I'm going to take a break from the Australia posts for a moment to talk to you all about a movie we saw last night. On the plane we were considering watching a movie. Both of us wanted to watch it, and we had both heard that it was good. The Qantas ratings from both critics and regular viewers seemed to confirm that, so we decided to hold off and make it our grand return to Netflix when we got back. It arrived yesterday, and we watched it last night. The movie we watched: The Ghost Writer.
I'll just straight out say it: I didn't really like the movie. It was watchable I suppose, but I agreed with Liz' comment that we should have watched it on the plane. I used to enjoy the TV show as a kid, and so I was a bit worried by the fact that they had added "The" to the title. But, I figured, Obi-Wan Kenobi, James Bond and the floaty colored ball thing? It's still gotta be good. But then, alas, no colored ball thing to help them with the mystery.
So, keep in mind if you want to watch it: no floaty ball thing, therefore The Ghost Writer ≠ Ghost Writer.
Don't know what I'm talking about? Check out this YouTube clip that may clear things up.
He's a ghost, and he writes to us. Ghost Writer. Also, Bridge Slippery When Wet = Sheldon Turnipseed as Jamal.
Based on the titles of some of the episodes on TV.com, such as "Who burned Mr Brinker's Store?" they worked on some pretty heavy stuff. I wonder why the arson unit didn't investigate... or if they did, why they couldn't solve it and the Ghostwriter team could... I bet it all comes back to that floaty ball thing...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
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oh it does all come back to that floaty ball thing. i loved that show!
Agreed, i liked that show, and for a while thought being a gigolo could be a wise career move. Hey, it still on the cards.
Ghost Writer was awesome. It made me think of all the shows we watched as a kid, and for some reason I keep coming back to a TV show called Square One. It was a geeky show designed to teach kids mathematics and included a rip-off of Dragnet called Mathnet. Mathnet rocked.
But Mathnet was no Ghost Writer, because it didn't have a floaty ball.
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