This ain't no love boat baby

Being an avid horror freak I tend to get very excited when a new horror film has been released, in the genre not a lot happens these days and when it is released (sorry Deano) we end up with crap like Jeepers Creepers – I rest my case! Anyways, there was me sitting there minding my own business when I happened to come across a trailer on my favourite movie site (http://www.movies.com) a few months back, I didn’t just get excited, I practically pee’ed my pants as Julia Robert’s once said! This film didn’t just look spooky, it looked like it had a story line, these to things in 1 horror film and it was made in 2002, was it possible? So, I set out about watching the film and here’s my opinion on, ‘Ghost Ship’, Mel xxx

 Tell me about the cast, directors and what not.
The main cast is as follows;
Gabriel Byrne plays the part of Captain Sean Murphy,
Julianna Margulies plays the part of Maureen Epps,
Ron Eldard plays the part of Dodge,
Desmond Harrington plays the part of Jack Ferriman,
Isaiah Washington plays the part of Greer,
Alex Dimitriades plays the part of Santos,
Karl Urban plays the part of Munder,
Emily Browning plays the part of Katie Hargrove.
The film was directed by Steve Beck (directed Thir13en Ghosts and also was art director on The Abyss and The Hunt for Red October). Mark Hanlon wrote the story and also the screen play for the film. It was made in 2001 and in the UK was certified an 18 certificate. This mean it is unsuitable for anyone under the age of 18 to watch. The film contains violence, sexual content, offensive language and gore. So it really is not acceptable for people under then age of 18.
The film was originally released 25th October, 2002 in the US. It approximate running time is 88 minutes long.

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 My Final Conclusions on Ghost Ship.
The best thing I loved about this film was how it started, it was so misconceiving! There you are sitting down thinking you are about to watch some romantic episode of ‘Love Boat’ or something from the music, and in the first 5 minutes all hell breaks loose! Myself and my friend K who love horror films passionately both sat there in shock, what a beginning! My hats, clothes everything really go off to that idea!
The acting was quite believable. I always find in horrors it’s pretty hard to act like they should, let’s be honest… how many of us really have had our families hacked to pieces and know how it feels? How many of us have a brother like Michael Myers? See I rest my case, we don’t know how we would act so from a actor/actresses point of view it can’t be easy pulling off believable emotions. In this film however they achieve it. They achieve the look of shock, fear, horror and greed. I was impressed! And I’ll be honest with horror films it really does take a lot to impress me!
The storyline, although not realistic was original (I know it has been done before but not done to death nor like this!), it kept me occupied and didn’t bore me. It wasn’t too slow which I hate and there was plenty going on. Also, when the film does turn on its head and all come together it really is impressive; whoever came up with the ideas for it really was intelligent and imaginative!
So, my over all opinion on Ghost Ship, watch it! IF you haven’t seen it, watch it! If you have seen it and didn’t appreciate it try watching it again! I watched it twice before it really sank in for me. It’s not overly scary or frightening; I would say it is spooky though. The special effects are great in it and it’s worth seeing the film just for them really. I give the film 9 out of 10 as I thought it was great, however I am still waiting to watch the ultimate film this summer (Which I know is going to be crap but hey, I’ve got to see it just to see Kelly Rowland get killed! If you fancy checking out the trailer as you are a horror freak too, go to http://www.freddyvsjason.com), ‘Freddy versus Jason’. Mel xx