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The Ferryman

  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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The Ferryman (2007)
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The story of a group of twenty-somethings who charter a boat to Fiji for the trip of a lifetime, before stumbling upon an evil that demands vengeance at any cost.The story of a group of twenty-somethings who charter a boat to Fiji for the trip of a lifetime, before stumbling upon an evil that demands vengeance at any cost.The story of a group of twenty-somethings who charter a boat to Fiji for the trip of a lifetime, before stumbling upon an evil that demands vengeance at any cost.

  • Director
    • Chris Graham
  • Writers
    • Matthew Metcalfe
    • Nick Ward
  • Stars
    • John Rhys-Davies
    • Kerry Fox
    • Tamer Hassan
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
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    • Director
      • Chris Graham
    • Writers
      • Matthew Metcalfe
      • Nick Ward
    • Stars
      • John Rhys-Davies
      • Kerry Fox
      • Tamer Hassan
    • 38User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    John Rhys-Davies
    John Rhys-Davies
    • The Greek
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Suze
    Tamer Hassan
    Tamer Hassan
    • Big Dave
    Amber Sainsbury
    Amber Sainsbury
    • Kathy
    Craig Hall
    Craig Hall
    • Chris Hamilton
    Julian Arahanga
    Julian Arahanga
    • Zane
    Sally Stockwell
    • Tate
    Ben Fransham
    Ben Fransham
    • The Ferryman
    Imogen Cassin
    • Imogen
    Lawrence Makoare
    Lawrence Makoare
    • Snake
    Robbie Magasiva
    Robbie Magasiva
    • Craig (Man in Club)
    Jessica Woods
    • Woman in Club
    Andi Crown
    Andi Crown
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    • Little Boy
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      • Chris Graham
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    7Coventry

    One hellish boat-trip to the Other Side!

    Reasonably good and old-fashioned scary demonic horror from New Zealand, "The Ferryman" occasionally succeeds in combining the claustrophobic atmosphere of "Dead Calm" with the 'do not even trust your loved ones'-suspense factor of "The Shining". This film features one of the most solid basic horror-premises in years, as it revolves on the ancient Greek myth of the ferryman who – according to the legend – needs to be paid in order to guide newly deceased souls over to the other side. For centuries already, one man always managed to escape death by constantly shifting into the bodies of unsuspecting tourists and seamen crossing the waters surrounding the New Zealand islands. He uses an uncanny old dagger to transfer his spirit into a new host and his unfortunate victims die in the old body. When a tourist yacht with six passengers on board rescues and old and sickly man during a storm, they don't realize their lives are endangered as he now has six vital and healthy bodies to choose from. The first 40 minutes of "The Ferryman" are a bit slow and uneventful, mainly because director Chris Graham spends too much time on the overly detailed and slightly redundant character drawings. We're getting rather useless information regarding the three couples' backgrounds and history. A good thing, however, is that none of the characters is your average slasher-stereotype. They're all realistic and likable (at least, most of them) people and not just dumb high-school students on their way to an island-party, or something. As soon as the eerie old man – another great role for John Rhys-Davis – plants his dagger in the chest of his first victim, "The Ferryman" turns into an exciting and spectacular horror film. Some of the death sequences regretfully take place off screen, but others are pretty gruesome and cruel. The titular ferryman only appears briefly at the beginning and the end of the film, but he's a traditionally nasty-looking monster with a rotting face and a hoarse voice. The inescapable location of a yacht in the middle of the open sea and often stuck in thick fog banks adds a great deal the atmosphere and the photography is beautiful. The last sequences on board the yacht, and particularly the ingenious epilogue, will undoubtedly please even the most skeptical horror fan. Recommended.
    7trashgang

    very slow and confusing but the last 30 minutes deliver

    This was a strange flick to watch. It all started as a normal flick and it really took a while before things go wrong. Even when the fog comes in you have to wait a bit before the 'knife' will do what it does, killing.

