Ghost Ship (2002)
Director: Steve Beck Writer(s): Mark Hanlon (screenplay), John Pogue (story & screenplay) Cinematographer: Gale Tattersall Editor: Roger Barton Production Designer: Graham ‘Grace’ Walker Costume Designer: Margot Wilson Music: John Frizzell Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Isaiah Washington, Karl Urban, Emily Browning
Camera: Moviecam Compact, Cooke S3 Lenses
Filming Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Montréal, Québec, Canada / Lutherville, Maryland / Baltimore, Maryland
A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.
I remember loving the concept of this film. Ghosts on a giant ship? Sold. I enjoyed the way they recreated and intertwined the past and the present. I think we can also appreciate the amount of practical effects used, something you don’t see nowadays which is VERY unfortunate because it takes away the magic when you computerize anything. I wouldn’t mind revisiting this one again.
(watched November 29, 2011)
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