DeathShip (Remastered Widescreen Edition)

Scorpion Releasing continues with their next exciting genre release, this time a real classic in the form of a lesser known violent ghost story at sea, Death Ship.Featuring the always welcome George Kennedy (whom would go on to further 80s horror fare - see the excellent Just Before Dawn) and the ever familiar Richard Crenna, this is a very original horror movie which tells the tale of a group of shipwrecked survivors that happen upon a rusted out old abandoned ship from the 1930's. They go aboard, as it seems like a chance for survival from the open sea, but they soon realize they are in far more danger on the Death Ship!While low on atmosphere, this film still does have some - and it's effective. The Nazi element is unsettling and gives cause to the paranormal violence that the survivors have to face. There is a quite memorable scene with the beautiful Victoria Burgoyne in the shower, when a large amount of blood ruins her day. Pretty awesome.Filming a horror movie on the open sea is always an effective way to set up tension, as established early on with Jaws and other films ad nauseum. However, with Death Ship there is an extra sense of dread in that this time the threat is of a paranormal nature AND you cannot escape because there is still the threat of being lost at sea. In other words, where it lacks in atmosphere Death Ship makes up for in overall dread and fear. Plus, you get a decidedly dark performance from George Kennedy than you are probably used to. Overall though a really great "haunted-house-on-a-boat" spook fest that boasts some cool practical effects and decent scares. Definitely a midnight movie.I have not seen the DVD so cannot compare - I have the Blu Ray, and it looks excellent. Death Ship was a great choice for Scorpoin Releasing's first Blu Ray release.On a side note, while not advertised on the cover this time, Death Ship is the latest film to be released under the Katarina's Nightmare Theater line of genre horror releases. It contains both the regular film and the version that she opens and closes. She is silly and charming as usual.Great buy for 70s/80s horror enthusiasts.

This is one of my favorite movies of the 1970's/1980's horror era. It is original, has a well-known cast of good actors and is scary without all the gags, gore and dumb naked bimbos that many of today's so-called horror movies rely on. The physical appearance and atmosphere of the German death ship is enough to give you the creeps. This remastered version has a nice clear picture which is a pleasure as some of the older movies have not been offered in DVD's of decent quality. There is a bonus feature that translates the German that is spoken by the former occupants of the ship into English so you know what is being said during these scenes. I found this helpful but it sort of took away from the creepiness of having to guess what the voice is saying. You know how leaving something to the imagination can be more visceral than if it is actually presented. Either way if you like a good, old fashion horror flick than don't miss this one. I have watched this movie many times and always get something more from each viewing. Death Ship is a winner and not to be confused with the mediocre Ghost Ship from a few years back.

My brother told me about when he saw this movie at the drive-in back in the day. He had fond memories of it. For some reason we couldn't find it anywhere except on VHS on EBAY, and they wanted some outrageous price. I don't know if it was available on DVD until recently or what. Anyway, the stories about a haunted nazi interegation ship and some people who have to board it after their cruise ship sinks. It was a good movie, but some times things don't stand the test of times and our memories seem to make things better than they really were. It was probably good 30 years ago but it is a bit dated. It makes you think how far movies have come in the last 3 decades, with CG and other special effects. Me, my brother and my son watched it together so it was good family time, and thats priceless. We enjoyed it and my son liked it too. The picture quality was good. It came quickly and in excellent condtion.

I have waited for some time for this movie to be available. A few years back you could get a foriegn dvd not compatable in the states. Then a DVD became available that sounded like it was a bootleg with poor quality. This one is very good for a movie of that time period. Now to the movie, I love the music soundtrack. It makes things creepy without the need of special effects. Good creepy photography on the ship and all its moving parts. George Kennedy and Richard Crenna did a great job with their roles. Buy It

I never seen this movie until now , I really enjoyed it , it was kind of creepy , I remember seeing a movie called Ghost Ship , kind of the same , but this one stands by itself , I thought they did a great job with the ship , all rusty and stuff , the Captain from the other ship went all half mad and stuff , women eating that piece of candy , I knew something would go wrong when she poped that in her mouth , BIG DUMMY !!!, LOVE IT !!!!!

I liked it... I didn't LOVE it, but it DID have familiar names and faces."Arty" from Warehouse 13 is in it, briefly.No "pristine restoration" but it does look pretty good since it came from an actual 35mm print."Katarina" hosting and doing bonuses make it worth having. An atmospheric film about an oldcurs-ed Nazi ship that rams other ships to obtain blood---for the ship's "fuel".It's an old haunted house... AT sea.

Death Ship is not typical horror movie. The story could've been great but it's okay the acting makes it better. George Kennedyand Richard Creena are as good as ever. The story starts slow but picks up at a nice pace but nothing shocking. There's a fewscenes with blood but nothing gory. I think they should've had some nazi ghost in the movie to make it better. If you enjoythe classic type tv movies of the 70's like me you'll enjoy this. if looking for gory crap you won't.

