I'm back again and still feeling sad and a little guilty over the cat I had to put to sleep. I will probably feel that way for a while, but I wanted to get another review in. I was torn between watching Ghost House (2017) on Netflix's instant watch or a movie on my DVR. I ended up watching Ghost House because I told Russell Geoffrey Banks that I would watch it soon. I have him as a Facebook friend and learned about this movie through him. Russell is actually in the movie, so he has been promoting it on Facebook when he can. Plus it has Scout Taylor-Compton in the lead, so how could I pass that winning combo up?
Julie (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Jim (James Landry Hébert) arrive in Thailand for a vacation. They meet Gogo (Michael S. New) right away because he wants to be their driver and tour guide. Arriving at the hotel, Julie sees a tiny house and asks about it. Gogo tells her of the local legend where people place these houses so that ghosts have a place to live. If they don't find somewhere to live, they will try to live inside a living person. Julie loves seeing these houses and takes pictures of them when she can. After a day out, and Jim asking Julie to marry him, they meet Robert (Russell Geoffrey Banks) and Billy (Rich Lee Gray) who want to take them to a ghost house graveyard, but they also have ghostly plans for Julie as well.
Ghost House was filmed in Thailand and was co-written by Kevin O'Sullivan and Jason Chase Tyrrell. It was directed by Rich Ragsdale, who is also credited with the story along with Kevin Ragsdale. This one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I enjoyed it but it could be pretty slow in places with not much going on. I liked the idea of Ghost House. A spirit house, as they seem to be more known as, is an actual thing in some countries, which does include Thailand. In that way, this was an interesting movie since we do learn about the local legend behind them. I'm assuming the ghost that is in the movie was made up at the very least. Part of the movie is Jim trying to figure out what it is that Robert and Billy did to Julie and why. I think that any horror fan worth his or her salt will be able to put it together rather quickly. Not long after Robert and Billy run off after setting up Julie, I knew what was going on and I assumed the reason behind it. From that point on, until Jim is trying to decide how to help Julie, the story was a little boring for me. What is going on with Julie is fine, but really it was just some jump scares now and then. I didn't see it as a bad movie, just one that I managed to figure out so it became a little boring to me. The ending does help save it some. Despite figuring out most of the plot, I wasn't sure how things would end for our characters, The story did surprise me a little bit by not taking the obvious way out, which was great. I also liked how the ending played into another local legend that was talked about earlier in the film. It was a good ending that was fun and a bit tense as well.
Ghost House isn't really all that gory but there are still some neat effects that deal with the ghost that pops up rather often at times. The ghost herself looks pretty cool. I wouldn't want her haunting me with those long and gnarly looking nails. The ghost was supposed to have been burned alive, but I didn't really notice that in the makeup so much. The goriest scene was probably when someone loses a finger. The acting was well done. I mainly wanted to watch Ghost House because of Russell Geoffrey Banks. He was awesome in Who's Watching Oliver, so I was happy to see him in another horror film so soon. That film hasn't had an official release yet, but it is on its way. Russell doesn't disappoint here either even though his character has a more normal feel to it. I actually got to meet Scout Taylor-Compton once. She was super nice even though I went a bit shy while trying to talk to her, so I was also excited to see her in this film as well. I really enjoyed her acting in the first half, but then after that, she was just looking sick and screaming from being scared by the ghost. Nothing against her acting, just wish she had a more active role in helping to figure everything out. Michael S. New does a fine job in his lead role. Wen-Chu Yang plays the part of the ghost that we see. I also want to mention Mark Boone Junior who's character ends up helping Jim. He looks so out of place compared to everyone else, but I didn't mind that at all.
Another thing that I liked about Ghost House is how Jim went about finding ways to help Julie. Instead of jumping onto the internet to find all the answers, he actually talked to some of the locals and went with most of what they said. In the age of the internet and where a lot of movies use it as a device to find out about everything, this was a nice change. I don't know that it always worked out for your lead characters, but it was a nice change all the same. Ghost House isn't a bad film at all, but I think it might be a little boring for the hardcore horror fan because of the plot being easy to figure out. This a movie I mostly wanted to watch because of the actors who are in it and I would likely watch it again for those reasons. To my surprise, Scout Taylor-Compton has a couple of nude scenes. I'm not going to complain about that at all, but it was a surprise to see that. Is this one worth checking out? As always, it is up to all of you, but I think it is worth a look. Check it out when you get the chance to do so.
