http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/Ad-hoc opinions and thoughts I feel passionate enough about to publish.en-EUhttp://backend.userland.com/rss092http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/1a/4cfe5b678e40d8710b0b0aab49ff80_160x200.jpgThis film is a complete rip off of Ghost and the Sixth Sense. The comedy should be continuous, but instead there are huge gaps between those humorous moments. Apart from all of that, my impression was that the character of Pincus was actually written with Bill Murray in mind, who wisely passed on the script because he could see instantly that it was a mish mash of other people's ideas.If you look at the IMDB info for the writers of Ghost Town, its not surprising that its as unfunny and unoriginal as it is, with a resume that's made up almost entirely of action, suspense, and drama, but not comedy. Ricky Gervais, so ambitious that it borders on desperation, jumped at the chance, without really thinking. I found it hard to take Ricky Gervais seriously as a romantic lead, as did the film makers I think, which is why his relationship with what's her name is based entirely on his making her laugh, with only an implied romantic escalation of things at the end. Ricky Gervais is a smart, funny man, and on the basis of The Office, a brilliant actor as well. But his ambition to take Hollywood by storm, first with the disappointing Extras, and now this, makes me think he really needs to go back to the drawing board. For a start, if he's going to make movies, he and Stephen Merchant should be writing and directing them, even if it means doing so within a smaller budget. http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/2008/11/03/that-ricky-gervais-film-ghost-town-4978813/#c9287567Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:10:22 +0100too long, I mean <del>oh, I hate mistyping</del>http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/2009/01/20/why-not-to-work-for-a-corporate-concentration-camp-5411852/#c8856510Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:09:05 +0100please, don't let us wait to long with the explanation :)http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/2009/01/20/why-not-to-work-for-a-corporate-concentration-camp-5411852/#c8856490Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:07:43 +0100*shakes fist* I wholeheartedly agree!<br> http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/2008/12/03/ryanair-rip-off-5157295/#c8523014Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:41:12 +0100I love the 'beeb' too. It's so easy for the media and people to slag them off. Maybe they should get rid of some of the dead-wood from within which would prevent all this debauchery...http://stuartharris.blog.co.uk/2008/11/04/poor-old-beeb-4985498/#c8191520Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:29:55 +0100