This is How Movies Should Be Made

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

One of the main reasons this movie was a box office failure was that Jurassic Park came out the same year, rivaling Ghost in the Machine in it's CGI, star power, and budget. There are some parts of the movie where the characters seem plain stupid. There's a scene where the beautiful babysitter, (who just five minutes ago had a pointless scene where she undoes her shirt for a couple of pre-teens) is watching TV with no headphones or anything other than the speakers to distract her from outside noise, and the dishwasher is made to overflow by the "Ghost in the Machine". Of course, as the water takes around 20 seconds to fill the area of the floor, the babysitter has absolutely no idea what is going on RIGHT UNDERNEATH HER FEET. And of course, she doesn't actually realize anything until the water makes contact with an electrical device and shocks her to death. Then, there is a part where the main protagonist, (Josh,) tries to run at the "Ghost", and Chris Mulkey holds him back, pulling out a very, VERY small pistol and attempting to fire at the entity. Of course, our supernatural antagonist is able to knock the gun out of his hand. He wouldn't even have to, though, because HE'S ALREADY DEAD. At the end, the movie borrows heavily from Terminator 2. Doesn't this sound familiar? A humanoid figure made out of 90's CGI liquid chasing a mother and son around a dangerous warehouse complete with sparks flying out of the walls and ceiling, while the handsome father figure to the boy wearing a coat tries to protect them? Well, you'll see that scene in both Terminator 2 AND Ghost in the Machine as your big finale. The reason I rated it a 7 is because it's still great fun, and certainly entertaining. My MAIN gripe is that Brandon Quintin Adams (from The People Under the Stairs) wasn't used half as much as he should have been.

Ghost in the MachineThe worst thing about being an online serial killer is that Internet users can leave comments about how "gay" your murders are.Fortunately, the serial killer caught in cyberspace here can retaliate against such cowardly remarks.When the Address Book Killer (Ted Marcoux) gets into an accident, he's taken to the hospital. As his injured body lies inside of an MRI, an electrical storm causes his mind to be transferred into a nearby computer.Able to continue carrying out his murderous rampage, by possessing electrical appliances, ABK targets Terry (Karen Allen) and the contacts in her little black book.Now, her and her computer hacker friend must trick the killer into accepting a virus.Although dated, and poorly acted, this 1993 horror movie has some interesting ideas when it comes to cyber-slayings.As for how to spot an online serial killer – they're the one who's wearing someone else's profile picture. (Yellow Light)

I have to agree with several reviewers who tired of the special effects. By now, we cannot suspend disbelief enough after years of the internet, and the premise is tired and dated.Karen Allen, a decent actor, elevates the material a bit, as well as Chris Mulkey and a few amusing scenes with Jessica Walter, as the cantankerous mother in law.Other than that, the only memorable scene is when the dog disappears under the swimming pool tarp. You may want to skip this one unless you are easily led by sci-fi fiction. Recommended if you are completely bored on a rainy day. 4/10.

To tell the truth, this movie isn't all that good. It doesn't cross the line of being so bad that it's funny, it's too good-clean-family-fun for that. BUT! If you like SFX like the ones in "TRON" (I'm not comparing it to "TRON" at all, it doesn't even come anywhere close!) then you might wanna see this one as well. The movie is funny in the way that half of the scenes supposed to be scary or kewl doesn't pull through but then the other half works fine. It's like they never really finished the whole movie properly. One supposed-to-be-scary scene that totally fails is when the kid almost gets caught under the automatic swimming pool cover… Really! Not believing it, it's rather poorly made and what are those tentacles (or wires I suppose?) he's pulling on? Allso you have to sit through the moralizing statement that hackers should think twice before committing crime…! Ohh, go suck a bug! The catchphrase of the movie also happens to be the plot "There is no way anyone can kill somebody with a computer!" My reason for watching this is the early days of computers, cyberspace and Virtual Reallity plot and the SFX's. Furthermore the director Rachel Talalay has done pretty kewl stuff like "Nightmare on Elm Street" but her best work so far; "Tank Girl" 1994 is one of my favorites so I had to see this one as well! So if you're in the mood for some light movie watching this is what I recommend! NJOY!