Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Sam B — 23 Mar 2017

I was really looking forward to this, being a fan of the originals plus Paul Feig knows how produce some very funny films as seen with Bridesmaids and The Heat, I thought this would be a winner. It turned out to be ok.

There were some laughs, the special effects were decent but it just didn't have the scares or the heart of the originals. Sigourney Weaver's transformation in the old films terrified me at the time and the solution to defeat the evil turned out to be such a simple thing as people being nice to each other was just magical but this new version was lacking anything that would have me return.

I also felt Chris Hemsworth's role was pointless and the character just came across as irritating. I enjoyed the references to the original films and it was a nice touch to have the original cast cameo in the movie, plus there was a decent tribute to Harold Ramis.

Worth seeing if you're a fan of the franchise for something different but it's the originals you will continue to return to.