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12/08/02
Ghost Ship (2002)
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Reviews Counted:119
Fresh:15
Rotten:104
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: With a plot as creaky as the boat, Ghost Ship fails to deliver the scares.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The salvage crew aboard the tugboat Arctic Warrior is the best in the business. Under the leadership of Captain Sean Murphy (GABRIEL BYRNE), and with the expertise of salvage team leader Maureen... [More]
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Ron Eldard
Director: Steve Beck
Reviews for Ghost Ship
Top CriticB-movies can be better than this.
10/29/08
Top CriticDirector Beck loses it, with techno-scored flashbacks (note: techno isn't scary) and blow-up-the-place gimmickry...
12/30/06
Top CriticThe setting is perfectly promising -- but this is the usual dumbed-down stuff, heading for the video bin.
01/27/03
Top CriticIt's refreshing to watch a horror film that's this unpretentious. It's not afraid to be profoundly cheesy...and it actually unsettles us with hideous grisliness rather than mere noises on the soundtrack.
12/05/02
The final reel plots a course smack between predictable and sheer idiocy.
06/24/06
Top CriticIt's clear from the outset that quality is never going to be an option...
01/26/03
It’s dumb, but more importantly, it’s just not scary.
10/24/02
It is gory and eerie and even a bit creepy, but not scary.
10/26/02
Was I scared? Only at the prospect of Beck's next project. Let's see, a haunted house, a haunted ship, what's next . . . Ghost Blimp?
10/25/02
Audiences will feel more tricked than treated after sitting through this silly gorefest that wastes the talents of several good actors.
10/26/02
Meandering, sub-aquatic mess: It's so bad it's good, but only if you slide in on a freebie.
10/27/02
All the Queen's Men is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels, it should pay reparations to viewers.
10/25/02
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11/18/02
As a feature helmsman, [Beck's] brought us Thirteen Ghosts ... and Ghost Ship, both of which are absolutely atrocious films for any number of reasons.
11/03/02
Ghost Ship is so ineptly put together that it’s hard to take much comfort in the meager pleasures that it does offer.
12/27/02
The only surprise is that heavyweights Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis agreed to produce this; I assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear.
10/25/02
It's better than you expect but not as good as you hope.
10/25/02
Top CriticAn adequate horror movie for the Halloween season, but it too easily sinks into haunted-house-film conventions, even if the haunted house is decked out as an Italian luxury liner.
10/24/02
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04/29/09
Latest News for Ghost Ship
April 12, 2007:
Sequel Buzz on "Haunted Hill" and "Fast and the Furious"?
For those of you who were desperately waiting to see a sequel to "House on Haunted Hill," your wait is soon over. Also, raise your hand if you're interested in seeing... More...
July 21, 2006:
Trailer Bulletin: Hilary Swank in "The Reaping"
Those Dark Castle guys are at it again. From the studio that brought you "Ghost Ship," "Gothika," and "House of Wax" comes "The Reaping"... More...
June 20, 2006:
Who's Ready for Another Trip to "Haunted Hill"?
Bloody-Disgusting.com (arguably the best horror site out there) is reporting that Dark Castle Entertainment (the guys behind "Ghost Ship," "Gothika," and... More...
July 11, 2005:
Pogue Pens Remake of a French Fright Flick
Screenwriter John Pogue has sold his pitch for a remake of the 2002 French horror film "Malefique" to Paramount, says Variety. Producer Neal Moritz... More...
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