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Trash except for the actual ghostbusters cameo


More proof you can't make a ghostbusters movie without the actual ghostbusters in it.

Bill Murray's presence and charm was the only redeeming feature to this snoozefest.

Egon was not the main character in the original, so writing a movie with his granddaughter as the protagonist was an unfortunate turn.

Swapping New York for a dirt farm was also a faux pas.

I actually preferred the chick version.

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Egon was not the main character, but Harold Ramis co-wrote the first two films and died in 2014, so this one was intended to be a tribute to him.

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Phoebe rules.

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I thought it was pretty good.

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Why? You like kids movies?

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Given the boring Woke shut they come out with now it was a fairly PC free film. Entertaining enough. Nothing amazing but as I had low expectations I guess it surprised me.

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Why do you hate kids movies?

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I do, if they're good.

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I thought you said in General Discussion that you don’t like movies from the 80s 🤔

How consistent of you.

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I don't. Always exceptions. Some things I don't like about ghostbusters 1984.

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It really was a big pile of disappointing trash. Even the cameos from the OG’s did not feel triumphant as they should but rather awkward and anti-climatic.

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They looked ancient but I guess being 70s will have that effect.

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Man they sure did.

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I disagree, but over all, I prefer the original.

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It felt weird when they showed up. They should have incorporated them into the movie's plot. The Dana and Peter scene was the best part and it was pushed into the credits. They can get these guys for cheap now, and put them in cameo roles.

I like how people will say they are too old, no way in hell can they do anything physical. Then there is a 12 year old girl running around with a proton pack on as big as she is and the same people are like, that's believable.

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Its funny that i found it better than the original.

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