Urban Ghost Story (UK)
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She Died. She Came Back. Something Followed
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 85 mins
Retail Price: £17.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
The movie centers around a 12 year old girl who is involved in a horrific car accident that kills her friend and leaves her dead for 184 seconds before she comes back to life. Once recovered she slowly starts to realise that something has latched onto her while she lay dead and has no intention of letting up until it has her in it`s grasps once again.
The movie then unfolds into a British Poltergeist with all kinds of paranormal activity that leads the girl and family to believe that they are being stalked by a Poltergeist.
This title has already been described as the best British horror movie of the year.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
2 Commentaries
Full Music Score
Stills Gallery which plays alongside the music
Behind The Scenes Documentary
Documentary on the real urban ghosts on which the movie is based
Deleted Scenes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.78:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Directed By:
Geneviève Jolliffe
Written By:
Chris Jones
Geneviève Jolliffe
Starring:
Billy Boyd
Elizabeth Berrington
James Cosmo
Nicola Stapleton
Heather Ann Foster
Stephanie Buttle
Jason Connery
Casting By:
Catherine Arton
Soundtrack By:
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Director of Photography:
Jon Walker
Editor:
Eddie Hamilton
Costume Designer:
Linda Haysman
Production Designer:
Simon Pickup
Producer:
Claire Trevor-Roper
Chris Jones
Ian Hierons
Executive Producer:
David Hardwick
Distributor:
Visual Entertainment
Your Opinions and Comments
A sort of combination of The Haunting and Raining Stones, the film takes place in a haunted (or not) Glasgow towerblock, the traditional banging of doors, moving of furniture and clunking of pipes, stemming – it seems – from an ecstasy fuelled car accident which killed young Lizzie for just over three minutes and her friend for good. The film offers a number of explanations for the events – is Lizzie just playing pranks? Is the run down flat just falling apart on its own? Or, as the social services suspect, is mother trying to scam her way into better accommodation? Niftily, the film shys away from answers. The viewer never actually sees the furniture move, while the bangings at the door and on the pipes could have any number of explanations.
Considering the film was made on such a tight budget (the director and producer are co-writers of the Guerrilla Film Maker’s Handbook) it looks pretty good – particularly the climactic “action” scenes. Surprisingly, a lot of effort has gone into the DVD – not something you’d expect from Vision, and while the picture looks a bit murky, the sound is good (importantly as the film relies on some very specific sound design) and the extras are excellent.
Two commentaries (one from the producer and editor and one from the director and DoP) are both fairly technical, but – like their book – provide a cracking insight into British micro-budget film making. The deleted scenes (with commentary), making of feature and other extras are also a plus. It’s gratifying to see a film like this get a better treatment than most rent-a-cliché Hollywood crap. Definitely worth a look.