Fore I did in fact enjoy this.
Its not everyday that after years of watching thousands of movies, shows and anime from across the decades from the turn of the century with black and white silent flicks, to modern crud or the odd good modern film. I am not going to pretend I am some great critic that writes like a poet, but this film, though made for tv, was good. IT had the super talented and entertainment Sir Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell back in her super cute early 20s, and a relatively funny "newer" version of one of Oscar Wilde's short stories. The irony is that this story was like the polar opposite of The Portrait of Dorian Grey, which is a storye of Wilde's I love. Yet for those not familiar with the Canterville Ghost the tale is about a different kind of immortality; stuck in perpetual pergatory and not actually being allowed to move on to heaven or hell. Just stuck in a lonely, sad, soul crushing, purposeless ghostly existence. At least Dorian Grey got to live, but he was too much of a hollow, nearly dead foppish fool. Dead on the inside as the Ghost of Canterville was in all truth and meaning of the word. BUt it was kinda light hearted as older made for tv stories were.Its got that kinda grainy lower quality look to the film from the older tech and trying to shoot scenes by actual candlelight ( with dim but noticable staged lgihting here and there too at times)...but I loved that back in the day. The story is nice and charming ina simple way that almost anyone can watch, even young children of 5+ years old. Its hardly a real horror story. And the family and myself liked it immensely. Almost an 8 out of 10 for that fine tale and ending.
Its not everyday that after years of watching thousands of movies, shows and anime from across the decades from the turn of the century with black and white silent flicks, to modern crud or the odd good modern film. I am not going to pretend I am some great critic that writes like a poet, but this film, though made for tv, was good. IT had the super talented and entertainment Sir Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell back in her super cute early 20s, and a relatively funny "newer" version of one of Oscar Wilde's short stories. The irony is that this story was like the polar opposite of The Portrait of Dorian Grey, which is a storye of Wilde's I love. Yet for those not familiar with the Canterville Ghost the tale is about a different kind of immortality; stuck in perpetual pergatory and not actually being allowed to move on to heaven or hell. Just stuck in a lonely, sad, soul crushing, purposeless ghostly existence. At least Dorian Grey got to live, but he was too much of a hollow, nearly dead foppish fool. Dead on the inside as the Ghost of Canterville was in all truth and meaning of the word. BUt it was kinda light hearted as older made for tv stories were.Its got that kinda grainy lower quality look to the film from the older tech and trying to shoot scenes by actual candlelight ( with dim but noticable staged lgihting here and there too at times)...but I loved that back in the day. The story is nice and charming ina simple way that almost anyone can watch, even young children of 5+ years old. Its hardly a real horror story. And the family and myself liked it immensely. Almost an 8 out of 10 for that fine tale and ending.