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(1992)

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3/10
This ain't THE SHINING kids - it's THE GHOSTING!
udar5514 March 2006
Warning: Spoilers
A Jack Nicholson look-a-like and his family become caretakers of an empty church but not before they find out that a man murdered his wife and two kids there several years before. Coincidentally, the family views the church the same night the crazed killer breaks out of an insane asylum. Even more coincidentally, dad runs him over on the way to meet his family and secretly buries the corpse. So now dad, a troubled Vietnam vet, must endure the ghost of the maniac taunting him in addition to dealing with his family. This is one rough ride. It is made even worse by the fact it runs nearly 2 hours, which is 16 hours in bad movie time. The films "highlights" include the mom forcing her crippled daughter to walk (and cradling her after she falls) and when the dad says he couldn't get a job as a short order cook because he had to take a lie detector test (!). Lowlights include just about everything else from a attack by a phony dinosaur to almost all of the dialogue. Filmed in Spokane, this is the only feature film credit by one Walt Hefner (thank goodness!). Lead Charlie Shores looks like a cross between the "new" Dean Koontz and a thin Jack Nicholson (no doubt a factor in his casting). Check out the trailer at the film's official website if you dare:
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1/10
Oh Boy...
beav-75 June 2004
I should have known better. The box in the video store read "Hailed by critics as a masterpiece in its genre", yet there were no specific critical reviews. Well if its genre is awful low-budget senseless horror films produced in Spokane WA then bravo!

I really can't even begin to describe the plot holes and virtually incomprehensible actions by most every principal involved. However, if you are a fan of bad acting, then give it a shot. Be forewarned though, that the movie doesn't fall into the "so bad that its good" category since it is also a bit tasteless. Can anyone explain just what happened at the end?

Good luck. You'r going to need it!
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1/10
The worst movie I have ever seen.
Delta_Blues21 January 2012
Living in the Spokane area at the time and working in radio we actually promoted this steaming pile. There is nothing remotely interesting, or noteworthy contained within the frames of this regression of human intelligence and evolution. I weep at the individuals that for some unfathomable reason decided this insidious loaf of crap should actually be created, and even more unbelievable actually produced, filmed and distributed! The final astonishment is that there were theaters willing to allow the precious, valuable, projectors to waste energy and bulb life bringing this fetid, sickening excuse for art to a big screen, subjecting literally dozens of unsuspecting citizens to its miserable visage. THE END.
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10/10
Ax murderer returns to scene of the crime-- no sanctuary!
curly-1722 January 2001
Spokane, Washington... Somewhere Northeast of Twin Peaks. As the story opens, we find out that 10 years ago, ax murderer Dan Marcum killed his wife and their two children in a church. In the present, Marcum escapes from jail and gets hit by a car, and promptly dies (or does he)? Meanwhile, the former pastor of the church wants a family of four to move into the now-abandoned church (am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea)? The family consists of the father, Ralph, who is unemployed; the mother Amy who works as a waitress in a dive; their pretty daughter Jeannie (this is the screen debut of Jennifer Salmi, daughter of actor Albert Salmi); and young son Stevie. No sooner does the family move in, than strange things start to happen. The ax-wielding apparition of Marcus starts to show itself. Snakes appear in the jacuzzi-sized baptistery. When Jeannie goes to her room to find something nice to wear on a date, the word "slut" appears on her mirror, and chains materialize around her legs. It is a battle of wills. Who will win? The ghost who wants them out of there, or the family that is determined to stay? It brings up the question: "How do you kill a ghost?" Though the movie is hindered by a low budget and some cheesy special effects, it is nonetheless a good psychological thriller, and worth seeing.
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10/10
Keith Lee Morris steals the show.
superdude22418 January 2009
The Ghosting is horrible. It's script is ridiculous. It is poorly made. It is not worth seeing. However! Few people know that The Ghosting stars critically acclaimed novelist Keith Lee Morris. Any film with Morris is truly a jewel. He gives an Oscar worthy performance in this one for sure. Keith Lee Morris plays a young hopeful man. His hobbies include jogging and going to the movies. Morris portrays the character beautifully, with a performance that puts Heath Ledger to shame. Morris proves that "A picture is worth a thousand words" by flawlessly acting in the 'stylistic soundless scenes' created by first time director, Walt Hefner (who sold his business to make this film.) Although Morris technically does not appear in the IMDb database, his best friend Chase Sanborn is credited as a grip. So you know it's legit. Add this to your VHS collection for good conversation. But never, ever watch.

For more by Morris see: The Dart League King on Amazon.com
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