The Ghosts of Edendale (2003)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Good movie but grossly overrated

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

I've seen a lot of people saying how bad this movie is... I think I understand why they didn't like it.1. It doesn't contain the special effects most people take for granted.2. It doesn't have an ending where there is a definitive winner per se... thus it can leave the viewer unsatisfied as they only want set answers.. usually where the bad guy wins.3. Not all That much happens.. the movie is based on you the viewer trying to work out what is going to happen and when...You end up while watching this movie trying to figure out how much is real and how much in the imagination of the female lead.You are given the information quite early on that she "sees" things after she sees a little boy in the cupboard who just runs away.The movie progresses from there with the turning point happening as she goes away for 5 days to a shoot which you know the husband isn't keen on.From there on hubby gets more and more wooden acting as though he were not quite sure how to react or respond to anything save for being mean.It does appear at first as though the guy doesn't know how to act, but in actual fact, watching it carefully you can see where he has taken on the role of the character who is supposed to be possessing him.There is only one definite murder in the entire film, and the ghosts themselves hurt no one... as with the rumours of ghosts, the only thing their role is for is to scare the hell out of the lead female who grows more and more paranoid up to the climax.The special effects are used nicely showing only as much as is necessary to make you jump if you're concentrating on it. With a nice trick of using the scenery to make it appear as though she is imagining everything still.. and apart from the death itself that Does happen.. you are left wondering even after the final credits roll...How much is in her mind...How much is real.I'd recommend watching this but don't expect to see tons of blood.. in fact.. don't expect to see Any blood. For someone who doesn't watch horror films to get grossed out... this film was fantastic.Rebby.

well yet again i have given another low-budget film a try. this one was extremely dull and the girl that played Rachel? yeah...she sucked. none of the other characters rocked my world either. the special effects were really cheesy and i found myself shaking my head in disbelief. thank god i didn't spend money on it! how do people get away with putting this crap out to the masses? the ONLY reason i am even giving it a "2" is because i think it made me do one of those suspenseful/scary movie "jumps" that you do when something happens you don't expect. otherwise it was a total waste of time...take my word for it.

This is a good little horror movie- Those who praise it seem to understand it more than those who think it's so bad. The acting is pretty good all around- Yes, Paula Ficara is a stand out as the lead, but her husband Steve Wastell is very good as well- along with the rest of the cast. If you don't find the film spooky at all then I think you've become desensitized by all the overblown gore on the market these days. Subtle scares are sometimes more powerful. I prefer film stock, but there are budget restraints sometimes and it's a lot easier to get the performances out of the actors when film cost is a non-issue.Again, Cheers to Stefan Avalos and all the cast and crew of GOE

Stefan Avalos outdone himself this time. Spooky as hell 'damnit :D This movie was full of "what's that" moments, which added nicely to the mix. Commentary rocked also, gave an nice little insight for the movie, and made listener feel that both director (Stefan Avalos) and producer (Marianne Connor) really enjoyed to make that commentary, which I'm sure they did :) DVD was full of extras, like deleted scenes, and lots of featurettes, so don't miss out the DVD-release! Two Thumbs Up! Ghosts of Edendale is a must-have for every ghostmovie-buff out there .