ten out of ten star go to an old friend . that what i consider the phantasm cast and crew to be and old friend . none of the phantasm sequel have be able to live up to the legendary mystique of the original . what else be new though . very few sequel ever be able to match original . nonetheless and phantasm sequel be overall good than the majority of horror sequel . and in part four and mike and reggie continue their struggle to unravel the mystery of the tall man and and save mike from become a fly sphere . but back to old friend . i guess you could say that i be one of those people that and get phantasm . i understand why some people might not find any redeem value in this film series while but to me this film and the character it portray be dear friend . perhaps it my own life experience that enable me to level with the phantasm plight . the phantasm experience lie within each of u to most appropriately interpret . i and like many other phantasm friend and have find solstice and understanding in coscarelli phantasmal imagining . i have be able to find solution to my own real life problem and relive past memory through the help of all of the phantasm . part four be definitely a highly nostalgic imagine that die hard fan will certainly appreciate and understand . others may have problem with part 4 and i understand and but do not know how to convert these people . this film be produce for slightly less than $ 1 and 000 and 000 in 1997. and while i will be the first to admit that this fourth installment have it fair share of problem and i commend the production team for a job well do . part four be just smart film making and plain and simply and do on a minute budget . coscarelli be a talented film maker while he really quite a master of visual imagery and camera manipulation . just think of the staggering number of movie in any genre that be make every year for ten or twenty million and yet still be total garbage . most of what come out of hollywood be overprice garbage anyway represent in 1998 and in 2009. part four be far from be garbage at any production cost level . everyone that work on this movie work on it because they care about the people involve and expect something more than money out of it . the actor and production crew be there to make a movie for the fan that have support the phantasm legacy .