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Ghost Town [DVD]
enlarge	Director: David Koepp Actors: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Aasif Mandvi, Tea Leoni Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £2.95 as of 21/3/2010 19:52 GMT details You Save: £17.04 (85%) New (30) Used (21) Collectible (1) from £2.18 Seller: verybigkev Rating: 56 reviews Sales Rank: 2021 Format: PAL Languages: English (Audio Description), English (Original Language) 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: 5051188156732 ASIN: B001IZZ2SG Release Date: January 1, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Ricky Gervais is brilliant in emGhost Town/em, 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 emThe Office/em, 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 (emIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/em),em Ghost Town/em 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 emGhost Town/em 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 emGhost Town/em is. Happily, it's a pretty good film in every respect. --emTom Keogh/em

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...12 Next » Brilliant March 24, 2009 mazblondie (uk) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful I am not a huge fan of Ricky Gervais, but liked the idea for this film very much, and to be honest was surprised how much both myself and my husband enjoyed it. br /Well written, it had us in stitches in places, and with a few tears thrown in for good measure it was an all round good film! Ricky plays a very good, and believable role,managing to get akward geekiness/englishman in New York role off to a tee, the film is well written and resulted in probably one of the best alternative rom coms i have watched for a while, after seeing this at the cinema, i eagearly awaited its release on dvd, and bought it at the earliest opportunity. br /Do not be put off, if you don't like Gervais, this is a film that will make you smile, i would fully recommend it!!! br / Absolutely brilliant! 10/10! January 14, 2009 KM (England) 27 out of 31 found this review helpful In `Ghost Town', Ricky Gervais plays the miserable, unfriendly dentist Bertram Pincus who during some simple colonoscopy surgery he dies for 7 minutes. After this event he begins to see ghosts who all want his help. One ghost in particular is Frank (Greg Kinnear) who died a few months ago when he is hit by a bus. He wants Pincus to stop his wife (Tia Leoni) from marrying her new boyfriend. br / br /As well as giving us the side-splitting performance you'd normally expect from Gervais, he also shows us that he really can act. Once the love story kicks in, he really does become likeable and I found myself feeling sorry for him for being so lonely and having the ghosts following him all the time. The supporting cast are all excellent too. The script is very well written - it's not the most original story ever, with someone who sees dead people and has to help them, but it does work really well and is a clever spin on a very over-used formula. br / br /Overall there's not really anything negative I can say about this great little comedy other than it has been extremely over-looked. If you're after a nice, heart-warming and hilarious comedy then look no further than this! I highly recommend it to anyone. br / Gervais in his Perfect Role! November 3, 2008 Omac 10 out of 12 found this review helpful The dentist with dire need of a People Skills course was always going to be one for Ricky Gervais. He plays Dr. Bertram Pincus, who after having an operation and dying for 7 minutes, is annoyingly able to see ghosts. Greg Kinnear is the dead buisnessman who needs Dr. Pincus' help to break his widow Tea Leoni, and 'perfect man' Billy Campbell, up. br / br /Ghost Town is hilariously funny with some side splitting moments (Pincus and his gag reflexes) but also with a clever storyline that makes you enjoy the film, instead of just laughing at it. br /Ricky Gervais is, as always, brilliant with his sarcastic tone and his great facial expressions and the characters have all different and interesting. br /A brilliant film that is guarenteed to make you laugh out loud. Ghost Town - DVD March 25, 2009 A. J. Wilcock (United Kingdom) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Brilliant film very funny. Relectant to watch as I don't like Ricky Gervais very much (sorry!!) but he plays an excellent part in this film. Well worth a watch if you want a good laugh. The Perfect Role For Ricky Gervais To Show His Talent To America November 9, 2008 willow (The Universe) Bertram is an English dentist (living in Manhattan)with a serious lack in people skills. After dying for around seven minutes on the operating table after going into hospital for a rountine operation. Soon after he finds he can see ghosts. Here he encounters the recently deceased Frank (Greg Kinnear) who (like all the other ghosts of Manhattan) summons Bertram to help him pass on to 'the other side' (presumably heaven). br /Frank wants Bertram to spilt up his widow, Gwen (Tea Leoni) her saintly Human Rights lawyer fiance. br /Ricky Gervais is brilliant as Bertram. He was perfectly cast! br /Greg Kinnear has proven in recent years that he is a great comedic actor Ghost Town accellarates him even higher in my comedic ranks (Little Miss Sunshine). Tea Leoni is also notable as historian Gwen. After seeing her in this film I cannot comprhend why she has been often put on 'unsexy' lists. br /The great thing about Ghost town is that it doesn't stoop down to smutty, sexual humour, in a world that seems to be dominated by sex comedies, don't get me wrong I thoroughly enjoyed Knocked Up Superbad but its refreshing to find a comedy that can genuinely make anyone laugh, not just horny teenage boys. br /In my opinion Gervais' American comedy debut is better than Simon Pegg's (How To Lose Friends Alienate People). Ghost Town has a rare quality, it is believeable even though there are some very soppy moments. Although I have heard a few complaints about the ending I absolutely loved it, realistic ideal, Bertram has truly learnt his lesson, being an antisocial pratt doesn't make you happy. br /So far all you comedy fans out there check out Ghost Town, you won't be disappointed! Showing reviews 1-5 of 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...12 Next »

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