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Lucky number 13 starts off with a bang with the movie Ghost Town.
I must say that I am a big fan of British humor. I absolutely adore it. Why? It's not the slapstick comedy or raw humor that most are accustomed to enjoying. British comedies employ dry humor to get those Brits laughing. (as well as poor college students from America that only watch PBS because they can't afford cable so they end up watching "The Lawrence Welk Show" and "Kipper" all day long and in-between classes…..ok, so it was only one summer but that's not the point…) Anyway, dry humor, for those of you that are not aware of it, is funny because it has a subtle nature and relies on the actor to deliver in a deadpan manner, as well as an audience to analyze what is being said. For anyone who has grown up watching "Are You Being Served" or "Keeping Up Appearances", also PBS favorites, you would definitely appreciate Ricky Gervais, or the "Michael" of the British, and original version, of "The Office".
Now to the movie!
Ricky is his charming self in this movie, speaking candidly, and being generously descriptive in his monologish one-liners. He plays a man that goes in for a routine surgery, performed by Kristen Wiig, has a near death experience, and suddenly, he can talk to dead people. Seeing dead people has never been funnier! Kristen Wiig is hilarious, as usual, in her own quirky sort of way. As the plot thickens, Ricky, or Dr. Pincus D.D.S., has the daunting task of wooing a dead man's wife, played by Tea Leoni, away from a shady lawyer character. The dead man, played by Greg Kinnear, has a guilty conscience and nothing left to lose, being that he is deceased, so he "haunts" Dr. Pincus until he surrenders.
Hilarity ensues as Dr. Pincus has to continue his normal life, while being followed around by hundreds of departed souls. Using his charismatic charm, he continues on a destructive path, ostracizing himself even more so than during his life before death. He falls into the typical predicament of "I'm supposed to be doing this to get the lawyer away from this woman, but I am really falling for her so what the heck do I do now?"
Will Dr. Pincus woo this woman, or will he be left alone for the remainder of his years on earth? To find out, dig up some friends and watch Ghost Town. (sorry…had to throw out a pun.)
A few quotes from the movie to enjoy:
Quote #1:
"It was like a terrorist attack down there!" Ricky Gervais on taking the laxatives prior to surgery.
I must say that I am a big fan of British humor. I absolutely adore it. Why? It's not the slapstick comedy or raw humor that most are accustomed to enjoying. British comedies employ dry humor to get those Brits laughing. (as well as poor college students from America that only watch PBS because they can't afford cable so they end up watching "The Lawrence Welk Show" and "Kipper" all day long and in-between classes…..ok, so it was only one summer but that's not the point…) Anyway, dry humor, for those of you that are not aware of it, is funny because it has a subtle nature and relies on the actor to deliver in a deadpan manner, as well as an audience to analyze what is being said. For anyone who has grown up watching "Are You Being Served" or "Keeping Up Appearances", also PBS favorites, you would definitely appreciate Ricky Gervais, or the "Michael" of the British, and original version, of "The Office".
Now to the movie!
Ricky is his charming self in this movie, speaking candidly, and being generously descriptive in his monologish one-liners. He plays a man that goes in for a routine surgery, performed by Kristen Wiig, has a near death experience, and suddenly, he can talk to dead people. Seeing dead people has never been funnier! Kristen Wiig is hilarious, as usual, in her own quirky sort of way. As the plot thickens, Ricky, or Dr. Pincus D.D.S., has the daunting task of wooing a dead man's wife, played by Tea Leoni, away from a shady lawyer character. The dead man, played by Greg Kinnear, has a guilty conscience and nothing left to lose, being that he is deceased, so he "haunts" Dr. Pincus until he surrenders.
Hilarity ensues as Dr. Pincus has to continue his normal life, while being followed around by hundreds of departed souls. Using his charismatic charm, he continues on a destructive path, ostracizing himself even more so than during his life before death. He falls into the typical predicament of "I'm supposed to be doing this to get the lawyer away from this woman, but I am really falling for her so what the heck do I do now?"
Will Dr. Pincus woo this woman, or will he be left alone for the remainder of his years on earth? To find out, dig up some friends and watch Ghost Town. (sorry…had to throw out a pun.)
A few quotes from the movie to enjoy:
Quote #1:
"It was like a terrorist attack down there!" Ricky Gervais on taking the laxatives prior to surgery.
Quote #2:
"I died?" Ricky Gervais
"A little bit..." Kristen Wiig
One last worthy mention:
This movie has an excellent soundtrack with songs by Wilco, Citizen Cope, John Mayer, John Lennon, and Sir Paul McCartney. Look it up! It's worth it.
Next Movie: To Be Announced (I'm still taking suggestions...what do you want me to review?)
"I died?" Ricky Gervais
"A little bit..." Kristen Wiig
One last worthy mention:
This movie has an excellent soundtrack with songs by Wilco, Citizen Cope, John Mayer, John Lennon, and Sir Paul McCartney. Look it up! It's worth it.
Next Movie: To Be Announced (I'm still taking suggestions...what do you want me to review?)
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