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Stay all the way through the credits! There are multiple scenes, plus just awesome silliness during the credits themselves.
We rewatched the original Ghostbusters tonight with a friend who'd never seen it and it's really not that good.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
her character was like if Tank Girl had gotten an engineering degree
I NEED THIS MOVIE IN MY LIFE