Ghost House

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I went into Ghost House with low expectations, I believed it would be yet another generic cliched Hollywood horror film but was mistaken (In a way I hadn't expected). The Thai/US collaboration tells the story of a couple enjoying the sights of Thailand when one of them is tricked into desecrating a "Ghost House" and finds herself cursed. So basically it's nothing we haven't seen before so I was right to an extent, but I hadn't expected it to be quite this bad. Hollywood cliched nonsense is usually dire but they at least stick to a tried and tested formula that is passable to a degree, this isn't. The writing is appalling, the characters just aren't likeable preventing you from having any level of empathy and our antagonist is as engaging and original as run of the mill slasher film. As the credits rolled I was left in awe, did that really just happen I thought? Did they drop the ball that hard? Ghost House is genuinely that bad, has no redeeming qualities and had it not been for the production values would likely not even be getting the second star. The Good: Antagonist looks okay The Bad: Weak characters Dreadfully written Just awful all round

20 min into the movie and I was hoping ghosts kill everyone involved with this project, starting with producers, writers and director. I don't know what species they belong to, because the behavior that they are trying to describe trough characters is far from normal human behavior. Not even sure is it flawed acting or bad writing, but their actions and interactions just do not seem natural nor human. Poor acting all around, especially from Russell Geoffrey Banks, who sounds like he was prompted for every single syllable he said during the movie. Hard to keep a blind eye to so much lapses, even harder to swallow such degree of amateurism. Don't even bother.

This really wasn't bad. I've seen way worse when picking random Netflix horror movies. The boyfriend was annoying, but the rest of the acting wasn't bad. There were a few good jump scares. Nothing new here as far as the "Ghost attaches itself to person and friends must find out how to banish it" story. Instead of a video tape here, we have "Ghost Houses". I was entertained on a night where I couldn't find anything else to watch.

The film starts off moderately ok with a couple vacationing in Thailand who visit an ancient burial site where they are attacked by an evil spirit that follows them throughout the vacation. The film then spirals into a mess of cliches, bad acting, predictable jump scares, and a story that does not hold your attention. The story becomes dull and uninteresting within 15 minutes of the opening, an opening that crams too much information into it, making questions one would have about the story answered already, leaving the story nearly non-existent. The jump scares are almost all the same. Girl is alone, ghost suddenly appears, girl freaks out. It may work the first few times, but you end up knowing what the scare is going to be before it happens. While the ghost from a distance could be considered by some as scary, up close it is not. The make-up job on the ghost is so poorly done, it renders the tensions useless and takes you out of the moment. The writing is also painfully dull, including characters with barely one dimension as well as conversations that leave you waiting for it to be over so the next scare will come. In short, if you are a horror veteran, skip it. If not and you want some cheap scares, go for it.

This movie has all the horror cliche's, there's nothing new here and every time I see a sex scene in a film which plays no part in the plot, I KNOW its written and directed by men who want to see boobies. A lot of what the characters do don't make sense, I can't even believe this got past producers let alone got funding! Everything is so generic and been done before and it took 6 writers to do it! The only reason this even gets a 2 is the acting is decent. Do not waste your time with this movie as it moves along at a snails pace and never really picks up. Who funds these movies?

On the arrival in Thailand, the Americans Jim (James Landry Hébert) and his girlfriend Julie (Scout Taylor-Compton) hire the polite chauffeur Gogo (Michael S. New) and his van at the airport. They sightsee Bangkok and learn the legend of the ghost houses, miniature houses where spirits peacefully live and do not haunt the living. Then Jim proposes Julie to marry him with an engagement ring. They meet the British Robert (Russell Geoffrey Banks) and Billy (Rich Lee Gray) in the hotel lobby and are invited to celebrate their engagement with them. Robert summons Jim to visit a fleshpots and Billy stays outside with Julie. When they leave the spot, Julie has an argument with Jim that is drunken and accepts Robert's invitation to visit ghost houses at the outskirts. Robert wears Julie's scarf about a doll's neck and then he flees with Billy leaving the American couple in the middle of nowhere. Julie does not feel well and Jim calls Gogo to find them and take Julie to a hospital. However, when Gogo sees Julie, he takes her to a nearby village where his aunts live. Then they take Julie to a monk that wears amulets about her wrist and Julie recovers. They return to the hotel and when Julie removes her amulets, she has dreadful visions. What has Robert done with Julie? "Ghost Story" is a totally underrated horror film with a genuine ghost story. The creepy and spooky screenplay does not have flaws and explores the beauties and beliefs of the exotic Thailand with magnificent locations. The few special effects are excellent. The cast is great and the unknown Scout Taylor-Compton is a beautiful woman and has top-notch performance. In the en, "Ghost Story" is one of the best recently released horror film. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): Not Available

I seen this pop up on my Netflix notifications so I decided to give it a try I always give the film 5 or 10 minutes before I decide if it's another bad cheesy horror film before I shut it off. This one made it. I have watched just about every horror movie out. I think they did a fantastic job on this film. Remember when watching this that it is not a huge budget film. The whole crew did a great job! A little predictable at times. This was diffinetly 10 steps above most lower budget films. If you are a true horror/thriller/dark movies lover I would recommend it. Had a pretty good script, good camera shots and just enough spooky to keep you on your toes. I hope to see more films from them. They definitely have potential. Great job to the cast and crew!

Gave it 7 out of 10 because after watching it you would probably think " I am never going to Thailand". so it's unfair. on the other hand, the story is so good and it's different. it only happens once or twice a year when you get to see a good horror movie so it surely is one.you should watch it