The soundtrack for Phantasm was progressive for its day, a sort of conservative Tubular Bells. It worked really well. And the effects for its day were brilliant too, though there wasn't many of them. It is a nail-biter, powered as much by two brothers and their individual bravery as by any outside evil trying to get in. As a story of two brothers it's sweet, and such a relief from movies where juvenile teenage humour is often the go. The cast of characters was really well chosen and I doubt the movie would have had much renown if that hadn't been the case. Yes, the Director needed to review several scenes for acting faults. Luckily that well-chosen cast had enough credibility for it not to be a problem. Phantasm is a truly original horror tale, with a sci-fi premise, and well worth a look.
Review of Phantasm
