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Originally Posted by direwolf
Saw the new Ghostbusters movie yesterday. The pacing could have been a bit better and they try to cram in too many characters, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a fun mix of the original films crossed with the Real Ghostbusters animated series. Solid story and a cool villain as well.
Aykroyd brings so much joy to his role and almost steals the show. You can tell he just loves making these movies. McKenna Grace was excellent once again as Phoebe, and I liked the family dynamic between her, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd's characters. This one felt like the last adventure for the OG crew before the new gang fully takes over the firehouse. Overall I'd put this movie on par with the previous film. Afterlife moved at a slower pace and tugged at the heartstrings a little more, while this one is busier with more action and Ghostbusting. Hopefully they can make at least one more of these.
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Intriguing, I too watched Ghostbusters last night and for the most part I concur with your assessment.
I liked it. It wasnt great, it leaves a lot of gaps and leans heavily on callbacks and cameos and I also agree that Aykroyd nearly stole it.
So to go back a bit, thematically it wasn't 'great' but I loved almost every minute of it. Its got that cheese element, it doesnt have the 'natural comedy' element of the originals but lets be real, that was ' catching lightning in a bottle' you cant compare anything to that.
And come on...the Ecto1!
There are so many iconic cars in film, the DeLorean, the various Batmobiles, the Bullit Mustang, Bond's various cars....the Bluesmobile for God's sake! I can on and on, but the Ecto1 is just so 'Ghostbusters.'
Like, its not sleek, its not fast but it is the vehicular personification of its users, its this schlubby rolly-polley big vehicle that is basically equipped to do anything. Its got the tools and its got the talent! And its got the siren to prove it!
So I'll probably say something similar about this movie that I said about 'Afterlife.'
Was it perfect? No. Will you like it? Probably. Will a Ghostbusters fan like it? Almost certainly.
Standard Film Score: 6.5/10
Ghostbusters Fan Score: 8/10