Ghost Ship
| Year: | 2002 |
| Director: | Steve Beck |
| Cast: | Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Isiah Washington, Alex Dimitriades, Karl Urban, Emily Browning |
As high a concept as there's been in a movie, with the entire story given away in the title.
Unintentionally funny horror abounds from the notorious opening scene where a taut cable slices a ship's deck full of passengers in half, bringing us to the present day where a tough as nails (ie lifted straight out of Alien salvage crew is led to salvage the liner by an air force pilot.
Once there, ghosts start appearing with such ho-hum regularity they might as well have been Dorothy the Dinosaur - brought about seemingly with as few chills as possible.
From there, it's a kill 'em one at a time in gruesome Hollywood way schlockfest, and the explanation for the haunting is as corny as the rest of the movie.
Interesting for one reasons; the absolutely bizarre opening titles, with Sirk-like script font titles and swelling, ocean-going music.
Unintentionally funny horror abounds from the notorious opening scene where a taut cable slices a ship's deck full of passengers in half, bringing us to the present day where a tough as nails (ie lifted straight out of Alien salvage crew is led to salvage the liner by an air force pilot.
Once there, ghosts start appearing with such ho-hum regularity they might as well have been Dorothy the Dinosaur - brought about seemingly with as few chills as possible.
From there, it's a kill 'em one at a time in gruesome Hollywood way schlockfest, and the explanation for the haunting is as corny as the rest of the movie.
Interesting for one reasons; the absolutely bizarre opening titles, with Sirk-like script font titles and swelling, ocean-going music.