Ghostumentary

I just finished watching this movie and I really liked it alot. They were genuine in their quest to see if ghosts really do exist after they gave an online poll asking people if they believed in ghosts, 70% said yes but only 30% said they'd had a personal experience to back up their belief. I found the movie funny, quick witted and informative. If you have any curiosity in the paranormal field, you'll probably enjoy this movie too. I honestly wouldn't mind if they made a "Part 2"!

Going into this it was suggested after watching "Alienators" which if you enjoy raunchy "Mockumtery" comedies (it's a hard R rating) you would enjoy maybe.

So I wasn't sure if this was going to be based on truth, or one of those spoof ones. IT IS factual, it's based in reality, it's not a parody.

I at first (first 15 minutes or so) was a bit lost as to exactly what they're doing and what the goal here is...but once you get settled in, and you find out it's a group just going to haunted locations and seeing what they can (or can't) find...it becomes very entertaining. I loved Bill, the little hands he brings along are really hilarious! And they actually break down many myths behind things, such as "orbs", "spirit boxes" etc etc. and you won't find anything amazing that will make you believe or not believe...but I WILL say funny enough, this show gave us way more to chew on, ghost/spirit wise than almost ANY of those ghost hunting shows you watch. In many ways this is an "anti-ghosting hunting show" show. They talk about how the many ghost hunting shows out there are just trash, and pretty much all fakes.

One thing that kinda threw me is there are TWO DIFFERENT girls Witt short hair, the one you see wearing the white tank top in interviews is NOT the same one you see doing the investigations, and that kind of blew my mind because I didn't even realize until it was about over!!

Overall, it's not bad! If you are like me, and you lean towards "ghosts aren't real"...but you like me, want to see what happens when normal people like you and I go to these places and try to encounter spirits just to see? Then you'll enjoy this!!

I loved when they went to places with big time ghost believers, and just debunked the heck out of everything they were hearing and feeling etc. I kind of wish the entire show was just THAT! Them just following major believers, and debunking it along the way!

I was also pleasantly surprised that it really gets better as it goes on, most shows tend to wind down and putter out. This gets better, until it nears its climax ice they head to the final location, and the USS Hornet.

Give it a go, if you're interested in ghosts! You'll enjoy MORE if you lean towards not believing for sure!

I just watch this flim and I loved it... very well done... Good job making this flim. GREAT editing. Not a scary ghost documentary but very interesting

A fun look at ghost hunting, but 1/3 of the film is inaudible due to bad sound equipment and poorly chosen filming locations. [Hint: protect the mic from the wind]. Would probably have benefited from less pissing about and sarcastic, forced, 'trying to be cool' comments to camera, and more research. I feel like they didn't really have a clear plan of what they wanted this documentary to be from the start. Get rid of the goofy screen wipes, the daft background music and the equipment not suited to what you needed to film and it may have been better. I was left feeling like I was intruding in a group of mates having a laugh, rather than having learnt anything.

Full disclosure. I'm a skeptic. But one of my guilty pleasures comes in watching the plethora of patently ridiculous (and obviously faked) night vision "documentaries" of over excited eejits stumbling around in the dark, obsessing about motes of dust as "orbs" and projecting pareidolia onto static-garbling "ghost boxes". It's entertainment, not true paranormal investigation, if such a thing exists. But I get a kick out of snuggling onto the couch and snarfing up popcorn whilst chuckling smugly to myself all the same.

That said, finding compelling viewing of something that isn't just a cookie-cutter version of these programmes is tough nowadays, as there's more than a fair share of utter garbage out there. This, I very nearly skipped over this little gem in the mistaken assumption that it would be just much of the same, or worse, a self-satisfied cursory romp thumbing its nose at the paranormal.

It's not. It's much, much more than that. It's a delightful journey of discovery, in the company of warm, genuine and fun people, whose infectious enthusiasm and refreshing self-deprecation render the viewer charmed and engaged throughout. There're no gratuitous jump-scares. There're no endless rewinds of barely comprehensible nanosecond long "words" from the spirit world

Yes, there's a good degree of tongue-in-cheekery. But what you get to see is how four different people each make a personal journey of discovery, some perhaps more significant than others. And it's all done with honesty. However, quite specifically because it's not sensationalised, the footsteps and whisper sequence in San Leandro station is all the more compelling, because of the genuine nature of the participants reactions. It renders them as very relatable and genuine, and us as viewers with a definite frisson of ghost-hunting delight.

I remain a skeptic. But I heartily recommend this immensely likeable documentary to both believer and skeptic alike. Enjoy!