(Updated 10/22/16)
Three months after the fact and "Ghostbusters" (sadly) isn't as funny as it was in the theater. It's absolutely not as bad as the Internet would like you to believe, and (again, sadly) has become the most politicized thing I've seen in a very long time. But there's also something very bland about the movie, from the four main characters right down to the soundtrack. And this is speaking strictly as a moviegoer. It didn't have to take any chances, but a lot of the jokes are also very obvious. And Murray and Aykroyd got the shaft in the cameo department.
But my wife very much enjoyed the movie, regardless of these reasons; and my daughter got to the end credits and asked, "Aww, why does it have to be over?" They've really taken to this, and that's really who the movie's aiming for anyway. I like that my kid has a movie where women are Ghostbusters, and my appreciation for it brightens as a result. So there's no pretense at objectivity here, but . . . I dunno, I guess in my house, it's a source of happiness.
And I do think it's kinda sad that there won't be a sequel.
There should be.
7/10
Three months after the fact and "Ghostbusters" (sadly) isn't as funny as it was in the theater. It's absolutely not as bad as the Internet would like you to believe, and (again, sadly) has become the most politicized thing I've seen in a very long time. But there's also something very bland about the movie, from the four main characters right down to the soundtrack. And this is speaking strictly as a moviegoer. It didn't have to take any chances, but a lot of the jokes are also very obvious. And Murray and Aykroyd got the shaft in the cameo department.
But my wife very much enjoyed the movie, regardless of these reasons; and my daughter got to the end credits and asked, "Aww, why does it have to be over?" They've really taken to this, and that's really who the movie's aiming for anyway. I like that my kid has a movie where women are Ghostbusters, and my appreciation for it brightens as a result. So there's no pretense at objectivity here, but . . . I dunno, I guess in my house, it's a source of happiness.
And I do think it's kinda sad that there won't be a sequel.
There should be.
7/10