Why is everybody obsessed with saying the X is terrible? Throwing in a Take That against something you dislike does not help your review.
It was only used once at the end as a throwaway comment. What\'s the harm?
I said it was terrible because I thought and still think it was terrible. And with the original version being a pretty iconic tune it\'s a relevant point to raise.
"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Yes, well, it is YMMV. These are reviews, but I just wanted to point that out.
What, that different people have different opinions on the quality of things? That is kind of the point of reviews.
"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
Tone down the snark a bit. I simply do not find the theme song quality to matter, and especially considering this was all a positive review, and could have stayed that way. I do not care for the theme either, but it has no effect on the film\'s quality.
It\'s not snark, jakobitis is right, they made a review and showed their opinion, you\'re the one who seems to have a problem with it. Of course is YMMV, they never said it was a fact. It\'s not a Take That it\'s part of the movie, the worst part is that, like you said, it\'s the only negative part of the reivew and you\'re going at it so, makes you come out as complaining they didn\'t say this movie was flawless.
Look, I don\'t intend to start an argument. I apologize if I came off as unreasonable. I now see where I was incorrect.
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As a film, it's pretty good... as a reboot? Eh.
Rarely have their been as many films as controversial as Ghostbusters 2016 proved to be - without anyone seeing any footage except that of the trailers. A lot has been written about that sorry saga and I won't be adding to it except to say in the end, this is a movie that really doesn't merit such heated discussion.
Plot wise, it follows very similar grounds to the original - three scientists and a everyman busting ghosts, which are appearing at a record rate. And it does enough in this to distinguish itself from the original at least - these ghosts seem more actively malevolent than those not named Gozer, and have a human accomplice trying to set them free.
Character wise, again they end up similar, yet distinct. Where Venkman never actually seemed to believe in ghosts at all until he met one, Erin was a true believer but disavowed said beliefs. Holtzmann openly embraces and enjoys her position of 'mad scientist' where Spengler wouldn't even realise how wacky his ideas could be. Tolan believes in their mission more than Zeddemore, who mostly believed in his cheque. Yates however is pretty much a female Stantz, though perhaps more efficient and focussed.
Of course, there is the elephant in the room - all four of the New Ghostbusters are in fact women. And in all honesty? It makes very little difference in the end. You could swap any of the actresses/roles for male equivalents and it really wouldn't affect the movie in the least. Of the main quartet, Kate Mckinnon as Holtzmann is probably the funniest, though all four do get their moments to shine - and all four are overshadowed in pure laughs by Chris Hemsworth embracing a role as a brainless beauty - possibly a joke stretched just a little too far by the movie's end.
The first Ghostbusters is widely held as a classic comedy, and this new version probably won't ever be quite as acclaimed, and perhaps doesn't try as hard as it might to step out of the shadow of the 80s film. But it's a solid movie in it's own right, and certainly not the terrible mess that the detractors (and let's face it, the first trailer) would have had everyone believe.
In fact, the best bit of the film came as very pleasant surprises - Mckinnon as very much the MVP of the quartet, Melissa Mc Carthy doing an impressive job of playing it straight, Leslie Jones' character and performance being far more nuanced and amusing on second glance than first.
Overall, a good film, well made and consistently funny, and recommended as a film to watch in a cinema.
(With the caveat that the new theme song is just terrible.)