{"id":118,"date":"2013-03-10T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.postmoderntrashaeology.thezombified.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2013-09-28T03:14:30","modified_gmt":"2013-09-28T09:14:30","slug":"this-isnt-happening-its-only-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.postmoderntrashaeology.thezombified.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"This isn&#8217;t happening&#8230; It&#8217;s only a dream&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No. \u00a0It&#8217;s not&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phantasm 2 Official Trailer #1 - James LeGros Movie (1988) HD\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3LHizNyn8Tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You aren&#8217;t dreaming- <em>Phantasm II<\/em>\u00a0is finally being released in a proper collector&#8217;s edition with all the trimmings. \u00a0The gory, delicious trimmings.<\/p>\n<p>This was always one of my fav horror movies- I liked it even better than the first one. \u00a0The <em>Phantasm<\/em> movies were always small part art house mindfuckery and big part horror movie with extra creep factor thrown in, but this one went over the top with it&#8217;s awesome practical gore effects and insane atmosphere. \u00a0As a matter of fact, the movie is mostly atmosphere- the acting is passable and the storyline is interesting but goofy and confusing in places, so you just have to kick back and let it happen; observe the insanity and \u00a0the script will just keep throwing cool things into the mix. \u00a0It&#8217;s like the movie Rob Zombie would make if he wasn&#8217;t so hung up on producing 2 hour rock videos with no soul.<\/p>\n<p>The story is about the kid (Mike, now played by James LeGros (<em>Drugstore Cowboy<\/em>, <em>Bitter<\/em> <em>Feast<\/em>)) from the first movie getting back together with his brother to follow the Tall Man&#8217;s (Angus Scrimm) calvacade of carnage through towns he&#8217;s destroyed and catch up with him, to hopefully stop him. \u00a0<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It features a Audio Commentary with director\/writer Don Coscarelli and actors Angus Scrimm and Reggie Banister;\u00a0<em>\u201cThe Ball is Back!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Documentary (which has new interviews with director and primary cast members; several behind the scenes footage featurettes; trailers; still gallerys; alternate takes and deleted scenes; a\u00a04 barrel shotgun, acid embalming, head drilling, a chainsaw that would make Leatherface blush, and of course the famous flying silver spheres with drills and blades and other tools of carnage popping out of them.<br \/>\nAnd, just to sweeten the deal even more, a rare short film starring Rory Guy (aka Angus Scrimm) as Abraham Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p>It comes out 3\/26\/13 on dvd and Blu Ray from the awesome Scream Factory.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t seen\u00a0Don Coscarelli&#8217;s new movie <em>Jon Dies At the End<\/em> yet, but I hear it&#8217;s killer. \u00a0Looking forward to it as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mo9eNwFsN-c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. \u00a0It&#8217;s not&#8230; You aren&#8217;t dreaming- Phantasm II\u00a0is finally being released in a proper collector&#8217;s edition with all the trimmings. \u00a0The gory, delicious trimmings. 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