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Watch: Ghostbusters 2016 123movies, Full Movie Online – Paranormal researcher Abby Yates and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help. Also joining the team is Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside and out. Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, the four women prepare for an epic battle as more than 1,000 mischievous ghouls descend on Times Square..
Plot: Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
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Ratings:

	6.9/10 Votes: 232,714
	73% | RottenTomatoes
	60/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 5671 Popularity: 36.087 | TMDB

Reviews:

Filmmaker Paul Feig’s **Ghostbusters** reboot pretty much followed the characteristic aspects of his previous films (“Bridesmaids”, “The Heat”, “Spy”) all incorporating a self-awareness of female-oriented friendship and the estrogen-driven escapades rooted in inspired goofiness. So given this familiar foundation of Feig’s big screen blueprint one would expect that his creative input into the continued Ghostbusters franchise for the millennium moviegoers would result in the heralded hype his film project is now enjoying at large. Sure, the feminine-charged **Ghostbusters** seemed like a radical concept and would obviously trigger the nostalgic sentiments (and comparisons) of the classic 80’s comedy spearheaded by beloved on-screen paranormal hucksters Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Nevertheless, singer Ray Parker Jr.’s lyrical catchphrase “Who you gonna call?” within the Ghostbusters theme song needs to be addressed accordingly. The answer: the handlers behind the original **Ghostbusters** film that could uplift the disjointed high jinks and synthetic silliness of Feig’s current comedic ghostly she-power schlockfest.

It is only natural that **Ghostbusters** had high expectations for Sony Pictures to perform well given the aggressive marketing tactics, early release of the Ghostbusters movie trailer (which was heavily panned online) and the aforementioned cinematic legacy of the original film’s fanatical following and reputation. However, this third installation of **Ghostbusters** feels curiously flat and strained in its stillborn witticism. The creep factor borders on campy and cheesy (although this effectively worked for Ivan Reitman’s 32-year old spook-ridden farce in the eighties) for which in today’s cinematic circle is inexcusable due to the edgier and challenging special effects that could have played up the whimsy and wonderment of this breezy, bubble-gum colored romp with seemingly low-grade spark and sizzle.

Feig’s interpretation of the **Ghostbusters** universe could have been fresh and favorable especially with the colorful casting of his capable four female principals in the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Melissa McCarthy along with Saturday Night Live personalities Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. Unfortunately for these noted funny ladies they were saddled (or slimmed if you will) by a transparent script almost as invisible as the pesky ghosts they are trying to pacify. The recycled by-the-numbers hilarity and hysteria does not make this brand of ghost-busting quite distinguishing. Chemistry-wise, the Ghostbuster gals seem to revel in the collective merry-minded mischievousness and genuinely try to bring energy and outrageous antics to this flaccid frightfest. Still, the mixture of Ghostbusters’ gooey gumption with a dash of egghead feisty femininity never seems to translate into anything beyond the tired gimmick of promoting another excuse to tap into yesteryear’s profitable fun and frolic that made the wise-cracking Murray and his klutzy cohorts so amusing and welcomed in their rollicking ghostly gem from the Reagan-era.

Quite frankly the notion that **Ghostbusters** is unfairly being knocked for its misogynistic overtones fueled by bias Internet-based fanboys not accepting that nerdy womanly scientists cannot fill the shoes of their revered male counterparts from the previous two predecessors is somewhat misleading. Sure, the decision to cast an all-female **Ghostbusters** team turned some curious heads but for the most part many thought this to be rather intriguing and experimental. The actual disdain can be pinpointed to the fact that Feig’s flimsy boo-spewing fable is grounded in cliched and forced chuckles, weak-kneed jokes and gags, lazy writing and uninspired visual neon lighting techniques that look like a cheapened explosion from a vintage late 70’s New York discotheque.

Unfortunately, **Ghostbusters** wallows in mediocrity and fails to capture the acquired giddiness and imagination so pronounced in the prior entertaining installments. Even if the original actors in Murray, Aykroyd, the late Ramis and Hudson had decided to reprise their roles under Feig’s problematic production the results would be the same–an aimless reboot without any definitive bite or backbone for a cobbled comedy that is slight and stretched thin to its toothless core. Amazingly, **Ghostbusters** cannot decide if it should remain faithful to its humble roots (it does help trivially that iconic Ghostbuster notables make scattered cameos–sans Rick Moranis–including that glorified scene-stealer in the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man as well as hot dog gulper Slimer) or venture off into something resembling its own goofy identity and distinction. Either way the third time around simply meanders in over-produced, noisy emptiness.

