Thir13en Ghosts

2001 "Misery loves company."
5.6| 1h31m| R| en| More Info
Released: 26 October 2001 Released
Producted By: Columbia Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine "designed by the devil and powered by the dead" to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

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Davis P Thirteen Ghosts is a very poorly done horror movie. The film gets just about everything wrong. I love Tony Shaloub in the show everyone knows him from, Monk. But in this movie, I really didn't care for his performance or his character. He didn't really make you care about him, and the other characters were kinda hard to care about too, since the film didn't develop them in any way. The actors didn't do their characters justice and the plot didn't allow for development of them, double failure. The plot itself is pretty poor and uninteresting too, you won't finish this movie and think that it was interesting, you'll think that it was an opportunity missed, a failed attempt. The movie did nothing to keep your interest, it simply told an uninteresting story filled with equally uninteresting characters. If you're looking for a scary movie that's actually worth watching, then I suggest The Others or something like that, because this one falls flat. The only thing I can say for it is that the visuals are kind of interesting but that's the only somewhat good thing about it. 3/10 for Thirteen Ghosts.
Brandon Ferguson I first saw this movie as a child back in 2007, six years after it's release. Back then I was so amazed at the level of creativity that this movie had offered. So many interesting and unique details were depicted which made it stand out quite well compared to other horror movies.It has now been 16 years since its release, and after just watching it again, I can plainly say that this movie has not aged well at all. In fact, watching it now was sort of a pain. The story was still intriguing, but the actual 'ghosts' look so boring and not very well designed, with the exception of a couple and even they are a bit lackluster. The acting isn't anything exceptional, but it works. If you were a new viewer and weren't informed of the time period of this movies release, you would quickly realize that it was released during the very early 2000's.The story is okay. A band of people are placed in a situation they didn't want or expect to be in and are trying to find a way to leave it with their lives. Sounds somewhat typical, but it does it decently well. The one major complaint I have is that the movie never addresses how the ghosts died, which is a question that I find most people as well as myself are left wondering. Final Thoughts: This movie worked during the time of it's release, but it doesn't work as well now. The impact of time has made it unfortunately a bit difficult to view. You won't be totally left unfulfilled investing an hour and a half watching this, but just know that it won't keep up with today's standards of a horror movie.
851222 Greetings from Lithuania.I saw "Thir13en Ghosts" upon it original release back in 2001. It's not particularly scary, but has some nice makeup and special effects and the ghosts themselves are not badly done at all. The plot is simple, yet the premise is better then in you average horror flick.Overall, "Thir13en Ghosts" is enjoyable movie for while it lasts. The premise is much better than the final product, which could have been much better and bizarre. It's not the worst horror flick, but it's far from good. Given the budget at the time 20 million $ they should have focused more on direction and more sharp and tight script and not entirely on ghouls.
SnoopyStyle Cyrus Kriticos (F. Murray Abraham) is a rich collector who has trapped an unfantomable evil. Only he lost his life doing it. His nephew Arthur (Tony Shalhoub) inherits his creation, a glass house that has imprisoned 12 ghosts. It's more than a house. It's a machine power by the dead to open the Eye of Hell.Arthur with his kids Kathy (Shannon Elizabeth) and Bobby, the babysitter and the attorney (JR Bourne) get trapped in the house. Dennis (Matthew Lillard) and Kalina (Embeth Davidtz) also sneak in, but they know what the house is truly for.I love the art and design of the house. It is beautiful and absolutely creepy in a new unique way. It's like you're trapped in a Rubik's cube. It makes every step you take a creepy dangerous one.The story itself is a pretty standard haunted house with a lot of bells and whistles. It has a short section to set it up but that wasn't really necessary. I really love the house.