Rating: Summary: Thir13en Ghosts? The good the bad and the dead. Review: The first thing I would like to say is, this film doesn't try to insult your intelligence. It is just trying to fit a large complicated plot in a small space of time. If you have any questions go to the website, it has full background history on ALL the ghosts, and a detailed explaination of the plot. I'm not going to describe the movie to you, you have the rest of the reviews to do that for you. Instead I shall tell you this is a good film,- a very good film. Just one thing, it was OBVIOUS when something (only sometimes though)when something was going to happen. Ah yes, this could have easily- for me- been a 5 star, but: ...But overall it IS scary, more so for the younger audiences. The ghosts are realistic (well they were played by real people) and were very frightening (some of them). ...BR>This movie shall definitly make you avoid your bathroom for a LONG time.
Rating: Summary: A Good Scary Movie! Review: Special effects are great. Story line starts out really well then turns into the typical haunted house horror flick. I definitely think it is worth renting and I ended up buying it used. Some of the death scenes are pretty realistic and gruesome. There is a little biography of each ghost on the special features of the DVD, which is a really special treat. It also gives you a little sympathy for the ghosts.
Rating: Summary: Could be better, could be worse. Review: When I rented this movie, I was afraid to watch it because my friends all said it was the scariest movie they'd seen in a while. So I watched the extra features on the ghosts first. That part was pretty cool; it was nice knowing about the ghosts before watching the movie. The effects were absolutely laudable, and the idea of using an all-glass house instead of a creepy, broken-down, piece of crap was great. But can we have a little bit of back-story, please? Why were these ghosts picked? What do they have anything to do with the dark Zodiac? What's that book thing they keep refering to? If the director and writer had put some explanation into the plot, this would have been an amazing movie.
Rating: Summary: Would be 2.5 stars but they won't let me do that! Review: First of all, I have to say that luckily I bought a used copy of this movie and had the option to return it to where I purchased it. This was a terrible movie from beginning to end. The ghosts were really cool looking, and so wasn't the house. Those were pretty much the only cool things about the flick. There was so much info about the ghosts and the people packed into an hour and a half that your mind just gets all mixed up. The only good thing about the DVD that saves it from getting no stars is that there is a special feature that gives details on each and every ghost. Other than that, this movie was a total flop. Get Ghost Ship or The Ring instead.
Rating: Summary: Could've been great... Review: I like the premise to this tale! Rather original actually IMNSHO. How they go about capturing ghosts and for what purpose... Never seen anything quite like it before. The ending is rather predictable granted. The cornball humor isn't TOO over the top as in many horror flicks.... And I appreciate that! The big muck up here is STORY! If they had given each of the ghosts even a brief characterization run over in the actual movie as is in the DVD's special features, it would've given the story what is essential for a flick of this genre... A ghost story! That is afterall the basis of ALL stories... The 5 f's; who, what, where, when, why! How the guy got a hook for a hand? What his mommy did to make him psycho? And of course the circumstances of his death which made him a ghost to begin with? What is a ghost story without these neccesities? Now there is a main storyline here... And this is done rather good... But... Here we have 13 ghosts, and we only get such crucial storyline origins for about 3 of the 13 ghosts, and even those (Spare the dead wife's characterization) are done a bit too vague! So what we are left with is all damned cool looking yet nameless and faceless ghosts that pop up and while they make look very gruesome and may have some scare tactics in that aspect alone... They could've been made so much more creepier had at least a bit of tale been told on each. I take it such origins were never filmed or left out because of time constraints... But this is the movie's biggest flaw. Without it, we're mostly reduced to just eye candy here! And the eye candy is damned good! The ghosts are indeed gruesome. The sets are great, albeit the house is almost entirely CGI... Which should attest to how great it is since it's fooled most the reviewers. I myself thought it was a set till I scoped out the special features on the DVD.... And I usually have a good enough eye to spot CGI. It's not a bad flick. There's far worse out there. Unfortuneatly it's just another eye candy reliant film all in all. By all means if you get the DVD, watch the 13 ghosts characterizations FIRST! That'll definitely add some of the needed storyline flair. Consider my rating a 2.5 stars outta 5! If they had given the ending a bit more of a twist, and incorporated origins for at least most of the ghosts I would give it an easy 3.5 outta 5!
Rating: Summary: I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Review: I LOVE THIS MOVIE IT IS FLLED WITH EXCITMENT..
Rating: Summary: I enjoyed the house Review: This movie nabbed me one day on cable, I was half following it while cleaning. I enjoyed teh visuals and concept of the house being made of glass and transparent but other than that the plot was a little thinner than the special effects made it seem like it shoudl be. Lots of interesting concepts of demons/ghosts being trapped in this house by the words on the walls. The house itself being a spell.
Rating: Summary: alright Review: It's alright. Not great or anything but ok. Score: 76/100
Rating: Summary: Thirteen Ghosts - Not for Kids Review: Definitely an excellent movie. Awesome special effects and great music. This is a movie not for kids on any account, however. There are scenes of nudity, gore, and horror. For the older seed, this is the perfect movie if you're into horror. You'll be hanging on the edge of your seat and then you're hit with a surprising twist...
Rating: Summary: Great horror movie Review: Looks like people are trying to rate it for what this movie is not. It's NOT Godfather, or any other cinematography chef d'oeuvre for that matter. It's a HORROR movie. And a good one. - It's scary, the set and the graphics are original and incredible, the actors do a great job. It's very entertaining. What else are we looking for from a scary movie?
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