好き嫌いが別れるけど私はおどおどろしくて良かった。殺され方は、客側から観ると地味だけど、役者は命を張ってる、海に落とされ、必死に船にしがみ付こうと溺死。船長が船の機械室から転落する痛々しい所や、腐乱死体と一緒に折り畳みの鉄網ごと船内貯水槽プールに沈められるシーンは体を張った演技。不通ゴースト物は生前の姿を現してアピールして来るけど、この作品のゴーストにては、声のみで船長を操る（憑依？）。⚓️巨大な鉄網の怪物が今も獲物を求めて航路をとる⁉️

20年くらい以前、TVをつけたら偶然この「ゴースト 血のシャワー」を放送中でした。不気味で、強烈な印象を残し、タイトルまで長年忘れられませんでした。タイトル通り血のシャワーの餌食になった女性のシーンは強烈です。自分だったら…と想像すると恐さが解ります。全身血塗れになった美女、異常をきたした船長によって…ヒーッ!何て事をするの!!!さらに今だに海をさ迷い続ける不気味な元ナチス・ドイツの拷問船。時々思いだし、出来れば初めから鑑賞したかったのに何処のSHOPでも見かける事すらなく。Amazonのサイトで発見し、早速購入しました。 原題「DHATH SHIP」、邦題の方が強烈な印象です。原題のままなら記憶に残ったかどうか。「ゴーストシップ」のオリジナルだったのですね。あの映画は好きで30回は観ましたが、原作がこの「ゴースト 血のシャワー」だったとは全く思いもしませんでした。だから「ゴーストシップ」はエンドレスな終わり方だったのか、と納得。「ゴーストシップ」は別物ですね。あちらはジュリアナ・マルグリースさん扮するヒロインのヒーロー性が小気味良かったのですが、不気味さではこちらがずば抜けています。邦題にあるゴーストは姿を現さず、無人の筈の拷問船が1人でに動き邪悪な意思で人びとを餌食にしていく怖さ。TV放送と違い、時々流れるドイツ語には字幕すらなく解らないからこそ、気味悪さが増します。1980年製で画面こそ古臭いですが、CGが無いから逆にリアルな印象は昔観た通り。忘れられなかった筈だと2度目も心に突き刺さりました。できればドイツ語の部分も何て言ってるのか知りたいです。TV放映時の吹替えも集録されていると、良かったのですが。本編91分＋特典映像…と言ってもフィルモグラフィーによる、ジョージ･ケネディさんとリチャード･クレンナさんのプロフィールのみ。価格を考えるとメイキングやインタビュー集や予告編も欲しかったところ。ピクチャーレーベルでジャケイラストの不気味な船の顔。チャプターシート付き。オリジナル英語(ドルビーデジタルモノラル)のみ。日本語字幕のみ。仕様については★2つ。本編重視な私は★5にしました。

Boring Crap...

Just watched both Death Ship and Ghost ship and there is no comparison.Ghost Ship gets 5 stars and Death Ship 0 stars.Death Ship is one of the worst movies ever,do not waste your money.Its dated and poorly scripted with very bad acting whereas Ghost Ship newer with better script and much better actors.

1980年の日本スタンリー・キューブリック監督の「シャイニング」というホラー映画界にとっても輝かしい(笑)作品が公開された年ではあるのですが、この時期に公開されたホラー映画は粗雑な扱いを受けておりました(泣)その最たる作品が本作で、邦題の付け方が凄まじく適当です(笑)原題は「死船」本作のど真ん中を見事に貫いたタイトルだったのに対し、邦題の「ゴースト/血のシャワー」は的外れ。まず、「ゴースト」なんて出てきませんし、「血のシャワー」に至っては本作のハイライト・シーンとして予告や番宣で使用された劇中のワン・シークエンスでしかありません。こんな出鱈目で客を惹き付けようとした時代の産物と化してしまった本作ですが、廃盤になったDVDが高値で取り引きされるなど、カルト映画としての人気を誇る怪作としての地位を確立している代物でもあります。物語自体は、大西洋上にナチスの拷問船が幽霊船となって海洋上をさ迷い続け、遭難した新たな犠牲者を乗船させては殺戮してゆくというのが大筋。何の捻りもないのですが、邦題に使用された鮮血シャワーのシーンを始め、フックで吊るされた冷凍保存の死体や、人骨で一杯になった地引き網のシーンなど、不気味な演出が目白押しでした。こうしたインパクトを残す残酷描写の数々に統一感がなく、纏まりに欠ける印象を与えてくる点は否めませんでしたが、それらが反って、恐怖を醸し出す存在をも曖昧にしている為、「船」という存在を一層際立たせ、「船」そのものをより不気味に感じさせる要因になっていた気がします。後々排出された洋上幽霊船映画の元になったと言っても過言ではない風格さえ漂わせている本作ではありますが、中身は古いホラー演出で固められた作品である事には変わりありません。そうした意味では、進んでお薦め出来ないのが難点(泣)しかも値段が凄い事に…(汗)ホラー史を語る上で欠かせない作品ではありますし、コレクターとしては、自宅の棚に加えたい所でしょうが、財布と相談の上、吟味した方が無難だと言わざるを得ないのが辛いところです。