This is one of the worst things that has happened to the movie industry, and definitely doesn't live up to the original. Nuff said. I will admit, though, there's nice action scenes and proton weapons that the OG gang would have looked fantastic using. And speaking of the OG gang, they all cameo in the movie in the best ways possible, which I really liked. And one scene with Chris Hemsworth's character is hilarious, but apart from the cameos from the OGs, it's the only funny scene in the movie.
Overall this is a terrible movie, but the cameos and final battle scenes are definitely worth a watch on YouTube. Just stay away from watching the entire movie.
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
2016
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call
2016
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Plot summary
Paranormal researcher Abby Yates and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help. Also joining the team is Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside and out. Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, the four women prepare for an epic battle as more than 1,000 mischievous ghouls descend on Times Square.
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4 for the action and cameos, everything else is woeful
Bad
I'm afraid this is not a good film.
I like some things of it. Some people complain about the CGI but I really think the monsters/phantasm were good and it's the only one thing that is better than the OG (obviously due to tech limitations at that time). I also think some of the scenes at the end work even they are merely a copy of the OG and not better than it. I also liked some of the origin details, like the logo or the song.
However, this film has 4 major issues:
1st, the cast. Leslie Jones is the best one, she knows when to do her thing, when to stop, when to listen, she is funny, it doesn't feel forced. McKinnon is super praised and I get why. Even if I didn't love her role - sometimes it seems she replaced the lack of any substance by weird expressions all the time - she is charismatic and I can clearly see her working very well with a better plot. But then...Melissa McCarthy is so bland here, so insipid, I can't even remember a single take from her. Wigg, on the other hand...I would prefer to forget what I remember. There is one good moment from her (when she met Hemsworth character) but all the rest is super annoying, super unnatural and not funny. Hemsworth's role is funny (in fact, the funniest when it works) and good to see until...it's too repetitive and more of the same.
2nd, the plot/story. I'm still trying to find out how do you want to reboot a classic film with this story to tell. It doesn't make sense. It would work potentially as a stand-alone episode if they decided to create a TV series with 12 episodes per season, as a film is not enough. After 15 minutes, I don't even remember the villain and why he did what he did. I don't understand how things scalated so quickly.
3rd, the editing. What an atrocious thing. This film would work so much better with less 20/25 minutes, with much less stupid (and weak) jokes...sometimes you can even see when they did several takes with scenes not matching from different angles. Yeah, that bad.
7 rating!?????
Are you kidding me! This is why people will not bother writing real reviews because you are as corrupt as the people pushing this crap. I beg you to find one review above 3 so on that note this film was and is the most pathetic nonsensical bad acting mess I have ever seen plus it's woke bs.