Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Tim R — 08 Dec 2016

Well, I think this movie suffered most from the time period. They just don't make them like they used to. Seriously, it seems like just the same old comedy script with the same style of laughs but with a story about ghost catching. It's sad that movies feel the need to go for so many cheap laughs these days.

In that sense this movie specifically didn't fail, the whole dang movie industry failed. This was a raunchy comedy. It fits the mold. Who knows what the original was... was it comedy? Drama? sci-fi? That was the beauty of it. It was a movie that told a story without worrying about fitting a mold.

Was this new one enjoyable? Yes. Did I laugh? Yes. Beyond that, I have no interest to see it again. So many flaws I can't even choose. The one great thing about the original, is I totally bought it. It was realistic and believable(as crazy as that sounds), right from the script, and even the visual effects. This movies vfx seemed way off to me. The art direction was no where near what I think works for a ghost. I realize they can make them look however they want with nothing in reality to reference but it just didn't seem real. It felt very video game-esq.

On the positive side, it really makes you appreciate just how good the original is!