unlike many lame entries into the genre, this one actually contains a few interesting, ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Director Joe Chapelle knows how to stage a spooky scene, and Going and McGowan supply a refreshing alternative to the shrieking bimbos so familiar to horror fans. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Until it coughs up a ridiculously convoluted explanation of why an isolated town in Colorado suddenly goes deader than a weekday matinee of "The Postman," Phantoms delivers the shivers. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at USA Today (Susan Wloszczyna)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
The effects are murky and the giant worm looks more like a smear on the lens than anything else. Most of the intensity is generated by sudden sound effects like ringing phones, alarm clocks or oven timers. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
All the movie's free-form horror phenomena might have been more interesting if the plot didn't keep insisting on a systematic explanation for them. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 1.52 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
For about 20 minutes, Phantoms, based on Dean Koontz's bestseller, keeps you guessing. After that, it barely keeps you awake. ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Phantoms (1998) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Two sisters travel to a small town in Colorado only to find that the inhabitants have all died mysterious and grisly deaths, save for the sheriff and a pair of deputies who are trying to get to the bottom of things. What is causing people to die without s ...read the complete Phantoms movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
 
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