    It's not a common horror because it contains all kind of stories. We do have a part of possession and we do have some supernatural stuff going on. In the beginning I was a bit confused what was going on but once you know what the knife does due watching closely to the tattoo you will get it and rather enjoy it. The acting was believable but I must say that John Rhys-Davies (The Greek) wasn't convincing at all.

    But it's the creepy atmosphere in the last half hour that keep you watching and you want to know what is going to happen next. It isn't gory or messy but the red stuff do flows a few times.

    A bit confusing the first 40 minutes but keep watching until the end for the reason already explained and for nudity you just couldn't see coming.

    Gore 1/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5
    5dustinhunter707

    It was OK

    OK well I was expecting a little bit of entertainment from this movie but not much because after all it is a straight to DVD horror film and I watch a lot of those and I am often disappointed all the same but I watch them anyways just to know if they are good or not. But this one was rather good compared to some of the other garbage that I have seen, I enjoyed the horror elements even though they were rather brutal and uncalled for at times. The ending was sort of confusing, but I liked seeing the face of the real ferryman rather than just a knife through the whole movie. Overall I gave it a 5 out of 10 because it was sort of entertaining, but some parts were just weird and unnecessary. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you're bored then go ahead.
    7Nightmare-Maker

    A Nice Change To See Something A Bit Different

    I've had the DVD of THE FERRYMAN sitting in my pile of must sees for some time, for some unknown reason I've been putting it off. But finally got round to seeing it...and I really liked it! It's got a decent cast, the most familiar face to me was Tamer Hassan - from THE BUSINESS, and Julian Arahanga from ONCE WERE WARRIORS, but the acting was good all round I thought.

    The film itself was way above average for a DTV movie, it looked like it had a few quid chucked at it, and was extremely well made.

    It was quite creepy in parts, the setting on a yacht stuck in the fog in the middle of the ocean - at night, had the desired effect.

    I'm not going to go into to much detail about the synopsis (thats available at the top of the title page), but if I had to compare it to something I would say it reminded me of THE HIDDEN... on a boat!

    Im not sure of the UK release date, it was due out October time, but was withdrawn and hasn't had a re-release date, but keep an eye out for it.

    If you've had enough of the countless remakes and slasher flicks that keep getting churned out - give this a try, you will do a lot worse i guarantee it.
    5Someguysomwhere

    Body-hopping with my little knifey.

    An individual migrates from body to body (usually when the going get's rough) by stabbing his/her/it's future host with a super duper hexed up knife. Once the transfer has been made, the wounds he/she/it inflicted heals and our body-jacker is back in business having escaped trouble and cheated death once again.

    Interesting idea, I guess, though the execution could have been better. Notwithstanding, it's not a total waste of your time. I was conscious from beginning to end, so that's saying something. It made me think: What would I do if I had a knife like that? Would I use it? -Would you? These are deep questions, folks. Deep, troubling questions (Please keep a straight face). All you have to do when your body is no longer usable is stab the sh*t out of your fellow man or woman (Does it work with animals?) with your special knife and "Wallah!" -You have a new body.

    The Ferryman may just boil down to personal taste which basically needs no rhyme or reason; you either like something, or you don't. I found the infatuation with the dog in the movie a bit annoying. I wanted to scream "Enough, already! -I know you love your little doggie, but give me a break!" If you had 10 mil, we know where it's going. -Sheesh! Guess I'm not a dog-person. Love, Boloxxxi.

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    • Trivia
      Davis' back tattoo shows a snake, that bites itself, in the figure of an eight. It's the symbol for eternity and immortality.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Seamstress (2009)
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      Home Again
      (Kippenberger / Knight / Toogood / Larkin) Polygram Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing

      Performed by Shihad

      Courtesy of Warner Music

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    • Release date
      • July 2007 (New Zealand)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Паромщик
    • Filming locations
      • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Atlantic Film Productions
      • General Film Corporation
      • Hindsight Media
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      • NZ$7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $228,695
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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