Ghost Rig

Ghost Rig (2001): At long last, a relatively scary movie that delivers more than expected. I first thought this would be a run of the mill haunted ‘thing’ movie. You know; haunted house, haunted ship, haunted windmill, haunted sorority house, you name it, it’s been haunted in the movies. This time it’s an abandoned oil rig which is a nice touch since it puts the serviceable cast in extreme isolation. Much like many other movies, things don’t go as expected and cast reduction begins soon after arrival. However, at least these people are not stupid like in so many other movies (well, they ain’t big brains either) and it takes some time to figure out who’s doing what to whom or more correctly, who’s offing whom. While the movie doesn’t explain all the details, they at least make up ‘rules of behavior’ that must be followed and they stay within those guidelines. This makes the plot seem much more logical than it really is. Plenty of suspense is generated and this flick kept my interest all the way through to the ending, which was a bit of a surprise. I didn’t see the ‘surprise’ coming and that is always good in a suspense/horror movie. If you are a horror or suspense buff, this one is for you. This movie is rated R for: glops of unidentifiable gore, dead tree huggers, a desiccated man, a wee much o’ the Scottish accents, tricky circles, and for the high body count.