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5/10
Maritime ghosts are at it again
MartianOctocretr512 July 2008
It's another ghost ship, a la Mary Celeste type mystery. The Corona Queen turns up after disappearing 30 years earlier. Quickly, a bunch of people that can't wait to get killed by ghosts form a rag-tag "research" group and sneak aboard to film the vessel and its secrets (they're not supposed to be there of course-big surprise).

One (Judd Nelson) is the son of of two passengers who vanished along with the ship; he's now an expert on Bermuda Triangle phenomena. There's a TV filming crew of 3, and a ship salvage team of 3, led by a guy who talks slow and creepily (Lance Henrikson). It's obvious who's gonna get it, and in which order. The movie does find some Twilight Zone type twists as the story progresses (like inner past guilt haunting the person), so the deaths are predicated on something, at least. (Somewhat better than one of those movies where victims scream "Oh my Gawd!" as they take turns getting axed.)

Nelson and Henrikson aren't bad, but neither is at his best here. Nelson's always bulging his eyes out; it almost looks like they'll burst out of his head at any moment (he could also use a better hair cut). The balance of the group are all unknowns who make good targets for the paranormal entities. The spooks are designed pretty well, and the movie wisely doesn't show them until the time is right.

Routine stuff, but delivered reasonably well.
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5/10
The lost character interest.
F1ame20 September 2001
Under the guise of the Bermuda triangle, this film seems just like Event Horizon. Without the Sam Neill factor of course. Some interest in generated in who will survive, or will anyone survive. But a vague interest it was for me.

Some people will love this for the supernatural aspects, others will be annoyed and cast it aside as stupid.

The film ends up being rather basic. No emotion is generated, and the characters do not interact in an interesting fashion.

So we are left with a rather disappointing film which could have delivered more, maybe going all out scary action thriller, making a good film (now that special effects are good even with low budgets).
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5/10
On the Routinely Evil Ship Lollipop
tom-darwin13 May 2006
It must be harder than it looks to make a movie set aboard an ocean liner. Gritty dramas ("Souls at Sea"), thrillers ("Across the Pacific") or oceanic tearjerkers ("Titanic" & its predecessors") have scored, but among ghost stories set aboard ship, the nearest to the mark have been "The Wreck of the Mary Deare" & "Pirates of the Caribbean"--and it's generous to count either one of them. "Lost Voyage" doesn't really try very hard but is simply another installment in the Bermuda Triangle genre. Florida paranormal researcher Aaron (Nelson) learns that the cruise ship Corona Queen, which vanished in 1979 with his father & new stepmother--inspiring him to become a ghosthunter--has reappeared in the Triangle. She's in the middle of a growing tropical storm, of course, which may sink her at any time. Though proclaiming his reluctance, he inevitably brings his ectospotting-gear (once again, Man bites God with Gear) on a salvage mission. They're led by veteran, no-nonsense seascrounger Shaw (Henriksen) & backed by a TV station that sends both washed-up anchor Dana (Janet Gunn) & catty star reporter Julie (Chorvat), with nervous cameraman Randall (Richard Gunn) caught between the rivals. Hard-edged, good-hearted sea mechanics Dazinger (Kober) & Fields (Sheppard) round out the fateful team with occasional but much-needed comic relief. Of course the Corona Queen is just as she was before but passengers & crew are gone--or are they? Will the team find its answers, prevail or escape before the intense storm overcomes the drifting liner? Or will their own personal demons & rivalries tear them apart? The carelessness & cheapness that plague most SciFi Channel originals are largely absent from "Lost Voyage," which features a story of unusual depth (the characters must each face personal demons as well as supernatural foes & their own rivalries) even if it is predictable. A competent cast helps, too. Nelson's Aaron is a driven, fearless nerd, not unlike Richard Dreyfuss's Hooper in "Jaws," but more suitably somber here. Henriksen, the greatest sci-fi/action character actor since Harry Dean Stanton, is as solid as ever, bringing both believability & color to the tale. Stuntwoman Gunn is capable enough as the alternately bitter & optimistic TV reporter whose devotion to her craft usually overcomes her selfish ambition. The effects are pretty good, not spectacular enough to overwhelm the story & actors, used sparingly enough to enhance rather than distract. If you've never, ever heard of the Flying Dutchman, the Marie Celeste or the Bermuda Triangle, you'll find this movie enjoyable enough as a ghost thriller. Otherwise it's crushingly predictable, offering absolutely nothing that hasn't been done many, many times before in literature & film. "Lost Voyage" teases us early on with parapsychological mumbo-jumbo but that part of the story trails off into nothing. Even the great spooky-spoof "Ghostbusters" helped us out with that ("That's a BIG Twinkie"). There's an inherent pathos to ships, especially big ones, a sense that they're irrevocably tied to the times in which they sailed. They are machines yet somehow alive, servants yet grandly awesome. "Titanic" made so much money because it captured that theme & used it well. A pity that no nautical ghost story has yet been able to do the same.
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5/10
Reasonably entertaining
ebeckstr-116 January 2019
If you don't go into it with overly high expectations, nor expect there to be a particularly rigorous logic to what unfolds, this reasonably entertaining five or six star flick is worth a look, especially for fans of the Bermuda Triangle sub-genre of supernatural thrillers.
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Passable
ProofUndeniable24 July 2003
I rented this unsure of what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. The movie flows well enough and has enough creep factor to satisfy a small craving. The basic premise involves a young man named Aaron whose father and step-mother disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. When the ship suddenly reappears twenty-five years later, Aaron is intrigued as to what happened and ventures out to the Triangle to investigate. Lance Henricksen and Judd Nelson are standouts in the movie and are quite good. The rest of the cast are unexceptional and competent at best. My only real gripe with the movie is with the big ending scene. It's over-the-top and a case of a good idea with poor execution. Overall, not bad, but I really only recommend it for those without really high expectations that are only looking for a little mindless creepiness.
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1/10
Horrible
Jael7527 October 2002
"The Lost Voyage" is extremely bad, and didn't do anything for me.

