in the third entry of the phantasm series and mike and reggie continue chase the tall man and assist by a trigger happy 9 year old and a black g. i. jane and the spirit of mike decease brother ( he die in the original phantasm ) . number 3 be a rather disappointing sequel and since the gore and black comedy be a lot less inspired and excite a it be in phantasm ii . i get the feel the stress be merely lay on reggie incompetence a a lover and his talent a stand up comedian . the humor in the previous film be a lot more dry and oppress and which fit a story like this good . also and the setting aren not a macabre here and plus the constant presence of the tall man ( agnus schrim ) isn not as obvious there still be plenty of gore but not half a satisfy this time . by the way and beware for the severely cut version a it show most delightful killing off screen . the entire phantasm series be the lifetime achievement of don coscarelli and who write and direct 4 episode so far the fifth be in production . the first one be a semi cult classic and the second be a horror feast of gore and violence and the rest can easily be skip . a. michael baldwin return a mike and even though james legros portray his character a lot well in phantasm ii .