Sadly Over-hyped

Memorable, crazy movie

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

GHOST MACHINE offers established, notable international Film Stars and younger, up-and-coming ones. WATCH the entire Film before writing "this off".Cons: *the lower-end budget *disturbing context *beginning has shaky-cam thing (yet this is only at start) PROS: *U.K./Irish Film (yet with accents and dialog all American Viewers will be to comprehend) *young(er) stars, especially Rachael Taylor who's character/acting shines through the more she is on screen *dark, macabre locale *similar to Thirteen Ghosts (2001) in the CREEPY Factor and in ways which you will find out!

When a group of military advisers sneak into an abandoned prison to test an experimental virtual reality combat simulator, they find a vengeful ghost has infiltrated the software looking for revenge and must stop it before they become victims of its wrath.This was a pretty enjoyable effort that has some pretty decent things about it and a lot more than would be expected for such a film. The atmosphere here is incredibly well-done, using an abandoned prison which is filled with disused equipment, dust-covered surfaces and long, dark hallways which are nicely done to maximize the creepy factor, and once the ghost gets involved it's got a lot more to like about it there. The back-story here and generally original feel of the plot make for a good time, and the film never really lags so it's got some pretty decent action to keep it interesting. The main problem here is the film's rather tame kills, which while dished out in the virtual world allow the CGI gore to be truthful and realistic, aren't used for the main characters at all and leave their deaths feeling rather shallow. The other problem here is the final half, which is totally out-of-place, missing a lot of the impact they should've had considering storyline developments and really missing what could've been a great punch to what's going on, mainly through the writing which leaves motives totally lifeless, shallow and the ending as a whole pretty weak. Otherwise, this one wasn't all that bad.Rated R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.

The military is using a virtual reality machine to train soldiers for a variety of situations. When a bunch of the soldiers sneak in one night to use it for their own ends they find that the virtual world is haunted by a female ghost looking to kill them. Will they be able to stop her? You've been here before, any number of times the question is do you want to see the same story yet again. To be fair it's well done but way too familiar to work, especially when you can pretty much guess what the ending is going to be. Worth seeing, but I'd wait for cable or some other "free" means of seeing it. 5 out of 10

i think I've made it plain that I found Ghost Machine to be as stock and uninspired as its title, but about a half an hour in, there are some cool death scenes. I was encouraged, thinking maybe the film would rally and keep up a good pace. Unfortunately, that was not the case.If you have seen Doom, Stay Alive, Death Row, Gamer, etc., etc., ad nauseam, you have seen Ghost Machine. There are some cringe-inducing moments of violence, I'll give it that. And Rachel Taylor makes the movie watchable for awhile, but even she can't save it from the murky camera work, hackneyed storyline, and gawdawful CGI. (as my friend stacilayne told me its a simple waste of time indeed.)