Extra Ordinary 2019

An absolute hoot and one of the highlights of Grimmfest ‘19 for me. Loved it.

i went in blind and really enjoyed it.

"Pumpkin, I believe it is time to face one of my biggest fears"
"Ducks?"

And I did learn about gloating - "you can never wake a floating goat" - good advice, in case that situation ever comes up

For anyone who enjoys things from Taika Waititi or his ilk, this is definitely worth a watch. It's a great bit of Comedy Horror

Surprised to see this was made in Belgium - it's full of Irish accents, and the wonderfully cast Claudia O'Doherty, playing an archetypal Australian woman involved in the occasional virginal sacrifice. Barry Ward was awesomely unrecognisable.

A charming Irish ghost story that is consistently hilarious; but Chris de Burgh is definitely going to sue

It's a quant film in all the right ways, leaning into the trope of small-town people forced to deal with situations far beyond their ability, and it gets a lot of mileage out of just how completely out of their depth they find themselves. The humour is low-key and irreverent, but it doesn't rely on winking at an audience it assumes to be Irish – I would imagine most of the laughs will translate well to international markets. Some of the nuances will certainly be lost, but, by and large, the film is working with a broader palette by juxtaposing the supernatural with the utterly banal. And it works exceptionally well.

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If Wes Anderson made a ghostbusters movie with dry humor, than this would be it!

Very nice and entertaining movie. A very pleasant surprise. Intelligent dialogues and well-planned situations

This was a ton of fun!

Ghost comedy that works better in its first part than in the second. Although the script is not very clever, the tendency to the absurd, the references to ghost movies and some particularly successful moments of black humor make it a very enjoyable film.

With some good effects, a quirky sense of humour, and a spirited cast, this isn't a bad effort. However, it was never as funny as I hoped it would be, and there were times when it felt a little flat. Not extraordinary then, but still worth your time.

This is a cute little Irish tale of horror but not really. Rose is the daughter of a deceased expert on ghosts. She has special powers but doesn’t use them opting to run a drivers school. Chaos ensues when a man who is haunted by his wife’s ghost contacts her to learn how to drive but in reality needs his wife’s ghost exercised. Will Forte is a an evil dude who puts virgin spells on people. Not well explained... just watch it. It’s good!

I was lukewarm on this movie for most of it's run time mainly because it was never really that funny, Will Forte (in mustache mode) didn't really fit in and the plot threads didn't balance all that well - that said; the finale really made up for this so yeah :thumbsup:.