danielweinstend
Ghost Town could have been good. You've got some good actors, a pretty good story idea, and an unusual location. Unfortunately it breaks down very quickly. First off the script. There are way too many characters taking up way too much space and time in the movie. Victor Burnett's group of hired bad guys run around the town like they are in a cartoon. When he sends them out on a "search" in the own, they laughably stay together in a tight pack instead of splitting up to cover more of the town. Watching them move through the town in a large group makes them quite feeble. How many does it take to round up one girl? And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are way too many non-essential talking parts in the whole movie. It seems like we are introduced to as many townsfolk and henchmen as possible just for the sake of adding more speaking roles.If they don't carry the story forward, cut them. Secondly, and more importantly, this movie needs serious editing. The pacing is off, the cuts are poorly chosen, and some scenes are also non-essential if not plain confusing. Many other comments have pointed this out so I won't go into detail. Suffice it to say that this is not a trifling matter concerning a few weak spots. This whole movie needs to be re-edited with the idea of telling a story from start to finish. Cut out some whole scenes. Trim dialog. Get rid of those confusing mystical Native American scenes. You have a good idea here-just poorly put together.
NCBilly69
I tried so hard to watch this movie, but from the beginning things went downhill. The scenes jumped from place to place without any decent dialogue tying the scenes together. I found myself fixed mainly on the ridiculous wig that Dean Teaster wore. The other characters were introduced throughout the movie at mixed intervals, again, without even a telltale sign of who/what/where/when or why they were there. There seemed to be no method to the madness in creating this film. To make matters worse, Dean's wife, Tammy, who played Susie Teaster (the ghost lady)looked every bit as goofy as Dean's wig!! Even her one screaming scene was an utter disaster. Apparently, they thought all the gunfire blazing in between scenes, would make the movie gel. It didn't work. At best, Dean's lucky he didn't throw anymore of his, or anyone else's money away on this project. It really was/is a substandard attempt at movie making.
jackdm3
I truly can't remember the last time I stopped watching a movie. I usually give a movie the benefit of the doubt and see where it goes. The aggravating intro with the Indian woman? Scanned through it. The absolutely poor audio in the jail cell? Scanned through it. The editing that made each cut two beats too long? Scanned through it. The dialog that should have been rehearsed and a better take selected? Scanned through it and EJECTED! I saw maybe five minutes of the film. Typing this took me longer. I quit this movie so fast and I didn't look back. Upon turning this report in, they tell me it's too short and I need to add two more lines of text. I just don't see how this movie deserves any more commentary.
simonnails66
Call out the editor at high noon and put a bullet through his heart. This is the most confusing movie I have ever watched.. I had to watch it five times before I was able to put things together; who was who, and what was going on. The scenes seem to be placed in a confusing manner on purpose. The line between past events and present is crossed far too often and at very inopportune times. The constant image of Suzie pops up in a random way that never furthers the story. The individual scenes are fine in and of themselves. They make sense internally. But when you put them together in this crazy quilt way you end up with a mosaic of images that when you step back to take in as a whole, becomes quite incomprehensible. My advice would be to download this on your laptop and edit it yourself. I figure a couple of hours and you would have a fairly descent story that would be easy to follow.
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