You will already know after a few minutes what the rest of the movie is going to be like. We finished watching it though, hoping for a great turn that never came. It wasn't catching, it was the same old thing, entirely stereotypical, and I felt that the actors/actresses weren't passionate.

Do not recommend.
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4/10
Attractive female leads. Not much else
Hang_All_Drunkdrivers16 January 2006
I wish someone would make a Bermuda triangle movie that gave an explanation of the phenomenon. It doesn't have to be true - just make sense. This silly show doesn't even try. A ship lost 25 years ago in the BT comes back and a group of people take a chopper out to the ship to investigate. Then all sorts of strange things happen but none of it makes any sense. I busted out laughing when one of the women is standing on the deck when, for no reason whatsoever, the floor gives way and she falls thru to the next level and meets her long dead mother!!!

Janet Gunn and Scarlett Chorvat are the best part of this flik. Two really cute babes. Judd Nelson has a big part and wins the young Rob Reiner look-alike award.
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2/10
Yawn
lisapoet6 September 2003
This movie was boring and predictable. It was clear early on who would survive and what they needed to do to guarantee survival. This TV fiasco almost makes an Ed Wood movie look like an Oscar contender. A better choice would be Ghost Ship... if only for the slicing scene.
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1/10
Horrible
strgzr_300011 May 2003
Those who say this movie is spooky. You are over exaggerating. This movie is horrible. For a 2001 movie, it's boring, has horrible special effects and is not "spooky" one bit. If you like movies that you just want to kick back and fall asleep to. This is the one.
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6/10
Give it a chance...
jstoddard9717 November 2002
I was kind of bored with this movie at the beginning. The acting by some of the characters isn't the best, to say the least. However, after about 30 minutes, things start to pick up. It wasn't a bad movie. The special effects, especially at the end, had me gripping my pillow without realizing it. ;-) Not many movies can garner that much suspense, but this was one of the more unique Bermuda triangle movies. Just wish it would've had a better plot... 6/10
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3/10
Man the lifeboats.
michaelRokeefe16 November 2003
This may be a must to avoid. The bizarre reappearance of a luxury liner lost in the Bermuda Triangle twenty five years ago has curious visitors determined to solve its mysteries. Judd Nelson somehow finds his way into sinkers, I mean stinkers like this one. Pretty much a waste. Also in the cast are:Janet Gunn, Lance Henriksen and Scarlett Chorvat.
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8/10
Finally! Something Good From UFO Pictures!
CriticalEye24 November 2001
I am surprised. I caught this on a recent trip to London, and was half asleep one night and turned the TV on. My heart sank when the only movie on was this, however, because I saw the UFO logo up front and am familiar with their brand of crap. Imagine my surprise when I began watching it anyway and found that it was actually a GOOD movie.

