best movie i've ever seen.

As Good As It Gets

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

I love this movie ever since! I wanted this to be RE-Popular because this is such as great memories for scary. I understand that this is old but still. Good Throwback.

I'm always suspicious of 10/10 ratings for a movie that averages under 6/10 on IMDb. Here's one for this movie, a 10/10 rating by "rw2" whose review is titled "Great visuals with an above average plot". That reviewer has reviewed a grand total of TWO movies! Typical of a certain type of 10/10 reviewer ! This movie deserves 3/10. Some effects were impressive, but there was FAR too much flashing and superfast scene changes ~ in effect, cheats in a hope to cause suspense or fear. Not for me, and clearly not for most of the reviewers on IMDb. As for me, I've watched thousands of motion pictures, reviewed hundreds, here and elsewhere, over several decades. Horror is one of my favourite genres. I cannot recommend this 2001 effort. 3/10.

Thir13en Ghosts (2001): Dir: Steve Beck / Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Matthew Lillard, Embeth Davidtz, F. Murray Abrahams, Shannon Elizabeth: Dreadfully loud and stupid film that is way over budget and too loud. F Murray Abraham plays a man who is totally out of his mind and desperately needs mental counseling. He seeks to capture thirteen ghosts and accompanied by a meathead Ghostbuster played by Matthew Lillard. Abrahams dies and a relative family gain possession of the massive house. They meet a cynical lawyer who is severed in half vertically and we are given the glorious image of his guts sliding down the glass. There is thirteen ghosts concealed in the basement as occupying an apartment complex. The ghosts get loose, thanks to stupidity and go on a killing spree until Embeth Davidtz appears as another Ghostbuster. Director Steve Beck could have spilled toxic waste on the floor and got better footage. It is every bit as fetching as toilet waste. Horrible acting by Abrahams, Lillard and Davidtz as well as Tony Shalhoub. Abrahams in particular should have known better since he is famous for his performance in the far greater Amadeus. Shannon Elizabeth goes from sexy image to idiot in this film. The special effects are massive but the film is graphic and disgusting and should be placed in a paper shredder to become a much prettier mess. Score: 1 / 10

Following a relatives' death, a family learns they have inherited a giant glass-and-steel house that has been built to contain dangerous spirits for a powerful device that will unleash the powers of Hell and forcing them in a race to get out of the house alive.Overall this was quite the impressive and enjoyable effort that really gets the better of original. The main one in this one over the original is the house itself, which is incredibly impressive design and layout here that it's really unique and creative. The glass paneling and steel support frames provide the kind of basic look that is so unusual for any kind of film with its post-modern look that never seems to look livable but is more for look and appearance which succeeds wildly. This is one even before getting to all the mechanical devices, trap doors and even the writing all along the glass denoting all manner of spells and warnings that make this one of the most impressive, elaborate settings to place a film even before this one manages to utilize this great setting to fine effect here that really sets the fantastic stage for the spectacular ghost action throughout by putting it all inside such a great location. The opening to this in the car graveyard, which is the only scene outside the house, is the perfect start here with the crazy deaths showing cars being thrown around quite easily and really gets the freaky moments to add in with a fantastic sequence while getting the action in the house really nicely. The chases through the hallways are quite fun by letting the different ghosts and their gruesome looks which makes the scenes all the more fun. There's a large amount of the confrontations as well that provide not only the creepiness needed here while also making it thrilling as confrontations around the bathroom, around a pane of glass set-up as a barrier in the hallway and gong through their containment chambers in the basement are all incredibly enjoyable here. These fun attacks manage to bring about plenty of fun gore as well with plenty of gruesome, bloody deaths that go alongside the rather gruesome ghosts for a great time here, and along with the explosive action of the finale house destruction for all the great positives in this one. There's really only one flaw here for this one which is the fact that there's way too many important parts of the storyline introduced far too late into this one to get their full effect. The general gist of being there and them stumbling upon the ghosts is far more impressive when weighted against the wholly overblown stance this one puts forth in detailing the need for the specific ghosts and then being placed in the house to begin with. Otherwise, this was a highly enjoyable offering that has a lot of right with it.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Nudity.