Ghostwriter: Ghost Story [VHS]

Ghostwriter: Ghost Story [VHS]
by Gilbert Moses

Ghostwriter: Ghost Story [VHS]
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Actor: Keith Langsdale, Mike Hodge, Richard Cox, Todd Alexander, William Hernandez
Director: Gilbert Moses
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 105 minutes
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Studio: Republic Pictures

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Movie Review: Ghostwriter: Unique, fun, and creative
Summary: 5 Stars

In a world awash with unimaginative children's programming, inappropriate dialog, and overly disciplined rules, one show stood out above the rest. "Ghostwriter" fans will always remember the diverse team of kids who ran around Brooklyn cracking codes and solving mysteries. Some people have teased the show for its early 90's look of colorful outfits, trendy headgear, mild rap music, and brief introduction to the internet. But the show didn't reek of ignorance like some programs of today. The kids were hip in their time but the messages are timeless. While the Ghostwriter team worked on solving mysteries, they also learned about environmentalism, drug abuse, violence, war remembrance, and family feuds.

So who IS Ghostwriter? We don't know. In this pilot episode, a ghost suddenly pops out of a book in the basement of 12-year-old Jamal Jenkins. He's depicted as a bubble that floats around the screen before diving into books or a computer. Ghostwriter cannot hear or talk. It takes Jamal and his friend Lenni Frazer a few tries until they realize he can only communicate through words. Ghostwriter doesn't remember who he is or where he came from but he does want to "protect the children". The enigma surrounding Ghostwriter never went away but the idea of a word-searching ghost caught on. Because Ghostwriter can move from afar, he's able to transmit clues and tips back to the team and their notebooks.

This show was intended to teach reading and writing skills but the idea of New York smart kids with a word-tracking ghost for an ally gave the stories a unique feeling that was different from "Nancy Drew", "Hardy Boys", or even "Scooby Doo".

The pilot mystery is about the origins of Ghostwriter, the team, and their first mystery. When Gaby Fernandez is walking to school one day, her bag is stolen by a stranger in a two-headed mask. She's only one of many kids who have had been robbed lately, all in the same manner. Jamal finds a coded message and a button with the word THABTO as his only clues. His friend Alex, Gaby's older brother, tries to help him crack the code. Together, Jamal, Lenni, Alex, and Gaby team up to discover the true identity of the backpack thieves.

There's something wonderful, almost magical, about watching the story through the wide-eyed children. They're all a bit frightened by Ghostwriter at first but gradually, they learn to accept his help in solving the mystery. From Lenni's affection in hugging the computer screen to Gaby's shriek when she finds the message on her wall ("Gaby thirsts for knowledge?" "Yeah! It means she always wants to know stuff.") to Jamal's modest but heroic actions to Alex's daring plan to infiltrate the THABTO meeting, each of them shines with his or her special qualities.

We sympathize with Jamal who feels a letdown when the case ends. Then he rallies everybody together at his house and suggests they continue working as detectives. The Ghostwriter team is officially initiated. After all, it's never the end of an adventure. It's only the start of a new one. Whether you're showing this video to a younger generation of kids or reliving old memories ("old" meaning you watched this in elementary or middle school) you'll be glad you knew about "Ghostwriter".


Movie Review: ghost writer rocks my socks
Summary: 4 Stars

ghost writer is my 3rd favourite tv show with futurama and the simpsons. i like watching them solve clews. i give it a 4 because some epsiodes are boring but the magority are good. i espsaily like the one where thay try to get into a comic book and have their comic adventure with stoopdude.

-kiran ps you cant find the last 2 epsidoeds of the sieries the other epsiodes cost 395$. sorry for all the mispels

Movie Review: ghost writer rocks my socks
Summary: 4 Stars

ghost writer is my 3rd favourite tv show with futurama and the simpsons. i like watching them solve clews. i give it a 4 because some epsiodes are boring but the magority are good. i espsaily like the one where thay try to get into a comic book and have their comic adventure with stoopdude.

-kiran ps you cant find the last 2 epsidoeds of the sieries the other epsiodes cost [...]$. sorry for all the mispels

Movie Review: I haven't actually got the product...BUT....
Summary: 5 Stars

I don't really own this particular product, but I would really LOVE to find this series on DVD!!! I read in one of these reviews that there are ones out there, but WHERE?!?!? Help me! I'd like them ALL!!!

Movie Review: Ghostwriter's Youngest
Summary: 3 Stars

The DVD is amazing. I've watched episodes from "Who Burned Down Brinker's Store" to "The Slime Monster" each day for the past three months and have yet to get sick of them. Sure enough, I haven't been doing my homework (I'm getting a D in geometry :) ) but my sleuthing skills have increased tenfold. Anyway this message is just to touch base with all you other Ghostwriter youngster fans. Unbelievable? Believe it.

-Sally
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