Ghost Planet

First off, I'm writing this without reading any of the other reviews. This is what it comes down to. It's a pretty decent movie, even though shot low budget. It's another of the newer computer generated background films. Usually I detest those, but this is a little more. I find it pretty refreshing to see a movie with nobody I recognize in it. So no preconceived notiond about expectations. The "effects" are better than average for a low budget film, and they've used a few models, notably the land vehicles, but they're still pretty decent. And... a fairly good story/ plot, too. I watched almost the whole thing in one setting... but had to leave. Yet I was drawn back because I really wanted to see the ending. Again, not a "great" movie, but certainly watchable. I enjoyed it. Usually I turn these low budget things off after maybe 15 minutes. Perhaps I should have given it a 6..

Let's start with the the special effects, these are cross between Jerry Anderson's, UFO and Babylon 5. You can really tell that it is mainly CGI green screen and very little in terms of physical sets. When they do use physical sets you can see things like the car switches and even recycle symbols and the bottom of walls. So don't expect Star wars effects but they are OK. The acting is pretty wooden, but the actors try their best and keep the story moving forward at quite a nice pace. It is watchable for the 90 minutes it lasts. I think they could have made more of the girls story line which added a nice twist.

Obviously the amount of budget they had to make this movie was pretty small but they made the best of it and I definitely think it is worth a watch.

This starts as a total rip off of the Heechee saga by Frederick Pohl.. cgi is low budget... you've seen better . Acting is ok. Characters not so well developed - looks like they were green screen for most of the production , sometimes it looks like an animated movie. Plenty of copied ideas - bladerunner dancing girls and flying cars ( and that weird noise that sounds like someone revving a huge engine), dystopian cities, organ harvesting and lots of neon ... then there's a chase that is exactly like the one in Star Wars where the assassin nearly gets away... honestly don't waste your time . Wait for someone to do the Heechee/Gateway story with a better budget. I gave it 20 minutes - I tried ..

I've watched Ghost Planet before, but decided to watch it again since it's quite short and I wanted to review it. The good thing is that I was able to rewatch it without any problems, so it's not that bad. On the other hand, it's certainly not a blockbuster either. The special effects look very cheap-there's no way around it-which is perhaps the biggest weakness of the film.

The plot, however, has some potential: we follow three siblings hired by a rich man to use salvaged alien technology to travel to an unknown planet and claim it. Once they arrive, more than one surprise is waiting for them, and what begins as a peaceful journey quickly turns into a life-threatening adventure. Acting isn't that good and the story could have been executed better, but it's still manageable. In the end, it's clearly a low-budget film.

'Ghost Planet' is an indie sci-fi film that takes you through space on a journey that you are not entirely sure where it is headed at first. The dialogue and interactions between the characters as they decide the pros and cons of this technology keeps the story engaging. It makes you think about the cost of pursuing something unknown and new and whether or not it is worth it with everything on the line. Aside from the low budget with the effects and some source-y lighting along with everything in the focal plane being in focus on certain shots, the story is pretty compelling and if you like sci-fi, this might be up your alley.