Ghost Ship (DVD)

...watery set. I’m unsure if Ghost Ship used this wet-o-rama, but if they did, I’m resting part of the blame firmly on the hairy shoulders of the aforementioned bearded one. Well, I can’t make a lot of unfair blame-stabs, so let me aim my dagger at the true culprits – Dark Castle Entertainment. Yes folks, the people what brung you The House On Haunted Hill and Thirteen Ghosts just don’t learn. Or maybe it’s chumps like me who don’t learn – seeing as ...
...well, deaths. The intro to Ghost Ship doesn’t rival the car-smash spectacle of Final Destination 2, but it comes close. Limbs, torsos, entrails – all yer gory favourites. Thing is, this is much like masturbating more than once in a day. Each subsequent time is less rewarding and painful to endure. At the stage when only air comes out, you are forced to re-evaluate your priorities. Now ladies, you may not be able to relater. So I would instead offer ...

peppersinclaire 21.05.2004 · Read full review
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...I suppose, but after that Ghost Ship just goes downhill. No, on second thought, going downhill doesn't quite do it justice. Sinks like a stone is better. On paper at least this 'haunted-house-at-sea' shocker could have been, should have been quite good. The basic premise - a haunted passenger liner - is reasonably intriguing (think Titanic meets The Shining) and it's produced by none other than Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver under the banner of ...
...popcorn munching and sweetpaper rustling. Ghost Ship was no different. The popcorn-chorus was still in full swing when the pink, pseudo-romantic credits were rolling and swooning, classical music flooded the cinema. The camera zooms in onto the deck of the Antonia Graza, a 1960's luxury cruise liner where three dozen passengers are partying on the deck. As we draw closer, a malfunctioning, high-tensile cable whips across the dancefloor, simultaneously ...

Spike_ 05.07.2003 (06.07.2003) · Read full review
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...cinemas on January 24th 2003, Ghost Ship was brought to us by the creative team of Steve Beck, Robert Zemeckis and Joel Silver. Steve Beck has a tradition of maritime movies, having previously been in charge of the visual effects in The Abyss and The Hunt For Red October. He also directed Th13rteen Ghosts. Zemeckis is no stranger to horror/suspense films, having previously directed What Lies Beneath and Tales from the Crypt. Joel Silver produced ...
...trio certainly promised good things. Ghost Ship is many things. At times, it is quite macabre, and at other times quite intriguing. Sadly, it is also rather silly and does contain more than its fair share of cliches, but despite these criticisms, I still thoroughly enjoyed it. To find a film with an 18-certificate these days is quite rare, so you could quite easily be led to believe that Ghost Ship would be quite horrific. In comparison to many ...

LostWitness 27.01.2003 (19.02.2004) · Read full review
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I wanted to see Ghost ship at the cinema but being unable to get to the pictures at a time when the film was showing, I wasn’t too disappointed – knowing it wouldn’t be too long before it was on DVD. The time finally came and it was released on DVD, so I added it my queue at my DVD rental site and waited for its delivery. I sat in anticipation with my family as we placed it in our DVD player, thinking it would scare the pants off us! I was wishfully ...
...believe there could be a Ghost ship 2 (lets hope not) I was really disappointed by this film-it was a complete let down. It was hardly scary enough to frighten the ‘milder’ person, although it was a little bloody. The plot of the film is very simple and basic, and the film didn’t seem too long – which was a good thing for those of us that were bored. Set mainly on a derelict ship of the film sees the demise of the salvage crew one by one, which is ...

dabmim 10.10.2003 (12.10.2003) · Read full review
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...when no-one's looking and a ghost who can morph into the body of Epps and make believe she's trying to kill Murphy. Truly bizarre. My favourite part in the film is where Katie 'shows' Epps what really happened the night the Antonia Graza disappeared and to be honest it was more or less what you'd already figured out but it was good to see all the different aspects of the story start to make a bit of sense. Why did the people die? What happened to ...
...one of these films but Ghost Ship didn't have any amount of the 'jump' factor. The story line was daft (find gold on a creepy deserted ship and hang around to be killed), the characters were pitiful and the death scenes were a mixture of over the top and mind numbingly boring. For some reason, Ghost Ship carries an 18 certificate and I can't understand why it wasn't given a 15 as it isn't THAT gory to give delicate little darlings at 15 (yeah, right!) ...

