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13 Ghosts
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Unrated :: Sony Pictures ::
Released:
2001-09-11
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Rating:
4.0/5 (59 Reviews)
4/5
Quite good supernatural movie but not great.
by John Lindsey (Socorro, New Mexico USA.)
Cyrus Zobra (Donald Woods) with wife Medea (Jo Morrow), son Buck (Charles Herbert) and daughter Hilda (Rosemary DeCamp) are your typical LA family as they inheirite a mansion. Cyrus recieves a weird pair of glasses that is said to make people see ghosts and that a relative of his worked in the mansion doing experiments in the supernatural as they soon find out that he wasn't kidding.
Fun haunted house romp from the famed William Castle as originally back in 1960, he created another one of his gimmicks called "Illusion-O" which was a pair of glasses in blue and red that enables people to see ghosts on the screen during at certain times. The film co-stars Margaret Hamlin who is best known as The Wicked Witch from 1939's The Wizard of Oz, i love the movie's premise about a haunted house including the use of glasses to see ghosts as what they really are. Not a classic like "House on Haunted Hill" or "The Haunting" of that time but still a nice piece of spooky entertainment for everyone.
This DVD contains a great transfer and nice quality of sound with extras like a pair of Illusion-O glasses, both Illusion-O and regular versions, a featurette and trailers including to this one.
5/5
13 Ghosts
by Oriel G. Rice (San Diego, CA USA)
This is an excellent DVD and I received it before the expected date and in excellent condition.
5/5
Illusion "O" is Illusion "No" with this DVD,but still a great flick!!!
by Jason Pumphrey (Falls Church, Virginia United States)
Okay,like many reviewers have stated,no 3D glasses are given with the product,sort of a letdown(since the DVD packaging said it included a pair of glasses!),but if you can find a pair of 3D glasses sitting around the house,they should do the trick,saying that it's still a nice widerscreen transfer of the film in BOTH Illusion O and w/out Illusio O.The DVD does have some nice supplimentals,just not the darn glasses,guess like William Castle himself,this DVD must have had a small budget,tried to contact Columbia Home Video,but they did not contact me back,oh well,still a great cheesy little horror flick!!! The Tingler(Also from Columbia Home Video) is also good fun too!!! Still very recommended!!!
5/5
The Great Illusion-O Debate
by W. Smith
The DVD includes 2 versions of the film, one in straight black-and-white, and one in "Illusion-O", where the film is still in black-and-white, except for several short sequences where the ghosts appear, which are presented in what is essentially red/blue 3-D.
First runs of the DVD contained carboard "Illusion-O" viewing glasses, which are nothing more than standard red/blue 3-D glasses (but with cool vintage ghost graphics around the border). Apparently later pressing of the disc do not contain the cardboard viewers, but still have the "Illusion-O" version of the film on the disc.
Is the "Illusion-O" effect really that great, and does the lack of viewers negate the overall value of the DVD? The answer to both is: NO! In classic William Castle tradition, the "Illusion-O" effect is more sizzle than steak.
Basically, when the ghosts appear, the film goes to a red/blue color palette. Allegedly, looking through one of the colored filters on your viewer (can't remember if its red or blue) will "hide" the ghosts from frightened viewers, while viewing through the alternate side causes them to stand out in contrast, making them visible.
The fact is, you can clearly see the ghosts with or without the viewers, (no matter what side you view through). Perhaps this effect was pulled off better in theaters, but I doubt it. It was simply classic Castle ballyhoo.
If you are really bent on recreating the "Illusion-O" gimmick but lack the official ghost-viewers, just get a standard pair of red/blue 3-D glasses and the effect is the same (remember to look through only one lense at a time).
Or do as I do and simply view this lovable campy old flick in beautifully restored standard black and white and enjoy the film on its own merits.
4/5
Dead Baker's Dozen?
by David Baime (Oak Park, Illinois United States)
William Castle. Can you possibly think of him with that signature cigar, that teeth-bare smile and that impish twinkle in his eyes without smiling back?
Stephan Sondheim proclaimed "You've Gotta Have a Gimmick" and he may have learned that from William Castle.
