Ghostbusters 2016: trip down memory lane

I love the original Ghostbusters, both the movies and the cartoon. I could still remember the range of toys (for those who are from that era, you may recall the granny or the garbage collector which transform into ghosts) which cash in from the craze, though I did own any of them. Hearing the announcement of the reboot of the franchise did not excite me at all. I was not against of the all female team; I was simply skeptical of the reboot. Most of the recent remake did more harm than good to the good old franchise.



The movie itself is a fair comedy on its own. Adequate jokes to keep the audience smiling. Nice chemistry between the leads. Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy are comfortable in their roles. Even Chris Hemsworth looks effortless in this comedic role, leaving behind his Mjolnir. Special effects look pleasant to the eyes. But that basically summarize the movie. Mediocre. No jokes worth mentioning after the movie, action sequence which had been repeated in so many other movies, CGI that are just not groundbreaking enough. A villain who looks menacing but at the end of day, proves to be more of an idiot than evil.



The movie follows the adventure of two good friends, due to unfortunate circumstances, decided to form their own ghost catching team. Add in the team odd looking nerd and African American to complete the team. The villain comes in the form of a nerd who was bullied all his life, and finally decided to lead his team of ghost to torment the earth. Although there is nothing new so far, it did pay lots of homage to the original Ghostbusters. For that, I will pay to watch this version. For those who love the original, seeing the logo itself and all those proton packs brings me back to the good old days. The team maintain the working formula of all the different members, including Holtzman to replace Egon Spengler. The appearance of Slimer and Marshmallow Man reminded me of the finale of the first movie.

It is still an entertaining movie. However, even with the trip down memory lane could not save it from mediocrity.


ratings: 2 half poink~!
comments: making a reboot is a double edge sword, either you do very well and goes down in history as one of the great reboot, or fail in comparison to the original material.