I ain't 'fraid no ghost.
Especially if it takes on the form of a dirty dancing roadhouser like Patrick Swayze.
Ghost is a romance film whose supernatural twist plotline pulls at not only the right heart-strings, but also at the same time, at the just the correct amount of logistical levers of suspended-believibility that are required when entering into the world of cinematic esca... read more
This is a great classic chick flick from the 90s. The story of two lovers who are torn apart by tradgedy is truly heart-wrenching. Woopi is fab as the crazy physcic lady, she provides the comical element to the film. Bring the tissues cos this one's a tear-jerker!
Description:Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze are the passionate lovers whose romance is undone when the latter is murdered during a bungled hit arranged by a rival. The clever concept by screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin (director of My Life) extends outward into comedy (Swayze's character communicates through a sassy medium played by Whoopi Goldberg, wDemi Moore and Patrick Swayze are the passionate lovers whose romance is undone when the latter is murdered during a bungled hit arranged by a rival. The clever concept by screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin (director of My Life) extends outward into comedy (Swayze's character communicates through a sassy medium played by Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for this role), horror (the afterlife is populated by hell-bound demons and the like), and romantic complications (a handsome suitor, played by Tony Goldwyn, comes on to Moore while Swayze's spirit is still hanging around). Directed by Jerry Zucker, previously best known for codirecting Airplane! and similar broad comedies, Ghost is a careful balancing act of strong commercial elements, but at heart it is a timeless Hollywood tearjerker that easily gets under one's skin. --Tom Keogh
From The New Yorker
It sounds like a horror movie, but it's a romantic fairy tale. The scariest thing about it is its shamelessness. A young New York bank executive, Sam (Patrick Swayze), is killed, on the street, at a moment in his life when everything seems to be going his way. After his death, Sam sticks around, as a spirit (and Swayze stays onscreen, as a body). He attends his funeral; watches his beautiful girlfriend, Molly (Demi Moore), drift grief-stricken through the spectacular loft they had just moved into; and then devotes himself to protecting her from the people who killed him. Through a reluctant psychic (Whoopi Goldberg), he tries to communicate with Molly; later, an experienced ghost (Vincent Schiavelli) teaches him how to move objects and break stuff. In this movie, death is treated as if it were merely a form of disability, one of those handicaps we've seen people struggle bravely with in TV movies-something for the individual to triumph over, with will power, hard work, and love. This creamy-toned fantasy, directed by Jerry Zucker from a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin, certainly pushes the audience's emotional buttons. It's a twentysomething hybrid of "It's a Wonderful Life" and some of the goofier, more solemn episodes of "The Twilight Zone," and there's not a trace of wit or irony in it. Its images of death have a soothing banality, like a greeting-card message from the world beyond. Also with Tony Goldwyn and Rick Aviles. -Terrence Rafferty ... (more)(less)
"Molly and Sam
Sam might be dead as in real dead, but that don't stop him stalking his true love Molly. Everytime I watch this movie I get the shivers, then I have to turn the light on to go to bed. It is a warm hearted love story about two people in love, one seeking revenge and the other wishing her dead boyfriend would leave her the hell alone because she can't sleep at night. This is a truely epic love story, that transends time and space and white tunnles.
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Bobbayyyyy added this to a list 2 months, 1 week ago
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The Ups: Will probably be seen as Whoopi Goldberg and Demi Moore's best movies and is there really a hidden lesbian scene in this movie at the end - since Patrick Swayze goes into Whoopi Goldberg and starts kissing Demi Moore but while we (the audience) get to see Swayze do the deed it really is Whoopi you know doing it...
The Downs: The real villain of this piece is an obvious prick that deserve to die a violent and terrible death. That the screenwriter actually got an Oscar for his laughable"
Jamie M. added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
"OMG I loved it! Whoopi Goldberg you fucking legend! I love her so much! Patrick Swayze is amazing, even though his sex appeal is slightly overshadowed by that of Tony Goldwyn who unfortunately plays the villain (wonderfully though, wonderfully). :( It's romantic, dramatic, funny, sexy, beautiful and it fucks with your heart! I'd definitely recommend it!!
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"Best Supporting Actress: Whoopi Goldberg
The Other Nominees:
Annette Bening - The Grifters
Lorraine Bracco - Goodfellas
Diane Ladd - Wild at Heart
Mary McDonnell - Dances with Wolves
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