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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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Oct 25, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $30,079,316

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... 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 Epps (JULIANNA MARGULIES), First Mate Greer (ISAIAH WASHINGTON) and technicians Dodge (RON ELDARD), Munder (KARL URBAN) and Santos (ALEX DIMITRIADES), they can locate any abandoned vessel, patch her up ‘till she’s seaworthy and drag her back to shore…for a price.

When Canadian Air Force pilot Jack Ferriman (DESMOND HARRINGTON) recruits the team to investigate a mysterious vessel he has spotted floating adrift off the coast of Alaska in a remote region of the Bering Sea, they discover the remains of the fabled Antonia Graza, thought lost at sea for more than 40 years. It’s a hell of a find – the salvage rights alone could be worth a fortune. And by the law of the sea, any vessel discovered on international waters can be claimed by whomever is fortunate enough to find her and skilled enough to haul her back to port.

But once onboard the eerie, cavernous ship, the crew of the Arctic Warrior discovers that the decaying vessel is anything but deserted. It's home to something more deadly and horrific than anything they’ve encountered in all their years at sea.

Now the crew must uncover the truth about the ship's past and unlock the mystery that threatens their very survival. -- © Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Ron Eldard

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington, Karl Urban, Alex Dimitriades

Director: Steve Beck

Director: Steve Beck
Screenwriter: John Pogue, Mark D. Hanlon
Producer: Gilbert Adler, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Oct 6, 2009

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  • 1. Secrets Of The Antonio Graza featurette The Secrets of Antonio Graza should have 4 pieces...on the DVD viewers can access these
  • 2. The first "E" in "Welcome", "M", or the "O" in "Abored" will all take you to different secrets.
  • 3. A Closer Look at the Gore
  • 4. Visual Effects Featurette
  • 5. Club Reel: Not Falling
 
 
 
 

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Three things can be counted on from Warner Bros. and Dark Castle's annual Halloween release: (1) a lot of spiffy special effects; (2) a fair amount of gore; and (3) not one single scare.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/27/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

B-movies can be better than this.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
10/29/08
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film

There is a sense of predictability about the film after the promising start and for all its good intentions it never takes us on board with its mish mash of ghosts, mysticism and spiritual concoction.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile

Beck clobbers the audience with the most gruesome prologue I have ever seen in a horror movie and then settles the story into a routine ghost story and bloody body count.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

The movie has few surprises for lifelong horror fans, but it'll keep them (or us -- I count myself in their number) happily diverted for just under 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Director Beck loses it, with techno-scored flashbacks (note: techno isn't scary) and blow-up-the-place gimmickry...

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

The final reel plots a course smack between predictable and sheer idiocy.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out

Os efeitos visuais săo risíveis, os diálogos săo péssimos e o filme simplesmente năo assusta. Em contrapartida, a trama é desenvolvida de tal maneira que jamais perdemos o interesse no que está acontecendo.

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08/19/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It’s a workmanlike production, with no surprises, no scares and no jokes — unless you count the demon that laments his job by saying he must gather enough souls to fill a quota.

Full Review Source: State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) | comment Comment
06/26/03
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)

Director Steven Beck builds his Ghost Ship with borrowed materials from all across the cinematic sea.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Tyler Hanley
Tyler Hanley
Palo Alto Weekly

It should be mentioned that the set design and interiors of the haunted vessel are more than effectively creepy and moodily lit. So I just did.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/26/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

effectively keeps things suspenseful even when faced with some hoary cliches.

Full Review Source: Killer Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/05/03
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
Killer Movie Reviews

As a candidate for scary-movie honors, this one hasn't a ghost of a chance.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
03/14/03
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Ghost Ship is better than Thir13en Ghosts--but we're talking incrementally.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
03/13/03
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/17/03
Guylaine Cadorette
Guylaine Cadorette
Hollywood.com

The ship is ugly, the ghosts are boring, and the effects (with the possible exception of the cheese-cutter incident) are less than spectacular.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

The setting is perfectly promising -- but this is the usual dumbed-down stuff, heading for the video bin.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
01/27/03
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

It's clear from the outset that quality is never going to be an option...

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
01/26/03
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The movie proves that it can be pretty twisted, but it just isn't twisted enough.

Full Review Source: Hot Button | comment Comment
01/07/03
David Poland
David Poland
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