Ghostbusters is hella fun & Kate MacKinnon is fabulous. Two thumbs up!
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
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Consuela - Jul 15, 2016 8:54:29 pm PDT #127 of 3455
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Scrappy - Jul 16, 2016 9:12:07 am PDT #128 of 3455
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Going tonight!
Consuela - Jul 16, 2016 9:13:20 am PDT #129 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Stay all the way through the credits! There are multiple scenes, plus just awesome silliness during the credits themselves.
lisah - Jul 16, 2016 7:13:28 pm PDT #130 of 3455
Punishingly Intricate
We rewatched the original Ghostbusters tonight with a friend who'd never seen it and it's really not that good.
Consuela - Jul 16, 2016 7:23:26 pm PDT #131 of 3455
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
It's kinda sexist/creepy, as I recall.
The new one doesn't make a lot more sense than the original, but it's fun and doesn't piss me off, and some of the set pieces are truly great.
Kalshane - Jul 16, 2016 7:50:26 pm PDT #132 of 3455
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
It's probably been at least 15 years since I last watched it, but I doubt a week goes by without someone I know (or myself) quoting the original Ghostbusters. Of course, I work in IT, so the geek-quotient is high.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 17, 2016 5:11:00 am PDT #133 of 3455
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I saw it yesterday. It was enjoyable, but not great, and I really think they fell down on providing an interesting villain.
I've heard lots of people praising Kate McKinnon, but although I love her on SNL I thought she was just playing a bundle of tics rather than a character in this movie. I will give them points for Kristen Wiig playing an original character that I didn't hate, though.
Calli - Jul 17, 2016 1:23:39 pm PDT #134 of 3455
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I thought Kate McKinnon was great--easily one of my favorite parts of the movie. I've never seen her in anything before, but I thought her character was like if Tank Girl had gotten an engineering degree. And I love Tank Girl, so.
Overall, the movie was a lot of fun. There were some bits that dragged, mostly at the beginning, but I'd watch it again.
Vonnie K - Jul 17, 2016 1:52:49 pm PDT #135 of 3455
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I had fun time with Ghostbusters and agree with McKinnon being a standout, despite Holtzmann having less character development than the other three. What brilliant physicality.
I don't watch SNL these days, but someone linked me to a sketch they did last year in which McKinnon plays an alien abductee on youtube, which made me laugh until I cried. She made everyone on that sketch (except Cecily Strong, God bless) break: [link]
Scrappy - Jul 17, 2016 2:37:05 pm PDT #136 of 3455
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I found the movie amusing rather than really funny, but McKinnon was a pleasure to watch. I also liked Andy Garcia in his brief moments.