Reviews Film / Ghostbusters 2016

A Very Good Successor

This is the first case of a good film where I have been shocked about its quality. It is a shame that the people who would love it refuse to watch it.

That is true. I literally cannot complain about this movie. Being a fan of the original, and with the god-awful marketing, I was shocked that the movie was this great. I mean, I expected a bad action-comedy like Film/Pixels, but holy crap. It is breathtaking in its goodness. It does not feel like a bad action-comedy, it feels like a Ghostbusters movie.

The movie is freaking slow at first. We begin with a dull, Designated Hero cast, one of which gets another lead fired just because they want to publish a book they wrote. There has been a ghost in a mansion, cleverly named the Aldridge Mansion. They go to check it out, with fairly bad Toilet Humor along the way.

And then the actual ghost shows up. Yeah. Basically, from this point on, the film goes in the genuine Ghostbusters direction, and turns into a worthy successor. It manages to be nearly on-par with the original. Its underwhelming-appearing special effects become Visual Effects of Awesome, the busters progressively become complete badasses, and, also, just Holtzmann. The acting is great, especially Hemsworth as the dumb hot receptionist, which he makes freaking hilarious.

No, it's not the original, but nothing will ever be the original Ghostbusters. Let's face it, this is 2016. We have had tons of crappy reboots. But this stands out as being worthy of everything. It's really a shame that so many people hate it, because it is magnificent. I mean, we have to lock the YMMV page as of this writing, which is truly a shame because it has some good reason. I mean, the cast has had to endure a sexist barrage. And while not all critics of the film are sexist, it is a major issue. I urge Ghostbusters fans to watch this, because it is something you will all love.

9/10, because I am good at not hating things. Really, though, see this movie.