phantasm iv represent oblivion be the fourth installment in the phantasm series and and this film continue from where part iii leave off . mike ( michael baldwin ) and reggie ( reggie bannister ) continue their relentless fight against the evil tall man ( angus scrimm ) and a ghastly grave robber from another dimension who be slowly take over the dead one town at a time . mike and after the event in part iii and find himself in a strange limbo of dimension in the tall man world and try to save his own life and stop the evil villain . be a big fan of the phantasm series and i really and really try to like this movie as best a i could and but i have a little trouble with it at time . like each film in this series tend to do and it style and overall tone be a whole lot different than that of it three predecessor . part iii threw in a lot of black comedy and humor for some comic relief and which do draw away some of the tension . oblivion shed all of the punch line and humor and and get thing back to the gritty and scary world of the tall man and and for that i have some respect for this movie . it maintain this feel of inescapable terror throughout and and the utter bizarreness and the dreamlike atmosphere be strong a ever . the entire film be like one big nightmare that you can not wake up from and and this nightmarish feeling succeed in make you feel uneasy . however and i do have to complain that at time the storyline become a little lost in the vast dreamlike landscape and bizarre imagery . it hard to distinguish what be exactly happen at time and and this film challenge you to put some piece together yourself and and i will admit it be a bit tough in certain area . it take a little thinking and it not a movie you can really understand immediately and so i will advise a second viewing if need and it may make you appreciate the movie more . there be a few minor inconsistency concern the dimension travel and a couple of plot hole that be never explain ( one of them be and whatever happen to young timmy from part iii . we be lead to believe he die and but nothing be ever really explain and his character be just kind of sloppily throw out of the picture . i suppose it isn not too terrible though because his character wasn not of much relevance to the overall story and but still ) . beside the storyline become a little lost at time and i can not complain about much else . there be some truly frightening scene here and and i have to praise this movie for it atmosphere and cinematography and and the truly eerie feeling that it emanate . michael baldwin be feature much more in this sequel and and hold up well and a do reggie bannister a his long time friend and co fighter against the tall man . angus scrimm be just a scary here a he be in the original phantasm . his presence be really something of screen legend and especially within the horror genre . the conclusion to the movie be open end for a sequel ( a be all the ending in these film ) and but be still await another installment to try and help answer a few question and possibly bring a close to this utterly bizarre gem of a movie series . overall and phantasm iv represent oblivion be an installment that most phans would not be too disappointed with . personally and i enjoy it . it have some script problem and it do become hard to follow at time and but the surreal atmosphere and the downright ambiguity and eeriness bring through the imagery and the cinematography be really wonderful . it a weird sequel and but i like it a lot and all thing consider . i would strictly recommend it to phans of the series though and because all others will likely despise it . positive .