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Ricky Gervais Gets On with the Deceased in a Very Pleasant Trailer for GHOST TOWN!

meh by Sailor Rip	Jul 14th, 2008 03:00:18 PM

sweet by tiltandflip	Jul 14th, 2008 03:02:47 PM
love it
sweet meh by irrelevntelefant	Jul 14th, 2008 03:03:38 PM
not sure yet
Ricky's funny. by samsquanch	Jul 14th, 2008 03:06:15 PM
Romantic comedies starring Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni.... not so much.
Something old by Outlaw	Jul 14th, 2008 03:08:27 PM
Wow...seen this many-a-times!
Ricky seems miscast by StovetopStuffin'	Jul 14th, 2008 03:09:25 PM
he's good at the first part, where he doesn't like people, but not with the rest. I love Ricky, but this isn't his thing. Plus, the first part feels like As Good As It Gets, and then Greg Kinnear shows up.....weird, huh.
Ooooh I like by TheMcflyFarm	Jul 14th, 2008 03:11:55 PM
And what the fuck making fun of Koepp because it's the cool thing to do. The man made Stir of Echoes for shit's sake. Legendary!!!!!!
First... by mooseaka	Jul 14th, 2008 03:12:22 PM
to say this looks like "The Sixth Sense 2: The Lighter Side of the Other Side"
Is this Harry by exie	Jul 14th, 2008 03:14:36 PM

