Movie #225 - Ghost Town

Ghost Town
2008 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 42 min
Director: David Koepp
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Tea Leoni, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Ruck, Kristen Wiig, Dana Ivey

This one's pretty funny. Ricky Gervais does irritable better than anyone else, so he works in this role.  Greg Kinnear needles pretty well himself, so he works well in his role. Perfect.  And who doesn't love a heart-broken Tea Leoni character?

So Gervais sees ghosts that want his help, it annoys him, but Kinnear convinces him to help him stop his widow (Leoni) from marrying a guy who's wrong for her... at least in his eyes.  Of course, Gervais gets attached, against his better judgment, and things go horribly wrong.  Unless he can learn to be less of a jackass and win her over.

It's pretty cut-and-dry rom/com, but it has enough flair to make it seem original and appeal to guys as well.  Call it paranormal romance or sci-fi rom/com or whatever you want. But it's definitely a fun one to watch.

Movie #199 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 43 min
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Edie McClurg, Charlie Sheen, Ben Stein, Kristy Swanson

This movie almost makes up for Fantastic Four. Almost.

A classic John Hughes movie - one of the best.  Matthew Broderick is adorable, and irresistably charming. Of course, this movie is encouraging teens to ditch school, fool their parents, and kung-fu kick the principle in the face (ahem, Jennifer Grey), so as a parent.... you know what? Nope.  It's still awesome.

Yay for the 80s! And yay for John Hughes!