Sunday, May 15, 2011

Movie #380 - The Frighteners

The Frighteners
1996 - Rated R - 1 hr 50 min
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Michael J Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, Chi McBride, John Astin , Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey

This one got deleted too. UGH!

So, I think I said something about liking the funny take on ghost-busting. Michael J Fox sees ghosts and has some ghost-friends who haunt homes until the owners call him to "exorcise" them.  Good stuff, and it's going well, until a bad-ass ghost of a former serial killer shows up and starts ticking off people around Michael J Fox, one by one.  He sees a number appear on their forehead and then... they die.  Of course, he always seems to be around somehow, leading police to suspect him.

Aaaaaaand there's a creepy old lady with a sketchy past who's helping him out.  Creepy. 

This one's not really a horror movie, it's more a blend of genres and probably closer to a light paranormal comedy than anything else.  Not bad, but not particularly riveting either.

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