RichC2

13 Ghosts was an okay horror flick from 1960, it wasn't bad but it wasn't what I'd consider a classic. What we're most likely talking about is the 2001 remake by Dark Castle entertainment, it starred Shannon Elizabeth and Tony Shalhoub and was the cinematic equivalent of a late term abortion - occasionally interesting in its gore factor but otherwise an absolute waste of life.

freshticles

Oh no, I wasn't generalizing. I was using it to gauge her age. I had dreadlocks and rode a skateboard everywhere at 16. I think the dead give-away was that she said she was an expert at horror movies. That just proves she doesn't know shit. I highly doubt she's even seen a horror movie pre-Grudge.

RichC2

13 Ghosts was pre-Grudge. I never got why The Grudge gets referenced so often, that movie was terrrrrrrrrible. (And I don't mean in this instance, I mean by teenagers and like, even the original Ju-on flick sucked.)

JumpCutz

I have to disagree with this. Ju-on was incredibly atmospheric and creepy if not entirely scary. Although he rode the franchise into the ground, Shimizu made an almost pitch-perfect ghost story with this entry.

RichC2

It's all personal preference.

I didn't like the first Ju-on flick, but I did enjoy the straight to video 45 minute Ju-on: The Curse thing that came first (with Chiaki Kuriyama). It was atmospheric and to the point.

Supermallet

Ju-On was a bad rip-off of several significantly better Japanese horror films, including the original Ring. It had no suspense and no point. I couldn't stand it. Didn't even see the remake.

tylergfoster

Somewhat ironically, the Dark Castle version of Thirteen Ghosts has Embeth Davidtz in it.

RocShemp

Okay, I think I vaguely remember seeing that movie when some friends of mine rented it. If so, I have seen it afterall.

freshticles

All I remember is it had something to do with magic sunglasses...or maybe that was Dream a Little Dream 2...I don't know...

mdc3000

Yes, that glass wall bit is in 13 Ghosts.

Drop

Saw it last night and really enjoyed it. Great to see Raimi's old style still working like a charm. It was a great ride, not really scary, decent jumps, some good laughs, and very exciting. Hope he makes some more films like this down the line, I have no doubt they could pull off another Evil Dead.

cactusoly

finally saw it and I have one question....

Where the Hell was Bruce Campbell?

sorry if it was answered earlier but I didn't want to go through 10 pages

dsa_shea

It was a good movie so please don't get me wrong. Now, my wife and I both felt that parts of the soundtrack were louder than they should have been to elicit scares out of you in a cheap way. There were a couple of ladies sitting a few seats to our right and they were even making comments about how loud the effects and sounds were. The audio dialogue was fine and easily understood but when it came time to scare it seems that all of those effects and sounds were at an ear popping level. Sorry if you took my assessment of the sound design to mean that I didn't enjoy the move. Could you please do me a favor and tell Mr. Raimi to make Evil Dead 4 happen before the next millenium rolls around? Bruce definitely needs to do something to redeem himself after the tragedy known as My Name Is Bruce. Thanks!

RichC2

He redeems himself week after week. Thursday nights at 9:00 PM est on USA.

dsa_shea

Well, I would like to see him redeem that basic character he was playing in the Evil Dead movies that was knocked down a few notches by the terrible jokes and story of MNIB. As far as his tv career goes he has always been solid.

Solid Snake

I remember the first time I saw him in Hercules when I was a kid. Never knew what Evil Dead really was till probably around 4-5 yrs. ago...oh god did EDII change my life...it's a masterpiece. And yes...Drag Me to Hell needed a Bruce cameo..it actually ran through my head as I ask myself whether or not he'd be in it...

islandclaws

I saw this again yesterday. I still feel the same about it: fun flick with great sound and some lousy CGI.

Drop

I liked the lousy CG. It had a certain quality that worked, kind of like the goofy puppetry from The Evil Dead films. I think CG finally has the charming quality to it when it's not up to snuff.

I believe Campbell was too busy with Burn Notice to make a cameo.

islandclaws

I'd much rather see some cheesy practical FX work than cheesy CGI. IMO, that's just a lazy shortcut. Not surprised, though, considering how reliant Raimi is on CG thanks to Spidey.

Supermallet

Yeah, I agree. Even crappy practical effects have a tactile look to them.

CharlieK

Just saw this today and loved it. Most everything I liked about it has been praised here, but I will say that I really liked the characters in this movie. They all seemed to play against type which was refreshing for a horror movie; any movie really.

The boyfriend was a decent guy and had faith in his girlfriend without wavering. He was concerned, but didn't automatically think she was crazy like most other movies would do. I loved how the movie didn't even bother to show a follow-up scene to her freak out at his parent's house. Most movies would have some awkward conversation on the car ride home.

The boss gets schmoozed by the other candidate, but isn't swayed to picking the wrong guy. The office dick turns out to be a sniveling crybaby, scared of his father.

Even the heroine was strong from the beginning. She wasn't a delicate flower that learned how to be brave and defend herself. She was brave from the start, but just needed to get braver.

It helps a movie so much when you're not rolling your eyes at what the characters are doing.

Gilgamesh1082

He was the disembodied laughing voice during the seance.

EdTheRipper

Just saw this earlier today. Loved it. I had a huge grin on my face pretty much the entire time. Damn good stuff.

story

I can't believe this has all but disappeared from the Twin Cities Metro already, now only showing downtown and at a second-run budget theater in the suburbs. I've been telling everyone to see it, my wife and I dug it so much. Too bad.

SethDLH

It is a low budget horror movie in the middle of the summer blockbusters, and lasted a month in most theaters. Not to shabby IMO