Ghost House Underground movies at Best Buy... - Blu-ray Forum

OhDamaso · 10-05-2009, 05:02 PM

Anybody know anything about these movies? Best Buy is advertising 4 in their weekly ad, either 2 for $35 or 4 for $60, and I've never heard of them.

Are they any good or are they just low-budget garbage?

The titles area: The Children, Seventh Moon, Thaw and Offspring.

Thanks!

benricci · 10-05-2009, 05:02 PM

Mostly low budget garbage.

atomik kinder · 10-05-2009, 06:17 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if these do not show up on Fearnet soon.

benricci · 10-05-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by atomik kinder

I wouldn't be surprised if these do not show up on Fearnet soon.

So you WOULD be surprised if they DID show up on Fearnet?

Rhymes · 10-05-2009, 07:49 PM

i really hope blockbuster stocks up on these cause i really would like to rent these instead of blind buying 1 or 2.

Arkham · 10-05-2009, 07:54 PM

This year's Ghost House Underground line up is not that bad, would definitely wait for the prices to go down a little though.
Not sure why people immediately think that low budget means bad movie...

jamesdevil · 10-05-2009, 07:57 PM

Another thread on this here:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=116388

I thought the 'body bags' around the cases was one of the dumbest promotions/throw ins I'd ever seen. Looked really bad.

benricci · 10-05-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkham

Not sure why people immediately think that low budget means bad movie...

In this case, they typically are. Most of these Ghost House Underground titles are complete garbage. I rented a few, and don't think I'll be renting any more...

Owen Lol · 10-05-2009, 08:02 PM

Yeah I agree. Well for the most part they look pretty bad.

The director for Trick R Treat said it was a low budget, but look what people are saying about it. Budget plays a large roll, but not everything.

SDon1969 · 10-05-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

Mostly low budget garbage.

That's what I figured. I saw them on tomorrow's release list and wondered why I hadn't heard much about them - this would explain it!

OhDamaso · 10-05-2009, 09:27 PM

Thanks for the feedback, I'll probably wait until there are some reviews. There's enough to get the next few weeks anyway.

(Fe)Man · 10-05-2009, 10:10 PM

The Children was a fun little film I'll pick it up if I can get a good price.

mpstjohn · 10-06-2009, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

In this case, they typically are. Most of these Ghost House Underground titles are complete garbage. I rented a few, and don't think I'll be renting any more...

The problem is you're talking completely different filmmakers. Its not as if the same screenwriters and directors from the previous year made these films.

I've heard good things about The Children. If its not available for rent at Blockbuster I might consider a blind buy.

I just found a few reviews of the films from this year (The Children, The Thaw, Seventh Moon, Offspring) on netflix (more than imdb.com for some reason). So you can check those out. The Children and Offspring seem to be the best reviewed of the four.

benricci · 10-06-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by mpstjohn

The problem is you're talking completely different filmmakers. Its not as if the same screenwriters and directors from the previous year made these films.

Correct, but the ones I saw from this company were still garbage. That doesn't change.

mpstjohn · 10-06-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

Correct, but the ones I saw from this company were still garbage. That doesn't change.

The company didn't make these as I understand it. They just bought the rights to the movies.

I'm not disagreeing with you that the earlier Ghosthouse Underground movies sucked. I went out of my way to avoid them they looked so awful, but as I understand it these films were acquired by Ghosthouse, not actually made by Ghosthouse.

benricci · 10-06-2009, 01:58 PM

Either way: suckage.

If it's got a GHU logo on the box, I'm most likely gonna avoid it...

atomik kinder · 10-06-2009, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

So you WOULD be surprised if they DID show up on Fearnet?

