***MILD SPOILERS*** The opening credits may remind us of the television series Love Boat with its music that may turn into a Volare car commercial, if we didn't already know that we are supposed to be out at sea. Of course this is really a horror film for the 21st century. It's been called "The Shining meets Dead Calm".but who remembers "Dead Calm" anyway. Don't be fooled by this or any other Ghost Ship review, the film is yet another Ten Little Indians. except the 'indians' here are 'sailors.'
Still, there are enough shocks and minor suspense scenes in GS to keep you interested until the end. even when the bilge buckets appear to be all too overflowing with blood. Nothing I've read about this 2002 Halloween film has mentioned the fact that it probably was inspired by a forgotten 1980's Italian (?) gialo film of the same name (or was that one called "Ghost Boat"?). I believe this earlier film starred George Kennedy, but I could be mistaken.
Room for improvement: Get rid of the most irritating characters first to spare us unnecessary torture. You know the ones, the ones with the most attitude ("Grow up!!" and the 'we're-all-gonna-die-anyway-so-let's-start-losin'-it' behavior). And who ever told Gabriel Byrne he was talented. He's a second-rater who's been doing this type of stuff for more than twenty years...give it a rest. I'm glad that his character in Ghost Ship ends up floating in a saltwater tube.
Still, there are enough shocks and minor suspense scenes in GS to keep you interested until the end. even when the bilge buckets appear to be all too overflowing with blood. Nothing I've read about this 2002 Halloween film has mentioned the fact that it probably was inspired by a forgotten 1980's Italian (?) gialo film of the same name (or was that one called "Ghost Boat"?). I believe this earlier film starred George Kennedy, but I could be mistaken.
Room for improvement: Get rid of the most irritating characters first to spare us unnecessary torture. You know the ones, the ones with the most attitude ("Grow up!!" and the 'we're-all-gonna-die-anyway-so-let's-start-losin'-it' behavior). And who ever told Gabriel Byrne he was talented. He's a second-rater who's been doing this type of stuff for more than twenty years...give it a rest. I'm glad that his character in Ghost Ship ends up floating in a saltwater tube.