Ghostbusters

Name: Ghostbusters
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: July 15, 2016
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy

2016

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 15, 2016 | PG-13

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy

Summary: Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation. Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today.

Director: Paul Feig

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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Drew McWeeny

Jul 10, 2016

The original Ghostbusters will always be a classic that means something special to me. The good news is, there’s a whole new generation that’s about to feel that way about this one. And more power to them. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

Jul 10, 2016

Its jokes, effects and sparkler-bright cast chemistry need nothing to fall back on. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Jul 13, 2016

This good-humored bonding story emphasizes the actresses’ gifts, rather than their gender. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jul 14, 2016

This is a mediocre horror/comedy that deserves neither high praise nor disparagement. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Jul 13, 2016

The new Ghostbusters is a pretty funny movie, a goofy take on the goofy original that has some good laughs and a dopey story. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 10, 2016

While the new Ghostbusters successfully empowers female movie stars, that’s not the movie’s selling point. However, it’s the only justification for its existence. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 11, 2016

Ghostbusters is a horror from start to finish, and that’s not me saying it’s legitimately scary. More like I was horrified by what was transpiring onscreen. Read full review

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angie70000000

Jul 16, 2016

I loved this movie. The women in it are great together and all bring their own style of comedy that blends well with their cast members. I laughed throughout this film! Who doesn't love a movie that has amazingly smart women who turn-up as the sheros!

Beyond the great comedic acting, theI loved this movie. The women in it are great together and all bring their own style of comedy that blends well with their cast members. I laughed throughout this film! Who doesn't love a movie that has amazingly smart women who turn-up as the sheros!

Beyond the great comedic acting, the film makers sprinkled a lot from the previous movie in which was fantastic. There are cameos, there is the famed marshmallow man, basically same events happening. In a brilliant way, they still made the movie have it's own story-line while at the same time bringing back all the old stuff we love about the 1984 classic.

Very well done. I would pay theater money to see it again! Hopefully this cast continues making films together.… Expand

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cherold

Oct 27, 2016

Really funny movie with great performances from MacKinnon and Jones, although the others are a bit muted. Solid special effects, decent story. Overall I recall enjoying this as much as I enjoyed the original when I watched it a quarter of a century ago. It's a shame a trolling internetReally funny movie with great performances from MacKinnon and Jones, although the others are a bit muted. Solid special effects, decent story. Overall I recall enjoying this as much as I enjoyed the original when I watched it a quarter of a century ago. It's a shame a trolling internet campaign ruined its user ratings and killed the chance of a sequel.… Expand

5 of 16 users found this helpful511

robertoiglesias

Oct 16, 2019

I give it a 6.5/10. Some jokes fell flat, and some scenes don’t add anything important. But tbh, I enjoyed watching female Ghostbusters. Why is that a bad thing? The action was fun and the new stuff was pretty good. Some performances were great.
It’s not perfect and it’s not as good as theI give it a 6.5/10. Some jokes fell flat, and some scenes don’t add anything important. But tbh, I enjoyed watching female Ghostbusters. Why is that a bad thing? The action was fun and the new stuff was pretty good. Some performances were great.
It’s not perfect and it’s not as good as the original. But I respect having this film here. Don’t dislike my review because I have something called an opinion… Expand

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JoeCool

May 10, 2019

Why they made this movie is beyond me. It was bad, worse than just bad, it was really bad. It was ok like for the first 5 to 10 minutes, after that it's just all downhill if there ever was a hill to begin with. There is just nothing there, no chemistry between the actors, it's not even funnyWhy they made this movie is beyond me. It was bad, worse than just bad, it was really bad. It was ok like for the first 5 to 10 minutes, after that it's just all downhill if there ever was a hill to begin with. There is just nothing there, no chemistry between the actors, it's not even funny like ever, it's just a whole lot of fail and some special effects. Not a good thing for a comedy.… Expand

3 of 3 users found this helpful30

ENTERNAMEHERE

Sep 27, 2016

A movie with that is based of a previous movie with the added feature of the main characters genders being swapped is an un-original concept from the 20th century. The visuals looks like it is stuck in the 80s and the humor is blander than an Adam Sandler film.
Also i don't know why someA movie with that is based of a previous movie with the added feature of the main characters genders being swapped is an un-original concept from the 20th century. The visuals looks like it is stuck in the 80s and the humor is blander than an Adam Sandler film.
Also i don't know why some critics have given this film a good rating… Expand

4 of 6 users found this helpful42

Peacepiperf20

Jan 5, 2021

I love how the critics scoring is so high like they're paid to write good reviews. Obviously...

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sthomson22

Jul 15, 2016

I've been waiting for this for so long..

The Metacritic user reviews, of course (which have ironically become more objective and principled than the reviews of mainstream critics), the movie itself I could not have less of an interest in. I could go on a 10000 word essay about why thisI've been waiting for this for so long..

The Metacritic user reviews, of course (which have ironically become more objective and principled than the reviews of mainstream critics), the movie itself I could not have less of an interest in. I could go on a 10000 word essay about why this film is, in a word, an abomination, but I won't (partially because there is a 5000 character limit, partially because I am very lethargic and partially because I'm not a pretentious, preening, poseur liberal arts/gender studies graduate pretending to identify with and enjoy cult movies/nerd stuff just so I can then **** all over everything and ram my toxic, inane, nihilistic agenda down everyone's throat to feel superior, because mommy gave me just a little too much attention and praise for my own good growing up).

What is this movie? It's Bridesmaids with a Ghostbusters veneer. It's the same, tired, generic "female comedy" that is churned out every time women are given a damn chance to try and make a funny, which is far, far too often.

Don't give them your money, don't give them your time, this is an inferior charity product that participants will try to guilt trip and shame you into watching and pretending to enjoy in the name of social "justice".

Women's comedy is effectively the WNBA, let's be **** honest, shall we?!… Expand

38 of 55 users found this helpful3817

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