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Abandon ship, 12 February 2008
5/10
Author: MartianCreature from Redondo Beach, CA

The opening with a group of strangers awakening to find themselves aboard an old broken down cargo vessel is sufficiently eerie enough, and the oddball spectre-like "steward" who gives the confused passengers a list of ship rules is menacing. None of them knows how they got there, or why.

It's not a bad premise, sort of a Twilight Zone approach. The movie at first looks like it's going to rip off "Death Ship" and some others, but actually finds its own direction. It manages to present the mystery of what is going on, who is behind it, etc. It avoids giving up too much information too soon and guides the audience along with well-timed expository dialog and some weird discoveries aboard the spooky vessel. It throws in some ghost-like apparitions, ancient ritualistic behavior, and a "test" which is graded coldly and positively. Not bad stuff, really.

But the longer the movie goes on, the weaker it gets. Many characters are so cliché and obviously marked for unpleasant fates, that it's laughable. Some of the special effects look like they were done with an Etch-a-Sketch toy. Most of the cast (fortunately those who make early exits) act at about the kindergarten play level. However, the longer-lasting people act better; and their characters have some dimension. The resolution actually shows some thought was put into it.

A decent flick for a rainy weekend afternoon.

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Not Too Shabby, 27 January 2008
4/10
Author: MsMamaBaby1 from United States

This movie is about 7 strangers who mysteriously 'wake up' on a salvage ship out in the middle of nowhere with no idea of how they got there. Of course, they want off and, equally obvious, it's just not going to be that easy. This movie takes off a bit slow but maintains a decent flow that keeps you watching till the very end just to see how it turns out. It's a bit (quite a bit) predictable but still worthy of holding the viewers interest. It has a bit of a 'Saw' premise with a 'long, lost ghost ship' attitude. Antonio Sabato Jr. is still a good actor (I loved him in Earth 2, the series), I just wonder why he's not doing his thing in bigger movies. Another good actor in this movie is Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, he's been in quite a few movies (The Last Emporer, Mortal Kombat and Memoirs of a Geisha) and he's always interesting to watch...unfortunately his role in this movie is minimal although pivotal. If you're looking for something to kill the time then this movie is for you. Don't expect fireworks but you can prepare to be entertained or, at least, occupied for a while.

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It has a very good twist, 27 January 2008
6/10
Author: Killa42 from United States

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I can't stand how IMDb both considers everything a spoiler and they require ten lines, my reviews are sweet, short, and to the point so they can get off of their high horses and just approve this. Anyways, here's the review:

What a cool example of a typical "B" SCIFI.

Perfect for the no brainier late night flick where you just need your little shot of horror.

Bit of a spoiler here but I had to say that the best part of the film was when they sprayed one of the fiery ghosts with a fire extinguisher.

I laughed my ass off at 2am

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Haunted Ship at Sea, 27 January 2008
7/10
Author: Carrigon from United States

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Does the movie float? Actually, yes it does. It's not that bad for a Saturday SciFi movie. It sticks to a very formulaic script. Very predictable, but at least it starts out with a solid story.

A bunch of people wake up on board a strange, creepy ship. A man calling himself the Steward gives them some rules and disappears. And they all have to figure out what's going on.

Lots of ghost stuff, cheap scares. CGI looking FX.

But, all in all, it's really not that bad. The ending was a little too neat for my tastes.

It's less gory than Ghost Ship, but if you liked that movie, you'll probably like this one.

I gave it a seven rating. Kind of high for me. It's better than most of the junk SciFi usually cranks out.

