Lost Voyage

I was kind of bored with this movie at the beginning. The acting by some of the characters isn't the best, to say the least. However, after about 30 minutes, things start to pick up. It wasn't a bad movie. The special effects, especially at the end, had me gripping my pillow without realizing it. ;-) Not many movies can garner that much suspense, but this was one of the more unique Bermuda triangle movies. Just wish it would've had a better plot... 6/10

From the way Lost Voyage sound and looks, it looks like two movies fused together, and the two movies are The Triangle and Ghost Ship. Lost Voyage is not bad, not bad, at all. Lost Voyage stars a great cast, featuring Lance Henriksen and Judd Nelson. The movie involved a cruise ship called the "Corona Queen.", which disappeared in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. After 25 years, the ship returns. But, the ship did not returns..... alone. On board, seven people will encountered evil forces and spirits on the Corona Queen. Lost Voyage plays it out like a ordinary haunted house movie. This movie is a scary, yet creepy version of Ghost Ship, As for UFO Pictures, this is a modern good, well-directed horror movie that dares you to venture onto the haunted cruise ship alone. The movie is not jam-packed with clichés, but also developed a intense atmosphere and that atmosphere is stays in it's own place as the picture ventures into the heart of darkness on the ship. Lost Voyage has some good performances from Lance Henrikson and Judd Nelson. As haunted ship movies goes, Lost Voyage is a good one. ★★★ 3 stars.

It's another ghost ship, a la Mary Celeste type mystery. The Corona Queen turns up after disappearing 30 years earlier. Quickly, a bunch of people that can't wait to get killed by ghosts form a rag-tag "research" group and sneak aboard to film the vessel and its secrets (they're not supposed to be there of course-big surprise).

One (Judd Nelson) is the son of of two passengers who vanished along with the ship; he's now an expert on Bermuda Triangle phenomena. There's a TV filming crew of 3, and a ship salvage team of 3, led by a guy who talks slow and creepily (Lance Henrikson). It's obvious who's gonna get it, and in which order. The movie does find some Twilight Zone type twists as the story progresses (like inner past guilt haunting the person), so the deaths are predicated on something, at least. (Somewhat better than one of those movies where victims scream "Oh my Gawd!" as they take turns getting axed.)

Nelson and Henrikson aren't bad, but neither is at his best here. Nelson's always bulging his eyes out; it almost looks like they'll burst out of his head at any moment (he could also use a better hair cut). The balance of the group are all unknowns who make good targets for the paranormal entities. The spooks are designed pretty well, and the movie wisely doesn't show them until the time is right.

Routine stuff, but delivered reasonably well.

On the one hand, it's TV movie originating on the Sci Fi Channel. On the other hand, it precedes that time when the Sci Fi Channel became SyFy, and began routinely partnering with The Asylum. And hey, there are some recognizable stars in this! How bad could it be?

I'm not inclined to lay the blame on the shoulders of anyone operating behind the scenes, for I assume a low budget and the guidance of the filmmaker or producers is more to blame. While 'Lost voyage' is easy on the eyes in terms of Todd Barron's photography and the fundamental image quality, the sets tend to seem weirdly spartan, bereft of detail or texture that would help them to feel real. Even the lighting bears a distinct artificiality, and while instances of CGI are a smidgen more detailed and believable than what we've seen elsewhere (again, namely The Asylum), still the discrepancy with shot footage is overt. Christian McIntire's direction and editing both feel rather brusque, or sometimes maybe even a little stilted, and there's a discernible hard edge to the sound design, not to mention in the acting, that likewise betrays the contrivance. What this picture needed above all was a more tactful, nuanced touch that would have helped every component part to stand taller, stand out, and meaningfully resonate.

I would also offer this: 'Lost voyage' aims to tell a story of science fiction and horror, the rediscovery of a cruise ship that vanished in the Bermuda Triangle many years before. It wants to use all the tricks of the trade to do so - rapid cuts and sequences of imagery, special effects, practical effects, sound effects, special makeup, the equipment of "paranormal investigators," entities seen through electronic equipment, visions received by the characters, tinges of atmosphere shaped by the music or cinematography, and more. I think there are some terrific ideas in the screenplay McIntire penned alongside Patrick Phillips, in every regard, from the story and scene writing to characters and dialogue. What the feature lacks is the Vision to bring the tableau to ideal fruition, the resources to make the more unrealistic and supernatural elements count, and/or the mindful skill and care to realize the film as intended. I'm of the mind that this either needed to have total commitment to form develop the tale on the same level as major studio genre fare (more and heartier effects, bigger and better sets, and so on), or alternatively, to go the opposite route and make this less about what we see, and more about what we don't see, and what is just underhandedly suggested. Look to the BBC's iconic 1992 special 'Ghostwatch' as an example, or even 1972's 'The stone tape.' As it exists, no matter how good the root ideas are, the more 'Lost voyage' relies on special effects and big visuals, the worse it comes off.

I don't dislike this. Even for all the weaknesses and flaws it carries, there's much to appreciate here in my opinion. I see what McIntire and Phillips were going for as they wrote it, and had the movie been crafted with a more calculated, precise hand, and better support from the proverbial suits, it would have found much greater success. I even find a measure of kinship with Christophe Gans' exceptional 2006 adaptation of 'Silent Hill' in some ways. Unfortunately, as it presents, this feels perhaps half-realized - kind of fun, but only in a basic fashion, and not making much of an impression. It's not outright bad; there are far worse ways to spend one's time. It is a bit middling, however, and unless one is a diehard fan of someone involved or aching for genre fare no matter the quality, there's no reason to especially seek it out. 'Lost voyage' is okay; it's just regrettable that one easily sees how much better it could have been.

I liked this movie ! I think it's right up there with "The Bermuda Depths" with Connie Selleca and "Triangle" with Luke Perry as a group of ghost hunters sneak aboard a ship long believed missing. There's some pretty fair scares and some spooky deaths on board as well as excellant special effects, but then it lags and drags as the parapsychologists experience wild mind trips and start talking of holes in space and time. The creators of the movie should have focused more on telling one story than confusing and bogging us down with details. Judd Nelson is wonderfully spooky as he forces himself to visit the ship in order to get over the guilt of losing his parents and Lance Henriksen is curious to watch as the leader and guide to the mystery as some sort of interactive Rod Serling. The ending, however, doesn't make much sense at all, but is a spectacular tour de force that will leave the viewer on his seat. I recommend this movie to any one who appreciates a good ghost story !