Paul Magne Haakonsen I was lured in by the movie cover/poster and with the enticement of this being a comedy with a supernatural twist. However, I had not heard about the movie prior to finding it and picking it up. But still, a horror comedy with a ghostly element, what is there not to like?Right, well I must start off by saying that "Ghost Team One" is as such not an overly bad movie. It just didn't turn out to be what I had expected. Sure, there are some good moments and some good enough laughs to be found here and there. But the movie as a whole just didn't turn out to be all that impressive or interesting.What worked in favor of the movie was the characters and the acting talents recruited to portray these characters. Sure, the characters were generic to the core, but there was just still something lovable and funny about them. I will say that it was Carlos Santos who carried most of the movie singlehandedly.The story in "Ghost Team One" was probably what killed the enjoyment for me, because it didn't turn out to be a rather interesting or captivating storyline. So writers Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli hardly gave directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford all that much to work with. And that also transcended onto the acting talents, because they had little to work with in terms of a fulfilling script."Ghost Team One" is hardly an effects movie, and makes use of very few effects actually. But then again, it is not the type of movie that has to rely on special effects.Now, there were the occasional hilarious scene here and there, but they were not enough to levitate the movie out of the mediocre fast lane.I managed to sit through the entire movie, although I was pressed at times in terms of focusing on the movie and concentrating on the movie. Once you have seen "Ghost Team One" the first time, chances are slim to none that you will return to watch it again.

Dr_Drew_Says Ghost Team One (2013) - The Good, the Bad and the Cleverly Under-appreciatedSynopsis: Comedy/Horror movie shot in the home camera-documentary style about two friends, their battle for the same girl and the hilarious exploits in trying to capture the haunting of their house by an Asian Madame from the turn of the century.The Good: While this film is over-the-top in its sexual tropes, there is a lot of clever humor and fun to be had here if you allow yourself to enjoy the characters. The filming concept is basically a play on the Paranormal Activity schematic... house is haunted, document it by using a video camera and by setting other cameras up around the house. This is simply the borrowed device used to capture the film in a tongue-in-cheek way, it isn't what the movie is about. I think that concept has been lost on some of the other reviewers here. If you are looking for something scary, this isn't the movie to watch. This is about the characters and the ensuing hilarity involving a ghost that is driven to manifestation by sexual activity. If you can get past that concept, you might have a good time with this one. I found the characters fresh and very funny, for the most part. Tony Cavalero steals the show as Chuck, the former drug addict who is currently in a lengthy period of sobriety and because of it, he is very unbalanced and irrational. His possession scenes at the end are hilarious (as long as you can get past the Asian stereotypes). The movie succeeds because the characters are relate-able and how they interact while thrust into a crazy situation amidst fawning over a girl is fun to watch unfold.The Bad: Some of the humor is definitely groan-worthy, I admit. The concept is built on this uber-sexualized premise of two horny guys and a prostitute ghost, so of course the language and category of jokes are going to be somewhat low-brow in nature. If you can't handle that, this is one that is best passed by... although I feel it would be a mistake to dismiss this movie on that premise alone. There are elements of the movie that don't feel that fresh either. Even from a comedy/horror standpoint, this parody of Paranormal Activity has been done a few times, so the concept is one that is starting to get old. The characters save this particular submission to the movie-watching world, but that doesn't keep it from feeling a bit stale at certain times.The Cleverly Under-appreciated: Especially on IMDb, the reviews have been pretty brutal. As of right now, the overall rating is under 5.0 and I am not sure I get that. Maybe people are expecting a straight-up scary movie here? If so, maybe you need to learn a bit more about a movie before you watch it. Or maybe the concept went right over your head? Who knows. All I know is that I thought this movie was perversely clever at times and to me, it's being a bit under-appreciated. This isn't the type of movie for everyone... and I get that, but when Scary Movie is rolling with a 6.2 rating and this has a 4.8, I'm not sure I can wrap my head around that. The characters here are far more like-able and the style and execution is much fresher than a movie full of cringe-worthy gag humor. This movie's success for me is built on character interaction and script management. Both were pretty darn good for a low-budget comedy-horror. And this relatively unknown cast made me do something Scary Movie never did.... laugh.

FlashCallahan In order to impress a girl, two roommates set out to make a documentary about a murder that took place in their house. The girl thinks that the victim's ghost is still there, so the two guys think that making a movie with her will get them somewhere with her. But after they set cameras up around the house, things begin to happen that seem supernatural.They realise that the ghost is real, and its become smitten with them....So the film has been released in the US for just over a month, and here in the UK, it's already in Netflix, so my expectations were understandably very low.And even though they were low, I never laughed once, or even smiled, because it just wasn't interesting, and to parody the found footage movie is not a very good choice, because the majority of them have become self parody (see PA4 for example).The two leads are annoying, think a really cheap version of Harold and Kumar, and your there, the rest of the cast are just as bad, especially the flat mate who gets possessed.It picks up a little in the last five minutes, but you have to trawl through a load of old cobblers beforehand.One of the topics on this films message board is claiming that people are voting fraudulently because the score is so low.I've seen it, and I know why its so low, it's pretty awful...

karmatt I wasn't sure I was going to like this movie but I'm glad I watched it. I loved it and hope there will be another and another. I thought this was hilarious. I have to admit that at first I thought because the lead characters are of hispanic origin that I might not like it. Maybe that sounds bad but I am just not into the whole hispanic culture thing. But these characters are 100% American. There is nothing hispanic about this movie. Is that a selling point? Is that racist? Maybe to some but people like what people like, we are all allowed our own feelings and likes. I am so glad I watched this movie. The comedy may offend some people but to anyone who enjoys comedy of real life and real language, not the toned down censored versions, this is great stuff. If you like the comedy of "workaholics" on comedy central then to me this is very similar if not even better. At first it seems we have come across just another low budget college made type party movie but any thoughts like that soon evaporate. This movie is very well made, with great actors, and I was never bored the entire film. I HATE found footage films and luckily this is NOT one! It is just made to totally make fun of the type. The characters are fantastic. Brad is hilarious, as is his straight laced co-lead roommate Sergio. They remind me of a younger version of Charlie and Alan Harper of 2 and a half men, although they are not brothers. One is a horny partying chick magnet and the other is a horny mostly chick loser virgin. The two main actresses fill in the movie nicely and quited well. I can think of only one time the movie seemed to get a slightly dragging on feeling, but not for long, and then BAM, something totally hilarious happens. The ending scenes feel a little rushed and not so hilarious but over all 95% is Great Stuff! Hope you enjoy!