3 out of 5 I wonder how many ghosts can live in a tiny house
Julie (Scout Taylor-Compton) and Jim (James Landry Hébert) arrive in Thailand for a vacation. They meet Gogo (Michael S. New) right away because he wants to be their driver and tour guide. Arriving at the hotel, Julie sees a tiny house and asks about it. Gogo tells her of the local legend where people place these houses so that ghosts have a place to live. If they don't find somewhere to live, they will try to live inside a living person. Julie loves seeing these houses and takes pictures of them when she can. After a day out, and Jim asking Julie to marry him, they meet Robert (Russell Geoffrey Banks) and Billy (Rich Lee Gray) who want to take them to a ghost house graveyard, but they also have ghostly plans for Julie as well.
Ghost House was filmed in Thailand and was co-written by Kevin O'Sullivan and Jason Chase Tyrrell. It was directed by Rich Ragsdale, who is also credited with the story along with Kevin Ragsdale. This one was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I enjoyed it but it could be pretty slow in places with not much going on. I liked the idea of Ghost House. A spirit house, as they seem to be more known as, is an actual thing in some countries, which does include Thailand. In that way, this was an interesting movie since we do learn about the local legend behind them. I'm assuming the ghost that is in the movie was made up at the very least. Part of the movie is Jim trying to figure out what it is that Robert and Billy did to Julie and why. I think that any horror fan worth his or her salt will be able to put it together rather quickly. Not long after Robert and Billy run off after setting up Julie, I knew what was going on and I assumed the reason behind it. From that point on, until Jim is trying to decide how to help Julie, the story was a little boring for me. What is going on with Julie is fine, but really it was just some jump scares now and then. I didn't see it as a bad movie, just one that I managed to figure out so it became a little boring to me. The ending does help save it some. Despite figuring out most of the plot, I wasn't sure how things would end for our characters, The story did surprise me a little bit by not taking the obvious way out, which was great. I also liked how the ending played into another local legend that was talked about earlier in the film. It was a good ending that was fun and a bit tense as well.
Ghost House isn't really all that gory but there are still some neat effects that deal with the ghost that pops up rather often at times. The ghost herself looks pretty cool. I wouldn't want her haunting me with those long and gnarly looking nails. The ghost was supposed to have been burned alive, but I didn't really notice that in the makeup so much. The goriest scene was probably when someone loses a finger. The acting was well done. I mainly wanted to watch Ghost House because of Russell Geoffrey Banks. He was awesome in Who's Watching Oliver, so I was happy to see him in another horror film so soon. That film hasn't had an official release yet, but it is on its way. Russell doesn't disappoint here either even though his character has a more normal feel to it. I actually got to meet Scout Taylor-Compton once. She was super nice even though I went a bit shy while trying to talk to her, so I was also excited to see her in this film as well. I really enjoyed her acting in the first half, but then after that, she was just looking sick and screaming from being scared by the ghost. Nothing against her acting, just wish she had a more active role in helping to figure everything out. Michael S. New does a fine job in his lead role. Wen-Chu Yang plays the part of the ghost that we see. I also want to mention Mark Boone Junior who's character ends up helping Jim. He looks so out of place compared to everyone else, but I didn't mind that at all.
Another thing that I liked about Ghost House is how Jim went about finding ways to help Julie. Instead of jumping onto the internet to find all the answers, he actually talked to some of the locals and went with most of what they said. In the age of the internet and where a lot of movies use it as a device to find out about everything, this was a nice change. I don't know that it always worked out for your lead characters, but it was a nice change all the same. Ghost House isn't a bad film at all, but I think it might be a little boring for the hardcore horror fan because of the plot being easy to figure out. This a movie I mostly wanted to watch because of the actors who are in it and I would likely watch it again for those reasons. To my surprise, Scout Taylor-Compton has a couple of nude scenes. I'm not going to complain about that at all, but it was a surprise to see that. Is this one worth checking out? As always, it is up to all of you, but I think it is worth a look. Check it out when you get the chance to do so.
3 out of 5 I wonder how many ghosts can live in a tiny house
