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Meanwhile, in 2016...
2016 was great. Unpopular opinion, but true.
Absolutely not. There were one or two moments that made me laugh (notably the very end when Chris Hemsworth gets the burrito smacked out of his hand and some rando off-screen tosses it back to him), and the only other thing I can think of is Leslie Jones feeling like she actually tried and gave a shit. I actually liked her character the best because she wasn't some dumb eccentric ghost-genius.
I am an unabashed fan of Ghostbusters 2016. The scene with Holtzmann and the pistols gives me tingles. Kevin is just a gem.
I don't know, I see it as a missed opportunity.
A cast I genuinely adore let down by some poor directing choices and a fairly limp script.
Everyone deserved a better film than that.
Best GB since the original. Blows #2 or any of the other modern ones out of the water by a long shot.
2016 was a Paul Feig-ass Paul Feig movie. If you like Paul Feig movies you will enjoy it, but the sense of humor was very different from the OG Ghostbusters.