Is this Harry's Ghost Town? by exie	Jul 14th, 2008 03:15:11 PM
I'm guessing no since it doesn't mention it. Whatever happened with that project that Harry was producing?
Was ready to like it... by beastie	Jul 14th, 2008 03:17:54 PM
... but didn't. Meh is the word.
Outlaw, maybe you should have reported it by Datascream	Jul 14th, 2008 03:23:55 PM
since you've seen it "many-a-times", instead of coming here and complaining about it.
I love Gervais... by chuffsterUK	Jul 14th, 2008 03:29:52 PM
...but he looks uncomfortable in the role and looks totally unfunny. The whole trailer is badly produced and plays like a straight to dvd movie.
pleasant???? by JackGraham	Jul 14th, 2008 03:32:56 PM
i'm sorry but theres not alot pleasant abt this trailer. this looks awful. remember bill cosby in ghost dad, or patrick swayze in ghost or paul hogan in almost an angel or hayley joel osment in sixth sense or yabba dabba dooba .... dabba .... i'm a big fan of gervais, but i agree with the comment above, he looks miscast in this, hes far better in his own material, when he's not afraid of offending ppl, this feels like a capra esque style feelgood low brow comedy, which is fine, but gervais, you know you can do better, and heres hoping u will deliver with ur upcoming film this side of the truth ..... p.s i know i havnt seen this film, these comments are merely a first impression of the trailer and therfor not a judgement of a film i havnt seen yet, ok!
I think we just saw the whole movie by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jul 14th, 2008 03:34:47 PM
It sure feels like it anyway. It looks pleasant fun though. It reminds me for some reason of early 80s movies. I almost expected to see a Sydney Pollack cameo (RIP).
by MikeTheSpike	Jul 14th, 2008 03:41:06 PM
What's that other Gervais movie coming out that seems cool? Something about lying?
Dead Karl Pilkington has a head like a f'ing rotten orange by GrandMuffTarkin	Jul 14th, 2008 03:42:14 PM
He can eat a knob at night...
mike the erm spike by JackGraham	Jul 14th, 2008 03:46:35 PM
the movie you are enquiring abt is called this side of the truth and stars gervais alongside jennifer garner, who has incidentally gone way down in my estimation (not that she was ever that high up in the first place) since her snubbing of the legendary gary busey at the oscar red carpet this year
Ricky Gervais, going to watch, buy it, make love to it by antonphd	Jul 14th, 2008 03:47:08 PM
His cameos suck, for sure, because he's funny the longer he's on. The Office and Extras and even his website podcasts are pure evil hilariousness. Why? Because he's Ricky at The Office and Ricky as an Extra and Ricky as himself and that is what makes the office and being an extra and boring ass real life shit funny... Ricky. If he can make that shit funny, then he sure as hell can make seeing Ghosts funny.
Zombies feed on human flesh; that's offensive. by Squashua	Jul 14th, 2008 04:04:31 PM
Nice.
Well that's disappointing... by The Grug	Jul 14th, 2008 04:10:36 PM
That trailer couldn't even make me smile, yet alone laugh - not convinced this is going to be much good.
For the Love of Lunch! by Lance Rocke	Jul 14th, 2008 04:12:42 PM
God, I love lunch.
Harry's Ghost Town by SamBlackChvrch21	Jul 14th, 2008 04:15:06 PM
This was pulled from some UK movie site. I have a sneaking suspicion that this IS Harry's film, or was at some point. "Aint It Cool News honcho Harry Knowles has landed a production deal at Revolution Studios. He'll produce the comedy Ghost Town, based on a pitch by Knowles himself. “Two weeks ago, the studio heads came to town and I had a list of 50 projects,” he explained. “They liked this original concept I'd come up with. I threw out the name of a writer they thought would be perfect and we are negotiating with him." He is, however, expecting a backlash. “When anything good happens to me, there is a collective outburst of unfettered jealousy and anger," added the lucky ginger-haired b*****d."
Ricky Gervaise.... by emeraldboy	Jul 14th, 2008 04:17:48 PM
Is fish out of water in Hollywood. and Ditto Asheley Jensen, Jasper Carrots daughter, actress who plays dawn. as is martin freeman. If gervaise was to make a film with them and Stephen Merchant. a lot of people would go to see that film in a heartbeat. He reminds me of one of those characters in Barton Fink. He will go to hollywood get some success, very quickly. Then get writers block. Hollywood will demand more and more from him. They will give him a shot at a sitcom, stick him with writers who will have orders from on to get more office stuff from him. or god forbid he will end up at UA working for Tom Cruise.
I Like Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni In This by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 04:17:49 PM
Better than Ricky Gervais, from what I saw. Nothing against Ricky but he looks out of place. Hopefully in the full film, it'll all work better. Didn't Robert Downey Jr. do this in 1993? Heart and Souls? This reminded me of that, and Just Like Heaven, with Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon. With a little bit of The Frighteners and Ghost thrown in.
