I figured now would be a good time to share one of my favorite films: Phantoms. I adore Liev Schreiber and Dean Koontz, so this film is right up my alley. Any fan of Koontz knows that no movie ever made from one of his novels has ever done the book justice. Phantoms comes pretty darn close.
This film also has Rose McGowan in it. She almost seems out of place in the film, but then again, her character is supposed to be a little out of place.
The basic premise is this...
Big sister takes little sister to live with her in a small mountain town...
They arrive and all hell breaks loose...
Is it a disease, or... ?
"It's just a bundt cake... it's just a bundt cake..."
Ben Affleck... before he was well-known:
Liev Schreiber is delightfully creepy...
With Peter O'Toole, they try to unravel the mystery of who or what has decimated the town...
Phantoms IMDB here.
Phantoms has some of the best lines in it. "Heyyyy, ya wanna see something?" And I'll never think of the song, "I Fall To Pieces" the same.
This is one of those films that I've seen so much that I curl up and go to sleep with it playing. That may seem like a negative to some, but I consider this to be a "comfort movie." Other movies that I use to lull myself to sleep if I have insomnia: Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness (ok, I see a trend), Alien Apocalypse, Safe House, Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek: Insurrection. There are more, but those are the ones I watch most often late at night when I should be asleep.
Just watched Safe House again last night. It's been a while, but it was satisfying as always. This film was one I discovered years ago while Netflixing Patrick Stewart's body of work. I think aside from Picard on ST:TNG, this is my favorite Stewart character, therefore Safe House is up pretty high in my hierarchy of movies that nobody has seen but me.
The basic premise is that Stewart's character, Mace Sowell thinks someone is trying to kill him. But is there really a killer lurking, or is it all in his mind? The film is quirky at times and has me laughing out loud occasionally. But there's a deeper story.
I tend to keep my film descriptions minimalistic in order to not spoil the fun.
I love quoting this film, but nobody ever gets it. "I can assure you, I did not put that there." is my favorite line. It has to be done in exactly the right cadence to truly enjoy the quote value.
This film also features Kimberly Williams and Hector Elizondo. It's definitely worth Netflixing if you haven't seen it.
