Ghost House (2017)

Great Film overall

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

While the subject of Thai spirit houses makes for an interesting story line, that is the only positive thing I have to say about this movie. The creative team appears to have done their job - the camera shots provide a lot of visual interest and seem to have been well planned, the dialogue itself isn't bad - the actors are simply failing to make the script convincing.It's difficult to find a likable character - Julie is childish and insipid and Jim is condescending and abrasive. All of the actors seem to be playing a separate game of "who can be the most stereotypical?".The director threw in some sex scenes that do nothing to further the plot, they are just *there*. It also glosses over the human trafficking crisis in southeast Asia with a flashy visit to the red light district - which again, it doesn't do much to further the plot, just adds another element to make the characters even more unlikable.Altogether it's a sad repeat of more of the same - a horror film with a promising premise but is dragged down by the actors and by thinking that a little T&A will make the viewers ignore the trainwreck happening on screen.4/10 stars - Plus points for some beautiful camera shots and an interesting antagonist, minus points for bad acting.Movie SuperlativesMost Unbelievable - When Julie makes out with Jim mere hours after he's locked lips with a sex worker. I don't care how close to death you just were, you'd better wash him with a strong disinfectant first.Most Realistic - Brit guy v. American guy slapfight.

Summary (no spoilers) This movie is about a young couple who goes on an adventuress vacation to Thailand only to find themselves haunted by a mysterious spirit after without knowingly disrespecting a ghost house.My Review (no spoilers)This movie was bad from the start till the end nothing horror or thrilling about this story the ghost actually looked funny. The movie was a mixture of a dumb story and some inexperienced acting. It had a very predictable ending too. Overall directors and writers before making a movie have to work hard first to get a good plot not to make something just for the sake of it.My RecommendationNo, I don't want to mentally torture anyone.My Rating0/10

Saw this recently on a DVD. Found it to be lame n full of clichés. The film is about an American couple holidaying in Thailand who find themselves haunted by an evil spirit. This film has shades of Drag me to hell, a la the spirit will torture for three days n will consume after that. Well, the director of this film ain't no Raimi who did a terrific job with Drag me... Here the scares r annoying at times because its been done so many times. Pretty much everything is borrowed. The film does boast of some good cinematography. The Thai countryside has been shot very well. The place where the shaman lives is almost like the lair of Medusa from Clash of the titans n also similar to the castle of the wizard from Conan the destroyer. Situated in the middle of nowhere, the road/way to it is totally spooky with the mist n water surrounding it. But what do these shaman eat n what do they do without any amenities or other stuff? Personally, i have disliked most Asian horror scares i.e. scary girls with black hair, twisted bodies, disjointed movements, old witches, hollow faces, dark eyes, sudden jump scares n pop ups. Some of its effectiveness has been diluted by imitation. Demonic possessions premise has been done so many times that only die hard fans of the genre may enjoy this.

Ghost House 2017... it's a cool story, but the acting is so bad... except for Scout Taylor-Compton. Two amazingly bad things that happen... like in the new Leatherface movie when the girl gets her leg caught in a bear trap and doesn't even scream out or act in pain in subsequent scenes, in this movie a guy checks his watch before answering a very specific time- related question, but the actor forgot his watch in that scene... or when the girl catches on FIRE for like 3 seconds before it vanishes and she falls over... and her boyfriend just looks at her as if waiting for the effect, then turns to his co- stars on queues how to react to an effect they cannot see, but he still does not react.... so bizarre, such bad acting... That being said... I do enjoy the story, and the lead characters do have chemistry, which does make up somewhat for the lead male's poor acting, which I imagine they took into account when making the film.The movie is rated sub 5/10 on IMDb and I think it does deserve a better score, like a 7.5, because it is a good story, the pacing works, the music is fantastic, and I love a horror film that takes place in Thailand, Thai and South Korea horror specifically I find to be very underrated.