I had a free UHD movie with my 4k TV that I've been meaning to use for several months. I had a few Sony movies like Amazing Spider Man, Passengers and Amazing Spider Man 2. I didn't particularly like any of the choices so I picked Ghostbusters. I remember it getting flamed on the Internet because they were women but none of that mattered. The movie is simply a chore to watch. And that's especially not good when it's a comedy.
The one thing that struck me was how they managed to get actors like Kristen Wig, Kate McKinnon and Melissa McCarthy and then be completely, 100% unfunny. I have to wonder if test audiences said they were too funny and some suit descended upon the set to make sure that wasn't a problem. I noticed a lot of SNL cast in the movie and for whatever reason they werent given anything to work with. The wonton joke never worked and they kept coming back to it. Ugh. The innuendos land with a thud mostly because they drop one and then let it sit, presumably to give the audience time to stop laughing. Instead it should have been delivered and the scene kept moving.
These women are supposed to be scientists but they act like they're anything but despite Kristen Wigs character bringing it up a couple times. Her need for validation trumped her good judgment and by releasing the ghost she got Bill Murray killed. Hilarious I guess. Patty has no reason to be there other than she's a more annoying version of Siri so why not give her a nuclear laser gun? Chris Hemsworth plays the dumb blonde well, but gender swapping a stereotype went nowhere. Jeanine was the most competent person on the old Ghostbusters team. Maybe Winston. I don't know.
So something very wrong happened during the script writing sessions. More than likely being a lot of improv actors on the film I wouldn't be surprised if most of the scripted scenes were cut. Bill Murray's performance was largely improvised and Eddie Murphy was originally intended to be Winston because of Murphy's improv skills. I never finished the movie so I don't know how it ends but it felt like i was hitting the third act and I was done wasting my time.
I'm kind of bummed because the franchise is probably dead for another decade. That gives everyone enough time to not understand what went wrong. Who ya going to call? Probably customer service to demand your money back. :(
The one thing that struck me was how they managed to get actors like Kristen Wig, Kate McKinnon and Melissa McCarthy and then be completely, 100% unfunny. I have to wonder if test audiences said they were too funny and some suit descended upon the set to make sure that wasn't a problem. I noticed a lot of SNL cast in the movie and for whatever reason they werent given anything to work with. The wonton joke never worked and they kept coming back to it. Ugh. The innuendos land with a thud mostly because they drop one and then let it sit, presumably to give the audience time to stop laughing. Instead it should have been delivered and the scene kept moving.
These women are supposed to be scientists but they act like they're anything but despite Kristen Wigs character bringing it up a couple times. Her need for validation trumped her good judgment and by releasing the ghost she got Bill Murray killed. Hilarious I guess. Patty has no reason to be there other than she's a more annoying version of Siri so why not give her a nuclear laser gun? Chris Hemsworth plays the dumb blonde well, but gender swapping a stereotype went nowhere. Jeanine was the most competent person on the old Ghostbusters team. Maybe Winston. I don't know.
So something very wrong happened during the script writing sessions. More than likely being a lot of improv actors on the film I wouldn't be surprised if most of the scripted scenes were cut. Bill Murray's performance was largely improvised and Eddie Murphy was originally intended to be Winston because of Murphy's improv skills. I never finished the movie so I don't know how it ends but it felt like i was hitting the third act and I was done wasting my time.
I'm kind of bummed because the franchise is probably dead for another decade. That gives everyone enough time to not understand what went wrong. Who ya going to call? Probably customer service to demand your money back. :(
