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Great story, good characters, an all around good film.
9/10
29.12.2006 -
cfh_trendkill@ - age: 18-25
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I really enjoyed Ghost World. Id say its up there in my favorite movies. Thora Birche as Enid was great. I loved her sense of humour, personality, talent in art and different music tastes. Every character in this movie has a unique role. Get your best bud together and watch this movie!
7/10
30.8.2006 -
katgrins29@ - age: 18-25
This was a good movie, very funny. Weird, but in a good way. Gets you thinking about life a lot I found personally.
7/10
30.9.2005 -
courtney_0306@ - age: 18-25
One of the best movie I'e seen in a long time! I can watch this movie over and over! It talks about stuff teens go thru! It's not a fake version of highschool! It's finally the point of view of the not so popular crowd! And plus the soundtrack is amazing! I recommend this to any teen (mostly girls but some guys will appreciate)
10/10
12.7.2005 -
oursonenpluche@ - age: 18-25
My favourite movie of all time. I loved this movie. I've seen it twice yesterday, and I'm buying it when I get paid so I can watch it more.
10/10
5.8.2004 -
punkindrublic@ - age: 13-17
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A cold dose of reality, perhaps, but this movie showed nothing on screen we don't see every day as people leave school, drop jobs, fall out of the loop, slip through the cracks, and so on and so forth. Trouble is, carbon-copying a period in an angst-filled teen's life onto the screen isn't enough to make this worth watching. If you're going to make a documentary, make one... follow a kid around at random, and you'd get close to the same fare presented in Ghost World. If you're going to make a movie, at least allow 1) something to happen and 2) the characters to be interesting in some way. For myself, this film was like 'Kids'.. it showed humans stagnating on screen, and then ended. It never took that extra step, going above or below the black film atop the pond. To see a film of the same ilk, but taken to a higher plateau, check out Naked by Mike Leigh.
3/10
7.4.2003 -
goldengraham@ - age: 18-25
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I adored Terry Zwigoff's directorial début Crumb, the documentary of artist Robert Crumb. Crumb is very critical of how consumer culture has evolved, creating many a shallow billboards walking aimlessly from mini-mall to mini-mall as the anti-natural environment of concrete metal and wires usurp the homogenize the landscape. Ghost World is a perfect sequel to Crumb. Much of the message behind Crumb is re-told in this tale of two teens. Yes, it can be difficult to bear. Do you hate Enid? Do you hate her because she refuses to fall into line, attempting to define herself from everyone else and failing miserably? Do you hate for her whiney, selfish individuality (see American Beauty) ? Do you hate the characters because they are... plain. This movie is a cold dose of a reality few movies dare to show so utterly without glamour. No frills. No catchy soundtrack. No beautiful houses. Funny at times, but not always-as is life. No happy ending. The only deviation from reality is Enid's escape. But even that is true to life in a way, as many, when they can't comprehend, or things have become too much, seek escape. For some it's a movie. For some it's the bottle. For some it's a trip to nature in their SUV. For some it's shopping. It's an ugly, honest little film. If you don't like it, change something.
9/10
27.2.2003 -
llabere@ - age: 26-35
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I get it. I got it while watching the movie, and more importantly, I got it watching myself and all the other kids grow up and out of high school. I saw the kids who jumped right into societal expectations, the ones who took a left turn, and the ones that drifted in between for years before finding peace with how they decided to live life. However, the only thing I didn't get was why anyone would put such pedestrian drama on the big screen. In much the same way Igby Goes Down whined, complained, stumbled and tried to be smarter than it was for 3 hours, so does Ghost World try to make us care for a character not really worth caring about. The themes are all there... alienation, the trials of handling life changes, hard decisions about buying in or staying true to yourself, Steve Buscemi.. but they are played out and dropped on the screen with less art than it takes to make a Rorschach ink blot. American Beauty dealt with angst-ridden teen fare... as did the Breakfast Club, for that matter.. with far more skill. We felt for the characters because we saw them not merely struggle with accepting the fact that life doesn't always treat one fairly, but those characters also changed with their struggles. Ghost World, Igby... they just complained. There's nothing interesting in watching self-indulgent brats mope for two hours, while fixating on older, geekier verions of themselves. A good story has a beginning, middle and end... this was just one long, moreose middle.
4/10
25.2.2003 -
yannimetaxa@ - age: 26-35
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I've seen ghost quite a few times and than a finall bought it. I found the movie to be very humourous and interesting. Edin played a character you love to hate!! And I think that's why she left at the end, there wasn't anything in the town for her. The old guy on the bench was gone and her world was basically falling a part, NO one was there for her, hence "ghost world". The humour was suttle and worked well with the characters. If you like movies that are in your face, you won't like it, this is a little to safisticated for you, I recomend a Julia Roberts movie or Chris Rock.
9/10
22.1.2003 -
mmcknig5@ - age: 18-25
The previews of this looked good. More for the teens, but... So I rented it. And well the previews were good, the rest wasn't. But that song by Mohammed Rafi will be forever stuck in my head. It's not a good song, just one of those songs that never ever goes away! So this is a warning to all,... if you watch it, you will get a weird song stuck in your head for life! Lol.
