Directed by:
Alvin RakoffScreenplay:
John RobinsCinematography:
René VerzierComposer:
Ivor SlaneyCast:
George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Victoria Burgoyne, Saul Rubinek, Jennifer McKinney, Anthony SherwoodPlots(1)
Unbeknown to the passengers on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean, a mysterious vessel is approaching - on a collision course! Despite the attempts of the crew to avert disaster, the liner is lost with all hands down, except for seven survivors. They are saved when they clamber aboard a ghostly freighter, where they discover an even worse fate. They are now prisoners on a former wartime vessel. As this ship speeds towards an unknown destination, they realise that something is intent on destroying each one of them in a gruesome and terrifying way... It's not a ship, it's a killing machine! (Nucleus Films)
(more)Reviews (2)
This is precisely the kind of old horror film that I wouldn’t mind if someone remade it today. That abandoned ship has so much potential!!! It’s a shame the script evidently doesn’t know what to do with it. The story is quite naive already from the start, but the quality rises sharply once the likeable gang gets on board, until the screenwriter wastes the few ideas he had, that is. When the plot about the mad captain begins, I came to terms with the fact that the film will fall into a mess that will be watchable, but pointless to remember.
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Death Ship is a good film. It has a good atmosphere of growing madness and a great setting where you just need a couple of actors. However, it's also convoluted in places, and unfortunately, the picture quality isn't always what the film deserves. Sometimes you should really see more than you actually see. I'm still definitely giving it a positive rating, because this is a film I enjoyed watching. I'd love to watch it again sometime.
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