If This is Harry's Project by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 04:19:23 PM
They should call it Harry's Ghost Town. And then give Harry and cameo as a guy who choked on a pickle while trying to set the Guiness book world record for most hamburgers consumed in a single hour.
By the way stir of Echoes.... by emeraldboy	Jul 14th, 2008 04:20:07 PM
is kevin bacons greatest performance. next to that alcatraz film he made with Christian Slater.
fun by chipps	Jul 14th, 2008 04:22:43 PM
knee
A STOP AT WILLOUGHY!!!! by Napolean Solo	Jul 14th, 2008 04:25:40 PM
Don't this remind you of it??
thank you bad wolf by JackGraham	Jul 14th, 2008 04:25:59 PM
for making me laugh
Harry's Ghost Town by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 04:26:31 PM
http://www.aintitcool.com/disp lay.cgi?id=16300 You have to remove the spaces. He announced it in 2003. Not sure if this is the same thing, or if Harry just "lost it" to the suits. Damn you, Suits!
Apparently It's Not the Same Project by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 04:28:15 PM
Merrick posted this in March, 2007: http://www.aintitcool.com/node /32055 "This GHOST TOWN Is Not Harry's GHOST TOWN...It's A Different GHOST TOWN!!"
good by Ralph Hinkley	Jul 14th, 2008 04:28:20 PM
Well, I think it looks fun.
sniff sniff, smells like.... by chipps	Jul 14th, 2008 04:33:10 PM
bacon. whose best performance is friday the 13th. when he died. the movie has been made a million times but this looks ok. particularly the first part.
You expect David Koepp to be orignial? by DonRivella	Jul 14th, 2008 04:37:07 PM
This guy was involved in so many poor scripts you want to knee the guy in the nuts. On the other hand, his DVD commentaries are highly entertaining and he comes across as funny and likable, so I cut him some slack and give this one the benefit of the doubt. The DVD could be a blast with Koepp and Gervais commentary.
Not Harry's GHOST TOWN by TheRealMoriarty	Jul 14th, 2008 04:52:12 PM
Harry's was a singing cowboy supernatural-themed Western. Seriously. Ghosts. Musical numbers. Shoot-outs. Decidedly not this.
A western ghost-story musical by Project424	Jul 14th, 2008 05:03:53 PM
Have a screenplay, Mori?
it was mildly amusing by Cedar_Room	Jul 14th, 2008 05:07:18 PM
but it was weird to see Gervais in something like this. VERY derivative from the man who has been so innovative. I really hope to God he doesn't end up kissing Tea Leoni as I would barf. And she did that line, running away from Gervais "so you can see my dead husband?" do you know how upsetting that is for a widow like me? the pain so fresh? I thought we could be friends but I'll never be able to trust you again, only for him to then prove he really is able to speak to her husband by Greg Kinnear telling him only something he could know and FUCK ME you know exactly how this will go.
This needs to be aborted with a dirty wire hanger by Outlaw	Jul 14th, 2008 05:07:46 PM
Then I report that this is retarded. Look around, does any look impressed?
It looks like it could be a good little story by executiverocker	Jul 14th, 2008 05:07:56 PM
Better than all these endless bloody remakes
This is playing the Toronto Film Festival by Garbageman33	Jul 14th, 2008 05:10:06 PM
Yet another one of the films that premieres at the festival and then goes into wide release the following week. I never know why anyone bothers to see films like that.
I've seen it. by dmatheny	Jul 14th, 2008 05:17:04 PM
I actually got to go to screening in Kansas City. David Koepp was there but I didn't get to meet him. The movie was a total piece of shit. I'm not kidding. I was excited to go see it and about 15 minutes into it I was ready to walk out. And I like Ricky Gervais.
I've Seen It, And It Was The Best Movie Ever by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 05:23:41 PM
Nah, I'm kidding. I haven't seen it. I just didn't want to be left out.
I Did Watch the Trailer Again by kevinwillis.net	Jul 14th, 2008 05:27:38 PM
It's Kinda Growing on me. But this just seems like the wrong role for Gervais.
Not enough Wiig by BitterMan23	Jul 14th, 2008 05:28:54 PM
Why go with Tea Leoni if you already have Wiig on hand?
Great trailer, Gervais is awesome. Tea...not so much. by Executor	Jul 14th, 2008 05:51:46 PM
Whoever is cast opposite Tea Leoni and can fake romantic interest should get an honorary Oscar. No one likes her or finds her attractive, not even David Duchovny...which is why he fucked my friend on a movie set a year ago.
I believe Wes Anderson was trying to secure Sloop John B by Bungion Boy	Jul 14th, 2008 06:00:56 PM
by The Beach Boys for the end credits. Maybe there was a Beatles tune before that, but I saw an early NYU screening and that was the song attached but it was mentioned that it would have to be changed.
it's got my money by Judge Briggs	Jul 14th, 2008 06:06:02 PM
hmm... will Shia LaBeouf make a wacky cameo in it?
If it was anyone other than Gervais by Norman Bates	Jul 14th, 2008 06:06:14 PM
We all would be saying this looks gayer than Nathan Lane laying pipe to Harvey Fierstein. However, it is Ricky Gervais - so it's probably worth a rent.
Oh yea, I hope that Lane/Fierstein image stays in your head for by Norman Bates	Jul 14th, 2008 06:07:41 PM