Judd Nelson plays Aaron, whose parent were lost on a cruise ship back in the 1970's, somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle. He has weird dreams about it, apparently, and seems to be involved in researching the paranormal (this was a bit unclear). The ship (SURPRISE!) returns, and a spunky reporter (Janet Gunn) named Dana, who works for a trashy paranormal TV show, decides to go out to the ship and get an exclusive story. She tries to get Judd to go along, but he's (understandably) upset about his missing parents, and her desire to make it all into a sideshow.

Now, it begins to get interesting. Dana has hired a sort of motley crew of salvage operators, led by the wonderful Lance Henriksen as Shaw. He's crabby, craggy, and so are his two helpers. They are about to fly out to the ship, and (of course) Judd shows up in the nick of time. CGI shots of the helicopter and the ship follow (looks good, overall). Once onboard the ship, nasty things start to happen. The interesting thing about this movie is that much of what happens is psychological, instead of overtly "spooky". The director, (Christian McIntire, who also co-wrote this), sets up a tension and weird atmosphere, although some gags don't pay off. One by one, the members of the team are bumped off, but the characters respond in a somewhat realistic fashion to the weirdness and the deaths. There is a wonderful scene showing what panic and tension can do to two people when Lance and another salvage operator (Jeff Kober) get into an argument.

So, the film builds toward the inevitible conclusion, but it is an entertaining ride getting there. Scarlett Chorvat is stunning, as is Janet Gunn, and ALL of the acting is very good. The script seems a little rushed, but it seems that this is a director to watch for in the future. In conclusion, then, a low budget thriller that is well shot, well paced, well directed and acted and a pleasantly spooky diversion.

Still surprised it's from UFO...
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7/10
Perfect Horror/Thriller from UFO Pictures.
blazesnakes925 March 2011
From the way Lost Voyage sound and looks, it looks like two movies fused together, and the two movies are The Triangle and Ghost Ship. Lost Voyage is not bad, not bad, at all. Lost Voyage stars a great cast, featuring Lance Henriksen and Judd Nelson. The movie involved a cruise ship called the "Corona Queen.", which disappeared in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. After 25 years, the ship returns. But, the ship did not returns..... alone. On board, seven people will encountered evil forces and spirits on the Corona Queen. Lost Voyage plays it out like a ordinary haunted house movie. This movie is a scary, yet creepy version of Ghost Ship, As for UFO Pictures, this is a modern good, well-directed horror movie that dares you to venture onto the haunted cruise ship alone. The movie is not jam-packed with clichés, but also developed a intense atmosphere and that atmosphere is stays in it's own place as the picture ventures into the heart of darkness on the ship. Lost Voyage has some good performances from Lance Henrikson and Judd Nelson. As haunted ship movies goes, Lost Voyage is a good one. ★★★ 3 stars.
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5/10
Fair Ghost Story
aesgaard4114 June 2002
I liked this movie ! I think it's right up there with "The Bermuda Depths" with Connie Selleca and "Triangle" with Luke Perry as a group of ghost hunters sneak aboard a ship long believed missing. There's some pretty fair scares and some spooky deaths on board as well as excellant special effects, but then it lags and drags as the parapsychologists experience wild mind trips and start talking of holes in space and time. The creators of the movie should have focused more on telling one story than confusing and bogging us down with details. Judd Nelson is wonderfully spooky as he forces himself to visit the ship in order to get over the guilt of losing his parents and Lance Henriksen is curious to watch as the leader and guide to the mystery as some sort of interactive Rod Serling. The ending, however, doesn't make much sense at all, but is a spectacular tour de force that will leave the viewer on his seat. I recommend this movie to any one who appreciates a good ghost story !
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A drearily bad movie.
tom_jeffords11 May 2002
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WARNING SPOILERS! A drearily bad movie sounds like a rather weird description. But it really describes Lost Voyage quite well. The plot is a ripoff of Event Horizon through and through. A luxury liner (instead of a spaceship)disappears in the Bermuda Triangle (instead of outer space). A rescue crew boards it and begin to be bumped off one by one while they discover what happened to the ship, which seems to have been to hell and back, literally. Yep, Event Horizon all right. And like Event Horizon instead of exploring the ramifications of the existence of hell and what it is, what it is like, etc., the hero and the heroine escape just in time while the ship goes back to wherever it came from. In addition to a complete lack of originality the acting is beyond belief bad. The characters act in completely illogical fashion in getting themselves killed. So much so that towards the end I was cheering for the ship, demons, ghosts, or whatever the bad guy(s) were, is, are, uh, whatever to bump the remaining survivors off. Avoid at all costs. The scariest thing about this movie is you will not be able to get those two of your life back you wasted on Lost Voyage.
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4/10
If it had never been found, no-one would care
natashabowiepinky14 March 2014
You'd think if a ship went missing in the Bermuda Triangle for 25 years, and mysteriously reappeared with near everything intact minus the people they'd be more global interest than from a crappy, cheap cable show, but never mind. Our intrepid explorers, complete with the son of two of the original passengers and a salvage crew board the long-lost frigate... and promptly start dying one after the other in 'strange' circumstances. Could the cause be something to do with the supernatural? My guess is: YES.

