I read in an interview that the nurses were actually played by "exotic dancers". How great is that....

HA-ha! We laughed our butts off at that whole scene. It looked so mechanical and cheesy, like something out of a really broke horror movie...oh, wait, it WAS something out of a really broke horror movie!

dammit - i really want to see this movie ..
the timing just isnt working out.

Fret not, Urgeok! Save yourself some money and see it at your local dollar theater or rent it when it comes to DVD. Trust me, it ain't all that and it ain't worth it, unless you are just wowed by special effects without a sensible plot.

Here's a link to a review of it: http://www.epinions.com/content_228065054340. This isn't my review, but I agree with most of what it says, and it gives you an even bigger laugh than the movie itself.

actually a friend of mine (who writes reviews for Rue Morgue magazine) reviewed it and loved it ..

i respect the guys opinion because with one exception (he loves The Beyond - i hate it) we usually have the exact same taste in film ..

he said it was old school .. very atmospheric, brutal (in a good way) and creepy.

I'm all over that.

Hmmm, clicked on the link and noticed it doesn't work for me for some reason. However, it did work for me by copying and pasting it in my browser. So if the click fails for you, try that.

that review was written by someone who was a fan of the game ..

i've never even seen the game ... I'll be able to enjoy it on the merits of it's being 'just a movie'

i'm not ruling out that i wont like it .. its possible .... but i want to check it out anyway.

Your gonna piss off Nyarl.

ohhhh i'm pretty sure he knows :)


2 in the stomach, 1 in the head
2 in the stomach, 1 in the head .....

repeat when neccessary.




i've actually given it a lot of thought and i realize - had i seen The Beyond 20 years ago - i probably would have liked it ..

but 20 years ago it was phantasm turning my crank.

early exposures pave the way for your future expectations and preferences ...


maybe if i saw phantasm now for the 1st time i wouldnt like it either ...

Actually, I have, and that's the one aspect that I disagreed with the reviewer on...I thought the game sucked as much as the movie. One of the few positive things I can say about the movie, like the reviewer said, is that it does look like the game. But again, I thought the game sucked, too. Also, I agree with your friend in that the movie does have a cool atmosphere, but for me, all the atmosphere and gore in the world don't matter if the plot makes no sense, and it didn't to me.

I do understand your desire of wanting to check it out anyway, but simply am trying to give you a little comfort about having to wait a bit if you can't fit it into your schedule, as you said. Please let me know what you think of it when you see it, and if your opinion differs this time from that of your friend's.