LOL. Got me. I hate when other people make mistakes like that. Sometimes I start typing and the forget what I had already typed. Okay, I wouldn't be surprised if they DID show up on Fearnet soon. They did have Dance of the Dead and they always have the Horrorfest movies too. These are being released by Sony, aren't they?

rghuxley · 10-06-2009, 02:48 PM

Dread Central graded the new releases from GHU and they gave THE CHILDREN high marks. The other three seemed average. I might give THE CHILDREN a blind buy.

hookem2845 · 10-06-2009, 03:26 PM

C'mon people get in the Halloween spirit. 'Tis the season of under-budget, half-assed horror films, LOL. Personally, I'm not buying a damn one of Ghost House films again...but, I'll give Thaw and Seventh Moon a try on netflix. Anyone let me know if the others are worth a queue spot, thanks

owa · 10-06-2009, 03:39 PM

I got all 4 today on the 4 for $60 deal. I haven't watched them yet but they look to be low budget horror flicks. I love those so I'm pretty excited to watch them. I don't know anything about them though.

10-05-2009, 05:02 PM	#1
OhDamaso Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2009 Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:12 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:50	Ghost House Underground movies at Best Buy... Anybody know anything about these movies? Best Buy is advertising 4 in their weekly ad, either 2 for $35 or 4 for $60, and I've never heard of them. Are they any good or are they just low-budget garbage? The titles area: The Children, Seventh Moon, Thaw and Offspring. Thanks!

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10-05-2009, 05:02 PM	#2
benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Mostly low budget garbage.

10-05-2009, 06:17 PM	#3
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I wouldn't be surprised if these do not show up on Fearnet soon.

10-05-2009, 07:49 PM	#5
Rhymes Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Stouffville, ON Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:90 Blu-ray reviews:2	i really hope blockbuster stocks up on these cause i really would like to rent these instead of blind buying 1 or 2.

10-05-2009, 07:54 PM	#6
Arkham Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Florida Blu-ray collection:145 Trading Score:1	This year's Ghost House Underground line up is not that bad, would definitely wait for the prices to go down a little though. Not sure why people immediately think that low budget means bad movie...

10-05-2009, 07:57 PM	#7
jamesdevil Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Raleigh, NC 4K collection:640 Blu-ray collection:987 DVD collection:18 MA collection:571 Digital collection:25 iTunes collection:119 Trading Score:20	Another thread on this here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=116388 I thought the 'body bags' around the cases was one of the dumbest promotions/throw ins I'd ever seen. Looked really bad.

10-05-2009, 08:02 PM	#9
Owen Lol Senior Member Member since:May 2009 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:68 Blu-ray reviews:28	Yeah I agree. Well for the most part they look pretty bad. The director for Trick R Treat said it was a low budget, but look what people are saying about it. Budget plays a large roll, but not everything.

10-05-2009, 09:27 PM	#11
OhDamaso Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Feb 2009 Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:12 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:50	Thanks for the feedback, I'll probably wait until there are some reviews. There's enough to get the next few weeks anyway.

10-05-2009, 10:10 PM	#12
(Fe)Man Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:42 Blu-ray collection:625 DVD collection:111	The Children was a fun little film I'll pick it up if I can get a good price.

10-06-2009, 01:58 PM	#16
benricci Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Either way: suckage. If it's got a GHU logo on the box, I'm most likely gonna avoid it...

10-06-2009, 02:48 PM	#18
rghuxley Active Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:505 Blu-ray reviews:5	Dread Central graded the new releases from GHU and they gave THE CHILDREN high marks. The other three seemed average. I might give THE CHILDREN a blind buy.

10-06-2009, 03:26 PM	#19
hookem2845 Member Member since:Jul 2009 Blu-ray collection:1050 DVD collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	C'mon people get in the Halloween spirit. 'Tis the season of under-budget, half-assed horror films, LOL. Personally, I'm not buying a damn one of Ghost House films again...but, I'll give Thaw and Seventh Moon a try on netflix. Anyone let me know if the others are worth a queue spot, thanks

10-06-2009, 03:39 PM	#20
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I got all 4 today on the 4 for $60 deal. I haven't watched them yet but they look to be low budget horror flicks. I love those so I'm pretty excited to watch them. I don't know anything about them though.

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