Product Details

• Actors: Marina Sirtis, Dean Haglund, Tucker Smallwood, Lauren Birkell, Alexis Cruz
• Directors: Phil Leirness
• Writers: Bud Robertson
• Producers: Marina Sirtis, Brian Dillingham, Bud Robertson, Jack Heiter, Michael Crowley
• Format: Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Xenon
• DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006Z2NPO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,748 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Spectres" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Kelly, a 16-year-old suicide survivor, and Laura Lee, her workaholic mother, attempt to mend their fractured relationship by renting a cottage for the summer. Upon arriving, strange occurrences in the house cause Laura Lee to consult a psychiatrist who in turn brings in a psychic. Soon they come to a conclusion that it’s not the house that’s haunted but Kelly herself. It’s now up to them to rescue Kelly’s conflicted soul from its dark past.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 'Could've' been but wasn't., April 27, 2005

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sasquatch - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectres (DVD)

I had really looked forward to this movie, but for the first half hour or so I was lost, whafted back and forth in confusion, until it started to reveal the story for what it was. It tried, oh it tried, it could've been a winner, but it wasn't.
I think they should have given 'William' the ghost more of a part than a piano playing ghost who had about 10 lines in the movie near the end. And the premise of William could have been a story in itself...but no, he simply tried to explain all the ghosts haunting the place as being one soul...really dumb.
Don't get me wrong, I like all the talent in this movie. Well acted, by all, but the story, oh the story, if only, if only, if only....

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A confused, muddled, poorly written mess, March 23, 2006

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PingTingTing - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectres (DVD)

Did you ever watch a movie where it's so evident that everyone involved is trying their darndest to make it a winner, but it's a lost cause? That would sum up "Spectres", a low-budget film that plays out like a Lifetime Television take on a supernatural thriller. The plot revolves around a mother (Star Trek the Next Generation's Marina Sirtis) and her daughter, and the strange events that plague them after a retreat to a summer home for an extended vacation.

What unfolds seems to revolve around the young daughter's suicide attempt and some convoluted mess wherein a single soul shared by a variety of dead souls enters her body while at the same time causing paranormal activity in the house? I end that with a question mark because I just didn't get it, and I'm not stupid. It's just poorly written.

The problems with this movie all walk hand-in-hand to form a disaster. The script is a complete nightmare, with every mother-daughter cliche only exacerbated by Sirtis' desperate attempt to make their interactions seem genuine. They don't, and it's not for want of talent on her part.

The movie can't decide what it wants to be, and it does a poor job of blending genres. You know how sometimes you're with your friends and you say "I have this great idea!" This is what would happen if someone made the poor choice of turning it into an actual film. It reads like the writer said "Wouldn't it be cool if..."

Watching the bonus making of featurette on the DVD is almost painful because everyone is SO into what they're doing - the director uses the word "Compelling" about a thousand times - it's so sad how horrible it turned out.

In short, it just misses the mark on every level. It isn't scary, or even slightly creepy. It isn't emotionally moving. It just isn't anything at all.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Started out okay and then fizzled, May 18, 2010

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Viva (So. Cal.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spectres (DVD)

This movie started out well enough, with a mother and her moody teen daughter escaping for the summer to a rented house, where the daughter soon meets a young man that only she can see. She also goes to her shrink because she had made a suicide attempt. Then she appears to be a sort of magnet for the spirits of the dead, including a woman she used to know, some old guy, some older woman.......
By that point it gets so hard to follow that there really isn't much point in going on. Too bad, because the actors were good enough, and the photography and visual effects were quite good for a low budget feature.