tshoffie
i love this film and i wonder why is hasn't ever been released to DVD cause its a real shame i love the whole old west meets the undead thing thats going on in this movie, i thought it was well acted had a good story and had some cool effects in it I'm afraid its been so long since I've watched it that I'm not sure of a lot of the story points and all i just remember it was one of my fave horror films and i would love to have a copy of it on DVD...i wonder if anyone knows why they don't wanna release it on DVD>? would love to find out if anyone has a transfer of it on DVD at all and if so would they be willing to get in touch with me i would be very very grateful if someone did..not sure what to say now...anyways i really liked this film and pray it will get a release cause now I'm kicking myself for getting rid of my old VHS copy
MichaelM24
GHOST TOWN is a Charles Band production, but don't let that turn you away. It's not as cheapo-looking as some of his others. It reminded me a bit of ARMY OF DARKNESS, in that a modern day man is suddenly thrust back in time to a world he's unfamiliar with, and must protect the citizens of that time against evil. It's about a small town sheriff (Franc Luz) who tracks a missing girl (Catherine Hickland) to an old western town out in the desert. The town is haunted by the ghosts of both the townspeople and the villainous gunslinger and his men who used to terrorize them back in the Old West. The only way out is for the sheriff to find a way to kill the gunslinger, freeing the townspeoples' ghosts from his control and allowing the town "to die." The film blends elements of the horror and western genre nicely (scares on moment, high noon shootouts the next), and the sets are approriately spooky. There's also very little gore (one man gets impaled), all the deaths are nearly bloodless, and there's even hardly any swearing. The make-up for the villain isn't anything incredible, but is effective, and, surprisingly for a low-budget late-80s movie, the acting is pretty good. Luz is an appealing hero. My only complaint is that, after the film wraps up, the very end is a too short and leaves you wondering if the final scene was originally longer and was cut down considerably. I would have also liked to known why Devlin (the bad guy) kidnapped the girl in the first place, though it's sort of hinted that she resembles the saloon singer he was in love with back in the 1800s. But those are just minor complaints. If you haven't seen this film, I suggest giving it a look if you can find it. It doesn't appear to be available on-line anyway, so I'm afraid it's only available as a rental, if the video stores even carry it. It's not the greatest horror film ever made (though I don't know if I'd really call it that, but that's the section you'll find it in), but it makes for good entertainment on a rainy night. Check it out. You may be surprised at how enjoyable it is.
Wilfie
Possibly the most overlooked and under-rated horror movie of all time. An original idea, well put together, should deserve more respect than the 'getting dusty on a video store shelf' this film received. Good movie. 8/10.
Gislef
One of the better horror movies I've seen in the last decade, Ghost Town has a dreamlike quality to it that lends to its weird combination of Western, ghost movie, and conventional horror/slasher flick. From the opening sequence (where an invisible horseman pursues a modern-day automobile), to the bizarre sequences with The Dealer, to the final wrap-up, the whole pic segues in from dreams to flashbacks, from modern-day to 1890s, until you're not sure exactly where you stand. Highly recommended.
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