The Worst Film Ever

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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

'Ghosts of Darkness' drew me into seeing it, with a cool and creepy poster, an intriguing idea with a potentially relatable central relationship and as someone with a general appreciation for horror. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive. Actually found 'Ghosts of Darkness' fairly watchable, if not an easy film to rate or review. Had to think long and hard about what my thoughts were and how to articulate them. 'Ghosts of Darkness' is not great, or good, has a fair share of problems (fairly big ones too) and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. There are however a number of decent, even good, qualities in 'Ghosts of Darkness', at least it wasn't intelligence insulting or inept (unlike some films seen recently) and the potential is not completely squandered.Lets start with the positives. The scenery is very atmospheric, likewise with the very nice way it's shot. The music is suitably spooky and quirky and doesn't distract at all from the atmosphere, while not exactly enhancing it. Some of the acting is better than average, particularly the breath of fresh air that is Paul Flanery who really livens things up. There are some genuinely scary and suspenseful moments and the atmosphere has creepiness.However, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it feels vague, under-explained. The more 'Ghosts of Darkness' progresses, the duller, more predictable, more senseless and less scary, and too many characters are too sketchy. Other actors don't fare so well, with Michael Koltes being a truly lifeless lead.Dialogue can be stilted while the pace is uneven, dragging in some of the second half. The humour is also variable, parts are funny while others are cheesy and misplaced. Found the supposedly shocking moments not so surprising and the end felt incomplete and not much of a climax. Overall, not bad at all while leaving me a bit lukewarm. 5/10 Bethany Cox

The paranormal investigators Jack Donavan (Michael Koltes) and Jonathan Blazer (Paul Flannery) receive a mysterious invitation card to go to the notorious Richmond Manor, where several murders have happened along 200 years. A mysterious butler tells that his boss has invited them to stay for three nights at the mansion to get rid of the label of haunted house. In return, they would receive fifty thousand dollars each. Jack is a skeptical man that uses technology to find frauds while Jonathan is a medium. What will they find in the Richmond Manor?"Ghosts of Darkness" is a flawed low budget haunted house film with many clichés. However with improvements in the storyline and screenplay; a better budget; and replacement of the unconvincing Michael Koltes, this film could work. The result is not good but is not awful at all since Paul Flannery gives some touch of humor to the story. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): Not Available

Just watched a great possessed house movie "Ghosts of Darkness", where two men are hired to stay in the house for three nights, and prove it is safe even though many many people have died in it over a long period of time, and nobody has lasted more than three nights. IMO, this is one of best such movies I've seen for a while. The makeup and special effects are awesome, and it is filled with some great jump scares. Really good script, outstanding performances, and about all you would want. I highly recommend this dandy.

Got this on VUDU, had a cool poster advertising it so looked promising but how I was wrong, first off the greatest investigators don't know about the house, they do no research and they move around with no plan yet supposedly best in the field but no idea what to do. The music is weak, the dah-dumb dah-dumb constantly playing in repeated motifs at the same volume detracts from the stunning cinematography pushing a creepy feel, also there is a scene where paul flannery's character is explaining the ouija board and some happy music starts playing, it kills the vibe of the scene before it even starts. Also this is not a horror, its not even close to one, its not scary at any point, and it seems like the producer decided halfway through filming to go a comedy route as the opening of the movie to 30 mins in, changes completely in tone in the later half. Paul Flannery who plays Jonathan Blazer however is absolutely amazing, this dude cracks me up, delivering a performance which will secure him for many future film productions. The CGI that is used was a waste of money, it did nothing to help, only destroy the movie, it kills it seriously. Bar the cinematography and the performance by Flannery, this movie is awful.