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Summary: Wonderful opening
Review: I loved the opening of the movie and hated the rest. It is really only deserving of 1 or 2 stars, but the opening is so original and disturbing that I gave it three. You can turn it off after that and feel better about the movie than you will if you watch it all the way through.
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Summary: JUNK Ship
Review: Ghost Ship is one of the worst kinds of Hollywood [double dealing] to come along in some time. No wonder THE RING blew it out of the water during it's theatrical release. After a very cool opening, the movie falls into some of the worst dialogue, even worse acting and a completely predictable yawn fest. Not one single scare. No consistency of performance from moment to moment. I've seen these actors in other films or on TV and I suspect they can actually act, but wow, [are they bad] in this. Only young Emily Browning as Katie gives a strange intriguing performance. The film should've been about her not a sorry [imitation]of ALIEN dynamics. And while this movie's gorgeously photographed, and lushly production designed, it's not enough to make it worth the torturous 91 minutes of viewing. Badly executed with a cheeseball score - Ghost Ship should be sunk and forgotten. AVOID!!
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Summary: A guilty pleasure
Review: While it is nowhere near as intelligent as "The Sixth Sense", or even "The Others", I enjoyed "Ghost Ship" a great deal nevertheless. "Ghost Ship" is about a salvage crew stumbling upon a seemingly derelict cruise liner, the Antonia Graza, that had been mysteriously lost at sea forty years ago. The opening sequence, which definitely is NOT for the faint-hearted, had me squirming in my seat. It started innocently enough - passengers dancing on the deck of the opulent cruise liner on the night it went missing 40 years ago - and then exploded into an unexpected orgy of blood and gore that will probably have me swearing off any thoughts about ever getting on a cruise ship for the rest of my life. The fate of the rest of the passengers and crew was revealed with equal violence and gore about two-thirds through the movie. Although predictable at times, "Ghost Ship" did keep me guessing in its first half. Was that mysterious pilot who first approached the salvage crew with information about sightings of the lost cruise liner more than he seemed to be? Was that ghostly girl some sort of demon who caused so much carnage on the ship forty years ago because she was bored? Which ghost had good intentions and which evil? Julianna Margulies acquitted herself well in her role as a strong and gutsy woman with plenty of maternal instincts, the same sort of role so famously pioneered by Sigourney Weaver in Aliens. While "Ghost Ship"'s premise is not an original one - "Death Ship" (1980), "Event Horizon" (1997), "Deep Rising" (1998) and "Virus" (1999) come to mind - it has enough thrills to keep fans of the horror genre happy. So go rent it on a dark and stormy night, make some popcorn, turn out the lights, snuggle in the sofa with a blanket, and prepare to be scared out of your wits in the first five minutes ...
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Summary: Pretty good horror flick
Review: Well I first saw this movie in theaters, and I enjoyed it for the most part, and then bought the DVD. I think this, along with "Time Machine," qualifies for some of the most under-rated movies of 2002. The movie begins with a flashback to the year 1962 to show us how the Antonio Graza became haunted. The opening scene is filled with a lot of blood and gore, which won't be great for a sqeamish viewer. We flash-forward to the present day, and the main part of the movie begins. I think it is a good idea to use the captions on this movie, because you will understand it a lot better. As the movie goes on, a pretty interesting storyline develops. The crew finds gold and plan to take it and abandon the ship. But as they are making their escape, "someone or something" causes their getaway ship to explode, leaving them stranded on the Antonio Graza. One of the crew memebers, Santos, dies in the explosion, which breaks the "glue" that holds the group together, and they go off around the ship on their separate ways. Murphy, the leader of the group, encounters the ghost of the captain of the Antonio Graza, who warns him that one of the members of the group is plotting to kill them all. Who that is, I will let you find out in the movie. But it is fairly predictable. Before he can tell the other members of the group, however, he is found dead in an aquarium. An interesting storyline is the relationship of the group's only female, Epps, and the ghost of a young girl named Katie, who was the only survivor of the massacre on the night in 1962. From the beginning, she has always told them to get off the ship, but of course they never do. Late in the movie, Katie takes Epps back in time to show her more of what happened in 1962. What is important here is that the viewer won't find out the entire plot until the last 10-15 minutes of the movie, when the flashback explains everything. The rest of the crew eventually dies off, each in their own unique way (there is only one survivor out of the whole group), and the ship ends up sinking in the end after the remaining crew member sets off explosions in the engine room. I could never quite understand what happens at the very end of the movie, which is a rather shocking twist that opens the door for a possible sequel (although I don't think there will be one), or it at least gives the viewer something to think about. The special effects I thought were pretty good. I really liked the scene where one guy, Greer, is wandering around in the dining hall, and the room transforms to what it was in 1962. That part was nicely done. However, at times, the blood looked cheap and the severed body parts looked fake. Other than the first scene, the movie is mostly PG-13 rather than R, other than some language here and there and very brief nudity. I strongly recommened the DVD version. It is packed with tons of features, interviews, and a few riddles to solve as well. I give this film 4 out of 5 stars. Nothing too brilliant, but if you're looking for a good horror film to watch on a stormy Saturday night, this is a decent selection.
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Summary: Get the movie Deep Rising instead.
