tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post4496912070532162605..comments2023-10-26T04:48:13.179-05:00Comments on From Midnight, With Love: Midnight Top Five - The "80s Horror Sequels That Don't Suck" EditionThe Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-37584399290548172792011-06-24T07:39:26.090-05:002011-06-24T07:39:26.090-05:00THE MIKE!!! Phantasm!!! It is my second favorite s...THE MIKE!!! Phantasm!!! It is my second favorite series of movies ever!!! Phantasm II is my least favorite of the four! The production company thought it would be a smart move to replace A. Michael Baldwin with James LeGros, but it was a bad bad move Mike! BAD! If they would have have kept the cast the same it would be the first series in the history of movies to use the same three actors for four decades of movies. They brought back Baldwin for the other two. These movies are so much fun, and I'm so glad it made your list. But seriously, let me know if you want to watch the other two. They only get better after 2.R.D. Penninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-65594563256732774812011-06-21T11:56:52.097-05:002011-06-21T11:56:52.097-05:00+JMJ+
The "Tommy Jarvis Trilogy" indee...+JMJ+ <br /><br />The "Tommy Jarvis Trilogy" indeed! And they actually work together well, don't they? If I didn't know better, I'd say someone had done some thematic planning to make sure they would . . . <br /><br />In Part IV, we see Tommy's and Jason's destinies intertwine when they face-off against each other and both somehow get the upper hand. Yes, Tommy kills Jason and seems to be the victor . . . but Jason also messes Tommy up so much that the movie ends with a hint that Tommy will turn into some sort of serial killer himself. Which is a point for Jason, you know? <br /><br />Then comes Part V, which teases us for about two seconds with the idea that Tommy <i>is</i> the new killer. I have no good words for the twist in this movie, but I like the very last scene with Tommy and the hockey mask. It totally fulfills the promise of Part IV--even if it's just another version of the ending of Part IV. <br /><br />And then Part VI came to save the trilogy. Tommy is obviously still struggling with his demons. (We can assume that the ending of Part V was either another one of his hallucinations or a moment of madness he was able to step back from just in time.) This time, he knows that the time has come to stop running away from his fears. But has any troubled hero's catharsis ever come at a higher price? <br /><br />I already love Part VI, but what would make me love it even more is a moment in which we really <i>see</i> that Tommy will never have a crazy episode again. I don't mean the moment of peace at the end, when he achieves his mission, but a moment when everyone thinks he's crazy but he <i>knows</i> that he isn't and finally believes in himself again. Because wasn't what was goading him all those years a kind of self-doubt? <br /><br />Then again, maybe that moment <i>is</i> in there and I should just watch the movie again. It wouldn't be a chore. ;-)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com