Ghost Team One

I was lured in by the movie cover/poster and with the enticement of this being a comedy with a supernatural twist. However, I had not heard about the movie prior to finding it and picking it up. But still, a horror comedy with a ghostly element, what is there not to like?

Right, well I must start off by saying that "Ghost Team One" is as such not an overly bad movie. It just didn't turn out to be what I had expected. Sure, there are some good moments and some good enough laughs to be found here and there. But the movie as a whole just didn't turn out to be all that impressive or interesting.

What worked in favor of the movie was the characters and the acting talents recruited to portray these characters. Sure, the characters were generic to the core, but there was just still something lovable and funny about them. I will say that it was Carlos Santos who carried most of the movie singlehandedly.

The story in "Ghost Team One" was probably what killed the enjoyment for me, because it didn't turn out to be a rather interesting or captivating storyline. So writers Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli hardly gave directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford all that much to work with. And that also transcended onto the acting talents, because they had little to work with in terms of a fulfilling script.

"Ghost Team One" is hardly an effects movie, and makes use of very few effects actually. But then again, it is not the type of movie that has to rely on special effects.

Now, there were the occasional hilarious scene here and there, but they were not enough to levitate the movie out of the mediocre fast lane.

I managed to sit through the entire movie, although I was pressed at times in terms of focusing on the movie and concentrating on the movie. Once you have seen "Ghost Team One" the first time, chances are slim to none that you will return to watch it again.

Ghost Team one is filmed in the documentary format but thankfully not another generic brain dead found footage feature.

90% comedy 10% horror it tells the story of two room mates who appear to have a haunting in their flat. Bringing in their new mysterious Latino friend they set about installing cameras to see whats really going on.

The movie is silly, with obnoxious characters, childish dialogue and not much in the way of content. It makes up for this with a degree of charm originality and unexpected laughs.

Motivated by sexual desire this ghost brings lots of very puerile humor to the table. Sex, erections, boobs and spectral copulation make up the most of the comedy themes, yet somehow this works better than you'd expect.

If you can get past just how annoying one of the leads is then you might find yourself having some fun here despite it being plain silly and with a rather cringe inducingly daft finale.

You can do worse, but don't expect much in the realms of horror.

The Good:

Some laughs to be had

The Bad:

Some really obnoxious characters

Dodgy ending

Look, this movie is not going to win awards, it's not scary and it's juvenile, but it made me laugh when I was in a bad mood.

Give it a try. It is absolutely hilarious. Humor is clever and cheeky.

Actors are outstanding and chemistry between them is on the point So many small funny details. We had to pause it at moments how much we laughed!

Best comedy in very long time. I Cann really recommend it. Many Hollywood A movies are not half so good.

I watched this movie on Netflix so my expectations were extremely low. It went above my expectations as just another dumb movie to just pass the time because I've had quite a good few laughs from it. It's one of those movies thats just enjoyably dumb.

I like to think of this movie as a mix between "Paranormal Activity" and "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil". It's got a few hit and miss jokes as well as a little bit of horror in it. If it makes you laugh in just the first few minutes then you might find this movie enjoyable. Just don't put too much expectation thinking this is a high budget movie.

It's got a good cast of actors who I think played the characters perfectly. The story is pretty straight forward, two buddies investigating a haunted house. This is one of those movies that is just worth checking out if you got nothing else to watch on Netflix.