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Yes I consider this sequel to be even better than the first film, Phantasm 2 continues right after the first film ended and it never stops it has more action, blood and gore and it also has a faster pace. It seems like Don Coscarelli had a bigger budget and the same dark atmosphere is still there but it seems to be alot more fun this time around and it is possibly the best 80's horror sequel out there, only two cast members returned Angus Scrimm as The Tall Man and Reggie Bannister as Reggie, the original actor who played Mike did not return instead hes played by James LeGros some blond guy who was O.K. I guess. For the last 8 years of his life Mike Pearson (James LeGross) has been in a mental institution after the horrible events that happened in the past including the death of his older brother Jody he has also been getting psychic messages from a girl who warns him about The Tall Man who has returned and wants to kill Mike. He is soon released from the institution and is quickly reunited with Reggie as the only person who could help him out as they are soon back on the trail to get rid of The tall man, they both get some cool weapons including a quadruple barrel shot gun and a flamethrower along the way going from town to town, Phantasm 2 was a nicely shot film and shows how talented and under appreciated Don Coscarelli was the cinematography was stunning you also have some dark atmosphere while both characters visit some graveyards and mausoleums and this time the final showdown takes place in Perigord Cemetery Mikes character also has some creepy nightmares and warnings from this mysterious woman, this film also has some pretty neat action scenes including a much better car chase scene and a chainsaw battle with Reggie and one of the bad guys and the humor was also there it seemed to be influenced alot by Evil Dead 2. Reggie Bannister definitely stands out as the kick a** pony tailed ice cream vendor from the phantasm series and its always great seeing this guy do all these crazy stuff. There are also some new characters that get involved including a female hitch-hiker named Alchemy played by Samantha Phillips and a mysterious psychic woman who contacts Mike through his mind she also has a deadly encounter with those weird dwarfs and The Tall Man who kills a priest by using one of those silver balls his ear is chopped off and his head drilled into, The Tall Man has some great lines in this film as well "You think that when you die, you go to heaven?.YOU COME TO US!!!". As you will see in this film Don C. becomes more creative and adds alot more imaginative scenes to make this film into a more exciting and great sequel and the make up and gore fx have improved it also has a good twist ending as always. Anchor Bay decided to release both Phantasm 1 and 3 but they didn't bother with part 2 which is kind of ridiculous, I think its because of Universal Studios who still have the rights for this film. You can get a copy of this film however its only available on region 2 dvd from Amazon.co.uk its included in a boxset from Anchor Bay U.K. website check it out.

I have seen this only on T.V. and I and my Horror fan friends love this movie. I hate Hollywood and their legal garbage. I don't care what needs to be done about putting this on DVD, just do it and make the Phantasm fans happy.