Ouija is a 2007 Filipino horror-thriller film from director Topel Lee, his paranormal first feature-length, from the screenplay by Aloy Adlawan. The film stars Jolina Magdangal, Iza Calzado, Rhian Ramos and Judy Ann Santos haunted by a spirit they accidentally unleashed while playing an Ouija board. This is the second film co-produced by GMA Films and VIVA Films years after VIVA withdrew from GMA. The joint production between the two companies was proven a success since fans believe that there is still chemistry among the two companies and it led to more jointly produced movies that became box-office hits.
Plot
Half-sisters Aileen and Romina, along with first cousins Sandra and Ruth, reunite in Camiguin to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra's friend, Lucy, the five girls dare to call on the spirits of the dead when they find their old Ouija board from when they were kids. The Ouija board is burned by accident before they are able to finish the ritual, trapping a murderous entity around them. As they begin to realize the terror that they have brought upon themselves, Aileen and Romina's hostile relationship becomes even more strained, while Lucy's sanity brings a heavy burden on Sandra, and Ruth's boyfriend, Gino, is unknowingly pulled into the danger and horror that awaits all of them. Aileen, a criminal advocate, accidentally kills a rape victim who was also haunted. Confronted by imminent death, the girls have nowhere to go unless they can identify the spirit and find out where it is buried. It is only by leading the spirit to its burial ground that they will be able to release the spirit from the Ouija board and survive its fatal hauntings. Using the Ouija board, the girls find that the ghost of a girl named Magda the Snake is haunting them. They find the dead body of Magda from under the sea and made the spirit free with the help of a Christian priest. Magda was murdered by her envious twin sister Melda, because their parents loved Magda more. At the end it is revealed that it was Melda's spirit who haunted the girls and Magda's spirit was trying to protect them. Since they freed Magda's spirit, there is no one to protect them from Melda. At the end of the movie, Melda has killed every girl.
Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Rhian Ramos
Best Visual Effects - Ignite Media
International screenings
The movie would have been the first GMA Films movie to have international screenings and the second Viva movie to have international screenings. The scheduled overseas premieres in four U.S. cities were cancelled. Only the one in New Jersey pushed through. The movie is titled Seance internationally.
Home video release
released Ouija now available on DVD and VCD format on September 12, 2007.
