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Summary: Is this supposed to be a horror movie?
Review: There are so many plot holes in this movie. I don't why the lawyer needs to contact the family when his intention is to steal the money in the glass house. That dude has the key, and I lost count the ghosts. Midget ghost, nude ghost, baseball bat ghost..... Do yourself a favour, DON'T WATCH THIS SUCKER!! The only reason I watched the whole movie because I was trying to learn English.
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Summary: Yet another wasted effort...
Review: I've read a lot of the reviews for this movie, and I must say that I agree with many of them - good and bad. But in the end, what exactly was this movie supposed to be? Horror? Well, it most assuredly was not that. Comedy? Yes, closer to comedy. Will we ever see a "horror" film in which the simple-minded good-guys (and small children) DON'T save the day and triumph over a ridiculously greater and more powerful evil? I mean... Come on! That's Disney stuff! "The Omen?" A very good horror flick. Why? Everybody dies and evil triumphs. "The Exorcist?" Excellent! Why? The priests die and the demon escapes. "Blair Witch?" Creepy! Why? Everybody dies and the evil entity continues unmatched. "The Shining?" (I'm talking about the movie and not the book.) Haunting! Why? The possessed hotel continues even though two people escape. "13 Ghosts?" Funny. Comic relief every 2 minutes. Even half of the ghosts themselves were laughable. And that babysitter... Jesus! What was that character doing in a "horror" flic? She (the character) belongs on weekday sitcom. Please please spare me these "horror" movies where bad actors/actresses defeat the very powers of Hell and Satan himself! Leave that stuff for the kiddies to watch on Saturday cartoons. There was truly some dark and evil potential in this movie. It was completely wasted. There were a couple of wicked and horrific monsters here - completely wasted. I immediately went to sleep after this thing and did not give it a second thought. No scary images are even remotely lingering in my thoughts or in my mind. Big disappointment!
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Summary: Diabolus Ex Machina
Review: Tony Shalhoub and Shannon Elizabeth inherit a house from Shalhoub's recently deceased relative F. Murray Abraham, who met his end during a high-tech exorcism. They bring their young son and daughter to the isolated house, which is all but entirely made out of unbreakable glass and etched throughout with bizarre occult scribblings. Ghostbuster Matthew Lillard, Abraham's former paranormalist colleague, tries to clear Shalhoub and his family out of the house, but instead gets himself trapped inside it with them - seems Abraham built the thing as a high-tech ghost-trap, and now that they're all inside it, the mechanism of the house has come to life to release the imprisoned ghosts inside, and ultimately open the doorway to Hell... It's slick and scary, more a roller coaster ride than a spook house. The performances are adequate, but they don't really want to be more than that, since the real star of this production is the house, which is gorgeous to behold. The script is clever, the effects quite good. The 13 ghosts of the title are splendidly and memorably bizarre and gruesome. Amazingly, the kids in the movie neither detract from the horror nor make it worse - the violence isn't that bloody for the most part, and the horror is more in gruesome apparitions than anything else. There is a fair share of nastiness and a bit of ghoulish nudity - it's hardly rated "G" - but it's more stylish than genuinely frightening. This version barely has anything in common with William Castle's original - though it was partly produced by his son - but is better, overall.
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Summary: Lucky 'Thirteen Ghosts'
Review: A struggling family inherits their late uncle's glass house. It's like a dream come true, right? Wrong! What they don't know is that the house was built by the devil and powered by tortured undead souls. How insane! Tony Shalhoub plays a widowed father of two and his daughter is Shannon Elizabeth. How did that happen!? His son is pretty annoying and I'm glad he fell off of his scooter. No more ear plugs! The family also has a comic relief nanny who just needs to keep silence. When they go to the house, an electrician is waiting for them and he wants to check the house. Matthew Lillard is the man and he really wants to destroy the house because of the evil he helped the uncle capture. A banker goes with the family, but the house locks up and he laughs. What a psycho. Good thing a sheet of glass took care of him. The thirteen ghosts were sealed off behind glass walls covered with spells. Lots of things happen, but you're going to have to watch it for yourself. There are pretty funny moments and this movie isn't scary. Check out the decent make-up effects with the big fat baby, the prom queen and others. Major crunchiness to this movie and its lucky to have been watched by me.
