Ghost Ship (2002)
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
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 Epps (JULIANNA MARGULIES), First Mate Greer (ISAIAH WASHINGTON) and technicians Dodge (RON...
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.
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Desmond Harrington, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington
Screenwriter: John Pogue, Mark D. Hanlon
Producer: Gilbert Adler, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 28, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Single Side - Dual Layer
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Reviews
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.
Os efeitos visuais são risíveis, os diálogos são péssimos e o filme simplesmente não assusta. Em contrapartida, a trama é desenvolvida de tal maneira que jamais perdemos o interesse no que está acontecendo.
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.
Director Steven Beck builds his Ghost Ship with borrowed materials from all across the cinematic sea.
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.
effectively keeps things suspenseful even when faced with some hoary cliches.
As a candidate for scary-movie honors, this one hasn't a ghost of a chance.
Ghost Ship is better than Thir13en Ghosts--but we're talking incrementally.
The ship is ugly, the ghosts are boring, and the effects (with the possible exception of the cheese-cutter incident) are less than spectacular.
The movie proves that it can be pretty twisted, but it just isn't twisted enough.
Ghost Ship is so ineptly put together that it’s hard to take much comfort in the meager pleasures that it does offer.
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