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DVD : Ghost World
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Ghost World starring: Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, David Cross, Illeana Douglas, Teri Garr directed by: Terry Zwigoff List Price: CDN$ 15.98 Childrens Toy Shop Price: CDN$ 12.78 You Save: CDN$3.20 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 9780792850960 Format: Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen ISBN: 0792850963 Label: MGM Manufacturer: MGM Publisher: MGM Release Date: April 01, 2003 Studio: MGM Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Sales Rank: 14052 MPN: MGMD1002564D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.ca: Director-writer Terry Zwigoff's follow-up to his underground hit Crumb is a dark coming-of-age comedy about two super-cynical girls, Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson), who have just graduated from high school. Glad to be free of the constraints of school, they struggle--together and separately--over the course of the summer to figure out what to do next. Based on an underground comic by cowriter Daniel Clowes that celebrates the weird and obscure, Ghost World offers a view of post-high school teen life that differs from the mainstream version as portrayed by any number of fluffy teen movies. Rebecca and Enid, like two modern-day Holden Caulfields, are joined at the hip in their distaste for all that is "average" and "normal." Enid describes her feelings for an older, obsessive record-collector geek, Seymour (Steve Buscemi), this way: "I like him because he's the exact opposite of everything I hate." Buscemi is perfectly cast in the role of the equally misanthropic and cynical Seymour, who further complicates the girls' friendship and plans for the future. Though Ghost World is as dark, weird, and awkward as its two main characters, it's also just as honest and real. It's a well-made movie that, like Crumb, doesn't whitewash or sanitize the reality of life as a teen. Being 18 and different from everybody else is confusing; thankfully, Zwigoff and Clowes don't attempt to offer tidy answers. --Adem Tepedelen Amazon.ca: Comme les curiosités que collectionne l'un de ses protagonistes, Ghost World est un objet rare dont l'apparence biscornue masque des trésors de sens. Pour son troisième film, Terry Zwigoff (Crumb) s'est inspiré du roman graphique de Daniel Clowes, avec qui il signe le scénario. Il en a tiré une comédie sur l'adolescence qui cache une critique du discours consensuel à l'américaine et de l'intolérance hypocrite qui le sous-tend. Une jeune rebelle en rupture avec le monde adulte (Thora Birch) éprouve de la curiosité pour un raté quadragénaire (Steve Buscemi). Tout à fait inadapté et parfaitement honnête quant à ses imperfections, il n'incarne rien de ce qu'elle déteste. Cette amitié se noue au moment où l'adolescente doit décider si elle se “rangera” en appartement avec son amie, et où lui est tenté par une ancienne flamme qui le ramènerait dans le droit chemin. Tout en jonglant habilement avec le thème de la difficulté de grandir en restant soi-même, Zwigoff fait une véritable déclaration d'amour au kitsch, à la culture pop, punk, nerd ou noire – bref, à toutes ces marginalités menacées de récupération ou de rejet par l'Amérique moyenne. Une bataille constante que Ghost World illustre avec éloquence : d'un côté, les banlieues propres, l'art pseudo-contestataire et le discours politiquement correct d'une finissante handicapée ; de l'autre, un blues suintant sur un vieux vinyle et ces répliques délicieusement acerbes que balance l'héroïne à tout moment. Avec des acteurs impeccables dans le camp des incompris, inutile de dire qui a gagné notre cœur. --Frédéric Murphy Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Quirky brilliance with a most unexpected depthI went in to Ghost World expecting an oddball comedy, so I was surprised by the nuance, depth, and emotional complexity of this film. There are some funny moments, certainly, but the whole movie is just too deep, dark, and meaningful to be dismissed as mere comedy. Your reaction to the film may well depend on what kind of person you are - or were back in school. If you were cool and ran with the in crowd, you'll probably laugh - condescendingly, of course - at the losers who make up the main characters of the story. If you were an oddball and have drunk deeply from the waters of alienation, however, you will feel a real kinship with these characters. The only bad thing about this film is the fact that there isn't enough of Scarlett Johansson ... Read More: Rating: - A movie about ideas and people in the real worldHere's an unHollyowood film about life, roles, friendship and departure that transcends most of the trash available on the big or little screen. I saw this on TV last night, followed by the big screen spectacular "Three Kings". It was more than clear to me which film was about ideas and real life, and which one was a cure for insomnia. I'll talk about the one about ideas and real life. Unlike the Amazon synopsis and Leonard Maltin's opinion, this movie is not about alienation. It is about a cynical high school graduate's attempt to find a niche to fit into when her world undergoes changes she cannot understand. Thora Birch ("American Beauty") is very good as the high school graduate with a dark view of everything ... Read More: Rating: - ghost worldSo I've been watching some cult type movies recently. The ones that are referenced all the time, or half the people on livejournal have an icon of. Ghost world is one of those movies. I had no idea what the plot was about before I watched it. ( I was hoping it would be a supernatural movie, but alas, it is not) I think its a good drama with some funny parts. The characters are realistic and likeable. Some parts make you think, oh that's like me, or thats like how so and so behaves. Which isn't seen very often in movies, perhaps thats why people like this so much. I dont think it's arty, though. Parts I didn't like: the bus thing, and what happened when she got drunk, and her typical 'I'm unique, really' scene/emo look. The rest I liked pretty ... Read More: Rating:  - Interesting movie--interesting charactersFrom reviews I'd read, I expected to be blown away by Ghost World--much the way I'd been blown away by American Beauty and Lost in Translation. I wasn't. It's a good movie, mind you. Interesting characters who feel very genuine albeit somewhat one dimensional, and an odd tangle relationships. It also very effectively captures the alienation of smart teens growing up in a world that seems populated by zombies of one kind or another. So, it's very much worthwhile watching it--maybe more than once. (I can't help but think of Thora Birch as a smart version of Kelly Osbourne from her dress and mannerisms in this movie. But that's neither here nor there.) So what's wrong with it? What keeps it from being great? In part, it's the almost ... Read More: Rating: - "If he's so weird, why is he wearing Nikes?"Dan Clowes, the only comic book artist to be nominated for an Oscar (for best screenplay this film, along with the director Terry Zwigoff), brings to life characters created in one particular storyline from his highly popular and very odd independent comic book Eightball, specifically in the unconventional film Ghost World (2001). The film, directed by Terry Zwigoff, who also directed the acclaimed biopic about underground artist Robert Crumb aptly entitled Crumb (1994) and Bad Santa (2004), stars Thora Birch as Enid, Scarlett Johansson as Rebecca, and Steve Buscemi as Seymour. The story begins with Enid and Rebecca, who are best friends, graduating from high school. During their slightly reflective moments of high school, we begin to learn ... Read More: |
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