Watching this is akin to drinking Diet Coke: It quenches your thirst, but has absolutely no distinction and doesn't leave any impression whatsoever. There are some reasonable special effects, no-one is so irritating you want them to perish immediately and I couldn't detect any daft decisions made... which is unusual in this genre. It's just you want MORE than mere competency, a fact hammered home by the lack of anything resembling a climax. The film is content to sit there... wallowing in it's own mediocrity... with the predictable couple surviving and barely any fireworks throughout. Not even a damp sparkler.

Some may be content with this. I wasn't. 4/10
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5/10
Low budget version of Event Horizon
Nobodyhasthisid3 October 2010
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Not a horrible movie, just not a really good one. The storyline is just like "Event Horizon"; ship disappears, reappears years later, is basically haunted, kills a bunch of people, and disappears again leaving only a couple survivors behind. The set design was good, the CGI was OK for low budget, and the acting was alright but a bit overdone. A few elements from "Ghost Ship" were in there. There were a few unanswered questions and a few plot holes. It was pretty predictable on what was going to happen through most of the movie. The ending was alright, kinda creepy, but left you expecting more.

All in all, if it's late at night and nothing else is on it's a decent time filler.
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1/10
I wish I could give it a zero
edgarmontrose6 April 2005
This movie stunk something awful, and I owe most of the film's disappointment to Judd Nelson's lack of believability. Its a shame because its not a bad plot of having a lost ship into the Bermuda Triangle, and then many years later, the son of a lost passenger goes to the Triangle, hoping to find out where his father went to. It could have been so much better. However, the stylized made-for-TV cinematography went way over the top on special effects, so the point where it looked like an 8th grade school play. Some of the CGI effects are interesting, but the lighting just ruins them. And did I mention that Judd Nelson is as unbelievable as ever? While here he plays a strange character that he sort of fits the bill for, I would not cast him for any role except maybe in a movie about bad actors. Some of the other actors were respectable in this film, and I feel bad for them being put alongside Judd Nelson. Okay, so overall, It is a low budget made-for-TV film, and one shouldn't expect too much from it. It has sophomoric acting, a combination of decent and pathetic special effects that produce a net mediocre special effect value. I suppose that one thing Lost Voyage has in its favor is that it is relatively short. However, Lost Voyage made for lost time more than anything.
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2/10
Don't let what happened to me, happen to you!
mannyguen25 September 2002
Although Judd Nelson and old Bishop were in the movie, I knew this would be a stinker. My wife (a fan of ghost movies) told me that we would watch this film, but what she didn't realize was that she thought it was Ghost Ship... ya know, the movie that is *about* to come out (at least at the time of this post). I told her we should reference IMDB, like we did with Dagon (which isn't too terribly bad). But this was horrible, and to make it worse, we didn't look on the site and she brought the movie home. *shiver* Thankfully, my taste in dark comedy made me bring home -Death to Smootchie-.
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5/10
It's okay. It could've been so much better, though.
I_Ailurophile4 August 2023
On the one hand, it's TV movie originating on the Sci Fi Channel. On the other hand, it precedes that time when the Sci Fi Channel became SyFy, and began routinely partnering with The Asylum. And hey, there are some recognizable stars in this! How bad could it be?

