Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a 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 a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
- Steve Beck
- Kimi Webber
- Matt Earl Beesley
- David Klohn
- James Bitonti
- Ashley Bell
- Richard D'Ovidio
- Neal Marshall Stevens
- Todd Alcott
- Robb White
- Ling Yang
- James Gunn
Rating: 6.2/10 by 2109 users
Alternative Title:
13 Ghosts - US
Thirteen Ghosts - US
13 duhova - RS
13 prizratsi - BG
Trinadtsat' privideniy - RU
Tre13e fantômes - CA
Tretton spöken - FI
Dre13ehn Geister - DE
13 fantasmata - GR
Trece fantasmas - ES
13 duchów - PL
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 31 minutes
Budget: $42,000,000
Revenue: $68,467,960
Plot Keyword: single parent, chase, supernatural, haunted house, family relationships, remake, money, revenge, betrayal, inheritance, last will and testament, devil, survival horror, evil, ghost, curious, frightened, ghoulish
This is a movie I could've sworn I had seen before, but remember little about it, which does say something. Still, some interesting elements, the ghosts' designs, when you can appreciate them, have an almost Hellraiser-like quality to them, and never a bad thing having Tony Shalhoub in the lead even when I didn't once buy into the family dynamic. Has the hallmarks of a a film from that era, with the direction (and camera angles) plus the inclusions of Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie franchise) and Matthew Lillard (Scream franchise) in there. Also, the twist at the end didn't make a lick of sense. That said, can't say I was ever bored and honestly, if anyone actually remembered this movie, the setting would make for a fun scare house (and using special glasses to see the entities) somewhere like at the Universal Horror Nights or w/e it's called. **2.75/5**
Pretty sweet movie. I'm glad they remade this movie. They have a lot of crazy spirits locked in there. I liked it!
