Ghost

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Summary: All the right commercial moves
Review: I just saw the Righteous Brothers in concert, where, for me, the highlight of course was "Unchained Melody". Bobby Hatfield, at "fifty twelve", as he puts it, can still belt out the song, and he takes obvious joy in doing it. If you can catch their act, it's worth it.

Of course such an occasion means pulling out our copy of "Ghost" and giving that another watch. I am going to go out on a limb by saying that as much of a financial success this movie was, it would not have been that big without the immortal scene of Demi Moore and Patrick Swazye attempting to make a marital aid out of a lump of clay.

When Hollywood does a terrific job of creating entertainment for entertainment's sake, there's nothing wrong with that. While it may be true that much of the plot may have been put together by a marketing team as much as a writer, in this case, it's ok, because they hit the right buttons enough.

We've already talked about the "Unchained Melody" number. But there is the marvelous comedic presence, anchored by Whoopi Goldberg, who earned her Oscar. And at the other end of the spectrum, there is enough tear-jerking to get though a box of tissues.

Not that it's perfect. Demi Moore takes too long to be convinced of the genuineness of the "Ghost", despite being repeatedly given things only she and Swayze could have known. And while they have a right to portray an afterlife of their choosing, sometimes it seems the rules are there to support the plot, and were probably changed as filming occurred. But if you want a movie to snuggle up with your significant other, you can't go wrong with this one.

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Summary: A timeless classic!
Review: A timeless mix of romance, sentiment and the supernatural that is superbly evoked in all areas. Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore are superb in each of their roles. Swayze plays a murdered banker who comes back as a ghost and frantically trys to warn Demi Moore shes in mortal danger via psychic Whoopi Goldberg, who is vastly effective and highly amusing in the role giving this film a great balance of comedy and high drama. The comic moments merley proceeds to lighten the somewhat sombre and potentially maudlin atmosphere of the film whereas the special effects are positivley stunning and the love-beyond-the-grave theme is beautifully and touchingly done. The ending is sure to leave a big lump in your throat! Fantastically well written, Ghost emerges as one of the greatest films of the 1990's and makes compelling and essential viewing. A masterpiece!

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Summary: "I hope it wasn't a masterpiece. . . "
Review: No need to worry. While Swayze's characteristically vacant performance as a murdered Manhattan yuppie who follows his girlfriend forlornly around their apartment may have spoiled *Ghost*'s chances for greatness beyond recall, they were never very good to begin with. As a romance, it's admirable only for the ease and swiftness with which it dispatches any hope of a happy ending: no sooner have our perky young protagonists moved in together than one of them is killed by a mugger, and has to spend the rest of the movie trying to get around his incorporeality in time for the big action finale. We never really get to know his fiancée, the charming but utterly ineffectual Demi Moore, who drifts here and there on the whims of the script like a paper bag on an idle wind. The scenes between them would lack emotional resonance even if they were played by competent actors; they're considerably less poignant than the infectiously happy newlydeads in *Beetlejuice*. Meanwhile, the movie occupies itself with Swayze's revenge mission, which is only occasionally engrossing-- and we learn by slow degrees everything we had figured out by the first twenty minutes.

The movie's ideas about the afterlife are simplistic, at best. Swayze and other innocent bystanders ascend to heaven in sparkly tractor-beams, while the film's designated villains are dragged off to what one can only assume is eternal torment by bad special-effects who grumble a lot, as if they were missing Frasier.

The film's most interesting characters are in the supporting cast: a grim, paranoid ghost who haunts the subway trains, and Whoopi Goldberg's phony medium-who discovers, to her confusion and consternation, that she really can communicate with the dead. In the end, everything is wrapped up in the expected ways; the villains are elaborately disposed of, and Our Hero even gets a brief respite from mortality in order to chat with Demi while bathed in a distinctly unflattering light, before his wide-eyed spirit ascends to the big investments consultancy firm in the sky. Apparently, the filmmakers are trying to convince us that the yuppie-love of Pat and Demi is Greater Than Death Itself, but they're both so utterly unremarkable that it's difficult to care, and the scene feels dishonest and manipulative. In fact, "dishonest and manipulative" is a pretty good summary of the movie as a whole.

Not wholly without merits, it's still not worth the price of a rental. See it on TV, unless something else is on.

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Summary: Romantic, ghost story thriller
Review: Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore star in this movie as a couple who are very happy with their life and have just moved into a new apartment. Patrick's character is killed early in the movie - but that isn't the last you see of him! He is the ghost the movie is named after. He tries to find out who killed him and then realizes his girlfriend is in great danger. She doesn't believe in the afterlife, so when Patrick recruits a spiritual medium played by Whoopi Goldberg to convince her to listen, it takes some doing. It also takes some doing to keep Whoopi involved, which makes for a funny yet suspenseful movie as the danger of the bad guy gets worse.

