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Dean (6921 KP) rated Thir13en Ghosts (2001) in Movies

Jun 18, 2018 (Updated Jun 30, 2021)  
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
2001 | Horror
8
7.2 (17 Ratings)
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Another cool Dark Castle entertainment horror re-make. Didn't know of the original until I saw some reviews mention it. This reminded me a lot of the House on Haunted Hill remake made 2 years earlier. It's fun, not too serious, has a good mix of humour and gore/kills. The cast is ok and well known with Shannon Elizabeth and Matthew Lillard, but it was a nice surprise to see Tony Shalhoub (Monk) appear in this. What really makes this film enjoyable in my opinion, along with House on Haunted Hill, is the set design, make up and ghoulish characters created. Both films have a great wacky house setting, good SFX and the ghosts in this look awesome. A great way to enjoy 90mins. So if you liked House on Haunted Hill you will like this just as much.
  
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Dean (6921 KP) Jun 19, 2018

Yes I think the original was in the 60's or 70's.
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Chrissie-ann (78 KP) Jun 19, 2018

I also didn't know this was a remake!
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Steve Fearon (84 KP) rated Thir13en Ghosts (2001) in Movies

Sep 5, 2018  
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
2001 | Horror
6
7.2 (17 Ratings)
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The Lore and mythos of the ghosts, and the principles behind some of the setting are interesting, and some of the acting isn't too bad. Some of the special effects are decent, and it was great that so much of the set was physical and tangible. (0 more)
Holes everywhere, characters that disappear and reappear at random, inconsistent rules, and frankly not many scares of note for a horror film. (0 more)
The ghosts aren't the only thing that we can see through...
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As part of a 'rewatching films from the 90's and 2000's' theme that me and the missus are going through at the moment, we came to a film i remembered fairly fondly, the remake of Thirteen Ghosts!

Unlike a lot of films from this period, this wasn't as terrible to rewatch as some, though it still reeks of some of the tropes of that period, including the casting of Shannon Elizabeth, the evil uncle and the corporate Lawyer baddie as well as the kids that can't help but run towards trouble at every opportunity.

Lets be honest, this film isn't really a scary one, it has some nice creepy elements, but it is largely a safe horror entry for people that shy away from the more intense/gory side of the genre.

Matthew Lillard chews all the scenery he can, and is largely very entertaining as a psychic with powers that they touch on without really explaining, but thats ok, its not the sort of film where it matters all that much.

Better than some, worse than others, this is a film for a rainy sunday evening, where it doesn't matter too much if you talk over the miles and miles of exposition, and where you can happily pull apart the plot holes and confusing character motives to your hearts content.