Ghost World (DVD)

~~~Introduction~~~ Ghost World is a comment on our times, told from the point of view of three misfits. Caustically funny and very touching, this film, which is based on a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, may have passed you by when it came out at the cinema (it is amongst a number of films, such as Donnie Darko and Zoolander, that got lost amongst the events of 9/11 and only discovered on DVD). If so, I recommend you read on and consider looking it out. ~~~The Story Line~~~ Enid, played by Thora Birch (American Beauty), and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) graduate from high school. They hate most of what is around them and rebel. They are far too cool ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes a simple story elegantly told in an understated yet powerful fashion can highlight many complex issues in a far more direct and effective way than the best-intentioned thought provoking drama. ‘Ghostworld’ is such film and I loved it, here’s why… BACKGROUND Daniel Clowes the man behind the comic ‘Ghostworld’ and co-writer on the film can reasonably claim that he is the modern-day successor of the subversive underground comic writers of the 60’s and 70’s. Before ‘Ghostworld’ (the comic) made him into a international star he had already set out his stall by producing the satirical ...  Read the complete review

It's a good job that Mr Jonathan Ross doesn't do his reviews on location. Rarely have I seen an audience seethe with dislike for a movie, or be united in their condemnation of the man they feel responsible. Not director Terry Zwigoff or Daniel Klowes, co-screenwriter and creator of the 'Ghost World' comic book, no the scapegoat for a wasted Friday night was Ross, who I heard being vilified by numerous cinemagoers on the weary trudge out of the auditorium. He said it was great, and they thought it was pants. This movie had the highest walkout rate of any movie I have seen this year, and there was a loud sigh of relief when The End finally appeared on the ...  Read the complete review

Ghost World follows the lives of two teenage girls after they graduate from high school. Enid and Rebecca still need to do a remedial art class to get enough credits for a complete graduation. They are also planning to get jobs and move into an apartment together. Whilst scouring the ads for jobs, they come across a personal ad they think is dorky, and decide to play a trick on the poster. Enid phones and pretends to be the blonde woman he wanted to contact, and she arranges for him to meet her in a café. He arrives and they watch as he sits around and comes to realise that he has been tricked. Enid and Rebecca then follow him to find out where he ...  Read the complete review

Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca(Scarlett Johnasson) are two best friends, who are a little different. Well, actually they live to be different. They are outwardly sarcastic to everyone they meet and insult everyone they see, they constantly torture Josh (Brad Renfro) who works at the local store and their aim in life is to go into a porn shop which is in their town. One day Enid and Rebecca are looking in the paper and see a lonely hearts ad. They phone up and arrange a meeting place. They then show up and watch the man in question, Seymour (Steve Buscemi) sit there for hours and then finally leaving. Feeling guilty they follow him and find out where he lives. They also ...  Read the complete review