Ghostbusters (2016)
I've had plenty of reservations about the reboot of Ghostbusters. The original is a classic, and I'd say one of THE movies of the 80's. The trailers were so-so. The release of the Fall Out Boy rendition of the theme was off-putting to me. Overall, I might have given the movie a pass if it wasn't Ghostbusters.
That would have been sad. I'm not sure it reaches quite the perfect storm of factors that made the first one so great, but it was a damned enjoyable movie on its own. It gets genuine laughs from me. Nothing within the movie is terribly distracting or annoying. It is honest-to-goodness fun to watch. That's pretty awesome.
The cameos and callbacks, I feel, are done very well. None of them felt forced. There's a post-credits scene, but also scenes in the background of the credits, some of which might be "extra" scenes on disk, that make it one of the most enjoyable end-roll credits to actually sit through and watch I've seen.
And if one has to judge this reboot having a main cast of four women? It's pretty much a non-issue. The characters themselves are fun and entertaining. While some scenes might have to play out slightly differently were they men, it just doesn't matter. The chemistry on scene is great as it is. I don't feel bad or offended about Chris Hemsworth playing the dumb hunk of a receptionist - he's cute and it feels like he's having fun.
Solid, good movie. It might lack some tiny little resonance with me that would push it to a personal favorite, but it's very good regardless.
That would have been sad. I'm not sure it reaches quite the perfect storm of factors that made the first one so great, but it was a damned enjoyable movie on its own. It gets genuine laughs from me. Nothing within the movie is terribly distracting or annoying. It is honest-to-goodness fun to watch. That's pretty awesome.
The cameos and callbacks, I feel, are done very well. None of them felt forced. There's a post-credits scene, but also scenes in the background of the credits, some of which might be "extra" scenes on disk, that make it one of the most enjoyable end-roll credits to actually sit through and watch I've seen.
And if one has to judge this reboot having a main cast of four women? It's pretty much a non-issue. The characters themselves are fun and entertaining. While some scenes might have to play out slightly differently were they men, it just doesn't matter. The chemistry on scene is great as it is. I don't feel bad or offended about Chris Hemsworth playing the dumb hunk of a receptionist - he's cute and it feels like he's having fun.
Solid, good movie. It might lack some tiny little resonance with me that would push it to a personal favorite, but it's very good regardless.
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