The so-called plot in **Ghostbusters** focuses on college professor Erin Gilbert (Wiig presumably in the Murray/Dr. Peter Venkman role) and her fascination with ghost activities that end up costing her an academic career in the process. Specifically, Erin’s controversial book that she wrote along with co-author Abby Yates (McCarthy) served as the basis for her firing. Abby’s obsession with ghosts still has her invested with this spirit phenomenon that she researches defiantly with her kooky associate Jillian Holtzman (McKinnon) in tow. Eventually, it would take the trio’s status of joblessness (not to mention a run-in with a slim-spewing ghost that loves soaking humans with its sticky green goo) to collaborate on going into business as paranormal exterminators out to showcase their expertise in “busting ghosts”.

In the meanwhile, there is something brewing in the twisted mind of supernatural-loving freak Rowan North (Neil Casey). After all, he is the lost soul responsible for unleashing the onslaught of riff-raffish apparitions upon New York City courtesy of his miserable, lonely existence. Now it is up to Erin, Abby and Jillian to eliminate Rowan’s sinister agenda and eradicate the spooky pests that he has manipulated to cause the city-wide panic. As Internet sensational darlings, the Ghostbusters are committed to step up to the plate as the sassy saviors they were meant to be since going into the ghost-busting industry.

The later arrival of street-wise transit worker Patty Tolan (Jones) completes the Ghostbusters’ quartet. Patty, whose run in with one of the slimy ghosts in the subway tunnel was pivotal to joining the three scientists, has something to offer the ghost-chasing brainiacs–a.) her knowledge of the city’s whereabouts and b.) her funeral director uncle’s hearse that serves as the official transportation for the Ghostbusters.

Overall, the third outing regarding this toothless entry **Ghostbusters** notoriously lacks the robust impishness and rapport of the male character counterparts that were devilishly drawn together and cemented by Murray’s droll humor. Here, the ladies come off as bland and indifferent–at least for the Paul McCartney and John Lennon of the team in Wiig’s Erin Gilbert and McCarthy’s Abby Yates. McKinnon’s Jillian Holtzman is the only truly spry Ghostbuster who is credible as an off-kilter genius ditz with off-the-wall likability. Some may gravitate towards Jones’s stereotypical brassy black chick with the brash quips and animated overreactions. Although Jones brings in the high-wire urbanized smirks in contrast to her quieter, geekier counterparts it is cringe-worthy watching her play an over-the-top, towering, mouthy cultural exaggeration that is woefully embarrassing for the sake of this dismissive. hedonistic hoot.

Ironically it is the hunky Chris Hemsworth that fares decently as the handsome himbo Kevin, the dim-witted **Ghostbusters’** male assistant that serves as the doltish eye candy for the cerebral lasses, particularly for the smitten Erin. Another SNL alum, Cecily Strong, checks in as the menacing mouthpiece from the Mayor’s office that tries to discredit the popular ghost-busting technicians as “sad, thrill-seeking women”.

Feig, serving as both the film’s director and co-screenwriter (along with “The Heat” scriber Katie Dippold) has no cohesive vision for the listless **Ghostbusters** and could have used some critical pointers in studying the proven anatomy of what made Reitman’s nostalgic vehicle so engaging that still thrives after three decades since coming into the movie audience’s consciousness. From the lame and limping laughs dipped in cartoonish crudeness (i.e. a male ghost gets a rousing jolt to his “junk” courtesy of his heroic ghost-busting detractors) to musical acts Fall Out Boy’s/Missy Elliott’s relentlessly unrecognizable, erratic and choppy remake of the aforementioned Parker’s infectious **Ghostbusters’** theme song in this regurgitated comedy that has no excuse for catering to a lackluster rebirth while die hard and casual fans patiently waited for a festive follow-up from Murray and crew for thirty-plus years.

To randomly quote a classic **Ghostbusters’** lyrical line: “I ain’t afraid of no ghosts”. This may be the case but one should be very afraid of this heavy-handed banal boofest for wasting their time, anticipation and consideration.

**Ghostbusters (2016)**

Sony Pictures

1 hr. 44 mins.

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, Neil Casey, Cecily Strong, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, Matt Walsh, Ed Begley, Jr.

Directed and Co-Written by: Paul Feig

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy/Supernatural/Science Fiction/Action and Adventure

Critic’s rating: ** stars (out of 4 stars)

–Frank Ochieng (c) 2016

As a male nerd who grew up in the 1980’s watching both original movies and the cartoon, running around with my toy proton pack and catching imaginary ghosts in my basement, I should be of the demographic complaining about how this ruins my childhood or that a cast of all women is just a stunt in the name of political correctness, or whatever their issue is. But the truth is, I REALLY enjoyed this movie.

The four female leads were absolutely hilarious–especially Kate McKinnon who steals every scene she is in. The other three characters have more growth, more of a story arc, and are more fleshed out as people in general. But McKinnon makes the most out of the available material and creates a very fun and memorable character.

