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Ghost Town [DVD]
	Director: David Koepp Actors: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Aasif Mandvi, Tea Leoni Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £3.99 as of 3/9/2010 13:18 BST details You Save: £16.00 (80%) New (35) Used (41) Collectible (1) from £0.75 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 62 reviews Sales Rank: 2408 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), English (Audio Description) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 98 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437985637 ASIN: B001IZZ2SG Release Date: January 1, 2008 Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Ricky Gervais is brilliant in Ghost Town, playing an unnervingly rude dentist, Bertram, who dies for a few minutes during surgery and acquires the unwanted ability to see ghosts. Chased throughout Manhattan by a gaggle of restless spirits begging him to take care of their unfinished business on Earth, Bertram turns them all away except Frank (Greg Kinnear). The latter, a rogue who cheated on his archaeologist widow, Gwen (Téa Leoni), wants Bertram to intervene in a romance between Gwen and a starchy activist (Bill Campbell). Misanthropic Bertram has to polish his relationship patter, but ends up sounding a lot like Gervais' infamous character in the original The Office, unable to complete a sentence without making others uncomfortable. In time, of course, Bertram falls for the wonderful Gwen, setting up a bunch of overlapping conflicts. Cowritten and directed by David Koepp (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Ghost Town walks a fine line between comic freshness and a story idea with elements that have become overly familiar in movies and on television. Kinnear and Leoni have never been better on screen, but Ghost Town is well worth seeing because no one like Gervais has previously played the hapless hero in a high-concept film such as this one. With Gervais doing his familiar, hilariously discomfiting thing, it really doesn't matter what kind of movie Ghost Town is. Happily, it's a pretty good film in every respect. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 62 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...13 Next » Sophisticated, funny and sweet. July 4, 2010 Ernie (Kent) Bertram Pincus is a grouchy and bad-mannered middle aged English dentist living in Manhattan, New York. Bertram hates people; he lives in the apartment building next to his dental surgery to avoid mixing with commuters, stuffs patients mouths with cotton to stop them from speaking and avoids any unnecessary contact with work colleagues. When Bertram goes into hospital for a colonoscopy under general anaesthetic, he dies for seven minutes and when revived leaves hospital to find he can see and communicate with ghosts, all of which want his help to finish their personal business on Earth. The most forceful of the ghosts is Frank, a sharp talking businessman and adulterous husband of Gwen, an Egyptologist who lives in Bertram's apartment building. After constantly being harassed by ghosts and worn down with lack of sleep, Frank manages to make a deal with Bertram, if he can break up the engagement between his widow and her do-gooder lawyer fiancé, Frank will make all the other ghosts go away. Bertram then embarks on forging a relationship with Gwen in order to complete his side of the deal, the trouble is Bertram soon realises he's falling in love with her. While it's doubtful Ricky Gervais is ever going to win an Oscar for best actor, he does a fine job in this film and makes the character of Bertram fully formed, completely believable and throughout the film progressively more and more likeable. Greg Kinnear is a solid support and Tia Leoni is a clever choice as the attractive, intelligent though believable romantic interest for Bertram. The pacing and direction of the film is good with some beautiful shots of Manhattan and the dialogue is sharp, funny and well suited to Gervais' dry wit and comedic timing. Overall the film is a funny and engaging mix of comedy, romance, drama and human redemption, and the final 20 minutes of the film are exceptionally sweet and tender. And while the story is a bit predictable, the interesting, likeable characters, charming nature and sheer quality makes this a must see. What the hell happened? July 4, 2010 M. Franklin (Scotland) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful I used to think Ricky Gervais was the greatest comedy genius of our time. Then he started doing films. I hope he returns to the keen observations, quick timing and all-time jokes that were his trademark. This did have a couple of funny lines in it (hence the 2 stars, although I am writing this in a kind mood) and I didn't hate it as much as The Invention of Lying but it still falls way short of his potential. In the special features of the Extras dvd Mr Gervais tells Ben Stiller to his face that Mr Stiller is the 2nd funniest man in the world, implying that Mr Gervais is number 1. Hey, Ben Stiller has done some pretty good films and some lame ones. Life can sometimes have a cruel sense of humor, because today that same comparison would be like a pot bellied and jowl faced orangutang comparing itself to Ben Stiller, and while the orangutang has watery diarrhoea running down its leg it says, "Duuuuuh, I done got more grace and wit than you, I make smart and classy films, see." Moreover, such a spectacle would be more dignified and endearing than Ricky Gervais's contribution to Ghost Town. For the love of God, do not see this movie. Superb, clever romantic comedy June 11, 2010 Christopher Hall (Hampshire, England) I discovered a while ago that there were two sides to Ricky Gervais. I HATED the office, it reminded me of so many corporate idiots that I had worked with in the past and made me cringe. The Office put me off Ricky Gervais for a long time. Then I started to hear the odd interview, which made me laugh, saw the odd bit of stand up, which made me laugh...... So, when I saw this DVD in the reduced rack at my local store, I thought I would give it a go "What you got to lose?" I said. So pleased I did! I laughed out loud (and I almost never laugh out loud at a movie). The humour was clever, yet not so sophisticated that you needed to be a genius to follow it. But the big difference in Gervais as Pincus and Gervais as David Brent in the office, is that Brent made you cringe because he was a complete idiot who hadn't got a clue. I think Pincus makes you cringe because you know you might just act the same way if somewhere in your past you had been really hurt and you didn't want to engage with the world for fear of being hurt again. The situations are funny and quick witted. The characters played so well that they make you laugh the way you would laugh if you were standing beside someone when something funny happened, not watching a movie. So that's the humour part discussed, buy it for the laughs, You WILL LAUGH. Now for the twist in the tale.... This is billed as a romantic comedy, and rightly too. The strange thing that happens between Tea Leoni and Ricky Gervais in this movie is protrayed so well: The surprise that we feel when it slowly dawns on us that we have fallen in love (when everyone else saw it coming way off) is played out so well. The discovery that someone makes you laugh and that you make them laugh too and the realisation that you never shared that with anyone before. All that stuff that we who are romantics at heart hope will happen to us some day, it's all there. Throw into the mix, the buildup towards the touching stories behind the ghosts that Pincus meets, and finally, in a change if character helps and you have one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time. Yes, I laughed out loud, the surprise was I was also touched and moved to tears too. If this doesn't make you laugh, and make you cry, then you're deader than the dead people in the movie! To haters of The Office, I have to say "go buy this DVD, it will change your view of Ricky Gervais" If you like The Office, then, well... Go buy this DVD, It has Ricky Gervais in it! Ghost Town June 8, 2010 KittyM (Ex pat in France) Once you get past the star being 'that bloke in the Office', this is a well made, thoughtful and funny film. Our earstwhile hero is introverted, rude and abrupt with a touch of OCD. He is a dentist without the bedside manner until he has an operation... After this he starts being followed by an ever expanding group of people, refusing to listen to them until one particular character finally makes him realise what he needs to do. A real feel good film, even though Ricky's character is unpleasant - you can't help but feel for him. Highly recommended! Underappreciated June 2, 2010 Myfallenheart (UK) It was the second time I saw this movie that I really began to appreciate it. The first time I enjoyed it but then I sat down to watch it again and I really noticed how wonderful the chemistry is between the cast. I would love to know how much of the movie is improvised because Tea Leoni's laughter and reactions in the comedy scenes seem totally genuine. Its actually a very funny but very sweet movie and you notice little moments that really add to the feeling of the movie all the time. I've seen quite a few negative reviews of the film but its one that I can watch time and time again. Showing reviews 1-5 of 62 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...13 Next »

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