“MOTHER PUS BUCKET!” 1984’S GHOSTBUSTERS IS RETURNING TO THEATERS FOR 2 DAYS ONLY!
Article by Adam Mast
Fathom Events has joined forces with Sony Pictures to bring Ivan Reitman‘s original paranormal comedy classic, GHOSTBUSTERS, back to the big screen for 2 days only! The screening will include a sneak peek at next month’s Paul Feig directed reboot.
Feig’s film has been met with a shit ton of opposition even though with exception of a couple of test screening audiences and a few insiders (including Dan Aykroyd who, not surprisingly, praised the film), not many people have actually seen it. A bulk of that resounding disapproval hit a fever pitch when the first trailer dropped several weeks back. Admittedly, I didn’t think the trailer was that bad. True, many of the jokes in the clip fell flat (and no one wants an unfunny GHOSTBUSTERS movie) but visually it looks great. At the end of the day, I’m willing to give Feig the benefit of the doubt, particularly given his exemplary track record (BRIDESMAIDS, THE HEAT, and SPY make him three for three.) With Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth, and actors from the original film making an appearance, it’s clear that he’s assembled quite a great cast, too.
Having said that, it’s interesting that Sony would re-release the original GHOSTBUSTERS in theaters, what, given Feig’s insistence that his film is a straight up reboot (one of the many things GHOSTBUSTERS purists appear to be so upset about). You’d think the studio and the filmmakers behind the upcoming film would want to put some distance between it and the classic original in the name of damage control, but you know what? It’s all irrelevant. Why? Because no matter how the reboot turns out, we now have another opportunity to see the original GHOSTBUSTERS on the big screen again and I’ll take it!! The summer of 1984 was a banner season for movies (GREMLINS, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, etc.) and GHOSTBUSTERS was right there at the top of the list.
Back to the reboot, momentarily. I was opposed to the very idea of it (or a sequel for that matter) for years but when Feig jumped on board, the purist in me softened. True, the trailers don’t suggest that this movie is going to catch “lightening-in-a-bottle” but neither did GHOSTBUSTERS II and that film wasn’t forced to weather half the shit storm Feig’s film is trying to navigate through. Again, whatever fate might befall Feig’s movie (I’m holding out hope that it will prove the naysayers wrong), we’ll always have the original GHOSTBUSTERS to snuggle up to. And now, we can be reminded of its comic genius and experience it the way it was meant to be experienced: On the big screen with a packed house full of adoring fans.
Fathom Events and Sony Pictures present the original GHOSTBUSTERS. In theaters! June 8th and June 12th! For theater listings, showtimes and ticket information, CLICK HERE!
