So Paul Feig (Spy, Bridesmaids, The Heat) made an all-female Ghostbusters reboot. The internet has been filled with so much dudebro keyboard warrior ranting about how this movie is somehow emasculating men every where (yeah, I know, right?), that it never quite dawned on me its release is only a couple of months away and we had yet to actually see any footage from it. Whether it was Paramount not wanting to feed the internet trolls or some other production reasons, Ghostbusters‘ promo campaign has been downright ghostly. No, Trevor, calm down, I don’t mean it was scary, I just mean there was almost nothing there.
Sure we got some pics and some posters, but we needed footage to see how the team of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones can step into the classic shoes of Dan Aykrod, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Well, now that footage is finally here in the form of the film’s first trailer (because that useless teaser trailer doesn’t count), meaning we can actually see exactly who we’re gonna call!
Check it out below!
Wow, that looks… fine, I guess?
Maybe it’s just because we’re coming from Feig and McCarthy’s previous collaboration, the raucously funny R-rated Spy, but this feels much tamer than I expected. Sure the original Ghostbusters wasn’t exactly a bawdy romp, but I just expected a bit more ectoplasmic oomph, if you know what I mean. Hell, we barely even saw Chris Hemsworth as the Ghostbusters’ secretary Kevin!
I do like the way though how the movie has some definite throwbacks to the original, from the music to the visuals to the classic Ecto-1, but just with a slightly modern twist (like the plasma handguns!). It must also be said though that Feig is a very solid comedy writer/director and McCarthy has really been winning me over in the last few years, plus Wiig, McKinnon and Jones are just incredibly funny ladies, so I’m definitely willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt. What do you guys think?
Ghostbusters also stars Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams and Elizabeth Perkins. It is scheduled for release on July 15, 2016.
This article was originally published on TheMovies.co.za
Last Updated: March 4, 2016
AfricanTime
March 4, 2016 at 09:37
No Bill Murray, no ghostbusters, it will be like Pirates of the Carribean without Johnny Depp.
Commander Admiral Chief
March 4, 2016 at 10:20
Aye, ^this guy knows
HvR
March 4, 2016 at 10:32
All girl main cast with Bill Murray in drag….
GooseZA
March 4, 2016 at 10:42
Dan Akroyd was pretty great as well.
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 4, 2016 at 09:37
THIS ISN’T GHOSTBUSTERS! It’s.. it’s… GIRL BUSTIERS!
Well actually, that does look like Ghostbusters.
RinceThis
March 4, 2016 at 11:14
You shut up!
RustedFaith
March 4, 2016 at 13:35
Charlie’s Angels meets ghost busters.
No thanks I will skip this ….
Commander Bob
March 4, 2016 at 09:45
If that’s the best the trailer can offer then it seems like a flop of a movie. Probably skip this one.
Sageville
March 4, 2016 at 09:48
I’m starting to think Bill Murray made all the ghostbusters a success…
I wanted to love the new reboot… I tried… the best part (sadly) of the new trailer involved a lady being slapped…
Ir0nseraph
March 4, 2016 at 10:46
I just enjoyed that theme song again, I might just approve of the remix, but I agree we need Bill.
Hammersteyn
March 4, 2016 at 16:53
Also Dan Akroyd
HvR
March 4, 2016 at 10:34
The only part that laugh out of me was the evangelical type exorcism.
Knew this was going to happen trying to be progressive by casting all female Ghostbuster team and then to proceed to basically film the same movie with remixed soundtrack and few plot changes.
Mister_Insensitive
March 4, 2016 at 10:41
You’ll need four dragon slayers for the four ghost busters.
UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy
March 4, 2016 at 10:44
Just watch it as if it has absolutely nothing to do with Ghostbusters and it can be pretty entertaining, but nothing beats the Murray
HouwGobz
March 4, 2016 at 10:48
NOSTALGIA! WOOO! Easy paycheck! Wooooooo!
chimera_85
March 4, 2016 at 10:59
The trailer looks good imo
RinceThis
March 4, 2016 at 11:14
When I was watching I was like, every joke has been done…
Hammersteyn
March 4, 2016 at 16:55
It looks like a sequel to Pixels!
HvR
March 4, 2016 at 11:58
Clearly all the ghost have been replaced by Disney cartoon ghosts to ensure ALL AGES rating will probably be teamed with Toys’R’Us toy range and Happy Meal toys at launch.
Hammersteyn
March 4, 2016 at 16:53
HORRIBLE! What have they done!!!