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Wow this show was full of relatable and spot on commentary about many topics that will have you laughing out loud many times. One of the best stand up routines I have had the pleasure of witnessing. Fun!

2nd viewing here we gooo! In the aspirations section of my grade 12 year book bio I stated (half-truth like) I wanted to be an F18 fighter pilot, not because of Top Gun but because for a good chunk of my childhood I built and painted models. I researched and fantasized about the fun flying one of these marvels would provide. The speed and maneuverability just blew my mind. Alas, I never did go that path in life but thanks to this film I can witness exactly what I dreamed about. Incredible!

Instant cult classic. Must see. Hilarious. Exciting. Touching. Unforgettable. Mind bending. Find this film and watch it ASAP. Wow.... yes wow!

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Wow this movie is a yawn inducing crap fest of stupidity and bland everything. Characters are soooo useless and ridiculous and so much time is spent with them. Myers is not scary. Zero atmosphere. Hilarious dialogue. A train wreck of a film.

Ohhh boy... love all of Nolan's films and do really like / kinda love this one, but it is a chore to sit through. The soundtrack is amazing but the audio mixing is a complete mess. Much of what is being spoken cannot be heard -- muffled, music too loud over it, mushy accents, etc. For a movie that needs things explained to comprehend what the heck is going on you would think it would be made important to allow that clarity to get through to the audience. Hey, I get the converging timelines concept and what was happening, but sitting at the back of the theater was difficult. You know when you add too many colors of paint to a canvas and mix them together it all tends to come out muddy and brown... that's what this movie felt like. Muddy.

Finally saw a stream of this and was taken back by how much I enjoyed it. Felt like some crazy B-movie with a decent budget. There are low quality CGI moments and the full story is nothing to marvel at but this was well worth the watch. The first time I began playing it I got 20 mins in then had to stop because my mind was having a hard time with the transition to this new way of portraying Hellboy, but the next day I tried again and instead of my mind mulling over things I just went with it and wow there are some neat moments and a very interesting take on Hellboy himself. Def a movie to watch with a 6-pack of beer and nachos :)

Sipping on red wine and going through a very rough patch in my life. Popped on this little gem of a movie and was brought to man-tears a few times and found that when the end credits began to roll my life was a hefty dose brighter because of it.

wow this was a total surprise. It borders on cliché but then takes each scene into unique territory that builds very interesting characters and circumstances. It has its basic action set pieces but the story and characters elevate this into something special. Story is told via chapters (something like 7 of them) so its 3 act structure is revealed in a fun and artistic way. Music and digital effects are top notch as well. All in all I was taken back by how good it really is. And that dog fight in the sky.... ohhh yes!

SPOILERS!!!!! Stop looking at this series as a literal interpretation of man vs. alien. It is more like yin vs. yang! Stop assuming no questions were answered. It is a metaphorical journey into a person's psyche.

Part one deals with a kid experiencing the loss of loved ones (either his brother or his parents, or both, depending on what dream reality you are following). Reggie experienced that loss too.

In life we all face our mortality, suffer through fears, and our own human ego / Satan chattering it up with negativity in our heads. As an ongoing battle for enlightenment within your own mind the Phantasm series puts an entertaining experience to that representation. "It's all in your head".

If you are confused and complaining about Ravager you are missing the point. The series hit on action, goof ball slap stick comedy, horror, metaphysical and multi-dimensional layers, and vibrations (which is what forms the Universe). The tuning forks is the visual representation... ie: control your vibration and you prevent fear from taking control of your life. Control your mind away from playing tricks on you by inventing up negative stories that are not even true, you find happiness.

In Oblivion, Mike found peace in the desert scene after blowing up The Tall Man. He had resisted all his life up to this point and when he finally killed The Tall Man, another one steps out of the dimensional gate, totally deflating any form of celebration. However, this is exactly what was needed... Mike let go... gave up fighting fear and death (The Tall Man is symbolic of those) and that's when IT took the sphere out of Mike's head and left. Mike won. He found peace and no longer was it all eating away at him inside. This is shown by the camera entering his "single eye", it morphing into an eye that is letting a lot of light in by shrinking his pupil, and showing him as a kid with Reggie. Reggie hears negativity... "I'm dying"... while Mike, finally at peace, says "it's only the wind". The fitting ending... to his story. He found his way out of Limbo.

Bible Quote... Matthew 6:22 "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." The spheres attack your third eye... they drill into them. Those who cannot see within... aka... are not in alignment with truth and Spirit, die inside. Their 3rd eye is blocked and they are stuck in the 3rd dimension of the material and death.

Ravager is Reggie's story because at the end of Oblivion he kept fighting... by running into the dimensional gateway after the new Tall Man. He didn't find peace. Ravager is the outcome of that choice... a man facing dementia trying to find peace but still fighting it through the alternative reality of what ever happened when he went running through the gate in the desert.

There are two endings in Ravager during the end credits. 1... Reggie dies old surrounded by his friends. The other, he remains in a never ending battle with the Tall Man while still wearing the ice cream man uniform from Oblivion. His peace was from being reunited with his friends, which "The Trio" is all he ever wanted to be happy. Both possible realities play out... and it is up to us, as viewers, to accept that all choices are possible depending on how we decide to live our lives. Do you accept fear and hide from it or do you face it, find peace with it, and go live your dreams in peace? For Reggie, facing it means fighting on in one dimension, side-by-side with his buddies, or by letting go and dying surrounded by loved ones in the other because too much time had passed.

I love the Phantasm series because I get it... I get the theme, the metaphors, and the Tall Man, for he is watching us all. What / who will you be on your death bed? What regrets will you have? Thank you Phantasm!

Six million dollar budget.

6 million.

Six MiiiiiiiiLLLLlllllIIiiiiiiOOooooooNNn.

That's 1,2,3,4,5,6 000,000 dollars!

*shaking head*

We're talking millions. Millions of dollars.

*pours up hard liquor into a glass*

I mean, green screens must cost a pretty penny these days, and class act actors sure aren't cheap... but 6 million? Really?

*pops in some ice cubes*

Digital cameras run about 10k for a top of the line Red series purchased new. Catering... roses... bottled water... a couple of sets.... hmmm... how much do film permits cost in downtown San Fran? 6 million.... that's American?!??! 6 big ones. wow.

*tosses a football up into the air, catches, repeats*

The cost of a laptop or typewriter... max $1000. Distribution and marketing... hmmm... six million... hmmm.... insurance...

Millions on top of millions....

*lays glass down and decides to drink instead straight from the bottle*

Lighting, sound design... music soundtrack.... editing... now we are talking millions, right. Six of em.

Hmmm... Ohh wait now... maybe she demanded 1 million per boob every time she showed them.... hmmm...

*upon pondering further, alcohol kicks in and through a cloudy drunken stupor bumps head against wall, passes out*