*WARNING SPOILERS*
A review of Ghostbusters
What do you think of when someone says Ghostbusters? Do you think of the 1984 classic ghost film starring the likes of Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver or do you think of this 2016 remake which in my opinion did everything right. Or did it?
As someone born much later than the original's release, I was shown the first film by my parents and instantly fell in love. It had the perfect mix of funny and spooky. The film itself didn't exactly terrify me (the librarian ghost did almost get me though) but now, this new version has increased not only the spooks but also the funny.
Firstly, the hate surrounding the idea of all female leads really angered me. Why can't women be ghost busting badasses? Now, I can understand the upset over remaking an already perfect film (personally, I feel like they should have given it a slightly different name (Ghostbusters:Reborn for instance.) Just something to show that it is in fact different from the previous films and is, in itself, and awesome movie). The women who did lead the narrative were perfectly cast. Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig bought their normal humour which never fails to make me laugh out loud in the cinema (something that I rarely do as I don't wish to annoy those around me). The relatively unknown to me, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones join the comedy geniuses to create a perfect team that couldn't have been pulled off by anyone else. I saw this film at the cinema twice and came to the conclusion that even though McKinnon did play Holtzmann just slightly over the top she definitely holds the title of my favourite Ghostbuster. Having said that, Chris Hemsworth was a pure delight to see embody not only the Ghostbusters "ditzy" secretary but also become the vessel of a very angry ghost. Every moment Hemsworth was on screen left you laughing, whether it be from lines like "did you know a fish tank is a submarine for fish" to him covering his eyes when he hears loud noises.
So what's the plot? Well four women come together to fight the ever growing ghost infestation that plagues in New York City. Sounds familiar right? While it does hold numerous similarities with the original, it definitely has created it's own thing, with its beautifully deep colours and extraordinary effects. Speaking of effects, the ghosts have to be some of my favourite CGI I have ever witnessed. They were both terrifying and beautiful (a perfect mix for this film). Another terrifying image was when the mannequin started to move. As someone who has Automatonophobia (a fear of anything that falsely represents a sentient being) my breathing got faster but luckily Jones lightened the situation with a brilliant reaction that left me wanting to see the scene again. 
No film is without negatives however and unfortunately Ghostbusters has a rather big one. The film feels like it has been edited to the simplest it can be with scenes seeming to cut short and characters reacting to lines either; never said or said in a different order. This editing left me disheartened at times because I wanted to see the things that had been taken out but the film did do well to try to make up for the editing by having glorious scenes like at the beginning, when the tour guide gets led down into the basement and the sounds and images come together to create a heart racing scene which left my hair standing on end or my favourite scene when McKinnon goes solo and has a breath taking, butt kicking fight scene that is probably the most satisfying scene I have seen all year (excluding Bucky flipping his bike in Civil War, of course).
Overall, I highly enjoyed the film and even though the editing did get annoying at points it was definitely worth the watch and I can't wait to watch it again.
Thanks for reading,
Haynes.
lmao same
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