Silly found footage paranormal spoof has two twenty-something nincompoops, who live together in a former brothel (unknown to them) that is haunted by the "demonic sexual spirit" of the Madam that ran it long ago (an Asian named Lady Azalea). Their highly unstable roommate, Chuck, on a year-long sobriety that has turned him into a profane, mad-eyed, verbally abusive prick, has become possessed by Azalea much to the horror and dismay of geeky, virginal Sergio (Carlos Santos) and obnoxious, amoral Brad (JR Villareal). Sergio is smitten with a paranormal enthusiast, Fernanda (Fernanda Romero) while Brad simply wants to shag her as he does a long line of girls that has entered their orbit. Plying themselves with mini-cameras, Ouija board, camera operator, and a desire to communicate with Azalea, the trio gets in over their head. Even worse, Fernanda has an ulterior motive behind why she is so interested in finding a spirit in the dudes' house. The non-stop dialogue of sex and duel for Fernanda's affections take center stage while the paranormal found footage effects are lacking in any thrills whatsoever. Chuck's barrage of antagonistic threats and manic facial expressions are way, way over-the-top and desperate for laughs that aren't there unless you just find the endless excess of roid rage type behavior and litany of curse words funny. Sergio is such a weakling and Brad such a louse, that any endearing qualities that might come from a team of friends in search of ghost(s) is lost in translation. The movie tries every which way and loose to gain giggles from the viewer, but it all comes off as unsuccessful due to the absence of anything really clever or witty. Watching Brad "molested" by a ghost, Chuck in a kimono and wearing kabuki makeup, and Sergio puking beer from a funnel while wearing a helmet cam might be up your alley, but I felt my time was rather wasted. Nothing creepy whatsoever is offered here but Fernanda is a babe, so perhaps that might garner a little interest. Meghan Falcone, as Brad's easy-piece, bimbo Becky, and James Babson as this "authority in the history of the brothel" (and a real sleaze) make up the remaining cast. After a while I was hoping something really bad would happen to both Brad and Chuck, but, alas, that would not be the case here...they are *that* annoying.
Review of Ghost Team One
