Ghost
Ship in need of another ocean to sail on
By Oscar Montealegre
On-line Forty-Niner
“Ghost
Ship” is jam-packed with carnage and terror.
Taking
a date to see this movie would be a bad
choice. Your date will not hold your hand
due to fright; instead he or she will probably
whisper in your ear for a doggie bag.
Why
is that, audiences may ask? Because “Ghost
Ship” was packed with gruesome death scenes
that will make viewers eyes drop.
“Ghost
Ship” is about a sea crew who makes a living
on salvaging stranded ships in the ocean.
When they return from a successful operation,
a mysterious fellow informs them about a
ship that is stranded in the ocean. What
is intriguing about this ship is that it
has been stranded in the ocean for over
40 years.
Instantly
the crew realizes this is not an ordinary
ship that they will easily be salvaged.
Instead the crew does everything possible
to salvage their lives from the evil that
the ship contains.
There
are many similarities that exist between
“Ghost Ship” and the recent featured movie
“Resident Evil.” One is “Resident Evil”
director Robert Zemickis collaborated on
“Ghost Ship” as a co-director.
“Ghost
Ship” had moments of suspense but it lacked
momentum. After a tense scene it would track
back to boredom. The writers and producers
tried too hard to produce a heavy and in
effect the movie was dull.
Nevertheless,
there were instances that were entertaining
but it left the viewer asking for more.
Only a few scenes that were worth viewing
but as a whole it failed. “Ghost Ship” lacked
individuality and is basically a “Resident
Evil” storyline on a ship.
Compared
to recent failure horror movies such as
“Jason X,” the movie ranks much higher.
I am not talking in box office terms; I
am referring to in terms of entertainment
value. Therefore, I would have to grade
“Ghost Ship” a C- with extra credit for
including cool special effects in its death
scenes.
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