Thirteen Ghosts is all good fun. A family inherits a haunted house that may have a hidden treasure within. The previous owner invented some glasses that allow the wearer to see the ghosts. Are the ghosts trying to scare the family into refuting their newly acquired property, or are they trying to help the family thwart an unscrupulous intruder?
Good ghosts or bad ghosts?
Who cares? The plot really is inconsequential. What's important is that we get these really cool glasses with the DVD that allow US, THE AUDIENCE, to see the ghosts! Well, they don't really allow us to see anything that we couldn't already see. In fact, the glasses really don't do anything. In fact, my DVD didn't even include promised glasses, which I had planned to cherish forever. Or at least cherish for the duration of the movie.
So the glasses really don't do much more than the plot. We do, however, get to see Margaret Hamilton reveling in her (second) role of a which. Or is she? Her final wink to the camera seems to indicate that she's having fun; if not with her character, then with us. After the legacy of "The Wizard of Oz", we can't help but wallow with her a bit the way a happy hog might wallow in its favorite mud.
And finally, William Castle reverently gives us a tongue-in-cheek warning if we still don't believe in ghosts by the film's end. He advises that we try the glasses on when we get home. At night. When you're alone. "If you DARE!!!" It's again just good clean fun. Or if you prefer, bad clean fun. Boo.
We are reduced to the mindset we had when we believed in Santa Claus. To me, it's fun to revisit that romantic part of my brain from time to time.
William Castle is a comedian who laughs at his own jokes louder than anyone else does. But his laugher is infectious and we end up being thoroughly entertained by his schmaltzy antics. I would have given five stars if the glasses came with the DVD, as had been promised. This film is recommended.
-Viddy
13 Ghosts Summary
It's 13 Times The Thrills 13 Times The Fun 13 Times The Screams! It's 13 Ghosts A Ghoulish Fright-fest From Producer-director William Castle. When An Eccentric Uncle Wills A Huge Ramshackle Houseto Cyrus (donald Woods) And His Impoverished Family They Get The Shock Of A Lifetime. Their New Residence Comes Complete With A Spooky Housekeeper Elaine (margaret Hamilton) Plus A Fortune In Buried Treasure And 12 Horrifying Ghosts. As The Terrified Family Soon Discovers These Haunting Ectoplasms Include A Decapitated Man A Wailing Lady And A Flaming Skeleton Who Are Held Captive In The Eerie House And Must Find An Unlucky 13th To Free Them! Who'll Be The Final Victim Of These Ghostly Shenanigans? See For Yourself If You Dare!system Requirements:running Time: 84 Minutesformat: Dvd Movie Genre: horror Rating: unrated Upc: 043396065505 Manufacturer No: 6550
This terrific haunted-house thriller proved an unforgettable experience for 1960 audiences. Set in the mansion of a deceased scientist named Dr. Zorba, the story finds the late occult practitioner's nephew discovering a bunch of elusive spooks on the premises that can be seen only through Zorba's ghost-viewing glasses. Produced and directed by legendary showman William Castle, master of such garish, audience-pleasing gimmicks as flying skeletons and electric-shock theater seats,
13 Ghosts
was hyped with an innovative process called "Illusion-O." Movie patrons were furnished with special, red-and-blue-colored glasses that allowed them to choose to see the titular specters or not. This DVD does not provide a working replica of the Illusion-O viewer (earlier copies did), but it offers both a straight, black-and-white version of the feature (no viewer necessary) and a version with the film's original tinted scenes requiring the viewer for extra fun. Also included is Castle's own introduction, in which he explains the Illusion-O technique.
--Tom Keogh
13 Ghosts DVD Techincal Details
Cast:
Rosemary DeCamp
,
Charles Herbert
,
Roy Jenson
,
Martin Milner
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Rated:
Unrated
Running Time:
84 mins
UPC:
043396065505
Binding:
DVD
Studio:
Sony Pictures
Release Date:
2001-09-11
Region Code:
99
Specs:
Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language & Subtitles
English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Portuguese (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono),
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