assassinblade Well to start this off...do NOT rent,films. The Black Gate is just a poor attempt at film making. Mesa is simply an awful director. Jeff Rectum spits out a dismal performance as "Scott" which reflects the past and present state of his career; no surprises there. What's truly surprising is the fact that the Black Gate is actually great entertainment. Well, that is if you love laughing at awful movies and hilarious "scary" scenes like my friends and I do. Of course, I'm still giving it a 1/10 because it's most likely the worst movie I've ever seen. All that being said, rent the movie or buy it off ebay for ~1 US dollar (yea, I'm serious) if you love cackling at awful actors and dreadful script writing.I've viewed the film twice now and here are my picks for "Most Classic, Awful, Black Gate Scene(s)":1) The beautiful shots of the ocean that are the only quality thing about the movie, which makes them awful. Speculation: 47% of the movie budget was spent getting such a vast array of oceanic shots. 2) The "Clown in the Attic" scene..."NO BATTERIES!" 3) Richard Locke's scenes, especially the one where he appears in a 1 second flashback and shouts "Gyahh!!!" 4) "Ghost Kiss"...self explanatory... 5) The sequence where the old caretaker is followed BY NOTHING and falls off a cliff because of NOTHING. 6) And finally (this Richard Locke scene deserves a number of its own) the scene where Richard Locke appears and runs up to Scott. Instead of striking him in any vital area, Locke decides he will just scratch at Scott's arm while wheezing "Ehhya! Ehhya! Ehhya!". Classic.A message to anyone who has viewed the movie before: Any of you realize how poorly the time line in the movie fits together? If not re watch it. Almost every other scene is Justin sleeping. One poorly thought out sequence that comes to mind is the caretaker segment. I leave it to you all to figure out what's wrong with everything...it's not hard...Brooks knows what I'm talking about... :)

JMauder05 OK, I pretty much just have a few questions because as far as what I understand...this plot makes little sense. First of all Catherine tells Justin that they loved each other in his past life but according to Maggie, the night of the dinner (when they met and also Catherine was killed) was only either 4 or 6 and a half years ago because she said she ran out of the house that night after coming back to explain to the husband that Catherine was telling the truth and then either 4 or 6 years later (can't remember which) Rebecca buys the house and she has only been living their for 6 months. So how does Justin have a past life from only 4 or 6 and a half years ago? Is there something I missed??? Also in the end (Spoiler)- Scott tells Rebecca in a mysterious way that he knows what she really brought him there for..What does he mean buy that because from what I saw she seriously only brought him there to get rid of the ghosts to rub a successful Bed and breakfast. Someone please help me to understand this because I am lost.

Allyson King Unless you're the type, like my sister and I are, that likes to watch bad movies to laugh at, stay far away from this movie.To begin with, the acting is horrible. But, then again, how can you convincingly kiss a ghost? She's dead, get over it! My favorite part was Richard's demonic growl. Now that inspires fear (maybe for small children and those weak of heart, but even then...).Why hide the date of the film? To me, that seemed strange, to make it seem like a new movie, especially when the clothes and hairstyles are so dated.I gave this movie a 2/10 just because it made me laugh.

HEFILM This film is finally coming out on DVD with awkwardly edited end credits to disguise how old it is. Despite its age no one has ever reviewed it or voted on it so it may have never really come out. (I'm writing this as of April 2005) A bed and breakfast is being haunted so the female owner has two guys come by to try to "de haunt" the place because no one will stay there. Jeff Rector is pretty good in the lead role of spiritualist one of his better performances. George Saunders is typically shallow.The special effects are a bit uneven in spots but hold up pretty well over all and are certainly a break for the twitching jump cutting approach to ghost stories currently in vogue.The transfer to video really dates the film more than any other elements other than maybe the music, but both of these elements lend a sort of vintage late night cable feel to the film that helps it.Maybe it's nothing great but it sure seems like a whole movie and is better than a recent groaner like Darkness.This is decent on all levels and worth a watch.