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As a paranormal investigator...

posted 16 years ago by Cobrastang99
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...I thought this show was a load of cr**. The only reason I tuned is was because of John Zaffis, Troy Taylor and Rosemary Ellen Guiley. To think that they put their names to this "documentary" has caused me to lose faith in them. My investigative team doesn't wear black commando uniforms with berets or bulletproof vests. We also don't put of a lot of value in using "sensitives" to find ghosts for us. I don't doubt that there are sensitives out there. When they flashed the picture of the "orb" on the screen, I laughed out loud. It was clearly a piece of dust. That's paranormal investigating 101 right there. The movie itself was way too disorganized and hard to follow. As mentioned in other posts, the poor grammar and spelling was very distracting and destroyed the credibility (what was left) of the show right there. I didn't even watch the last 45 minutes, it was just too hard to stomach. How did the Booth Brothers ever get funding for this film? I'll stick with the guys who really know what they're doing, the amazing TAPS team.

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[–] maiira 16 years ago

You know, it's interesting that the majority of the critiques I'm seeing on this board are coming from believers. If believers are having problems with this film, then you know it's bad.

As for me, I found that they relied too much on scare tactics. I said this in another thread ("Good Idea, Poor Delivery"), but I really had problems with the "satanic rituals" part during the Zombie Road scenes. What does this have to do with child spirits? What are they implying? What does this say about the shadow people? I found it to be a very simplistic, very dehumanizing angle.

I'm glad to see that believers are far more savvy than this. Honestly, this film insults their intelligence, which is really not helping their cause. Just because people believe in ghosts doesn't mean they'll believe everything you tell them.

Ahh, kamisama! watashi no atama ni ono ga arimasu!

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[–] MydnightRose 16 years ago

For the love of Backstreet its not just me. First I did like this documentary simply because I will watch mostly anything that deals with ghosts, except Most Haunted which is a load of crap. But this movie was so disorganized it drove me crazy. I couldnt tell if it was a movie about how horrible orphanages were in the last century, child ghosts haunting orphanages and other areas, grownup ghosts haunting a forest, or devil worship. Next time pick a plot and stick with it.

"I want to record a song with Michael Jackson, I just want a wall between us"-Joe Jonas

[–] maiira 16 years ago

Oh lawd, Most Haunted. I love how the real dangers in that show don't involve the ghosts themselves, but rather the confusing/unstable nature of the buildings themselves. I mean, I'm sure they wouldn't send folks into a place that was condemned, or anything, but I remember watching an episode and just thinking "okay, I'd be concentrating more on not getting lost and falling into something than on encountering ghosts."

Also, I agree with the whole plot thing. What point were they trying to make? That the orphanages were bad? That a good percentage of ghosts are children? That satanic rituals are scary and bad? Whatever it was, it got lost somewhere along the line.

Ahh, kamisama! watashi no atama ni ono ga arimasu!

[–] mstanley-1 13 years ago

The Booth Brothers are entertainers first and foremost, so they are approaching the subject from a sales standpoint. This approach is fine, and far more watchable to many people than the average paranormal episode (pick one) shown on cable T.V., which can be boring in the extreme to anyone (read mainstream audience) with no patience for methodic investigations. I like both approaches. I don't think the Booth's approach is any less valid than Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventurers (who are pretty close stylistically to the Booths) Paranormal State, etc., and ALL of them run the risk of being exposed as frauds, no matter how seemingly serious they take their work or not.

Not saying any of them are frauds, but in a profession rife with hoaxes and frauds, I am never surprised when this is in fact the case. For all I know the Booth Brothers are frauds as well, but I don't consider their bombastic, filmic style any more suspect than a show that more cleverly disguises fraud with the trappings of autheticity. If anything, they seem more genuine in that they are far less professional. Same with Zack Bagin's crew.

Of course, I am talking exclusively about documentary style here, not actual paranormal investigating groups, who take what they do seriously and don't approach it off camera as entertainment. I am speaking specifically of film documentary approach.

[–] smerd_70 16 years ago

I don't know why everyone acts surprised that Children of the Grave would be bad, as soon as I saw the Booth brothers were involved I knew it was going to be another crap-fest like their previous movie- Death Tunnel.

Hey, this guy's not gonna leak all over my ice cream, is he?

[–] Brainlock2 15 years ago

"My investigative team doesn't wear black commando uniforms with berets or bulletproof vests."

To be fair, Steven LaChance wasn't too happy to be asked to wear that outfit, either. I'm sure the Booths spent a fair amount getting an outfit in Steve's size (he is six-seven, son is six-ten), so he probably felt obligated. I can not comment on anything else on his behalf (or Shane, the Task Force Leader, but he can fight his own battle, the dweeb.)

(and my laptop has once again decided to ignore arrow keys and the quote button = quick find. good thing I have auto-dictionary. sigh....)

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ZG: "You’re asking if that was real? That woman came with a penis in her mouth already."

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[–] eadverts 14 years ago

absolutely true. Why in anyone's name would paranormal be considered history, unless it is presented as part of the history of mental illness?

Who took my toast?

[–] tempertemper 14 years ago

First off, Paranormal task force is number 2 in the country and 2nd it was on sci fi not history you dumb asses, so before you start running your mouths about something you evidently dont know a thing about do your research.. and the only reason you're bashing the movie is your jealous that they made it and you didnt! You whiny babies need to grow the hell up and get a life already...

[–] splumer 11 years ago

Paranormal 101 is "there is no such thing."

[–] hollybell1969 10 years ago

Hello my name is Holly, I am a writer for Paranormal360.com and I am very interested in writing an article about the hauntings surrounding the mass grave found in Indianapolis but every time I google this incident all I can find is the documentary "Children of the Grave." I am only interested in writing about the facts so this documentary is so far out there that I really cannot find anything that I can use. Could somebody please direct me toward any real documentation that are about the mass grave?

Thank you,
Spirit Girl