Fruity_Tart 17.11.2003 · Read full review
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...I would read a few Ghost Ship reviews before I set out, unfortunately there was none, so here I am writing the first one! So in the cinema, most of the other films I have already seen, ghost ship starts in 5 minutes. Ghost Ship it is. So I still don’t know who made the film, the director or producer, I didn’t catch their names on the credits, but the film is in the Alien style, although I’m pretty sure Ridley Scott didn’t direct this! The opening ...
...title implies this is a ghost ship, but maybe not the kind of ghost you may expect, the film takes a turn for the worse as the plot twist unfolds. And chances are you will not see this twist coming, I didn’t see it coming at all, but don’t get your hopes up, this is no Fight Club or Sixth Sense, and you'd probably end up wishing it was simething different. The music wasn’t memorable really memorable, and it’s not a score you would rush out to buy, ...

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...assocation with village Roadshow Pictures Ghost Ship, starring JULIANNA MARGULIES,RON ELDARD,DESMOND HARRINGTON, ISAIAH WASHINGTON and GABRIEL BYRNE. Directed by STEVE BECK, the film is produced by JOEL SILVER, ROBERT ZEMECKIS and GILBERT ADLER. The Antonia Graza was reported missing on the 21st of May, 1962 off the coast of Labrador. But the funny thing was there was no distress signal, there was no contact she just disappeared, she was gone. And ...
...be looking for her, just hoping that she hadn't gone down. The salvage crew aboard the tugboat Artic Warrior is the best in the business. Captain Sean Murphy (GABRIEL BYRNE), and with the team leader Maureen Epps(JULIANNA MARGULIES), First Mate Greer(ISAIAH WASHINGTON) and technicians Dodge(RON ELDARD) Munder (KARL URBAN) and Santos(ALEX DIMITRIADES), they can locate any abandoned vessel, patch them up intill they were seaworthy and drag them back ...

scottishkat 12.08.2004 · Read full review
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The movie opens with a party scene on board of an ocean liner sailing over the Bering Sea. It is the year of 1962. On board of the “Antonia Graza”, fine European people dance slowly, to the sound of Francesca’s (Francesca Rettondini) nostalgic voice. It is chic, slow paced party. Katie Hargrove is bored, sitting on a corner with a little game until the captain takes her to dance. The girl travels alone and is on her way to America (where else) to ...
...would appear to be all so innocent if it wasn’t for that false sense of security that lingers in the air. Things have to go wrong and they will! What happens next is arguably one of the goriest sequences of scenes in the history of cinema. It led me to think that the movie, with the silly cover of a boat shaped skull saying “it will scary you shipless”, would actually be bloodcurdling – but no! Everything from there onwards is clichéd and predictable. ...

lazuli77 02.09.2004 · Read full review
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...review on the horror genre. Ghost Ship was released in the US for the Halloween season and made its way to the UK recently. The Ghost Ship was an Italian luxury Cruise liner Antonia Graza built in 1954. On its voyage to US in 1962 it suddenly disappeared never to be seen again until 40 years later. The story moves onto a motley crew of a salvage ship. Gabriel Byrne plays Murphy, a sympathetic Captain and father like figure to the remainder which ...
...they get marooned on the Ghost Ship. They quickly learn that something weird is happening on the ship and they are not the only ones on it. Now that the scene is set you got to ask yourself: What demonic forces are residing on the Ghost Ship? Can they trust the stranger who brought them here in the first place? Will any of them get out alive? This film borrows all the stereotypes from the horror genre that one can think of. The usual suspects are ...

razmao 01.03.2003 · Read full review
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...to leave. Welcome to the Ghost Ship !!  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 ...
...(6 mins) • 'Designing The Ghost Ship': a production design featurette (6 mins) • Visual effects featurette • 'Not Falling' music video • Interactive menu • Scene access I will definitely be buying this on DVD to check out the extra features, some of them look really good. Roll on 21st July (which is apparently when the DVD is being released).  My Final Conclusions on Ghost Ship. The best thing I loved about this film was how it started, ...

