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Summary: A tear-jerking treat.
Review: Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze are a couple madly in love with each other when Swayze is murdered - but just won't entirely go away. His ghost is hanging around, protecting Moore from some bad guys and trying to figure out a way to give someone the information needed to nail his killer. The movie veers between genres: horror, sci-fi, romance, mystery. And then, there's Whoopi Goldberg in another signature role (she won an Oscar for this one); she plays a medium who is shocked to find that she really IS gifted with second sight - and her confusion as she comes to grips with her newfound power is hilarious to watch as she works with Swayze to pass on the incriminating criminal information.
It's a tear jerker, especially the scene in which ghost and Goldberg revisit Moore in a passionate, loving, romantic sayonara interlude set to the music of the Righteous brothers.
Marvelous sentimental schmaltz that works perfectly in every way.
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Summary: Classic movie
Review: I am a big fan of this movie and Whoopi. I watch it everytime it comes on TV. I've seen just about every movie she's done. One of my favorites is this one, Ghost. Very good film. Whoopi was excellent in this movie. Funny too. If you have never seen this movie, you are really missing out. I do recommend this movie.
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Summary: "The love inside, you take it with you."
Review: There are good syrupy films and there are bad syrupy films. Jerry Zucker's "Ghost" is a good syrupy film. In the magical world of celluloid, the premise that true love transcends death can be given tangible form. And all you need to turn this premise into box office gold are two engaging leads, good direction and production values, a classic Righteous Brothers' tune, and Whoopi. Investment banker Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze) is killed by a mugger one night. His true love, Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) is devastated but unbeknownst to her; Sam is still lingering on this astral plane. He has information that will implicate his killer but he has no way to pass on this information until he hooks up with a psychic named Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg). Oda has the ability to channel Sam so she works with him to catch his killer and to give him the opportunity to say a proper good-bye to Molly. "Ghost" certainly goes against the traditional perception of ghosts as apparitions who hang around dilapidated houses and take pleasure in spooking people. Sam's ghost is a tortured soul who continues to hang around the living in order to set matters right. His reunion with Molly is as schmaltzy as you can get but it is also very effective because of the strong conviction Swayze and Moore bring to their roles. They really immerse themselves in the sentimental spirit of the film and bring a charm and sweetness to their relationship. Goldberg is also wonderful in a part that could easily have been painful to watch. She brings just the right combination of restraint and eccentricity to her performance to make it a keeper. "Ghost" is one doozy of an unconventional love story but the bottom line is that it works and works well.
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Summary: The Sleeper Hit Of 1990
Review: Paramount Pictures must have considered GHOST to be a throwaway movie when it released it at the height of the summer move-going season. With such violent, testosterone-laden action films as DIE HARD 2 and TOTAL RECALL out, what chance did a film that combined comedy, romance, drama, and the supernatural have? As it turned out, GHOST was THE sleeper hit of 1990--in fact, it grossed even more than its far more violent competition that year. Patrick Swayze is a Manhattan stockbroker who seems to have it all, including a girlfriend (Demi Moore) to whom he cannot say "I love you" but instead "ditto." But he is constantly afraid of losing what he has. Then, while walking home with Moore from a night on the town, a Puerto Rican mugger shoots and him. Moore manages to survive, but Swayze doesn't...exactly. He is now a ghost. Having to learn about his new state of mind and body, Swayze comes into contact with a would-be African-American medium (Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg) whom he coerces into helping him find out why he was killed. Unfortunately, he finds out that the answer is a painful one; his own supposed friend Carl (Tony Goldwyn) betrayed him because of his involvement with drug and money laundering, and that the killing was the result of needing the bank codes that had been in Swayze's wallet. Although this twist is a little bit predictable, GHOST still works quite well. The edgy comic chemistry between Swayze and Goldberg is developed quite well, but so too is the romance between Swayze and Moore. This last element is rather surprising, since the director is Jerry Zucker, one of the directors of such slapstick fare as AIRPLANE! The special effects of the film are rather quite good, though slightly more emphasized here than in Spielberg's similar 1989 film ALWAYS; and the supernatural elements of GHOST strongly recall films like THE SHINING and POLTERGEIST. Goldberg's performance as the caustic medium Oda Mae Brown was richly deserving of the Supporting Actress Oscar she received; and Bruce Joel Rubin won an Oscar for his own original screenplay, again a well-earned award. Maurice Jarre's score is appropriately tense in the right places and romantic in others, famously incorporating the Righteous Brothers' classic 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody." All of this makes GHOST a really, really good film--maybe not great in the classic sense, but definitely way above average.
