Eye Candy #86 - "Seventh Moon"

Seventh Moon: Only the third film by director Eduardo Sanchez, who exploded on to the scene with “The Blair Witch Project” making 8 berjillion dollars convincing people his movie was real (and we all giving in to our impulses to see what could possibly be a snuff film), “Seventh Moon” is part of the Ghost House Underground horror movie series which includes other movies like the previously reviewed “The Thaw”. A newlywed couple, Yul and Melissa (Amy Smart), are obnoxious Americans honeymooning in China. Their tour goes astray out in the Chinese countryside, and unfortunately, it’s the seventh moon during the Hungry Ghost Festival, where people give up offerings for the dead so the ghosts will find their way back to hell. All sensible people are safe behind locked doors, except our young couple in love. I was tempted to add a new rule to Sparky’s Rules of Film - “Little pale naked Chinese ghost guys running around at night are creepy” but it doesn’t have a universal application. Shot in the shaky cam style that made his first film so famous, Sanchez is more successful here than the folks behind “The Thaw”. Don’t get me wrong, “Seventh Moon” has some issues, but it’s not the steaming pile the other GHU film turned out to be. “Seventh Moon’s” shaky cam combined with the night time setting makes it awful hard to view some of the visuals, as dark and jerky isn‘t the formula for a real clear picture. I’m sure part of that is intentional, but it’s also irritating to not get a clear shot of what‘s going on. Film doesn‘t overstay its welcome, clocking in in just under 90 minutes. I’d give this 2 ½ if I could. Woodchuck sez, “Possibly, maybe worth a look.”