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Summary: oh my love my darling , I've hungered for my lunch .
Review: Not once dropping the silver doller he keeps clenched between his rear cheeks , Patrick Swayze plays dead guy out for justice,and trying to protect his true love Demi Moore , in this the movie that showed ,that even ghosts can get beat up on the subway train . The potters wheel scene moved me , to the bathroom , where I couldn't get to the sink , a girl resembling Uma Thurman was snorting coke .WHAT was you doing in the ladies I hear you cry , ah , I was wearing my aloe vera hand cream at the time . I thought not another hour or so of this ,then he goes for help from a medium [Whoopie Goldberg] and the film lightens up . Whoopie's comedy talent save the film from being over sentimental cabbage water , and at the start of death , good guys are carried up in a beam of light ,and bad guys are dragged away by evil shadows on minimum pay , to a hotel I once stayed at . I believe the in between guys are ferried across the river mersey, where they wait in line at the passport office for eternity .

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Summary: This is a wonderful ghost movie. Diddo to that.
Review: This is a terrific movie mixed with romance, comedy, action, drama, and suspense. Patrick Swayze stars as a banker who is suddenly murdered by an armed thug, thus leaving his poor girlfriend (Demi Moore) behind. Patrick is now a ghost who must solve the true reason to why he was murdered. By doing so, he uses the aid of a psychic (Whoopie Goldberg) to help him warn his sweetheart of a similar fate. The crimes are hard edged, the cast is awesome, the special effects are cool, and Whoopie Goldberg is howlingly funny. Buy this movie if you've never seen it. If you like collecting movies, then don't bother to resist and add this to your collection. This is a true classic.
NOTE: This movie is rated PG-13, but contains a ton of profanity, including violence and a sex scene.

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Summary: Whoopi Goldberg made this movie.
Review: It's just a little too sappy for me, but Ms. Goldberg was hilarious as usual. Good for a date night, no more, no less...

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Summary: Heavenly
Review: Romantic and beautifully shot.........
warm, rich, and kind - to those of us
who know - the kingdom of God is within us,
if I proclaim it - it will be mine.

All love is of GOD, all love that is sanctified.
Very moving, but not for children -at all.

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Summary: Not a ghost of a chance
Review: Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore made this movie one of the "sleeper hits" that it was, but if you put your thinking cap on and started thinking critically, you would've figured out that this was sheer entertainment and nothing more. There is no "truth" to this movie at all. One might think that Swayze has been given "another chance" to right the wrong of his murder, and start communicating with his girlfriend (Moore). Prior to his murder, he couldn't even say "I love you," but only "whatever," and they were having sex outside of marriage. Remember fornication? He couldn't make up his mind about getting married to her because he wasn't committed to his woman. A pretty good gauge about where many men are today. Then there was Whoopi Goldberg and her scam game, and all of a sudden she started to hear Swayze and he bugs her with "I'm Henry the Eighth I Am" before she agrees to help him find his killer. The only thing remotely interesting about some part of this movie is the way the bad guy gets killed and the evil spirits come and whoosh him away to Darkness, and then Swayze is taken away into The Light at the end because he's somehow redeemed himself. It's the grandest of lies, this getting to heaven by your own merit - the ladder approach. Nothing is said about the True Way - Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved. Transfer your trust to Christ and you will be saved. Nothing about the forgiveness of sins by the blood of Christ. This movie is false teaching, and if you are a Christian, I would recommend you keep your thinking cap on and remember it's pure Hollywood. You can't get to heaven on your own merit. The Scriptures say that everyone dies once and then comes the judgment. You don't run around as a ghost and get the kind of life Swayze did. The truth is that Christ died for your sins, and without Him, you are destined to total separation from God when you die. Make your peace with God today, now, through Christ, so you can go to heaven for eternity, and live a life of meaning in this life now. This movie is only remotely recommended for its entertainment value, and even then it doesn't have a ghost of a chance. (No pun intended)

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Summary: A fine time to be ladylike
Review: Whoopi Cushion, uh, Goldberg, is very funny in GHOST. But beyond Whoopi, the film's entertainment value plummets. Why? Demi Moore's character is so darn stupid! The scene that blew it for me: Demi stands there in frozen panic watching the murder of her boyfriend, played by Patrick Swayze. You won't even run for help, Dummy, uh, Demi? Just hang around gawking as Patrick gets killed! It reminded me of those "Superman" episodes where thugs beat up Jimmy Olsen while Lois Lane stood there like a wax figure. Women!