I honestly don't understand what people enjoyed about this movie. The first two Ghostbusters were comedies. This one was not. The originals starred some of the top comedians of the time. This one starred kids. I also felt this one was extremely slow. There was one ghost that resembled Slimer for most of the movie. There was another ghost that ended up playing a big part in the end.
What did I like about this movie? Just the end. The end was very nicely executed. The end alone made me appreciate the movie and made it worth my time to see it.
My biggest issue with this film is that it did not feel like the first two Ghostbuster movies. It was almost played like a drama. The kids did a pretty bad job of carrying the movie. I was bored with it until the end. Kept wishing for the part when the original ghostbusters appear. Until the end you basically see Annie Potts and Dan Ackroyd once each. Sigourney Weaver only appears in a scene while the credits role. After seeing this I totally understand why Rick Moranis does not appear. He too likely would appear in the credits.
People like to bash the Ghostbusters movie with the female leads. Honestly that movie did a much better job of capturing the feel of the original movies than this movie. My problem with that one however was the cameos of the original Ghostbusters. I think if the actors played the Ghostbusters it would have been more highly received.
Another example of why this movie was terrible was the Walmart scene. Paul Rudd apparently is the only person in a Walmart. Not just the only customer, but there were ZERO workers in the Walmart. In addition to that, what was the point of the marshmallow scenes? They made absolutely no sense. They did not fit the movie at all. Sure it was cute, but why did the marshmallows come to life? And unlike all the other ghosts in the movie they were used as comedy. Made no sense.
So why was the all female Ghostbusters movie panned? Because they were female ghostbusters. And why was this kid's movie drama loved? I am puzzled. I still don't get it. So apparently from after credit scenes we'll get a sequel.....give me the female ghostbusters any day. Hard pass on another kid's Ghostbusters drama.
What did I like about this movie? Just the end. The end was very nicely executed. The end alone made me appreciate the movie and made it worth my time to see it.
My biggest issue with this film is that it did not feel like the first two Ghostbuster movies. It was almost played like a drama. The kids did a pretty bad job of carrying the movie. I was bored with it until the end. Kept wishing for the part when the original ghostbusters appear. Until the end you basically see Annie Potts and Dan Ackroyd once each. Sigourney Weaver only appears in a scene while the credits role. After seeing this I totally understand why Rick Moranis does not appear. He too likely would appear in the credits.
People like to bash the Ghostbusters movie with the female leads. Honestly that movie did a much better job of capturing the feel of the original movies than this movie. My problem with that one however was the cameos of the original Ghostbusters. I think if the actors played the Ghostbusters it would have been more highly received.
Another example of why this movie was terrible was the Walmart scene. Paul Rudd apparently is the only person in a Walmart. Not just the only customer, but there were ZERO workers in the Walmart. In addition to that, what was the point of the marshmallow scenes? They made absolutely no sense. They did not fit the movie at all. Sure it was cute, but why did the marshmallows come to life? And unlike all the other ghosts in the movie they were used as comedy. Made no sense.
So why was the all female Ghostbusters movie panned? Because they were female ghostbusters. And why was this kid's movie drama loved? I am puzzled. I still don't get it. So apparently from after credit scenes we'll get a sequel.....give me the female ghostbusters any day. Hard pass on another kid's Ghostbusters drama.
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