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Typical Poor Sci Fi Channel Original Film, 27 January 2008
5/10
Author: uclaomega from Chicago - United States

Film stars Antonio Sabato Jr with an ensemble of characters who all mysteriously wake up on a ship with no idea how they got there. Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa mysteriously appears as the steward who gives the rules. Horror ensues for the crew members as they learn why they are on the only passengers on this mysterious voyage. Very Stereotypical casting with Sabato as the eventual leader, Russo as the strong female lead, Berlin as the bombshell and the male supporting as either thugs, arrogant son of a wealthy family, sort of a middle age type and the youngster who has drug problems. Poor to average CGI and poor to average acting performance mar this film

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Pretty decent and surprisingly watchable, 1 August 2008
Author: slayrrr666 (slayrrr666@yahoo.com) from Los Angeles, Ca

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"Ghost Voyage" is a really enjoyable and entertaining supernatural affair.

**SPOILERS**

Awakening on a strange ship, Michael, (Antonio Sabato Jr.) Serena, (Deanna Russo) Nicholai, (Nicholas Irons) Jessica, (Julian Berlin) Simon, (Adrian Neil) Raymond, (P.J. Marino) Ronnie, (James Patric Moran) and Andrew, (Hristo Mitzkov) find that they are trapped on-board. Realizing that they're adrift at sea, they try to find a reason why they're there while finding a way off. Warned by the Ship's Seward, (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) that they're free to wander without getting into trouble, the more they wander about the more they uncover a mysterious secret they feel is being kept from them. When it soon dawns on them they're being attacked and tormented by a series of ghosts trying to teach them the values of their past lives. Realizing the only way off the ship, they make a last-ditch effort to get off while they still can.

The Good News: This was a highly impressive effort. The main thing to this one is the incredible suspense that this one has, with several parts helping that along. There's the mystery about why they're there, which here is the best part about the beginning of the film. As they move about the ship they discover about what they're doing there and the strange circumstances surrounding it, which gives the film a great amount of atmosphere from the mystery and how well-supported it is. This also works for the ship itself, which is absolutely incredible and looks really great. The design and layout is simply marvelous and it really feels creepy without the ghosts, which is the last good part to the suspense. They look really great, with the appropriate dead air to them with terrifying eyes and more which give the film a lot of great suspense. That they even get some really nice scenes in this because of their appearance is definitely a nice touch. The scenes of them attacking the passengers, everything from a simple little shock appearance or along extended confrontation or even the ghostly whispers heard off in the distance, which are really great and manage to get some tension in the film. They also bring some really nice action scenes to this which are really fun and exciting for the film. The fact that there's quite a few of them manages to keep it exciting and fun are what's so great about them. The confrontation with the creature of fire tentacles is classic, and there's a really good one at the end which also helps. The last big plus is the rather nice gore on display, where there's glass shards from an imploded mirror sent flying into the face and chest, an impaling through the back with a metal pipe that comes out the chest, several are set on fire and much more in here, resulting in some bloody scenes throughout. These here are what work for the film.

The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot to this one that's really wrong. The main thing here is that there's the sudden inclusion of a weird sense of morality into the ending. The spirituality mentioned fits into what is talked about in the film, yet there's just the feeling that there's nothing really important for it to be involved much in the film. It's got nothing too important for it to be tacked on for no real reason. The other flaw to this was the oddly-positioned sequence of the rowboat's destruction. It was said early on that there was no escape, and to have proved it nicely, remove the most logical means of escape and hammer it home. Here, though, that occurs near the end of the film and feels badly out-of-place in it's position. Otherwise, these here are all that really hold this one down.

The Final Verdict: Without much in the way of actually making this one lower but still having enough good points to it, this is a pretty enjoyable film. Give it a shot if you're into the simple, traditional supernatural films or in the mood for a good ghost film, otherwise heed caution with this one.

Rated R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language

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One too many chances., 13 September 2008
2/10
Author: lost-in-limbo from the Mad Hatter's tea party.

