9/12/2023 0 Comments Lady ghost buster cast![]() ![]() The story surrounding it is almost an afterthought although star and co-writer Aykroyd apparently believes in a lot of the metaphysical mumbo-jumbo spouted through the running time, the movie doesn't get bogged down in its narrative. Because the dialogue is so funny and so memorable, that version of "Ghostbusters" rewards repeated viewings by allowing fans to eagerly anticipate an upcoming quip and laugh appreciatively when it arrives. With the 1984 "Ghostbusters," one of the appeals is that it has so many quotable lines, from Venkman's dry and cynical one-liners to Spengler's awkward nerdiness, balanced by Ray Stantz's childlike enthusiasm and Winston's pragmatic exasperation. ![]() The irony, of course, is that "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call" is a mark that Reitman should strive to hit in his own version, not least of all because it has the same qualities that made the 1984 "Ghostbusters" and its main characters, played by Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson, so classic.įoremost among them is rewatchability. (I've also liked his movies, particularly "Juno" and "The Front Runner," and believe he is genuinely talented.) That said, it's difficult to arrive at an alternate explanation for his comment that is not intended to pander to the misogynists who were determined to destroy "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call." To be directing a "Ghostbusters" film in this century and not be aware of the messaging that speaks to the people who downvoted Feig's "Ghostbusters" en masse without seeing it, viciously harassed its stars, whined about having their childhoods destroyed and stirred up a faux controversy because - whether they admit it or not - they couldn't stand it that the original's all-male core cast had been replaced with women seems at best dangerously naive. Your fan, Paul"įor what it's worth, I've interviewed Reitman and found him to be intelligent, courteous and professional. I can’t wait to see his take on the Ghostbusters universe. He has always been a true gentleman to me and a supporter of Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. ![]() They expanded the universe and made an amazing movie!" Feig also jumped to Reitman's defense, tweeting that "Jason was a supporter of mine at a time when I couldn’t get movies made. Earlier this week he aroused controversy when he told podcaster and comedian Bill Burr that "we are in every way trying to go back to original technique and hand the movie back to the fans." He later backpedaled from that comment, tweeting that it "came out wrong" and that he has "nothing but admiration for Paul and Leslie and Kate and Melissa and Kristen and the bravery with which they made Ghostbusters 2016. In a strange way, we can thank "Ghostbusters 3" director Jason Reitman - the son of Ivan Reitman, who directed the first two films in the series - for providing us with an opportunity to examine this question. Nevertheless, given how that movie has re-entered the news cycle due to controversial remarks by the director of the upcoming "Ghostbusters 3," it is worth examining how - amidst all the hubbub over sexism and right-wing politics surrounding the 2016 movie - the fact that "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call" is actually quite good was lost. There are many reasons why it is tragic for us to not live in a world without sexism, and the fact that "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call" hasn't received its due is far from being foremost among them. It would have just been a light-hearted supernatural action comedy, one that like the original 1984 "Ghostbusters" starred top-name comedians - many of them hailing from "Saturday Night Live" - and would succeed or fail based primarily on whether it was funny, and secondarily on whether it told a good story in a compelling ghost-based fictional universe. Instead the film would have been remembered for either possessing or lacking quality, free from any association with obsessive fanboy hatred. ![]() In that hypothetical universe, the 2016 "Ghostbusters" reboot (later officially re-dubbed "Ghostbusters: Answer the Call") didn't become a front in the larger mid-2010s gender wars that stretched from Gamergate to Donald Trump's election. Let's pretend, hypothetically, that we lived in a world without sexism. ![]()
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