Ghostbusters (2016) Review

Ghostbusters

Release Date: 14th July 2016 - Australia

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures (presents)

LStar Capital (in association with)

Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)

Pascal Pictures

Feigco Entertainment

Ghostcorps

The Montecito Picture Company

Distribution

Sony Pictures Australia

Genre: Comedy/Fantasy

Rating: PG

             M (extended)

Runtime: 116 minutes

                134 minutes
                (extended)

Budget: $144,000,000

Box Office Gross: $229,147,509 (Worldwide)

Plot Summary

To prove the existence of ghosts in modern society, Abby Yates, a paranormal researcher, and Erin Gilbert, a physicist, set to find out. When mysterious phenomena started appearing in Manhattan, they enlisted the aid of an engineer named Jillian Holtzman. Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside out, also joins the team. As more than 1,000 vicious ghosts descend on Times Square, the four women, armed with proton packs and plenty of attitudes, prepare for an epic battle.

Cast

Melissa McCarthy - Abby Yates

Kristen Wiig - Erin Gilbert

Kate McKinnon - Jillian Holtzman

Leslie Jones - Patty Tolan

Chris Hemsworth - Kevin

Neil Casey - Rowan North

Michael Kenneth Williams - Agent Hawkins

Matt Walsh - Agent Rourke

Andy Garcia - Mayor Bradley

Ed Begley Jr. - Ed Mulgrave

Cecily Strong - Jennifer Lynch

Charles Dance - Harold Filmore

Bill Murray - Martin Heiss

Michael McDonald - Jonathan

Adam Ray - Slimer (Voice)/Lead Singer
Robin Shelby - Lady Slimer (Voice)
Dave Allen - Electrocuted Ghost

Steve Bannos - Flasher Ghost

Elizabeth Perkins - Phyllis Allder

Steve Higgins - Tom Shanks

John Higgins - Baba Booey Shouter

Zach Woods - Garrett

Nate Corddry - Graffiti Artist

Toby Huss - Officer Stevenson

Katie Dippold - Rental Agent

Karan Soni - Bennie

Bess Rous - Gertrude Aldridge Ghost

Eugene Cordero - Bass Guitarist

Milana Yaybtrub - Subway Rat Woman

Sigourney Weaver - Rebecca Gorin (Cameo)

Ernie Hudson - Uncle Bill (Cameo)

Dan Aykroyd - Cabbie (Cameo)

Annie Potts - Desk Clerk (Cameo)

Ozzy Osbourne - Famous Rock

Star

Al Roker - Himself

Pat Kiernan - NY1 News Anchor #1

Greg Kelly - Fox 5 News Anchor

Rosanna Scotto - Fox 5 News Anchor

Chris Gethard - Himself

Theodore Shapiro - Keyboardist (Cameo)

Daniel Ramis - Metal Head (Cameo)

Stephen Boss - Police Officer (Cameo)

Justin Kirk - Phil (Cameo) (Extended Cut

Only)

Brian Baumgartner - Frank (Cameo)

(Extended Cut Only)

Crew

Writer/Executive Producer/
Director - Paul Feig

Based on the 1984 Film "Ghostbusters"

Director/Producer - Ivan Reitman

Based on the 1984 Film "Ghostbusters"

Writer/Executive Producer - Dan Aykroyd

Based on the 1984 Film "Ghostbusters" Writer -

Harold Ramis 

Writer - Katie Dippold

Executive Producers - Ali Bell,
Jessie Henderson, Joe Medjuck and Tom Pollock

Executive Producer/Unit Production Manager -

Michele Imperato

Producer - Amy Pascal

Casting Director - Allison Jones

Production Designer - Jefferson Sage

Illustrators - Peter Rubin,

Shae Shatz, Tully Summers and

Constantine Sekeris
Art Directors - Beat Frutiger,

Lorin Flemming, Iain McFayden,

Brad Rubin and Audra Avery
Set Decorator - Leslie Pope

Property Master - Kirk Corwin

Costume Designer - Jeffrey Kurland

Director of Photography - Robert D. Yeaman

"A" Camera Operator - Casey Hotchkiss

"B" Camera/Steadicam Operator - David Chameides

Location Managers - Mark Fitzgerald

and Charlie Harrington

Unit Production Manager - David Witz
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator -
G.A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator - Walter Garcia

Choreographer - Stephen Boss

Special Effects Supervisor - Mark Hawker

Special Effects Coordinator - Andy Weder

Visual Effects Supervisor - Peter G. Travers

Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Daniel Kramer

Visual Effects Supervisor: MPC - David Seager

Visual Effects Supervisors: Illoura -

Glenn Melenhorst and Andrew Hellen

Executive Visual Effects Supervisor:

Furious FX - David Lingenfelser

Visual Effects Producer - Sean Santiago

Visual Effects Consultant - Eric Brevig

Animation Supervisor: SPI - Sebastian Kapijimpanga

Lead Animation Supervisor: Illoura - Nicholas Tripodi

Animation Supervisor: Illoura - Terence Bannon

Stereoscopic Supervisor: Legend 3D - Anthony Dunifer

Editors - Melissa Bretherton and Brent White

First Assistant Editors - Alex Hepburn

and Ken O'Keefe

Supervising Sound Editors - Andrew DeCristofaro

and Becky Sullivan

Sound Designers - Karen Treist,

Michael Payne and Tony Lamberti

Sound Mixer - Steve Cantamessa

Re-Recording Mixers - Mark Paterson

and Beau Borders

Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker

and Rick Owens

Music - Theodore Shapiro

Music Editor/Supervisor - Erica Weis

Review
When they officially announced the new GHOSTBUSTERS movie, I hoped it'd be about a new generation with some original cast members participating as their old characters. Unfortunately, it occurred to me that this was a remake, not a sequel. Its co-creator, Harold Ramis, has died, making the newer film impossible to continue. However, it's a mind-numbing epic fail that could not possibly remake the original of its comical fright with a material of gags and jokes from the original actors. All four new lead protagonists are women. I'm not saying I am a sexist, but it's bad luck to mention some forced female empowerment in this movie. This remake should have had only one or two female lead characters, with the other two (or three) male.

It contains only a few jokes, with the rest being not humorous. The actresses who played the four female Ghostbusters have better movies in their careers than this one, especially from the gorgeous talents of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. They did not live up to the reputation of these classic actors trained to their best. However, some like Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts and Eddie Hudson got piled into unnecessary cameo roles, with Bill Murray in a supporting role. The CGI is terrible, which makes the original effects look better in comparison (save for the stop-motion animation, which didn't age well).

I recommend you not watch the new GHOSTBUSTERS as it is an unsuccessful revamp of the original. All female viewers should note that it's a soulless and misguided attempt to improve the 1984 classic.

Star rating: (2/10) Bad Movie

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