Another boringly humdrum straight-to-TV horror enterprise that sinks real fast in its uninteresting, rancid story. Three times it took me to eventually get through it. I simply had trouble staying awake. From the get-go everything about it is shallow (superficial characters and abysmal dialogues) with every cliché from the handbook being unashamedly used in a sleep-inducing manner. The material is lame, as there's little in the way of mystery (not much really going on) and the twist is predictably weak. It's like a rejected idea of a 'Twilight Zone' episode. The further along the mechanical story goes and eventually unfolds (remember to follow the rules and there's always a chance to re-correct your past mistakes in some other form… blah, blah) reveals how unintentionally humorous, inconsistent and mind-numbing it is. Talk about an aggravatingly languid boat trip experience. Special effects are dodgy with many clunky moments, but nothing extremely terrible and quite the usual low-budget standard you see in these presentations. So the shocks, well the supposed attempts were completely off and incredibly dull. So were the death scenes. Direction is drab, while the pacing drags and the setting never convinces. Performances are bottom of the barrel. Quite bland, forgettable and disposable. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa appears in a nothing role. Antonio Sabato Jr. makes for a lacking lead performance, so does his opposite the lovely, but empty Deanna Russo. In all, just crumby.

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Another Sci-Fi Channel Movie of the Week, 26 January 2008
3/10
Author: davidm-14 from Seattle

Underwear model Antonio Sabato Jr. stars as one of a group of disoriented stereotypes...er....passengers who awaken aboard a strange cargo ship in the middle of the ocean with no recollection of how they got there or where the ship is heading. Gosh, who is that strange Asian steward quoting strange rules to them? Where are they going? Where could the rest of the crew be? Why do they keep disappearing one by one? Odd advertising for this one, though. It indicates that 7 people awaken on the ship, when there are actually 9 (at the start, anyway). A few good scares, but the ending is telegraphed a mile away. Not the worst of the Sci-Fi Channel movies of the week, but certainly not the best.

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Bad., 1 May 2008
Author: JoeytheBrit from www.moviemoviesite.com

If you have seen more than a handful of films in your life you will know three things within five minutes of watching this film. You will know exactly why the disparate group of strangers awake on a mysterious cargo ship with no recollection of how they got there; you will know exactly which of these characters are going to survive the voyage; and you will know that the film is going to be crap.

This is an ultra-cheap horror movie made for TV (no bad words or boobs then) that must have been pitched as Outward Bound meets Saw. The characters who find themselves trapped aboard the spooky ship are immediately recognisable as cardboard stereotypes: the honest, hard-working NASCAR mechanic (who for some reason believes his knowledge of car mechanics will enable him to get the ship's engines running again), the plucky heroine, the sleazy movie producer, the tough bad guys, the junkie, the sexpot starlet, etc. Unlike real people, none of them try to think back to the last thing they can remember in an attempt to figure out how or why they got aboard the ship, but simply wander around its deserted corridors mostly doing exactly what the ship's mysterious Oriental steward had expressly warned them against doing.. Combine the acting talents of all of these – with perhaps the exception of the hero and heroine – and you would probably have as much as you'd find in Steven Seagal's left foot. But then even the finest actor would have trouble bringing the third-rate dialogue to life.

Our passengers are (too slowly) picked off one by one for various misdemeanours. One poor soul evens gets sucked down to hell for having a crafty smoke on deck before we even get to know him. Most of these deaths are unimaginative, and spoiled further by cheap CGI demons that are about as frightening as Casper the Ghost.

Don't waste your time on this rubbish.

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Even for Sci-Fi Pictures, this is bad, 30 November 2009
Author: Wizard-8 from Victoria, BC

When was the last time a decent movie came out of Sci-Fi Pictures? I honestly can't recall even a mediocre one. This one continues their unbroken chain. I will admit that it gets to an intriguing start, placing the characters in a mysterious situation they can't figure out. The sets are also passable for what must have been a low budget.

Unfortunately, it doesn't take long before the movie starts to collapse. The movie beings with a brisk pace, but it doesn't take long to slow down, enough that the movie is progressing at an agonizingly slow crawl. Also, the characters are poorly developed. They are dull, and don't seem scared or confused that much by the situation that they are finding themselves in. And they are pretty interchangeable in their actions - not one character stands out.

Oh, and the CGI is horrible as well, though you probably guessed that when I announced this was a Sci-Fi Pictures movie.

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