a while by Norman Bates	Jul 14th, 2008 06:08:06 PM

"I'm not scary" by Flipao	Jul 14th, 2008 06:15:44 PM
I laughed at that bit, the rest of it... meh.
Feels like I've... by anyrandomhero	Jul 14th, 2008 06:17:19 PM
seen this a million times already...although I'd pay to watch it if Karl Pilkington had a cameo
What A Sad Bunch Of Fucks You All Are by Rebeck2	Jul 14th, 2008 06:19:02 PM
I think it looks like a nice little film - and he's perfectly cast as a misanthrope. That look on his face as he closes the elevator door is perfect. Why do you fuckers live to be negative? And why do you hate romantic-comedies? Is it because you don't like women or they don't like you? Should EVERY movie be a superhero movie? Is that what you want? Sad...fucks. Especially the UK edition of sad fucks because it sure seems like you enjoy and hope for your celebrities to fail. He's gone "Hollywood", so now he sucks. Oh shut the fuck up. The guy is funny and there's no reason he can't be funny in an American movie. Some days these talkbacks are just fucking depressing.
looks good. by IndiaOates	Jul 14th, 2008 06:33:36 PM
deffinately looks like an 80s comedy.
my take on rom coms... by emeraldboy	Jul 14th, 2008 06:35:34 PM
is that they have been dying a death for years. Working title were the kings of the modern rom com for so long that nobody else bothered to do them.
Emerald Boy by Rebeck2	Jul 14th, 2008 06:41:16 PM
I have a slightly different take. I think Richard Curtis did more damage to the art form than anybody else. Well, him and Nancy Myers. God help us. When done right, nothing will make you feel better than a good romantic-comedy. Unless you're just a sad fuck who only cares about comic con.
Office UK and Extras were WIN by fastcars	Jul 14th, 2008 06:50:03 PM
I have enough goodwill built up to Gervais to rent or download this. The Lying Movie he's doing sounds better though.
It's a shame... by sleepingtiger	Jul 14th, 2008 07:05:06 PM
Britain's current knife-crime problem didn't stretch to the editing suite and put this obvious stinker out of its misery. The lamest trailer I've seen all year.
bacci40 - re: englander's teeth by Sebilrazen	Jul 14th, 2008 07:11:26 PM
reminds me of a joke: You ride into town on your horse, there's 2 barbershops, one's kind of dirty, the barber has a terrible haircut. On the other hand, the other shop is immaculately clean, not a speck of dust and the barber is clean shaven with a respectable haircut. Which barber do you visit? The dirty one... where do you think the clean barber got his haircut?
Oh, no wonder it looks shit... by MetalMickey	Jul 14th, 2008 07:14:43 PM
it's written & directed David "Capt. Mediocre of the USS Suck" Koepp. pfft..loser.
Not if you tied my tongue to a tailpipe and drove me 80 miles an by blackmantis	Jul 14th, 2008 07:28:41 PM
...would I ever go see that piece of shit. Talk about a stale concept.
Wow by PumpyMcAss	Jul 14th, 2008 07:34:01 PM
I love Gervais an insane amount but I don't know if I can do this one. I even really like the rest of the cast and I have no interest. Hopefully his directorial feature debut about the guy who tells the first lie will kick a lot more ass than this trifling little piece of boring.
Pop Knob in Fanny! by FILMFUNK	Jul 14th, 2008 07:39:35 PM
Funniest shit i ever heard coming out the mouth of Cheegars! Doesn't look as funny as Extras or the Office, Obviously. They are perfection and it's all yanked up but it's still Ricky The Frick Gervais! I will laugh at his funny doughy head if nothing else and it might turn out to be a glittery turd(Ricky you are the glitter!) it's got to be better than that new Eddie Murphy Shite! note to Mr Gervais - If you ever end up in a movie where you are a tiny, weeny version of your self inside a big you, Shoot yourself in the back of the head with a rigged shotgun hooked up to the door handle and call Steve Martin to come and trigger it by opening the door.
It's like Ghost meets Heart & Souls... by Massage...Bored	Jul 14th, 2008 07:39:43 PM
...with a sprinkle of Ghost Dad.
Sorry kevinwillis.net by Massage...Bored	Jul 14th, 2008 07:41:49 PM
Didn't see you made most of those comparisons already.
One. Trick. Pony. by manikman	Jul 14th, 2008 07:51:09 PM
Seriously. Ricky, mix it up a little. Or, just take the money and run.
Gervais + Koepp = WTF?! by pleasebanme	Jul 14th, 2008 08:02:21 PM
It's like simultaneously fucking Jessica Alba and a walrus. I'll pass and wait til This Side of Truth comes out just in case Gervais has to spout any 'I Like Ike' bullshit in this one.
Harry's project was about singing cowboys? by Mister Pink	Jul 14th, 2008 08:37:47 PM
Holy shit, that's lame. No wonder that project fucking died.
Didn't Reese Witherspoon do this movie? by TVguy4566	Jul 14th, 2008 10:05:05 PM
Or Whoopi Goldberg and Patrick Swayze? I think Gervais is great, but the lead character trying to wrap up loose ends for a ghost has been a bit overdone.
i'm listening to those podcasts for the 5th time now.. by couP	Jul 14th, 2008 11:36:59 PM
god bless karl pilkington. a resounding MEH to this movie
Jack Graham by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 15th, 2008 01:25:21 AM
Of coures, Jennifer Garner snubbed Gary Busey. He was behaving like a fucking lunatic (edited clips make him appear more subdued). Did you see this jerk at SNL's 25th Anniversary? He was ready to kick Billy Crystal's ass (seriously!). Remember, this guy's now working for Charles Band (Busey is the voice of the Gingerdead Man. Ugh!).
Petroza got robbed! Fuck it all to hell, damn it! by Uncle Stan	Jul 15th, 2008 01:43:50 AM

