NOTE: Will do my best to avoid any spoilers 🙂
So I saw the new Ghostbusters film. Actually I asked my Dad if he wanted to go see it on my birthday as I had taken the day off (Dad and I often go on movie dates), Mum decided to come along too which was great.
I had heard a lot of hate about the movie and therefore was not going in with really high hopes. And well… wow you guys.
I totally loved it. I laughed so much.
They basically completely ignored the existence of the other films, but still paid homage to them which I thought was great and there were all these little references to look out for.
I adored the female characters. They were so vibrant and funny and intelligent and awkward and I loved it. I have spent time thinking about why I enjoyed them so much since and I feel like this movie could be quite ground breaking.
The thing is that this movie does not walk around boasting about girl power or anything of the sort. What it does do is present 4 complex female characters who are intelligent in different ways, incredibly unique and I must say incredibly geeky. Not once do any of these characters waste time thinking they are losers or not good enough. They are completely unapologetic about who they are and they kick ass and invent incredible things and hire a dumb male secretary because they feel bad for him and he looks good. There is also ZERO relationship drama and not one of them is wearing skin tight body suits or short skirts or plunging tops.
Some seriously kick ass women in this film.
I NEEDED this movie as a teenager. Hell I NEEDED this movie now. If I ever have a daughter this will be mandatory viewing.
Each one of the actresses was amazing in their roles. They work so well together and obviously feed off of each other. I would love to know how much of this was off script 🙂 Chris Hemsworth was so good in this role. I think working with these ladies brought the best out of him as far as comedic timing goes. He was just so good in this role!
Can’t wait to purchase this when it comes out on DVD so I can watch it again. Mum and I have already declared a movie night for when it does 🙂
Seriously awesome!!!
Ditch the Bun 
August 27th, 2016 at 1:31 am
Ooh, you prompted me to watch the trailer and I’m mad for it! I adore Kristin Wiig and Melissa McCarthy in anything: they are fantastic examples of incredibly talented women who just get on with being fabulous. Love it 🙂 xx
September 5th, 2016 at 12:39 pm
It was so awesome! You should totally check it out! 🙂
August 27th, 2016 at 6:47 pm
Ahhhhhhh love this review. Must watch it! I had no idea it was all girl ghostbusters. Love that take on it!!!
September 5th, 2016 at 12:39 pm
That part of it was great. One of the reasons was because there was no attention drawn to that fact. It was just how it was. Loved that aspect 🙂
August 30th, 2016 at 5:26 am
I really liked this movie. I originally didn’t wanna see it cause the trailer made it look dumb. The trailer did not do the movie justice at all. It was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. I found it hilarious.
September 5th, 2016 at 12:40 pm
You are so right. The trailer just didn’t do it justice!! It was so much better than I expected it to be. Just so good!
I actually cannot wait for this to come out so I can buy it and have a girls night at my place 🙂