New Ghostbusters movie in OG movie universe Jason Reitman directing 2020

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 11-20-2021, 09:17 AM

Yeah, I watched the movie last night and it was surprisingly dead. It was just an older dude and three friends who seem like huge fans of the originals because they wouldn't pipe down every time the movie calls back to the older films. But as someone whose not a huge Ghostbusters fan, it did make me happy to see that they were being catered to.

I actually enjoyed this movie. All the characters are legit amusing despite being assholes such as Phoebe's mother. Almost all the new characters are cynics but in a humorous way. Trevor took me a while to get used to but he wasn't obnoxious or anything, just kinda plain. The banter between Phoebe and Podcast is so good and Pheobe's attempts at deadpan jokes are more clever than the terrible attempts at humor the 2016 film had. Yes I know that isn't hard to do but when you watch the movie, you realize how just one joke from her beats out everything from the film before it.

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11-20-2021, 09:17 AM	#11
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Yeah, I watched the movie last night and it was surprisingly dead. It was just an older dude and three friends who seem like huge fans of the originals because they wouldn't pipe down every time the movie calls back to the older films. But as someone whose not a huge Ghostbusters fan, it did make me happy to see that they were being catered to. I actually enjoyed this movie. All the characters are legit amusing despite being assholes such as Phoebe's mother. Almost all the new characters are cynics but in a humorous way. Trevor took me a while to get used to but he wasn't obnoxious or anything, just kinda plain. The banter between Phoebe and Podcast is so good and Pheobe's attempts at deadpan jokes are more clever than the terrible attempts at humor the 2016 film had. Yes I know that isn't hard to do but when you watch the movie, you realize how just one joke from her beats out everything from the film before it. Spoiler: Also, seeing the old Ghostbusters return gave me goosebump. It definitely got the group of three screaming.Good thing I was sitting far away from them. Though I think they likely requested to sit away from others since they knew how they'd get. I can't blame them. It's part of the moviegoing experience after all.