| Ghost Ship (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Steve Beck
Actors: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  262 reviews
Sales Rank: 28838
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 91
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.6 x 0.6
MPN: WARD23293D
ISBN: 0790772027
UPC: 085392329328
EAN: 9780790772028
ASIN: B000089RW0
Theatrical Release Date: October 25, 2002
Release Date: March 28, 2003
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Product Description
Salvage crews next big job seems like business as usual towing in a sunken vessel. But the trip in from the bering sea turns evil as the ship is haunted. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/13/2007 Starring: Gabriel Byrne Julianna Margulies Run time: 91 minutes Rating: R Director: Steve Beck
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While it offers nothing new for horror buffs, Ghost Ship relocates its haunted house cliches to an eerily effective setting. The Italian luxury liner Antonia Graza, its fate a mystery for 40 years, has suddenly reappeared in the chilly Bering Sea. Lured by a seemingly harmless proposition, Gabriel Byrne and Julianna Margulies lead a salvage crew (including Ron Eldard, Margulies's offscreen partner and fellow ER alumnus) to claim the wreck. But a grisly prologue--in which we witness the horrific fate of the ship's crew and passengers--makes it clear that bad things are going to happen. And they do... with the predictability of tomorrow's sunrise. The supporting cast is routinely dispatched, but their fates are determined amid outstanding art direction, slick cinematography, and judicious digital trickery, all primed to maximize the doom-laden atmosphere. Director Steve Beck (who remade 13 Ghosts a year earlier) won't win any awards for ingenuity, but Ghost Ship offers a few good chills for a dark and stormy night. --Jeff Shannon
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 Well-acted Horror Movie October 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ghost Ship is a fast-paced horror/haunting type movie. I thought everything about the movie was great except that it moved a little too fast at times, and it was over before I was ready for the end. I wish it had been a little longer and that a little more time had been taken to build tension during some of the scarier passages. That said, the acting was great; the visuals were incredibly convincing, even after watching the "making of" feature I had a hard time spotting where special effects had been pasted together to make the final image I was watching - seamless. Writing wise, they sort of rushed past some of the explanations as to what the various ghosts were trying to get the living people to do. Still, I love haunting movies and especially ones that occur at sea. This one captured that creepy, desperate, isolated-at-sea vibe and never let it slip.
 Mystery at Sea October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This underrated film of a ship found adrift at sea is a blend of modern horror and old-fashioned storytelling. It moves the familiar haunted house story to the ocean with more emphasis on atmosphere and story than most present day horror films. Other than a somewhat gory opening scene the viewer must see as background, there is an understated old-style atmosphere and performances which works well.
When a close-knit salvage crew led by Gabriel Byrne agree to go treasure hunting based on photos of an unknown ship drifting deep in the remote Bering Sea, they have no idea what lies ahead. Even the hardened Murphy (Byrne), who has seen strange things at sea, is shocked when what appears and disappears in the dark chilly sea on their radar screens turns out to be the Italian luxury liner Antonia Graza, drifting like a dark and elegant ghost. She is a maritime mystery, vanishing without explanation or trace decades before.
Epps (Julianne Marguiles) is the first of the crew to realize something onboard is very wrong, when she sees a sweet young girl who cannot possibly be there. Director Steve Beck does a nice job capturing for the viewer the sense of eerie wonder and anticipation exploring a dark, drifting ship deep in the ocean, thousands of miles from nowhere, brings. As the crew begin to explore the Graza, tension builds and we feel a sense of doom. So does the crew, but just when they are ready to boogie out of there, gold is found, and keeps them aboard.
The elegance and style of the original voyage is nicely captured in flashbacks, and adds dimension to the dreary present day salvage operation. Despite the fact this is a horror film of sorts, it is set design rather than special effects which drive it, and make it fun to watch. Marguiles does a nice job, as does Italian beauty Francesca Rettondini in her much too brief flashbacks. Emily Browning, as the young Katie, trying to protect Epps and her crew because she is not like the "others" is very good also.
The gory flashback which opens the film is more shocking than bloody, but still way too much for younger audiences. It does, however, add to the adult viewer's enjoyment of the story in a way, giving the moviegoer empathy for young Katie's tragic fate. Picked off one by one, she may be the only hope for the remaining. The story has style and is told in an old-fashioned manner. While some elements may be predictable, it is done with understatement and visual flair, making it a fun film in the genre for those who enjoy a good story.
Skip the ending! August 19, 2008
Blood and Rain
Blood for the Masses
Ghost Ship
Directed by
Steve Beck
Reviewed by
B.L.Morgan
3 Stars
The Titanic meets The Shining! That's what I was thinking halfway through this movie. Ghost Ship does have chills and gore aplenty. I was enjoying this flick quite a bit. It made me jump in a lot of places. The music, creepy lighting, and general atmosphere created an unsettled feeling.
The problem was the ending. It was totally unbelievable. I hope this is not a trend. The last two horror films I went to theatres to see had endings that were really bad.
Catch this one on cable TV. It's good enough to enjoy for free and don't pay attention to the last ten minutes of Ghost Ship. You'll like it a lot more.
DVD's March 29, 2008
effects are so totally different that I had to watch this several times to try to figure how it was done. not for the quessy or faint of heart!
 It's a sunken ship February 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The title caught my imagination. I watched it the theatre with high expectation. I was disappointed after 30 minutes in to the movie. There were only a couple of scary scenes. There's no suspense. It's so bad I did not care what happened for the last 45 minutes.
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