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Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
3/03, 1/24
1/24:
Maybe having twelve ghosts in a film is one too many to keep up with, don't you think?
Thirteen Ghosts borrows a bit from William Castle's picture by sticking to the original premise and then goes in a
different direction. This time, it's laden with CGI, flashing lights, and futuristic architecture crap. At least,
they've done a good job with the glasses thing which was initially a failure. Unfortunately, nothing is scary for a
second. Um, please explain this to me: if Arthur has many bills that are past due date, then how is he able to afford a nanny?
Pouring salt on the wound is the inclusion of the annoying Matthew Lillard who's always screaming in every film. As a
result, I developed a splitting headache, leading to my rating of '3'. Ironically, Matthew Lillard's character made an understatement
of the century: "You don't have to scream, all right? Just...chill." It's exactly what I wanted to say to him.
Well, the cast is awful. I wanted their characters to die. A couple of the females became overly enamored with the
stuff which got disgusting in no time. The ghosts never kill anybody except for Matthew Lillard; it's only a flogging at best. I
don't get it...what's F. Murray Abraham doing in this piece of shit? He later confessed that he did it for the money. It's amazing
because I don't understand how his character survived after being slashed in the throat during the introduction. If they
say he's actually a ghost, then why does he appear in the flesh when the glasses aren't put on?
All in all, Thirteen Ghosts has numerous mistakes, and the biggest of them all is Matthew Lillard.