Early reviews of Ghostbuster 2016 are in
9 years ago
This is a film I have been following very closely since the production began, I've had a big, vested interest in this film since it was Ghostbusters 3: Alive Again, and all the behind the scenes BS mixed with the "You're a sexist, misogynist, autocratic, gynophobe!" crap on YouTube and Ellen and so forth is a story for another time. What's the biggest complaint I have with the movie? Well... I went to see Spy with
Robertge in California, and I should mention, we were together at the time, and I'd bern saying for months that I thought the Ghostbusters reboot would suck, while she thought it would be good. Seeing Spy actually gave me more hope that this film might be good... I think I even said as much to Jason. But, then the first trailer dropped. Laaaaaaame. It then occurred to that the talent behind this movie was just completely wrong for this genre. Paul Feig seems to make great subversive female driven quasi genre spoofs. This is Ghostbusters in earnest, however, not a female driven indictment of the sci-fi comedy genre. From the start, it seemed the entire mindset behind the film was wrong... It was trying to start a franchise that Sony could make money on rather than just tell a story. So, according to the critics, how is it? Meh. And that's exactly what I knew it would be. In ten years time, I seriously doubt anyone will care about this movie, while the original will remain one of the best examples of a genre mashup done right.
Robertge in California, and I should mention, we were together at the time, and I'd bern saying for months that I thought the Ghostbusters reboot would suck, while she thought it would be good. Seeing Spy actually gave me more hope that this film might be good... I think I even said as much to Jason. But, then the first trailer dropped. Laaaaaaame. It then occurred to that the talent behind this movie was just completely wrong for this genre. Paul Feig seems to make great subversive female driven quasi genre spoofs. This is Ghostbusters in earnest, however, not a female driven indictment of the sci-fi comedy genre. From the start, it seemed the entire mindset behind the film was wrong... It was trying to start a franchise that Sony could make money on rather than just tell a story. So, according to the critics, how is it? Meh. And that's exactly what I knew it would be. In ten years time, I seriously doubt anyone will care about this movie, while the original will remain one of the best examples of a genre mashup done right.
FA+