The comedy of the 2016 version, while equally effective, is completely different from the dry humor of the original. The absence of Dan Aykroyd’s and Harold Ramis’s ludicrously funny lines delivered with a straight face, and the deadpan humor of Bill Murray has been switched out with a more over-the-top and in-your-face style of humor. It’s not as subtle. Ghostbusters (1984) made me chuckle; Ghostbusters (2016) made me laugh out loud.

While a lot of the original’s comedy came from the ghosts themselves, i.e. that they’re funny instead of legitimately scary, the new version reverses that. There is some very creepy imagery involving things like old timey parade balloons, ghosts pushing against mirrors, and other things that seemed inspired by American Horror Story. Plus, there were some good jump scares, boo moments, that actually caught me off guard.

Much like a guitar amp out of Spinal Tap, this film turns both the scares and the comedy up to 11 with great results.

I haven’t had this much fun at a movie in a long time. The trailer is NOT a valid way to judge this film. The trailer seemed to splice together all the ineffective moments and jokes of the film. But those were the exceptions and not the rule. The rule here is fun, entertainment, laughs, and the occasional scare. When the film works, it works remarkably.

The only real misstep was Chris Hemsworth’s character. While the gender role reversal of the hot blonde ditz secretary was brilliant and long overdue in a mainstream summer movie, he was just too dumb to be believable. The character of Kevin belonged in a cartoon and not a legitimate movie.

The best line in the movie references Jaws and Annie Potts’ cameo made me cheer.

However…

If you’ve already decided you hate this movie without even seeing it, you probably won’t like it. That’s how these things usually work. But, if you have an open mind and are reserving judgement, I suggest you see it. You will be pleasantly surprised.

4 for the action and cameos, everything else is woeful
This is one of the worst things that has happened to the movie industry, and definitely doesn’t live up to the original. Nuff said. I will admit, though, there’s nice action scenes and proton weapons that the OG gang would have looked fantastic using. And speaking of the OG gang, they all cameo in the movie in the best ways possible, which I really liked. And one scene with Chris Hemsworth’s character is hilarious, but apart from the cameos from the OGs, it’s the only funny scene in the movie.

Overall this is a terrible movie, but the cameos and final battle scenes are definitely worth a watch on YouTube. Just stay away from watching the entire movie.

does it live up to the hate???
So, the Ghostbusters reboot that has been hated on since before it even got a chance. The hate for this film was very evident since back when we first got to see the trailers for this film, which was of course not very good. But how is the actual film? The thing to make clear of is that there is nearly no way that this could ever surpass the originals but there is also no way that it deserves the amount of hate that it has deserved.

I think that Ghostbusters was a good time actually, lots of funny scenes and a story that is quite alright. Unlike the original the two main members of the team were a lot less interesting instead the supposed “supporting” members of the team were very well realized, Kate McKinnon’s Holtzman was really great in this film and so is Lesly Jones’ Patty. Also I must add that Chris Hemsworth was actually quite funny in his role as the ‘receptionist’, Chris Hemsworth is really funny as this really stupid guy. Along with pretty great characters and chemistry between the characters we also got great visuals and action sequences.

An issue that I do have is that this film seems to be pushing this whole all female team thing too hard. All the male characters in this film are either bad people in general or total idiots, now I think that it is perfectly fine to have a female team of ghostbusters but there shouldn’t be a need for villainising all males and making it seem like the film has some sort of grudge towards men. Which could’ve been in my opinion why it has received so much hate.

Now this isn’t the best movie ever but I would say that I had quite a good time watching this remake of Ghostbusters and despite its targeting of men whether on purpose or not the hate that it has received is definitely way too much more than it deserves.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 57 min (117 min), 2 hr 14 min (134 min) (Extended Edition)
Budget 144000000
Revenue 229147509
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Director Paul Feig
Writer Katie Dippold, Paul Feig, Ivan Reitman
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon
Country United States, Australia
Awards 5 wins & 24 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Auro 11.1, 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track), Sonics-DDP (IMAX version), DTS (DTS: X), IMAX 6-Track, Dolby Surround 7.1
Aspect Ratio 1.43 : 1 (frame break: IMAX laser 3-D version), 1.85 : 1 (frame break: 3-D version), 1.90 : 1 (frame break: IMAX digital 3-D version), 2.39 : 1
Camera Arri Alexa XT, Zeiss Master Prime and Fujinon Premier Cabrio Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Culver City (CA), USA (digital intermediate)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format Codex
Cinematographic Process ARRIRAW (3.4K) (source format), Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic) (Kodak Vision 2383), D-Cinema (also 3-D version)