death of a ghost movie

i saw a movie that made me physically angry earlier this week.  was it about human oppression?  no.  was it about the plight of woman?  nope.  people punching babies?  negative.

this movie was "death of a ghost hunter".  another in a long string of scary movies using a hand held camera.  this one is about a ghost hunter who is hired to do a 3 night investigation in a seemingly haunted house.  she never makes it out.  it is supposedly based on a true story.  we know all of the information contained in the movie from the ghost hunter's journals.  

blah, blah, blah...

i should care about this.  i really like ghost movies, especially ones that are supposed to be based on a true story.  especially those with tiny child ghosts.   however, the movie is so horribly made, i stopped caring after about minute 4.

the main reason for my anger is the "film's" triple narration.  they have constant vocal narration during the movie.  if you still don't get what's going on, the person is actually doing the action while the voice is saying it.  if you still don't get it, they write it on the screen for you.

so, if you hear the voice saying the ghost hunter is interviewing a woman named rosalind, you can see her doing the interview, and they write "interview with rosalind" on the screen.  

i can only assume they made this movie for the mentally challenged ghost enthusiast.

this triple guidance continues throughout the movie.  

if you are courageous enough to make it all the way through the movie (if you have braved the perpetual frustration this movie brings with it), the ending is convoluted and long.  it recaps the  beginning of the movie while trying to creatively weave in the ghost hunter's fate.  

i don't have enough energy to go into detail about this.  let's just say that things are explained to such an extent that it actually brings up more questions than it answers. oh, and the child ghost comes and says hi.  hooray?

i don't care that the ghost hunter or her colleagues died.  it would seem their deaths should be their punishment for inflicted us with their horrible performances and story lines.

this isn't a typical review that informs readers with the director's name or the actor's names or where it was filmed.   

it is merely a warning to stay away from this dvd.  this movie is the bottle of poisonous cleaner under the sink.  i can only tell you to stay away from it and hope for the best.