GhostWatcher reviews

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This film was more than decent...some nifty thrills and genuinely scary moments.

I really enjoyed Jennifer Servary and her character. I thought the DVD box was a bit misleading...I never really viewed her as a scam artist--she was just making money and said so outright. There's something intriguing about a goth, sex-performer P.I. That has to be a first. Servary filled the shoes well.

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My only complaint would be the scene involving the stabbing that was cut. I kinda figured before even watching the deleted scene that something must have been cut. Without that scene I felt rather cheated--I'm glad I got to catch it on the DVD.

I rented this film, and because of the negative reviews, I almost didn't watch it. It was due back to the video store today, so this morning, since I didn't have to go to work, I popped it into the DVD player just out of curiosity. I'm glad I did. It was much better than I expected, and the story really kept me interested. I have to agree with the person who said the acting improved as the film went on - that was the only major flaw I could find, but I think the actors redeemed themselves as the story unfolded. I commend you Mr. Cross for making a very interesting film on what I'm sure was a limited budget, and also for your professionalism on these boards. Even when some people obviously want to tear this film apart, you have maintained a very kind and humble attitude. Best of luck with your next project!

Was wondering how you got this distributed into blockbuster? Was it a distribution company that did it for you or did you sell it to them yourself?
I'm facinated that a digital movie was distributed!!! Oh yeah and all the people that hated it can't say they have a movie on blockbuster shelves!

Wow, I feel even worse for this director than I did before I found out that he posted his own review for his own movie.

Don't try to protect your movie from bad reviewers, you get what you get. You have absolutely no talent for making movies! In fact, I am going to film a remake of this and it will probably be 10 times better than this film.

I don't know why you decided to market this in the first place. Only good movies are allowed on my video store shelf.


And please spare me the agony! Do NOT make another GhostWatcher film.

Wow, what an awful film. This was recommended by a Blockbuster employee who was probably the director. To call the script amateurish is a compliment. It has so many holes, you can dive a truck through it. The actors (obviously friends of the director) clearly have never seen the light of an acting class. In fact, the only scary thing about this movie is the acting. I work in the entertainment industry and was checking IMDB to see who the casting director is so I could call him/her and chastise them for this abomination. But wait...there isn't a credited casting director. I've seen student films that provoke more thought than this boring tripe. Lion's Gate is known for distributing rubbish but this takes the cake. Even the "gag" reel suffers. It isn't even a gag reel. It's outtakes of untalented actors getting upset with themselves because they can't act. Thanks for sharing how unprofessional and without merit the cast and crew are! The music sounds like the blips and bleeps my Atari game system used to spit out in the 80's. The metal songs are "yarly" and dated. I will say that the film is consistent...consistent at being awful in every aspect. Thankfully, Blockbuster gave me my money back (you may not be so lucky). This film makes Battlefield Earth look like Citizen Kane. Complete utter garbage.

David,
I have to say that Ghostwatcher was not a fav of mine but it was very interesting and I think you did the best job you could. Making independent films is a pain, budgets are tight, and permits are expensive. Some times you turn to late night shoots to get around the permits and hope the cops don't come by or you get the girls to use their charms to make a security guard turn their heads the other way. It's fun, it 's crazy, and it's a lot of hard work. As you can see I have some experience in this. => I have worked on short films mostly not only as a Producer but also as a Casting Director, picking talent for a project is not an easy task but again I think you found some great raw talent. I came across this film becuase of Jennifer Servary, she worked in the same production office I did for about a year and we became pretty good friends. While trying to develop a horror short for my independent team she told me about Ghostwatcher and got me a copy of it to view. I have to agree that the begining is very slow and I found the apartment bare, like an undressed set. It's a little boring but once you brought in Jen's colorful character things got better. I enjoyed the thrill of it and the locations were great, that barn was perfect. I was thrilled to hear about Lions Gate picking it up for distribution, you've done some very hard work and deserve to reap some rewards. I am looking forward to Ghostwatcher 2, and I hope to see a horror cliche in it with the return of Jennifer's character. =>

I was actually ready to give this thing a really bad review until I turned on the director's commentary. At this point I realized why the acting was so badly done that my 13 year and I could have made this movie. However, in that light, and with the rather humorous commentary, I was actually able to somewhat enjoy the movie. It's still not a good exibition of acting or writing, but when viewed as an amateur film with friends obviously doing the acting, then it's not all that terrible. As someone else pointed out (I believe a family member of one of the actresses), I've seen worse. (Open Water, for one)