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...the deadliest of nightmares... Ghost Ship combines exhillarating high seas action, along with a chilling storyline. For good measure, stick in a fortune in unmarked gold bullion that could make the crew millionaires, and suddenly everything goes pear-shaped, with the crew fighting between each other for their want of the gold. Add sinister visions of the ship's original passengers and crew, including sexy singer Francesca, vengeful young girl Katie, ...
...ship. Max on Set: Ghost Ship Behind the Scenes Three featurettes, which take a detailed look at the making of the movie: A Closer Look at the Gore Designing the Ghost Ship Visual effects featurette Music video for Mudvayne's 'Not Falling' Other features include the theatrical trailer, filmography, English and French languages and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. Other Details... Rating: 18 DVD/Video Release Date: July 21, 2003 ...

J4M1721 04.02.2004 (25.06.2004) · Read full review
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...there's nothing really special in Ghost Ship that you haven't already seen in other movies. Well, that's been a bit unfair really, the slaughter scene at the beginning of the film is really good with plenty of blood and guts for any horror fan, but sadly that's the most gore you'll get, except for the odd swimming pool of blood. Anyway enough of this banter, let's get on with the story of the film: In 1962 the Antonio Graza mysteriously disappears, ...
...end to the film. Ghost Ship is brought to us by the same team as 'House on Haunted Hill' and 'Thirteen Ghosts' and I can quite honestly say, having all these DVD's that 'House on Haunted Hill' is still the best of the three (so far). The acting in Ghost Ship is nothing special either with Julianna Margulies (ER) been quite wooden at times and Gabriel Byrne (Stigmata) looking like he was forced into taking the roll. But all said and done the star ...

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...this interesting depiction of a Ghost Ship takes you on a journey to the past. The plot is fairly straightforward if you pay attention to detail and are interested in ships. The main plot is that there are a group of people who find ships, and a guy comes in (Harrington) and talks to them about a ship he has spotted in the ocean. So as planned, the team head out with Harrington on board also (claiming he knows nothing about ships) hoping to find ...
...everyone aboard the ship was murdered over 50 years prior to that night and the only survivor was a man who wanted to capture people for their greed. The plot is very unpredictable, I had expected for everything to go as planned, but if this had happened, the movie would not have been called 'Ghost Ship.' Twists bamboozle the initial plot of the movie, giving it a burst of tension and plenty of excitement. I must admit I found it quite boring at ...

Mimicakes 05.09.2004 · Read full review
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...Hill, 13 Ghosts and now Ghost Ship. A salvage crew headed by seadog Captain Sean Murphy (Gabriel Byrne) is approached by pilot Jack Ferriman (Desmond Harrington). He has spotted an ocean liner abandoned at sea. The prospects of the rewards for salvaging the vessel are too great for Murphy and his crew. They embark on a high seas adventure to recover their possible fortune. However the ship they encounter gives them more than they bargained for. ...
...well soon turn sour. Ghost Ship follows the same principles as its production company’s previous movies. They are high on special effects but pretty low on story, taste and genuine scares. This should come as no surprise as Director Steve Beck is the same man behind 13 Ghosts. The film starts off well enough with some nasty gore and creepy atmosphere. But this is an idea that doesn’t realize it’s potential. For a start you’d expect a film that is ...

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...been and always will be, ghost haunting horror fans. The kinds of films that always make money. So lets not talk about deeper meaning, because there’s no deeper meaning in all this. Just plain entertainment. "Ghost Ship" boat is solid but boring plot. Okay, so we're dazzled when a guy falls through a rusted-out section of the rotten floor, yet I see no one hide behind seats? "Ghost Ship" is ruined by such an insultingly cliché of an ending. ...
...raising tension, to remind us that something nasty might be lurking in the shadows. Walking through its dark corridors with flashlights, Epps is the first to catch a startling glimpse of a ghostly little girl in a dress, the sweet angelic yet enough hypnotically, who, is to become her spirit guide through the terror. Little girl takes Epps by the hand, revealing her a supernatural vision: the ship's history and the diabolic reason for their souls ...

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