Horror fans appalled by film with ‘most shocking opening scene ever’ – and it’s ripped to shreds on Rotten Tomatoes

The nautical horror even beat Scream, It, and Jaws to the punch.

It follows a marine salvage crew as they find an ocean liner that disappeared decades ago.

While they are scoping out the MS Antonia Graza, their own tug boat explodes, leaving them stranded on the ghost ship.

They are then forced to confront the catastrophe that happened on board, leaving nearly all the passengers dead.

But viewers already know what happened to the people who were originally on the ship.

During the opening sequence they are shown laughing and partying as a live singer performs on stage.

In the shadows an anonymous person is seen sabotaging some of the ship's equipment.

Suddenly, a metal cable snaps and whips through the dance floor, slicing into passengers.

Only one girl is not dissected during the incident, and she is left screaming as she looks around in horror to see everyone else lying on the floor a bloody chopped up heap.

Although the film had a strong start, viewers have complained that it went downhill from there, with one saying the rest of the flick 'lacks character and originality'.

Ghost Ship only received an audience score of 37 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, many noughties babies still vividly remember the gruesome cable scene.

One person shared: "I watched this as a kid and I either forgot or didn't know the name, but I can never forget the opening scene. It was permanently seared into my brain as a child, I was so freaked out."

Another added: "This childhood movie put me in therapy for years."

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