Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Christopher B — 05 Dec 2016
Better than I expected but still nowhere near as good as the original. Dan Ackroyd & Harold Ramis were involved mind you. Christin Wiig & McCarthy were their usual brand of comedy - good, but nothing new.
Kate McKinnon was underutilized as the goofy Bill Murray counterpart. She was quite enjoyable. Leslie Jones plays the stereotypical inner city street smart woman, which hurts the movie's credibility the most.
It's like some out of touch movie exec said "Let's show the kids of today that even girls can bust ghosts! And we need to include one of them negros!" Chris Hemsworth plays a dumb nerdy secretary, but it's not funny as his gags aren't funny.
He's sort of the Rick Moranis character, esp since he's sucked deeper into the plot towards the end in almost the same way. There are some fun shout outs to the original, including a few surprise guests.
One of which all original fans will get, another few that may slip past. But in the end, you don't end up cheering for the triumphant team. They don't even use the original movie music much, they just hint at it.
Which is another shame as that became an anthem for the entire summer back then. If you can't surpass (or at least equal) the original, then why make it? $ I guess. I don't expect a flood of GB merchandise.
It would've been an awesome sequel to the original if it had the original cast and was done back then.
This review of Ghostbusters (2016) was written by Christopher B on 05 Dec 2016.
Ghostbusters has generally received mixed reviews.
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