Ghost – You will believe (that it’s a timeless classic)


I first watched ‘Ghost’ back when it was released in 1990.  I was a typical teen in those days, only really interested in films involving Austrian musclemen beating villains to a pulp.  Yet there was something about a supernatural, romantic comedy that just shouldn’t have appealed to me – but it did.  And I’m as pleased to say that ‘Ghost’ is still as perfect today as it ever was.


I’m pretty sure most people know the plot by now, but, on the off-chance you’ve never seen it (or figured out the basic premise via the title!), it involves one of the central characters dying before their time and therefore carrying on existing in spectral form in order to take care of business before they can cross over to the other side.


The main stars all perform some iconic roles here – don’t think that it’s just Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore all the way (who are both brilliant), but – as the Oscars showed – it’s Whoopie Goldberg who steals every scene she’s in as the larger-than-life psychic/con-woman who finds she has a sudden knack at speaking to those on ‘the other side.’


Don’t go thinking that this is just a ‘rom-com.’ Yes, the ‘love aspect’ is an integral part of the story, but it has an appeal that’s far broader than your average Jennifer Anniston flick.  Hopefully, anyone of any age and gender should appreciate this.  It even gets a little creepy towards the end with two instances that have brought a shiver down my spine every time I watch it.


I can’t really stress just how perfect ‘Ghost’ is.  There’s so little to say that’s negative about it (unless you count my Mum’s comment about how Demi Moore just spends the whole movie crying!).  Perhaps there are some ‘green screen’ effects that are more noticeable today than when they were first released, but that’s about the only vaguely-negative thing I can think of saying.  You really should have watched ‘Ghost’ at least once in your life.  It really is a timeless tale that hasn’t aged a bit in its thirty year lifespan.  Should I say it will probably live forever? 


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