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Ghostboat (2006/British TV/MPI DVD)

 

Picture: C+     Sound: C+     Extras: D     Episodes: C

 

 

David Jason continues to be part of a wave of British TV thriller productions that are either interesting or too often safe and flat, even after years of doing comedy and cartoon voices.  Ghostboat (2006) is Event Horizon lite as a ship considered missing (since WWII in this case) that suddenly turns up, and when visited, turns out to be possibly haunted.  Too bad this version is predictable and loaded with dated digital video effects.

 

However, Jason and company try their best to make it work, but the script/story has nothing new to offer, and when it gets into Spy territory and attempts suspense, all I could think of is For Your Eyes Only and Return Of The Saint.  If this is your kind of storytelling and you like Jason, you might want to give it a look, but don’t expect much.

 

The anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 is a little soft and some motion blur, but it especially suffers when the CG shows up.  Color is also not always good.  The Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo at best and is not bad, but not great either.  Few Pro Logic surrounds could be heard.  There are no extras.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo


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