I'm not inclined to lay the blame on the shoulders of anyone operating behind the scenes, for I assume a low budget and the guidance of the filmmaker or producers is more to blame. While 'Lost voyage' is easy on the eyes in terms of Todd Barron's photography and the fundamental image quality, the sets tend to seem weirdly spartan, bereft of detail or texture that would help them to feel real. Even the lighting bears a distinct artificiality, and while instances of CGI are a smidgen more detailed and believable than what we've seen elsewhere (again, namely The Asylum), still the discrepancy with shot footage is overt. Christian McIntire's direction and editing both feel rather brusque, or sometimes maybe even a little stilted, and there's a discernible hard edge to the sound design, not to mention in the acting, that likewise betrays the contrivance. What this picture needed above all was a more tactful, nuanced touch that would have helped every component part to stand taller, stand out, and meaningfully resonate.

I would also offer this: 'Lost voyage' aims to tell a story of science fiction and horror, the rediscovery of a cruise ship that vanished in the Bermuda Triangle many years before. It wants to use all the tricks of the trade to do so - rapid cuts and sequences of imagery, special effects, practical effects, sound effects, special makeup, the equipment of "paranormal investigators," entities seen through electronic equipment, visions received by the characters, tinges of atmosphere shaped by the music or cinematography, and more. I think there are some terrific ideas in the screenplay McIntire penned alongside Patrick Phillips, in every regard, from the story and scene writing to characters and dialogue. What the feature lacks is the Vision to bring the tableau to ideal fruition, the resources to make the more unrealistic and supernatural elements count, and/or the mindful skill and care to realize the film as intended. I'm of the mind that this either needed to have total commitment to form develop the tale on the same level as major studio genre fare (more and heartier effects, bigger and better sets, and so on), or alternatively, to go the opposite route and make this less about what we see, and more about what we don't see, and what is just underhandedly suggested. Look to the BBC's iconic 1992 special 'Ghostwatch' as an example, or even 1972's 'The stone tape.' As it exists, no matter how good the root ideas are, the more 'Lost voyage' relies on special effects and big visuals, the worse it comes off.

I don't dislike this. Even for all the weaknesses and flaws it carries, there's much to appreciate here in my opinion. I see what McIntire and Phillips were going for as they wrote it, and had the movie been crafted with a more calculated, precise hand, and better support from the proverbial suits, it would have found much greater success. I even find a measure of kinship with Christophe Gans' exceptional 2006 adaptation of 'Silent Hill' in some ways. Unfortunately, as it presents, this feels perhaps half-realized - kind of fun, but only in a basic fashion, and not making much of an impression. It's not outright bad; there are far worse ways to spend one's time. It is a bit middling, however, and unless one is a diehard fan of someone involved or aching for genre fare no matter the quality, there's no reason to especially seek it out. 'Lost voyage' is okay; it's just regrettable that one easily sees how much better it could have been.
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7/10
More of a thriller than a horror film
venagina20 January 2006
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As a fan of horror films, I was a little disappointed. This film was more in the reign of a psycho thriller, which I believe it delivered reasonable well. While the plot is nothing groundbreaking, the delivery was reasonably well done but the overall pace of the story is painfully slow. As for the acting, it is certainly not one of Judd Nelson's greatest work as his character was somewhat flat and uninspired. Lance Henrickson was spotty at best, sometimes convincing and sometimes just plain bad. It seemed that other actors were all trying too hard, perhaps trying to audition for their big moment here. One area that I felt was extremely well done was the set design. The overall look of the film was really well thought out and I absolutely loved the look of the ship's cabin with the rocking horse. Even Judd Nelson's apartment was beautiful. The scenes in the end of the ship revealing itself were outstanding. Great transitions of the pristine hallways transformed to gruesome sights. I'd give the set design an A+, which is rare for me. The special effects were quite a let down though, especially with the really badly done CGI ship and helicopter. And will somebody please explain to me the Disneyland Haunted Mansion ghosts flying around in the end??? Overall, it wasn't too bad. If nothing else, worth seeing for the spooky visual elements.
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4/10
Event Horizon, but at sea.
ianvarney25 April 2020
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I was about halfway through this SyFy movie-of-the-week horror film that I found on Amazon Prime, when it finally struck me: this is almost exactly like Event Horizon.