5/10
20.11.2002 -
iggabod@ - age: 36-49
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9.5, not 9. Excellent movie, big time! Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson are great together! Also Steve Buscemi plays a great role too. Scarlett is by far the gorgeous girl/actress in the movie and her films too! A minus half (-0.5) , for the confusing ending of Enid leaving town?
9/10
3.3.2002 -
jackfox20@ - age: 13-17
Thora is superbe she is into her role so much. I kind of like her looks, make her a very different person. The only confusing thing is you don't really know the year of the story...
7/10
12.2.2002 -
nstmartin84@ - age: 26-35
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A good Sunday matinee movie after a little light shopping & a latte'.
6/10
12.1.2002 -
sheba@ - age: 26-35
I loved this movie. Daniel Clowes captured the soul of female adolescence in his comic, and this adaptation, is an ispired improvisation on the themes and characters from the series.
10/10
14.11.2001 -
angeaimee@ - age: 26-35
I found this to be a very intellegent film. Quite humourous at times, and Thorna Birch is very original in this part. The only down side to the film was mass of product placements it featured.
7/10
20.10.2001 -
klopp,geo@ - age: 18-25
This film was fantastic in every single aspect. The story was solid, the pacing was perfect, and the performances were brilliant. In regards to the latter, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi were exceptionally good in their respected roles. It is refreshing to see a film that takes a hard (and serious) look at people who would normally be considered "offbeat. " After sitting through countless "Hollywood" movies that do nothing more than showcase the shallowness of society. It is nice to see a film that focuses on real people and realist situations. This film is truly a hidden gem, I look forward to reading the comic books that the film was adapted from.
10/10
13.10.2001 -
smallcourtney@ - age: 18-25
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More than just a "coming of age" flick. Filled with wisdom, humour, understanding and despair. One is left to speculate where the bus that never comes leads.
9/10
27.9.2001 -
dolorescan@ - age: 50+
Great movie. I've seen it three times and its still not enough. Don't listen to what all the other people say! See it!
10/10
12.9.2001 -
deviousbitch@ - age: 13-17
I LOVED that movie.
8/10
9.9.2001 -
indreams@ - age: 13-17
I loved this film! I totally fell for Enid and her dry, dry dry sense of humor and wonderfully cynical view of what many coming-of-age youth fall into. Both young women hold a very healthy disdain for the "ordinaryness" of life and yet both fall into their own stereotypes. The character of Seymour, played by Steve Bescemi, was well scripted and Bescemi really captured the dweeby and pathetic aspects of the character. You'll both warm to his character and cringe... If you're looking for Molly Ringwald - stay home! This film is off-beat and endearing. Bravo for the courage to break the Hollywood rut!
9/10
3.9.2001 -
suzevan@ - age: 36-49
Ok... I can't understand how people can like this crap... The only good point is that there's zero stereotype in that movie! But zero story and good jokes either!
2/10
31.8.2001 -
-fantasia-@ - age: 13-17
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Very interesting and good film, doesn't try to be anything it's not, it's down-to-earth with a sad and somewhat depressing artistic style. At the same time it's uplifting, much of the dialogue is filled with wit and humour. There is something appeasing in Thora Birch, her seemingly desireless nature invokes in her a deeper search for something more real. But what is real? Most of the people are seen as stereotypes, and their lifestyles as distractions. The director plays with the idea that even art can be a phony method of expression, if backed with pretense. His movie avoids this judgement by being simple and real. There was no conclusion, no sudden realization of meaning, just a stream of consciousness - an awareness of what surrounds us. He also suggests conformity is within us all, even in those who oppose it. I liked her Thora's sense of style and clothing, an authentic tribute to when times were more 'real' and people more open. Secondary characters were great too, Buscemi especially as a vintage record collector, who acts on humanity's behalf. As a form of escapism, this movie leaves you feeling clear headed and honest.
9/10
23.8.2001 -
i_marquis@ - age: 18-25
A nice adaptation of Daniel Clowes' comic Ghost World about two teenage girls who are too hip for high school and, as it turns out, most of the rest of the world. Here, Rebecca, the more conventional of the two, slips into the background and Enid's growing friendship with geeky 40ish record collector Seymour (a minor character in the comic) takes center stage. This makes for a better narrative arc. On the other hand, it also hints at wish fulfillment on the part of the filmmakers (director Terry Zwigoff is best-known for Crumb, a biopic of the brilliant dirty-old-man cartoonist). Brilliant performances by Thora Birch as Enid and Steve Buscemi as Seymour.
8/10
19.8.2001 -
csdiego@ - age: 26-35
Because it's a small but sassy bite on the hand of mainstream culture. Any movie that mocks McDonald's and Nike, not once, but twice -- each -- gets the thumbs-up.
8/10
18.8.2001 -
tvergados@ - age: 18-25
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No pyrotechnics, no chase scenes, just decent acting, fine photography and good music... Enuff said. Don't miss it!!
8/10
12.8.2001 -
royhorne@ - age: 36-49
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