It's a nice film, very respectful to the originals, with good acting by the kids, but that's about it - there are no surprises, no story to speak of, piss-poor 'villain', very so-so and unimaginative creature designs and FX, lousy 3rd act as a whole...
AgreedShambles of a film.
Yeah but I think everyone would agree that…… I ain’t farid of no ghosts!It's interesting how polarising the views are on this. You've got those that say they loved it and those that thought it was a shambles.
Hollywood is deservedly attacked for relying way too much on sequels and remakes, but sometimes I think it's fine to give the fans what they want if it's done sincerely. This is a movie made for Ghostbusters fans and pretty much nobody else, and that's okay with me.
The cast was good, especially McKenna Grace (Phoebe) and whilst the story was partly a re-tread of the first movie it didn't feel cynical like The Force Awakens. It was more loving tribute than lazy re-hash. It wasn't perfect for sure, I thought the mother character was needlessly unpleasant throughout and just wasn't likeable, and the villain is rather undeveloped.
And the ending was surprisingly emotional and well done.
(make sure you keep watching once the credits start as there are two more sequences)
Which this has (imo). I was defo thinking Stranger Things/Super 8, whilst watching this. If that’s not your vibe then proceed with cautionDefinitely not blind-buying. I'm very wary of the Stranger Things 80's type kids/nostalgia films..
Nowhere near as entertaining as Stranger Things.Definitely not blind-buying. I'm very wary of the Stranger Things 80's type kids/nostalgia films..