Review: This is only an AVERAGE horror movie. It is entertaining but it did not surpass my expectations. I would give it 3 stars but it is a lot better than the other horror movie I saw in the last six months.WARNING: There's a 30 second sceen at the beginning that is very bloody.
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Summary: Where have all the roses gone?
Review: I did not walk into this with any expectations, least of all high expectations. I thought the cover, with its "Sea Evil" slogun was pretty amusing, and being a fairly avid 'horror' fan I decided to give it a shot. Now, I won't dwell on this movie too much, as my main message here is about the current state of horror films, and it just happens that I watched this particular movie last night. So, this review could have been done for The Ring, or whatever, but this movie was thoroughly disappointing (as was The Ring, but it had some decent atmosphere/sound effects/visuals). The plot was nothing but an amalgam of everything from Alien to a bit of The Shining. Actually, it really reminded me of a 're-make' of Event Horizon that takes place on a boat. While Event Horizon isn't what I'd call great either, at least it had some really good visuals in the gore department, which Ghost Ship totally lacks. It seems that as time goes on the violence and gore gets weaker and weaker in these films. I'm not saying that a movie has to be as gory as Dead Alive to be entertaining or good, believe me, I'm interested in movies that leave it to your imagination as well, but very few movies/directors can create the kind of atmosphere required to really give a chill or creep me out. This movie doesn't deliver anything, even the so-called gore scene was just a rehashing of the effects in 13 Ghosts (also terrible, but somewhat amusing at least) and the horse scene in The Cell (a nightmarishly bad movie). Do yourself a favor, buy The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or The Shining if you want a deep-seeded experience, or maybe The Re-Animator, Dead Alive, or Evil Dead II if you're looking for some gory laughs.
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Summary: What gives?
Review: This could have been sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better! The entire movie was predictable and I was very dissapointed. I am a huge fan of Juliana's so I was doubly disappointed. There was a movie a few years back almost identical to this and it too was not good. I give it two stars because the little girl was awesome. The opportunity to make a really creepy horror film set at sea will present itself again and I only hope the director of THAT film will do better.
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Summary: Ship of foolishness.
Review: I just don't get it. The production team behind DARK CASTLE films are reputable movie makers, however, so far all three of their flicks fail to do anything but produce lots of eye rolling. As with HOUSE ON HAUNTD HILL and THIRTEEN GHOSTS, GHOST SHIP starts out great, then falters. Great production values and decent premises are there, but all three films progress into either the absurd, or are just muttled by a confused plot or lack there of. Lowest common denominator movie watching especially for fans of the genere. Pretty much before GHOST SHIP left port, it sunk.
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Summary: Love Boat - NOT!
Review: This movie starts almost like an episode of 'Love Boat'. The music is light and nearly romantic as you zoom into the Antonia Graza cruising the high seas with well-dressed crew and passengers. However, no sooner do you zoom onto the ship with dancing passengers than a really bad thing happens, and there is blood and horrible death. We fast forward 40 years and meet a salvage ship crewed by a variety of nearly stereotypical characters. After a brief introduction showing how dedicated the crew members are, the salvage ship heads out to sea. During a storm the salvage ship runs into, literally, the Antonia Graza. Naturally the crew members see a huge salvage opportunity and the money to be made from that opportunity. Thus the plot of the movie is reasonably simple: return the Graza to running condition and take her to port to be able to make a fortune. Of course, a variety of eerie events occur that let you know that the Graza is not just a derelict ship waiting to be salvaged. As the movie progresses, the wonderfully spooky atmosphere enhances what would otherwise be a run-of-the-mill ghost story. There are portions of the movie that are terribly predictable, always an annoyance in any movie, but fortunately there are nearly as many unpredictable scenes that overcome the predictable ones. Perhaps the most interesting part of the movie is the last 15 or 20 minutes, when the fate of the ship and crew 40 years earlier is revealed in great and gory detail. Furthermore, I was not expecting what happened at the very end of the movie. This movie is not likely to win any awards. However, the sets, the cinematography and portions of the plot made this movie worthy of a bowl of popcorn and a future re-watch. There are probably no points in the movie where I jumped or my heart leapt, but I was intrigued by the periodic hints of what happened to the ship 40 years earlier, and during the time from 40 years ago to today. I recommend this movie for a dark and stormy night with the wind howling and rain pouring.
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Summary: Visual and Entertaining
Review: The critics did not like Ghost Ship. Thats not hard to believe, but they do not view films the way ordinary people do. Ghost Ship was extremely well-done by a future horror master, Steve Beck. His visual qualities are amazing. This film was great. I saw it in the movies after 8 Mile sold out. I was so surprised at how engrossing it was. Though some sections were not the most thrilling sequences, I still believe this was a great popcorn flick. Julianna Margulies does an amazing job as the a salvager trying to haul in a ship, that was lost years ago, with her crew. The fortunate situation turns to unfortunate when they start to find out the ships history. With an opening sequence that was beyond original, this film keeps you guessing till the very end. The DVD is superb. Picture and sound are both top-notch and without a flaw. The extras are great, they include: 3 HOW-THEY-DID-IT pieces, on location footage, never-before-seen footage, and much much more. This DVD is definately worth a rental, and certainly worth the buy.
You Will BE Pleased.
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