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Ghost Town [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: David Koepp Actors: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Aasif Mandvi, Tea Leoni Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy Used: £3.49 as of 22/11/2009 00:09 GMT details You Save: £16.50 (83%) New (17) Used (16) from £3.49 Seller: Money Exchange Rating: 50 reviews Sales Rank: 792 Format: PAL Language: 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 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: March 2, 2009 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 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next » Absolutely brilliant! 10/10! January 14, 2009 KM (England) 37 out of 41 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 13 out of 15 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. Hilarious! November 6, 2008 S. Noor (London: UK) 3 out of 5 found this review helpful I adored this movie! I thought it was fantastic and quite clever. br /A guaranteed LOL! amazed they can still make films like this December 16, 2008 2cleverbyhalf (somewhere in the future) 3 out of 5 found this review helpful Apart from being a much better than average romcom.. Ghost Town is fairly amazing for one reason. The lead man is a fat, unpleasant, not exactly handsome, Brit. In an age where looks are everything, this fact alone should be enough to get 5 stars. But on top of that, Gervais does brilliantly to counter the normally saccharine cliche of the misunderstood grinch with a secret heart of gold. br /All hail the new Charles Laughton. 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. Showing reviews 1-5 of 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next »

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