A Town Full of Ghosts

I thought it was a pretty decent FF movie.

The whole town setting was great and had a good crewp vibe to it. I wish they would have had a few more jump scare@ but all in all definitely worth a watch.

After buying an abandoned ghost town, a couple documenting the experience for their fans on social media of their turning it into a potential tourist attraction, but the longer they stay there the more they come under the belief that something's there in the town protecting a deadly secret.

There's a lot to like with this one for the most part. The initial setup on display for this one, focusing on the couple going through the town and documenting what's going on manages to offer a rather impressively chilling starting point. The fact that it's genuinely chilling with how the place looks abandoned and deserted with their walk-through of the town makes it appear as though they're by themselves in the area with the rather twisted designs and layout of the area as well as the first signs that something's going on. The constant hints that something's not right, from the sleepwalking claim to hearing odd noises in the middle of the night and finally getting suspicious of the constantly-growing wasp hive that draws their attention. That manages to pay off quite nicely in the second half where the film shines rather nicely. By finally managing to unleash the real explanation for the town's deserted nature with the full reveal of the backstory in the past regarding how the stories spread regarding the figure haunting the area, this one picks up the energy rather nicely in getting to the frantic chases and attacks that take place in the town. As it introduces a fine possession angle to enhance the chasing and action rather nicely, this aspect becomes a lot of fun and steers the film along into a frenetic finish that's enough to lift this one up quite nicely. This one does have a few drawbacks that hold it back. Among the biggest drawbacks featured here is the rather obvious detriment of the film's unnecessary use of the unsupportive spouse cliche that's present here. This is a highly uninvolved setup that is brought to the forefront here for absolutely no reason at all other than to provide a bit of spice into the situation regarding how they're going to get through the predicament due to the just-as-cliche setup of the funding getting pulled at the last minute. That combines together into a rather aggravating cliche that is only there to provide a storyline to take up time in the middle of the film. The only other issue to be had here is the rather stagnant pace that transpires in the first half where it takes a while to get going. The series of walk-throughs that take place, the hints that something's going on and the random encounters here don't add much in terms of exploring what's going on as that reveal comes about completely at random at the start of the third act since the film is so short. By not having that much of a clue as to what's going on as you're more focused on other areas than enhancing the dread, it makes the final half feel far more frantic and speeds through the scares rather than enjoying a natural progression which is a bit of a shame. In addition to the as-expected troubles trying to keep the found-footage aspect realistic in the situation, these here hold this one back.

Rated Unrated/R: Violence and Language.

Quite the unique independent horror movie. We didn't watch a trailer just went for it and were happy we did. I think trailers often ruin movie experiences. This is about a gorgeous couple who buy a literal ghost town in the hopes to turn it into some kind of attraction. I don't know where this was filmed but I want to go there and get stoned. Obviously some horror ensues. Nothing ground breaking but definitely not a bad movie. I enjoyed from start to finish. All the actors are A+ and very watchable. I would recommend.

I enjoyed it. It's not winning any awards, but it pretty good. I give it an A for the creepy location. C'mon, it's a ghost town. I love films about abandoned places / towns. A couple sells everything to but a ghost town in hops of making it a money generating travel destination. (The woman isn't too keen on the idea) Of course in a ghost town you will have ghosts. There are some creepy scenes. I have definitely seen much much much worse.

I know that the internet has made professional movie critics out of anyone able to use the Internet, but I guess I don't fit in with them. It's like everyone turned into Gordon Ramsey the film critic.

Needless to say that I wasn't familiar with the 2022 horror movie titled "A Town Full of Ghosts" prior to sitting down to watch it. And had I been familiar with it and known it was a 'found footage' movie, I wouldn't have given the movie the time of day. I absolutely loathe that subgenre of movies, as they are usually nothing more than amateurish attempts to make movies with a handheld camera.

The storyline in "A Town Full of Ghosts", as written by writer and director Isaac Rodriguez, was actually not all that bad. But the movie suffered terribly from being a 'found footage' movie, and that totally drained away my will and interest to really delve into this movie. Suffice it to say that I didn't stick around to the end of this ordeal.

The whole concept of 'found footage', social media video-makers, content makers, influencers, or whatever these type of losers call themselves, just doesn't appeal to me. And thus, "A Town Full of Ghosts" was a bitter pill to swallow.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, but then again, I can't claim that I was particularly impressed or bedazzled by what I witnessed on the screen, as I just can't take the 'found footage' genre seriously.

Visually, then you're not in for anything grand here.

If you enjoy horror movies, do yourself a favor and skip on this one. It just simply isn't worth the effort. If you, however, enjoy the travesty that is 'found footage' films, then you might enjoy this 2022 movie from writer and director Isaac Rodriguez.

My rating of "A Town Full of Ghosts" lands on a two out of ten stars.