Ghostbusters the reboot (2015)

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Considering how heavily edited the undead in World of Warcraft had to even be sold in China, I'm not surprised.

I had forgot about that, makes a little more sense (not really).  I'm sure I've heard of Chinese ghost films? As a massive part of the overseas Box Office, that's going to sting.

Seems it's more of a political thing than cultural:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35008573

[BathTub]

Considering how heavily edited the undead in World of Warcraft had to even be sold in China, I'm not surprised.

I had forgot about that, makes a little more sense (not really).  I'm sure I've heard of Chinese ghost films? As a massive part of the overseas Box Office, that's going to sting.

Seems it's more of a political thing than cultural:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35008573

That's kind of what I was thinking, so possibly the correct Official wasn't made happy.

[Darth Geek]

Yikes!

http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ghostbusters-reboot-a-horrifying-mess/

[Pak-Man]

That's the worst review I've seen of it so far. Most reviews from legit film sites have ranged from "Not bad" to "Pretty great." I ain't afraid.

[ScottotD]

Eh, one reviewer didn't enjoy children's movie isn't a headline for me.

[Cyrusso]

Okay, I saw it and I really enjoyed it! I'm not kidding, and the audience seemed to enjoy it too! That's always a plus. No, it's not a great comedy, but it's funny, it's fun, it's got some great ghost-busting action and some cool horror elements and ghost effects. Overall, it's a pretty good time! I just hope the haters can someday set foot inside the cinema and have some fun watching this movie. I'd give it a solid 8/10. Even some of the bad jokes made me laugh, and I really felt like this new Ghostbusters cast felt like just as much a family as the original.

One thing is for sure: This movie made me laugh harder than a lot of other comedies I've seen.

[JimJ]

Okay, I saw it and I really enjoyed it! I'm not kidding, and the audience seemed to enjoy it too! That's always a plus. No, it's not a great comedy, but it's funny, it's fun, it's got some great ghost-busting action and some cool horror elements and ghost effects. Overall, it's a pretty good time! I just hope the haters can someday set foot inside the cinema and have some fun watching this movie. I'd give it a solid 8/10. Even some of the bad jokes made me laugh, and I really felt like this new Ghostbusters cast felt like just as much a family as the original.

One thing is for sure: This movie made me laugh harder than a lot of other comedies I've seen.

Agree whole-heartedly with pretty much every thing you said.  It was a really fun time.  I laughed a lot.  There were plenty of jokes that didn't work for me, but far more hits than misses.  I hope it does well, because I'd actually really like to see more of these characters, especially Hemsworth who is fucking hysterical in this.

[Kete]

I thought it was great. There were certainly some things I would change, but still plenty to like.

[ScottotD]

BUT HOW COULD TWO BOYS IDENTIFY WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS?!

[Kete]

BUT HOW COULD TWO BOYS IDENTIFY WITH FEMALE CHARACTERS?!

Those actually used to be daughters. Look what female Ghostbusters has wrought!

[The Lurker]

Uggh, I had a feeling Ghostbusters was going to be contentious, but some of the accusations thrown about are just ridiculous.

[Nunyerbiz]

I was fully content to wait for Redbox, but my youngest son really wanted to see this... and mom and older brother were off doing other things... so hey, why not?

I'll start by saying that the truly negative reviews screaming TRAINWRECK! are off the mark... but I found the sum of the parts to be somewhat middling. The final act is a chore to get through... as if CGI overload even holds much cache in straight laced action movies anymore... let alone a comedy.... but CGI overload we get. About the only comparison I will make to the original is that the Ghostbusters were amateurs... nothing remotely approaching badassery. But the final act here? Too much goofball straight up Arnie in Commando ghost wasting that seems to drag along with precious few laughs. Everything about the underlying plot and the villain is pretty lackluster as well... and I only found one of the callback cameos funny.

And that said, the first two acts offer plenty of chuckles... even if a lot of them are a bit low brow. While I thoroughly enjoyed Bridesmaids, it was little more than an Adam Sandler movie with all females in the lead... and this one sort of follows that template.... ectoplasm in the hoo-ha... not a gag from Grown Ups 3! But that template does allow many jokes that simply wouldn't fly or be met with eye rolls if delivered by men to at least still hit with some novelty here.  As far as the casting, I'm starting to think that the final act was all greenscreen because Kate McKinnon ate all the actual scenery... but in the end this movie needed somebody to drop the funny... and she provided a huge chunk of the laughs from the primary cast. Wiig has chops, but you wouldn't know it here... as she is largely wasted as the straight man... McCarthy also came across as oddly flat... Jones gets a few laughs, but the AWWW HELL NO schtick might have left her short changed at the end of the day. Highlights from the support group include a shamelessly one note, yet hilarious, turn from Helmsworth and a great bit part from Cecily Strong.

If it wasn't for the decision that what a Ghostbusters movie needed was 20 additional minutes of FX battles, this would have been a pleasant surprise. As it stands... I guess it's no worse than Ghostbusters 2... two shoulder shrugs and half a 'meh' out of four. Big fans of Murray/Ackroyd/Ramis might find the plot lacking and the writing nowhere near as sharp... maybe a lean towards rental. Big fans of Bridesmaids / Spy would do well seeing this in the theater... Feig does nothing to surprise fans of those movies... but outside the overlong third act, doesn't do much to disappoint either.

[Pak-Man]

Loved it! There was no way for it to surpass the original, but it stands on its own just fine!

[JimJ]

Loved it! There was no way for it to surpass the original, but it stands on its own just fine!

I liked this quote I saw on Reddit: "On a scale from Ghostbusters to Ghostbusters II, I'd give it a solid Ghostbusters 1.5."

[ScottotD]

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