Customer Reviews

GhostWatcher

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

Tagline : Some secrets can't stayed buried!

Synopsis : Here is a tale of a young woman, Laura Kove, who struggles after being subjected to some frightening occurances on Halloween night. A year later she she has been closed off from the outside world, having only her freind Nikki to help her out. When things start to get uneasy again, she seeks the help of Elizabeth Dean who happens to run a ghost watcher's website. Together they will uncover the truth, the truth that haunts Laura.

Overview :
*Atmosphere A wonderful setup with the beginning of the film, to give us a feel of what it must be like for Laura to be so paranoid she can't leave her apartment. We are in her shoes yet the reason WHY she is this way isn't shoved down our throats.....it's a gradual discovery.
*Story Smooth storytelling, writing, and execution. A genuine ghost story with some modern twists.
*Cast/Characters Some truly talented actors in this film. No overdramtic scenes or poor stage direction. Keep your eyes peeled on this cast to appear in more films down the lines. The characters had depth, they were individuals and showed all different aspects of people you may know.
*Pace The movie was over before you knew it and has you craving for more! Good transistions between acts to bring you to the finale where everything falls together nicely.
*F/X Amazing effects team on this film because the there were moments that were just so eerie and even one scene made me cringe so bad my tummy flipped!!
*Cinematography Filmed in and around the Maryland area, you felt like you were right there. Even job well done in the limited space of the apartment that Laura never leaves.

Jekyll's Rating : It was a true pleasure to be able to watch this film and also meet the guys in charge of it. Very talented individuals and I look forward to checking out what they have in store for us next. This one gets a strong 5 star rating from me

The movie started out pretty good. Its obvious this was extremely low budget (my hand held cam has better video quality then their's) and that they could only afford 3 real actors.. but despite all that it was alright. There were about 2 or 3 scenes that were generally creepy (the camera/knife scene was a good one) but i can't honestly say this movie could become an independent classic. i'd reccomend checking out Ghosts of Edendale if you liked this movie.

I like the movie. Yeah, it was a low budget movie with unseasoned actors but the story and the eerie scares, made it work for me. One could see that with a rewrite and larger budget, it could really be a gem. My grade is a solid B movie.

It would be very time consuming to get into all the reasons why I wish I hadn't bought, let alone, watched this DVD. Everything that you could possibly attribute to a bad movie was present....bad plot, horrible acting, pathetic character developement. For me, this movie was right on par with "The Blair Witch Project". If you have absolutely nothing else in life to do for about 90 minutes, find something other than this movie to occupy that void. And, if you don't feel like taking my warning....feel free to buy my copy.

This low budget horror film has that gritty, genuine quality, as opposed to the overly slick approach that is used when too much money is thrown at a film. Ghost Watcher contains elements that might remind you of The Blair Witch Project, Evil Dead, or even the low-budget classic Carnival of Souls, but the film left me less satisfied than any of those three. Much effort went into building suspense and atmosphere, but for me it made promises it couldn't keep, with an ending that was a bit of a dissapointment.

I loved the movie and had a great time watching it. This movie really made me think about people that are young, single, and live alone. I cannot wait for the next one to get out. Plus Jillian is an awesome woman.

Ok this movie was low low budget, some of the acting wasn't that great, but the plot was really scary. The one scene where the lights kept flashing on and off with the dead guy was creepy. I really have to give my all to everyone in this film including the writer and director. The plot was original and some of the effects pretty neat. I'm looking forward to seeing more come from this crew.

For an indie horror flick, it at least kept my attention. If you can ignore the sometimes poor acting, and the limited budget (sometimes with laugh-out-loud cosmetics on the one dead guy - won't give away more than that, but think "Blue Man Group"), and the cheesy flying papers and books (a-la Postergeist) it really was a slight bit better than your average off-the-shelf (OTS) Blockbuster "I really am trying to find a good horror diamond in the rough" pick. If you want one of those, try "Session 9", "Dead Birds", or maybe (to lesser degree) "Ginger Snaps" - (Ginger Snaps, while not scary, is at least interesting and clever at times). I recommend all those for anyone llooking for a surprise interesting horror movie that won't waste your time.

I give them an A for effort in this (Ghost Watcher), what seems a slightly better than average college postgraduate film effort (though it was apparently produced by a professional film company). I do have to say, there were some moments of individuality in this one that lack so often in the others of this OTS horror genre.

Just by way of background, and while other reviewers seems to prefer to reveal much of the story and plot, I think that sort of ruins the film in many cases. So, you'll want to look for other reviews and reviewers if that is what you are looking for...

Let me say, there are some definately scary moments in this film, especially if you're watching it at night. During the day, though, it might just be funny as you notice all the plot holes.

I think David Cross is a decent director, and this movie definately has potential. However, he needs to find someone else to do the writing and acting. The acting in the movie reminded me of high school drama class. The plot has so many nonsensical parts, as I'll explain here.

Laura thinks her apartment is haunted, so she starts searching on the internet for info about ghosts. She comes upon this "ghost watcher" site, which the premise is supposedly the owner has cameras all over her house so you can report any suspicious activity. She finds this is just a front for a camwhore who is selling men access to the cameras in her house. But for some bizarre reason, Laura decides to contact her anyway for help with her ghost problem, knowing that the site is really just a clever porn site. Then Laura's friend begs the camwhore to help her with her ghost problem, despite the fact that both Laura and her friend know why she has a ghost problem and a internet porn star isn't really going to help with that issue. But it gives Cross the opportunity to put an idiotic and completely out of place scene of the camwhore stripping for the camera.

Anyway, the camwhore comes up with the "brilliant" idea that somehow digging up the corpse of the ghost who's haunting Laura and "making sure he's really dead" will solve her problem. I'm sure you can imagine how well THAT plan goes. And although I don't want to give it away, the ending is lame and doesn't make sense given events that happened earlier in the movie.

One thing you can say for Cross is he knows how to scare an audience, without any fancy special effects or equipment. Now, if only he can find someone to write a horror script that makes sense, that'd be a movie I'd want to see.

I'm going way out on a limb here and giving the movie two stars because it started out differently and had some eerie moments. However, it isn't long before it descends into movie madness, with so many inconsistencies and plot holes that it could pass as Swiss cheese. Jillian Byrnes who "plays" Laura, our supposed heroine looks like a refugee from a rehab program, who develops agoraphobia after her parents are killed in a car accident and after this mysterious stalker takes her out to a barn and cuts her face up a little bit. She thinks she's "safe" in her apartment, although we later find out a secret she and her friend Nikki share that would negate her safety. Pretty lame writing. Marianne Hayden who plays Nikki has the emotional range of a pomegranate. Then enter Jennifer Servary who plays Elizabeth, the "ghostwatcher" who also does porn stuff on her web site, evidently to supplement her income. She gets involved in trying to piece together the puzzle's complex parts. Servary is the only one who comes close to having any acting chops, and notice I said close. The best thing about the DVD is the gagwatcher goofs. Director/writer David cross obviously had fun making this fluff, and there is one particularly funny segment in which flatulence is integrated in a scene a'la' Mystery 3000 Theatre or whatever. This is a dog, but it's a poodle and not a rottweiler.