ROTTEN PEAS - ongoing movie thread by 2Peas Critics

We saw it today too, and really enjoyed it. My DH is somewhat of a Trekkie, I'm not, but I believe I've seen all the movies and several iterations of the TV show. The effects were well done and the characters endearing.

I took my daughter to Ghostbusters for a belated birthday. This is the review she posted on Facebook. She has high functioning Autism and zero filters! I mostly agreed with her.

I saw the new Ghostbusters, and guys- I just don't get it. The attitude about the movie is so bad we were the only ones in the theater for the 3D showing- on a $5 Tuesday.***I tried explaining to her the movie theaters are virtually empty for most matinees. I guess she did not believe me***

No, it isn't the original, but it was funny. It stood out. There really was some good acting. Chris Hemsworth was like the main reason I went TBH (he looks HOT in glasses, OK?!) and I was pleased. It was funny. Lots of humor. The worst part was the redone theme song, but they had the original featured near the beginning. Yes, a lot of the cast was from SNL, but that doesn't make them any less of actors. SNL is hilarious!

I liked the acting. There were some actual parts where I jumped because, ghosts. Yes, the idea of ghosts spitting slime was silly, and ghosts definitely don't look like that (I'm a believer, sue me), but it was a movie, never meant to be a SERIOUS film about the paranormal but funny, so I shrugged it off.

It was JUST A MOVIE.

Furthermore, it highlights women. Instead of the woman being portrayed as dumb and clueless, it was reversed, and Kevin the secretary (Chris Hemsworth.... 😍) was the dumb one. Not the women. Everyone is mad that Leslie Jones' character wasn't a scientist and that apparently she was a stereotypical black woman in New York, being all tough. She WAS tough- independent tough. Smart tough. She knows everything about New York. So she wasn't a scientist. She had her own skills.

The acting was good, OK? Kate McKinnon was incredible. IDK why, but her eccentric behavior reminds me of Harley Quinn.

Getting past this... It was a film that featured strong, smart women. One of the themes most overlooked was about bullying, and how others treat people. I won't spoil anything, but it resonates. Even when no one believed in them, the Ghostbusters kept going. It struck a chord. Everywhere, in this world, every day, someone is told they aren't good enough. They're made fun of. And this movie showed how the Ghostbusters- and even Kevin, who really began to try hard to do better at his job- kept going. They worked hard. They pushed. And in the end, they got people to believe in them. And while there was still those who doubted them, it was those who believed that made all the difference.

We need to stop whining about how everything is being remade. Yes, it's annoying. But give the movie a shot. Try to look past the original movie, try not to judge, and just try to enjoy! There's a lot of humor and acting plus WONDERFUL messages to take away from this movie. I have four words: Give it a shot.

As for the Jumanji reboot- I’m not going there. That is too far.
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I took my daughter to Ghostbusters for a belated birthday. This is the review she posted on Facebook. She has high functioning Autism and zero filters! I mostly agreed with her.

I saw the new Ghostbusters, and guys- I just don't get it. The attitude about the movie is so bad we were the only ones in the theater for the 3D showing- on a $5 Tuesday.***I tried explaining to her the movie theaters are virtually empty for most matinees. I guess she did not believe me***

No, it isn't the original, but it was funny. It stood out. There really was some good acting. Chris Hemsworth was like the main reason I went TBH (he looks HOT in glasses, OK?!) and I was pleased. It was funny. Lots of humor. The worst part was the redone theme song, but they had the original featured near the beginning. Yes, a lot of the cast was from SNL, but that doesn't make them any less of actors. SNL is hilarious!

I liked the acting. There were some actual parts where I jumped because, ghosts. Yes, the idea of ghosts spitting slime was silly, and ghosts definitely don't look like that (I'm a believer, sue me), but it was a movie, never meant to be a SERIOUS film about the paranormal but funny, so I shrugged it off.

It was JUST A MOVIE.

Furthermore, it highlights women. Instead of the woman being portrayed as dumb and clueless, it was reversed, and Kevin the secretary (Chris Hemsworth.... 😍) was the dumb one. Not the women. Everyone is mad that Leslie Jones' character wasn't a scientist and that apparently she was a stereotypical black woman in New York, being all tough. She WAS tough- independent tough. Smart tough. She knows everything about New York. So she wasn't a scientist. She had her own skills.

The acting was good, OK? Kate McKinnon was incredible. IDK why, but her eccentric behavior reminds me of Harley Quinn.

Getting past this... It was a film that featured strong, smart women. One of the themes most overlooked was about bullying, and how others treat people. I won't spoil anything, but it resonates. Even when no one believed in them, the Ghostbusters kept going. It struck a chord. Everywhere, in this world, every day, someone is told they aren't good enough. They're made fun of. And this movie showed how the Ghostbusters- and even Kevin, who really began to try hard to do better at his job- kept going. They worked hard. They pushed. And in the end, they got people to believe in them. And while there was still those who doubted them, it was those who believed that made all the difference.

We need to stop whining about how everything is being remade. Yes, it's annoying. But give the movie a shot. Try to look past the original movie, try not to judge, and just try to enjoy! There's a lot of humor and acting plus WONDERFUL messages to take away from this movie. I have four words: Give it a shot.

As for the Jumanji reboot- I’m not going there. That is too far.

We saw it last night and I felt the same way.
I enjoyed it very much, I thought the franchise stumbled a bit with the previous movie and was happy to see it back so strong.

we Star Trek last Saturday and loved it. made me so sad to see Checkov's character knowing that he is gone. can't imagine who they will get to replace him.

this Saturday we are seeing Jason Bourne and next weekend we will see Suicide Squad. I love summer movies!

A friend of my 30-year old DS who is a screenwriter and director of an independent film wrote on Facebook that it was awful. The first time we saw the previews we knew it wasn't a movie for us.