BroadcastChic
Excellent, a Must See
Orla Zuniga
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
Lachlan Coulson
This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
d-l-keffer2
Absolutely terrible movie. Horrible writing, dialogue, and production. Not even empty-headed millennials could like this stinker. Situations are so convoluted and unbelievable that the whole story flops. Be warned, if you watch this movie you will need to wipe the screen with toilet paper when you are done.
Guffinator2003
Wednesday is movie night for my wife and I, and here lately we've been diving into lesser known ghost movies. This movie caught our attention this last week and we rented it. Oh my, this movie was absolutely horrible. It must have had a budget of about $45. Some parts of it made absolutely NO sense. The "investigator" takes a description of "we drove for 10 minutes, turned left, turned right, crossed some railroad tracks" and was able to drive to the exact spot where this lady was accosted? The acting was sub-par, to the point where I have a theory that the actors were personal friends of the director, so he basically rounded up whoever he could to star in the flick. I see there is a sequel to this using the same actress for the main character. I'll be sure to skip over that one at Blockbuster.
ThrownMuse
Laura is an agoraphobic who works from her laptop and has her friend Nikki run all of her errands for her. Her psychological disease doesn't seem to affect her life much, except for the fact that she answers the door with a large kitchen knife. But soon she notices that things in her apartment are being arranged, and after one terrifying incident she is convinced her apartment is haunted. Desperate and unable to leave her home, she seeks the help of Elizabeth, a hokey online ghosthunter.There's a lot to dislike about "GhostWatcher," but this is really one of the better no-budge horror movies distributed by Lion's Gate that I have had the pleasure of watching. Now that I think of it, I found this haunted house flick is more entertaining than any of the recent theatrically released ones (The Grudge, Darkness, Amityville). The plot is original (if you discount Copycat), and although it isn't exploited to its full potential, there are some damn fine twists that keep the story interesting. The story structure is not that different from The Ring. Unfortunately, there are also some stupid plot elements that should have been removed or tweaked. Some of the scares are effectively frightening (there is one scene that should get to anyone who allows themselves to be scared), while others are silly, mostly due to poor make-up effects. The lighting in this film is surprisingly impressive and often comes across as influenced by Argento. The acting is another hit-or-miss factor, but it is refreshing that the leads are all capable women, and women that look very normal. In fact, the movie looks like a big group of friends got together with limited resources to make a horror film. But make no mistake, this is a good ghost story, not a belligerent Troma flick. These folks are talented and know what they're doing. While the score is well done, my biggest complaint is the music used in the film, which consists of generic aggro-rock that disrupts the overall tone of the movie. I would recommend this to anyone who has an open mind about very low-budge horror. My Rating: 6.5/10.
pmaidan
Having seen pretty much ever horror movie ever made I can safely say I have seen it all. And I can also state quite confidently that the scariest movies were made in the between the 60's and 80's (Exorcist, Amityville Horror, Rosemary''s Baby, Carrie, Psycho, Texas Chainsaw, Evil Dead.... just to name a few), and the crap that came out after that was mostly crap (Friday the 13th, Halloween, Candy Man, The Others, and your average slasher thrill-kill flicks...). Recently, the only good horror movies I've seen were Stigmata, Ju-on, and the Ring. Ghostwatcher reminds me of a low budget film from the 80's called Witchboard. Same type of cinematography, music, acting and style. Witcboard scared me then, and Ghostwatcher scared me now. It's the possession thing. Hard to pull off, but when it's done right it's scary as hell. David Cross, the director, must have seen Witchboard and liked it too. Ghostwatcher made my girlfriend scream out loud and it made me want to shut my eyes a few times too. The LAST thing this movie needs is a big budget, because it's better off the way it is. It is genuinely eerie and believable in a way most other flicks are not. The haunting scenes are blood-curdling and it has some excellent originality which I have not seen used before. Although I would have thought this movie was made in the 80's, that is not a bad thing - because most good movies were, so cudos to Cross for capturing a mood that is so hard to find in modern day horror. And cudos to the nearly yall female cast as well for pulling off horror with a blend of amusement and coolness as well. I loved it. Anyone who puts this movie down obviously has no fear of hauntings, and should stick to the slasher flicks, which don't scare me at all. But if hauntings scare you, then see this movie. And keep the lights down low. Definitely a good ride.
