Customer Reviews

Ghost Hunters: Live from ''The Shining'' Hotel

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is a great episode-if there are such things as hauntings, this is the place.

The first time TAPS visited this hotel crazy stuff happend- glasses of water smashed, closet doors opened & closed while they slept- they actually caught this all on tape. More crazy stuff happend during their 2nd visit, the live episode. There were creepy voices, pianos playing (us viewers could actually hear these things.) There wasn't just the usual "cold spots" that conveniently no-one at home can feel.

This is a cool episode, pretty entertaining. Would recommend it.

This DVD was a lot longer than I thought it would be. It's the special Halloween live version of TAPS investigating the Stanley Hotel again. I loved the live feel of it, you feel like you're walking right along with them and experiencing everything without editing getting in the way. There's a very creepy bit with Jason and Grant down in the employee entrance of the hotel. I don't want to give too much away but it made my skin crawl. Awesome. If you love TAPS, buy this DVD. I highly recommend it.

Before I begin, let me begin my prefacing that I am a huge fan of
the program, and own seasons 1,2 and 3 on DVD. I saw the original
investigation at the Stanley, and me and my wife were really
looking forward to this.

My review overall is 2 stars.

The reason is because this DVD
is sloppy. The investigation was sloppy. The integraton of
a wrestler who anounces at the beginning that he is
"into this kind of stuff" in an unenthusiastic voice sets the
scene. It was a sloppy decision to include him. Almost as sloppy
as the editing.

Jay and Grant stumble on some interesting activity. The girls
team lead by Donna LeCroix is professional and make expositional
remarks so the audience understands what is happening without
it being too 'play school'

The biggest problems are everything else! ..

* Brian and Steve amount to nothing more than a comedy duo
as the presence of Live TV ("I feel like I am being watched") makes
them uncomfortable and continue to talk non-stop and say silly
things, the best being Brian's theory of a woman exploding mid-air
to explain a cold-spot high in the air. I know Jay must have
sighed when he watched this DVD back.

* Dustin who does nothing except pose and walk around like
a primate - quite possibly the only TAPS member who is completely
useless and thinks hot girls sit around to watch the show for him.

* The absence of Andy Andrews - where did he go? Awesome investigator
who could have brought more legitimacy to this poor investigation.

* CR Punk, a wrestler who seems to occasionally disappear from the
investigation, only for the audience to realise he is laying around
on the beds of each room. He was bored out of his brains and wasn't
anywhere to be seen at the invetigation wrap-up.

Next time the Ghost Hunters team do a DVD from a LIVE show,
they should get a good editor. I honestly have never seen
such sloppy work and I have seen a lot of amatuer films, believe me.

Don't waste your money on this DVD. Not recommended.

GHOST HUNTERS LIVE
FROM THE STANLEY HOTEL

I have been a fan of this show since it first debuted and have been watching it since following Ghost Hunters Jay and Grant into the unknown. For those who don't know this show is about a group of professionals in the paranormal field [if there is such a thing they are closest] who using the latest in technology go from haunting to haunting searching for or disproving the paranormal at each place. The show is highly successful spawning two spin off shows like Ghost Hunters International and the upcoming Ghost Hunters Academy.

For the first live show the Hunters returned to one of the sites that gave them the most activity, The Stanley Hotel. This is the legendary hotel that Stephen King once stayed in and based stories after what he had seen here. So it seems a logical choice for the first live show since it is a proven hot spot for paranormal activity. This time around pro wrestler CM Punk is along for the ride and seems like he is ready for anything to happen.

This DVD is basically the episode after the live one that was the edited version with the analyzing and reveal of everything that they found. Still this is an excellent DVD that is a wonderful addition to the collection at home of every season. Jay and Grant as usual come off as the most professional but every one else seems really into to find something so it is entertaining. There are some really great moments that happen during this investigation like when Jay and Grant are down in a tunnel, CREEPY.

I own all of the DVD sets and such and watch every episode on SyFy so I highly recommend this show if you are into things like this. I am a big fan and I think you would be to if you were to watch it. Some episodes are better than others but I have never been bored by an episode, including when I watched and recorded all the live shows, the full 6 hours of them. I say buy all of them including the live shows on DVD, I enjoy them.

This live show was not really up to their usual par for interest and curiosity. There was alot of overreacting to sounds and sensations that they wouldn't have seemed to have done on the regular show. As one reviewer stated, maybe it was to try to infuse some excitement to the show. The only problem was that it tended to make it seem fake. This seemed most true when Jason and Grant were in the basement hearing what seemed to be a woman saying "hello". Their usual skepticism wasn't there (I.E - it could be an animal or with all the pipes under the building perhaps it was someone in a room somewhere) they went immediately to it being a ghost. A wrestler as a special guest? What were they thinking? This added nothing to the show (unless you are a wrestling fan). I found this to be a negative influence to the show more than a positive one. Although this was far from the best of their shows, I am a fan to the show and the theme and can give them no less than 3 stars.

I love Taps, especially since they got rid of Brian (something touched my arm dude!) Harnois (sadly he'll be ruining the new european ghost hunters).
Mr. Punk was fine, why he was there was a mystery.
There are some intriguing things including the tunnel "voice" (a cat perhaps?). The show suffers from the dreadful added soundtrack noise.
Just once I'd like a chance to hear what is going on without the spook music. The cuts to commercials are always "Whats that!!!" oh PLEASE.
Hitchcock proved it again and again, less is more.
Down sides , full screen never widescreen prior dvds had audio problems.
The recent OCT 31 Waverly Sanatorium was even better than The Stanley Holloween Show except for the idiot that "hosted" the show.
The guest celebrity on that show should be back, he was great as is Kris.
They need to kill the noise, make it HD and widescreen.
Nothing happens in three hours, that's the way it goes but Jason and Grant are always interesting.

This was a gift for my mom as she is a big fan of the show and she has been on a tour of the Stanley more than once and loves it! We only live about 45 minutes drive from the Stanley Hotel here in Colorado so it's nice to visit and check out all the stuff they kept from the movie/series down in the basement. My mom said she really enjoyed the DVD and looks forward to future releases from GHS! Thanks! Tonya :)

I have been a fan and have all DVD's that are available. The team always does a great job and the interactive sections are great.
It is so exciting to be right there with them.
Naomi- Massachusetts

AWESOME SHAPE. DEFINITELY WORTH THE MONEY. A MUST SEE. GHOSTHUNTERS IS MY FAVORITE SHOW AND THIS DVD IS WORTH IT.

this is a great chance to watch the TAPS team in one of the best ghost hunting team. overall its fun to watch the guys hunting