Ghost Rock (2004)

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Okay so Dustin Rikert has a credit for both Writer and Director of this overly acted film. Oh and did I mention he also has a bit part in the movie with two of his brothers? Ghost Rock is noted as an Action, Drama, Western film but I think it would be more appropriate under the film genre Family Home Movie because it was so staged that I really thought the film was put together by a teenager without a single bit of editing.Western movies have been made for almost the past 100 years with actors like Randolph Scott, Audie Murphy, John Wayne, James Stewart, James Arness, and even Clint Eastwood making a great living from them. But I will say this for Ghost Rock, if you were to place the aforementioned lot of western stars in Ghost Rock, even they could not save the film from being a total dud.So I won't blame this films poor review on Gary Busey, Jeff Fahey or Adrienne Barbeau who for some reason agreed to make this film. I can only surmise that they got paid a ton of money for a week or two of shooting the film with no time or opportunity for re-shooting any of the scenes that did not quite work out the first time around. In this film's case, I think they would have had to re-shoot the entire movie with a more realistic script that was true to the western genre and not a mix of David Carradine's 1970's TV series Kung Fu combined with Charles Bronson's Death Wish series.Stay away from Ghost Rock.

I have liked Gary Busy in every movie I've seen him in except this one. His acting, like that of the rest of the case, sucked. It's like they signed him up during a bender and didn't quite get him sobered up before filming started.The rest of the cast sucked, the story sucks, production values are near the bottom of the heap.In short there's nothing I can find about this film that's good, and the only reason I don't give it a 1 out of 10 is because, believe it or not, I HAVE seen worse movies.So, if you see this movie in the bargain bin a your local big box store at $1.00, ask yourself this question: "Do I need another DVD case to fix a movie with a broken case"? If you answer Yes, then buy this movie and use the case to replace your broken one. $1 for a DVD case isn't TOO bad. You might be able to use the DVD to play with your dog.

Where to begin? This movie tries to use something from every western ever made and ends up a scrambled mess of a film. As if that is not enough, throw in some kung fu for good measure. Several scenes from Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns are totally ripped off (bathtub gunfire from "The Good The Bad And the Ugly"), (out of range gunfight from "For A Few Dollars More"), (family massacre flashbacks from "Once Upon A Time In The West") The only original ideas in "Ghost Rock" are astoundingly ridiculous (naked female gunfighter, and a hand chopping to a character doing a poor Edgar Buchannan imitation). This is what happens when you have no script, poor acting, zero character development, and unbelievably bad editing. Even the pistols sound like cap guns. - MERK

Busey!!! What else can I say? This movie has all the components you need for a butt-housing night of good fun, including Busey (obviously), a good western atmosphere, sex, wonderful Busey improvised paradoxes/quotes/words of wisdom, that sweet Asian from Wayne's World 2, smoking hot women, one mean black cowboy, and fight scenes with nothing but Asians! (so you know its good) Nothing beats the ultimate acting chemistry of Busey, Fahey, and Worth. Their acting skills combined let the plot flow seamlessly with perfection from scene to scene. At some points I was like, "Whoa Busey's fighting! Wait, no he's not! He's smokin' a stoagie in a chair playin' cards! That Busey, he's so sneaky." If this isn't enough to convince you to buy this amazing piece of art, listen to this: My son had pretty bad SAT scores, scoring 350 in Math and 410 in English, but once he saw this movie, he took them again, and scored a perfect 800 in both subjects. Now he's going to Harvard. Thank you Busey! Listen, if you haven't seen this movie, I think you haven't lived. Go buy this now, and you won't regret it. If you got a couple brews sittin in the fridge, call up some buds and watch this movie, it'll be the best night if your life, I guarantee it.