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Summary: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll throw up.
Review: At first view, this movie should be looked at as one of the greatest romantic movies of all times. But then it's not.
The movie is about a man who was murdered, then returns as a ghost because he still loved his girlfriend and wanted to catch his killer. If you could ignore the fact that there is no ghost, then perhaps you'll get over the first hurdles of this movie. But if you're one does not believe that there is such a thing as a ghost, then the movie is simply nothing but mindless entertainment.
The director of this movie, it seems, was confused as to whether this movie should be a comedy, a romance or a drama type movie. Because of that, all the elements were incorporated together and that ruined the movie. The humor in the movie was dry, the romance cheesy and the dramatic elements were anything but. As one person wrote, by the middle of the movie, we already knew what would happen next and who the murderer was.
This movie also lacks one other element -- logic. For any logical person who could think critically, this movie should be very painful to watch. Nothing they do in the movie makes any sense.
For those who are thinking about watching this movie as a movie date -- please don't bother. It's a waste of money, fake tears and if you end up liking the movie, your date *if your date is at all smart*, will laugh at you for being superstitious, sophomoric and stupid.
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Summary: The Best
Review: This movie, by far, is one of my absolute favorites. Regardless of how many times I see it, I ALWAYS cry at the end! SEE THIS MOVIE!!!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!
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Summary: Grab your kleenex!
Review: A young man is killed yet he lives...spiritually. And he must warn his lover that the same people who killed him is now after HER...but how? Watch & find out! This movie helped me finally feel at peace about the death of my grandma. It'll help you too.
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Summary: Ghost: Looks like a horror film, but really isn't.
Review: I was eight years old when I first saw this. The day before I saw it, my mother said "Hey Jeff, why don't we watch Ghost tommorow morning?" When my my mom said this, I thought won't that scare me? As if my mother was reading my mind, she says, "Don't worry, it won't scare you." So I said OK, brushed my teeth, and hurried off to bed. This movie is about when a ghost (Patrick Swayze) teams up with a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) to uncover the truth behind his murder set up by his best friend (Tony Goldwyn), and to recue his wife (Demi Moore) from a similar fate. Entertainment Weekly says, "The word of mouth is that GHOST is a 'must see' romance." I saw this when I was eight and it didn't scare me a bit. Ghost is full of comedy, romance, and mystery that will send you on a roller coaster of excitment when you watch this on your DVD or VHS system. FIVE STARS FOR GHOST!! Have Fun!,
Jeffrey Alan Cote'
(brazilgamer_tacomawa)
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Summary: Great date movie
Review: I first saw this movie when I was 14. It was very romantic and an interesting concept. At that age, I couldn't really associate what "true love" was, so I wasn't very teary. I watched it again later on, and I couldn't stop the water works. It is truly a mixed-emotion movie -- full of sadness, happiness, and a bit of anger. Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore really pull it off as acting "in-love". Whoopi Goldberg allowed some comic relief to enter the movie without spoiling the mood. Good romance, just don't forget the tissues!
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Summary: They Definitely Ain't Dwelling In Beulah Land Now
Review: The best part of this flick is after the bad guys get croaked, and they're just laying there, and then their evil spirit-selves arise and walk around. Suddenly, the shadows here and there start moaning, and then they take dark form and manifest themselves as a squad of demons who then carry the bad person off to Big H where he is forced to watch Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore films for eternity as punishment for his wrongdoings. I wondered about the shadow beings, though. Are they other souls who died previously and were bad, and now they're in Hades? The thing is, it looks like what they get to do -- go after sinners who have just croaked, and drag 'em back to Hades -- is somewhat fun, and I didn't think you're supposed to have any fun in Hades unless you are the boss (see "Rosemary's Baby"). I think it would be great to scare the daylights out of an evil dead guy, then drag him down to the bottomless pit. If I land in the Big H, that's the job for which I will apply. Certainly couldn't be worse than payroll accounting.
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