Surprised to hear Matt Costa... by ianlegend	Jul 15th, 2008 03:33:29 AM
on the trailer. A 'pleasant' surprise, that is. For a 'pleasant' trailer.
Ricky Gervais... by davebaxter1989	Jul 15th, 2008 06:36:20 AM

...is hilarious by davebaxter1989	Jul 15th, 2008 06:36:40 AM

Why cant hollywood at least make films... by emeraldboy	Jul 15th, 2008 07:45:10 AM
with the spirit of say Howard Hawkes or billy wilder. The only people who seem to be doing this are the coen bros. I dont see why hollywood doesnt try.
Is it too late to cast Lou Costello? by RicardoMontalban	Jul 15th, 2008 08:34:08 AM
Uggggh this movie looks Lame, Lamer, Lamest. It's just one big cliche. Hey movie fans, check out this great new blog. it's at thebitterproducer.blogspot.com
wow i was SO ready to hate this by ArcadianDS	Jul 15th, 2008 08:59:59 AM
because after reading the post here, I immediately thought "frighteners 2" but I have to say, this Mr Gervais certainly knows how to play this role. He reminds me of a british Bob Newhart, to be quite honest about it. I may be tempted to see this one.
Not enough Wiig...on this talkback!!!!! by duanejones	Jul 15th, 2008 12:53:54 PM
to paraphrase cleveland on _family guy_, 's'wrong witchoo? am i the only man who thinks she's everything tina fey should be (greater range, funnier, more fuckable...)?? that's fine, fanboys -- leave her to me!! she will be mine....oh, yes. she will be mine....in my mind. at home. with the bathroom door locked. kristen....
Gervais has gone on record as saying.... by DirkD13"	Jul 15th, 2008 02:30:58 PM
...that this is the best script that he has read in FIVE years. Now he may not have amazing range as an actor (as of yet), but I think that his ability to know great writing when he sees it is better than most. I, for one, am sold on this, and Koepp's a promising director too.
thebitterproducer blog guy . . . by kevinwillis.net	Jul 15th, 2008 04:42:20 PM
Can I meet a millionaire there? Because that's what I'm really looking for.
Ah crap someone mentioned Heart and Souls (1993) already by Havok2000	Jul 15th, 2008 07:09:21 PM
Boy they are really desperate to never even accidentally do anything original ever again aren't they? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt01 07091/
gervaise says and his freinds all agree.. by emeraldboy	Jul 16th, 2008 04:01:57 AM
that he will do anything to get a laugh. there is in gervaise a vicious streak and people that work with have experienced it. its no joke, either. he can be borderline obnoxious.Merchants and gervaises editor on office and the extras got his face tapped up with sellotape. karl plikington remembered one day when gervais got him into a headlock a very tight one and he nearly passed out there was a very good program on channel 4 called new heroeos of comedy. The one about gervaise was superb, it was a very daring show. it did not pull any punches. there were no luvies attempting to kiss his ass. Chris rock was on it and he thought that Gervaise was doing too much and that he feared gervaise would be dead in decade from working to hard. the biggest compliment came from Billy connolly who went to see gervaise do stand up and he was blown away.

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