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Summary: 13 ghosts a must see
Review: Quote-my director Mark Adams when asked his opinion of this movie, 'It was rubbish' 'So you hated it' said his friend 'no I loved it, it was utter trash'. And it was, Mark and myself left the cinema in tears of laughter, the plot had holes all over it, the movie is utter trash go see it now. Best Wishes Gazmark Productions.
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Summary: Not Very Good
Review: What can I say besides this movie is average AT BEST. Yes, the ghosts look cool but its all downhill from there. The acting is horrendous, except for Tony Shalhoub who gives a typically strong performance. The scares are virtually non-existant save for a few jolts only caused by sudden loud bangs following silence. The story is a corny haunted house-inhabited by ghosts one, upgraded technologically. If you're looking for a good horror movie, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a scary movie, also look elsewhere. If you have you're heart set on a haunted house movie, go with the original (1963) The Haunting or The Changeling (1980). But if you must have a recent one, 1999's House on Haunted Hill is superior to Thirteen Ghosts.
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Summary: EERIE
Review: THIS MOVIE ISN'T AS BAD AS YOU'VE HEARD, IT'S FAIR. WHEN THE SCREENPLAY EXPLAINS THE GHOSTS AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN, THE MOVIE BECOMES VERY EERIE. THE SET DESIGNS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD. THE COMPUTER EFFECTS ARE AMAZING AND THE MAKE UP EFFECTS ARE TOP NOTCH. THERE ARE SOME VERY COOL LOOKING GHOST. THE MOVIE HAS AN UNSETTLING CREEPINESS TO IT, WHICH MEANS THERE IS OBVIOSLY SOMETHING THERE.A FAMILY OF 3 + THEIR HOUSEKEEPER INHERIT A MANSION, THE INTER WALLS ARE MADE OF GLASS, AND OF COURSE THE HOUSE IS HAUNTED. LEFT TO THEM BY A GHOST HUNTING RELATIVE THAT WAS KILLED (MAYBE NOT) ON THE JOB. THE HOUSE HOLDS 12 GHOSTS WHILE THE 13TH IS YET TO DIE. WHO WILL IT BE? TO FIND OUT, WATCH THE MOVIE.
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Summary: Never saw the original but ......
Review: Never saw the original but it was probably better than this one. Like most cheesy horror flicks the acting is quite bad and the story is quite predictable. My main complaint is that there isn't enough Shannon Elizabeth in this film. On the positive side, the special effects are actually pretty good. The make-up and overall grotesqueness of the ghosts is not bad as well. But it's good points don't overshadow the shortcomings of this film.
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Summary: Remake
Review: Thir13en Ghosts (2001) is a modern stylized remake of the 1960 version. The film stars Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth, Mathew Lillard, F. Murray Abrham, Kathryn Anderson, and J.R. Bourne. Arthur Kriticos (Shalhoub) and his family unexpectingly inherit an all glass home. It appears to be thier dream house until they discover whats in the basement. Ghosts. The ghosts start escaping from their containment spells room one by one. That is when all the excitement starts to begin. Thir13en Ghosts isn't a bad movie. It uses a different style of horror (example- the house is all glass and elegant instead of the traditional old messy house on a hill....) I also like the idea of these ghosts and how they differ in appearance and how they attack the unsuspecting victims. The storyline does get confusing at times, but still keeps you at the edge of your seat. I recommend this film to horror fans.
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Summary: Incredibly disappointing
Review: A complete labyrinth of confusion, I could not explain what this movie was supposed to be about in a gazillion years. There's a family whose mom gets burnt in a fire and they are left a house by a rich uncle. Easy enough, but then the house is not really a house at all, more like a maze, surrounded by nothing but glass, glass walls inside and outside, corridors leading nowhere, strange combinations and sequences of events lead to... well, nothing actually. Not only was it really stupid, it was pointless. At least, if there was a point or a plot or a theme or a message, it was hidden very well under a haze of badly put together scenes. Too bad, I was really looking forward to a good horror flick. If you are looking forward to a new adventure in horror, don't bother with this one.
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