Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Ghost Team’

Written by Scott Edwards

There is nothing wrong with trying to be a part of something special, shoot, most of us strive to find that one special thing. For some folks that is appearing on television and despite their best efforts they sometimes find themselves overlooked for such a thing because someone else has the perfect look or attitude that the producers are looking for. Although they may have more of a drive than the other person, it does not mean that they would be better suited for it, even though it is all that they want in their heart. Just keep reaching for the stars and when the perfect opportunity comes along, you will always be ready for it, no matter what.

Watching his favorite television show Ghost Getter, Louis has gotten the best news in his life, they are looking for a new member. Trying his hand at a paranormal investigation in his house however he finds that his friend Stan is cold and tired and trying to sneak into the house. With his audition tape contaminated, Louis is looking for a new location to shoot a ghost hunt to get on the show, but haunted locations are difficult to come across, so he is forced to keep his eyes and ears open for anything that comes along.

Working at the copy shop, Louis gets a customer that wants to have people stay off of his property, but not listening to the concerns of the old man, Louis only hears that the place is haunted. Needing to get a team together like Ghost Getter has, he first gets Stan’s buy in but quickly finds out that they are not properly equipped to manage a hunt of this magnitude. Hitting up his nephew Zak for all of the equipment he can get from the electronics shop, Louis is forced to give another spot on his team to the shop's security guard Ross who catches the group taking what they need. Now up to three members, Louis needs a psychic who can talk to the ghosts and seeing Madame Victoria on television, he knows that she will be the perfect fit. With the team in place, Louis gets a visit from Ellie who works next door and offers her a chance to do something special as well, besides the fact that he has the hots for her.

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Louis and his shiny new crew make their way to an undiscovered haunted barn and set up for a night that they will never forget. With plenty of gear, the group moves throughout the barn and is able to find a mysterious mist, along with capturing an EVP that does not want them there. But that is not the only thing happening in the location as Victoria goes missing and the group needs to find her before the ghosts have their way with the psychic. But when Stan and Zak go missing as well, Louis turns into high gear and searches the place more closely and finds out that they are not alone in the haunted barn, but it is not ghosts that are doing the damage.
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Just a load of silly fun when all is said and done. I love haunted house programs and while I don’t see any evidence of a place really being haunted, I like to see what the groups think is happening. Louis is the same in this and wants nothing more than to be a part of something special and showing that he has the chops to be on the most popular ghost hunting show would fulfill that dream. With plenty of strange things happening around the barn, it is difficult for anyone to think that there could be a living person involved, because it is a ghost hunt and there should not be anyone else there. I love the interactions between the group members and while Stan and Ross steal the show, there is a bond being formed between the members that cannot be replaced by anyone seeing a ghost, much less getting hooked on meth.

Five Takeaways

1. Ghosts can be anywhere or anyone that chooses to be one.
2. Listen to the complaints about a home, most of the time it is just the plumbing making the noises.
3. Make sure that none of your ghost hunting team is paranoid, it could make for problems.
4. When investigating a location, make sure you are the only living people there to avoid contamination of the evidence and no ill feelings will come against you.
5. Always take a paintball gun with you, enough said there.

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