Let me recount the similarities that I noticed: 1) Vessel disappears, then returns years later. 2) Ship supposedly traveled outside the boundary of reality, theorized to be "Hell." 3) The ship is possessed of an evil presence that terrorizes and kills the crew with their own fears. 4) Ship winds up getting dragged back into "Hell." 5) One of the characters has a personal stake in the ship.
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10/10
A cheap gem. Flawed, yet brilliant...
bunkmeister3 June 2002
Saw this on Sci-Fi recently, and it is better than a lot of trash on that channel. Not for your average TV watching moron (obviously, for some of the reviews below), but not great, either.

While there are similarities to other horror films, the acting and filmmaking set this no-budget film apart from many other recent "Bermuda Triangle" efforts. Good performances by all, and good direction and cinematography. The script is smart about some things, i.e. characterization, yet falls short on other things, like explaining what it is all about. The resolution is lacking something, almost as if they were expecting to do a sequel, but there are some good scares. The atmosphere is creepy, and builds up well, but there is no payoff on many threads of the storyline. It seems like the script was rushed, in other words. Lance Henriksen is great, and Judd Nelson and the rest of the cast do well. The duo of "Fields" and "Danziger" are entertaining, and the interplay between "Danziger" and Henriksen in one scene was particularly fun.

Don't be fooled by the fools posting negative reviews -- check it out if it shows up again on Sci-Fi, or home video, whatever. There is one death that stands out in particular -- it involves the anchor chain on the ship -- very unique. The director also wrote it and edited, so perhaps he is to blame either for the strengths, or the weaknesses. I suspect, though, the flaws are budget or producer oriented. Top notch, low-budget, horror entertainment from some people who tried to approach the subject with some intelligence. It tends more toward the sort of horror from "The Shining", which is character based, and not so much the gore or camp side of horror. In the end, it is flawed, but worth a look.
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6/10
"Ghost Ship," anyone? How about "Event Horizon?"
ctomvelu-126 October 2008
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This low-budget cross between GHOST SHIP and EVENT HORIZON has a motley crew boarding a long-missing luxury liner during a building storm in the good old Bermuda Triangle. The ship has been missing for 25 years, yet appears as new as the day it disappeared. No one is on board, but the salvage crew hears weird noises practically from the moment they set foot on board. They also find a rocking horse that rocks all on its own -- until a cameraman from a local TV station sees through his lens a strange-looking child sitting on its back. Then one of the salvage team is killed in gruesome fashion by an unseen hand. I think you can guess where this is going. A very hairy Judd Nelson plays an academic and part-time ghost finder whose parents were aboard the liner back in 1972 when it disappeared into the mist. Lance Henrickson, God bless him, plays the leader of the salvage crew and is his usual irascible self, much as he was in AvP, HELLRAISER: HELLWORLD and a dozen other mostly bad horror flicks of recent vintage. He simply sails through this one, no pun intended. The rest of the cast is TV-generic, although the guy who dies first and the cameraman get to deliver the best lines in this cliché-ridden script. Some decent special effects involving the liner and a rescue helicopter do not save this made for video flick, but it it is worth watching for the first half, which builds up a little suspense along the lines of the Kubrick version of THE SHINING or that Treat Williams magnum opus about a giant, man-eating creature aboard an abandoned luxury liner. Heck, we even get shadowy figures occasionally passing across the foreground from time to time, as if Jason were back on the loose. LOST VOYAGE unfortunately goes to hell in the second half. Literally and figuratively. Having Nelson explain to Henrickson what has been going on late in the movie, which is right out of EVENT HORIZON, only makes things worse. Last week's episode of GHOST WHISPERER, involving a vengeful ghost aboard a luxury liner, was better than this.
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5/10
i approve of recycling old film equipment
phenomynouss26 January 2020
AmazonPrime said this movie came out in 2002. It was in full screen and the scenes filmed in 1972 looked like they were actually filmed in 1972. Absolutely losing my mind seeing 2000s-era Mark Sheppard and an older Judd Nelson being filmed with what absolutely looks and sounds to be camera equipment from at most recent the 1980s.

I for one approve of this, especially if it's for good reason. One of my favorite low-budget horror films is "The Phoenix Tapes 97" from 2014 which actually uses a mid-90s camcorder to film most of it to make it actually look and feel as if it was filmed in 1997.

There was no need to set this film in the 1980s so I'm presuming they couldn't afford newer cameras and film equipment. It feels a bit disorienting as a result, but at the very least it makes this particular low-budget C movie stand out.
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