Binge Movie Aftertaste – Ghostbusters Retrospective w/ Logan James and Matthew Goudreau: Ghostbusters (2016)

Before 1984, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis were known to those who watched Saturday Night Live, rude comedies, or both. But when the little comedy called Ghostbusters, about a ghost containment system and the doofuses who run it, came out, everyone knew who they -oh, and Ernie Hudson- were. The film became a phenomenon. It helped launch the careers of all involved, inspired future ghost hunters, and even took the term 'gatekeeping' to whole new levels when in 2016 fans of the original were threatened by a bunch of females taking over their turf. So why were there only three -four- films made, and is the first film really the only good thing it inspired? Join myself, Matt, and the returning Logan James to help answer the call of just how good a franchise Ghostbusters is. Controversy, controversy, controversy. That's about the only way to describe a seemingly harmless remake attempt by noted comedy director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids). But almost the second the film was announced, the keyboard warriors were out in full force, calling for boycotts of the film and even making fun of the stars' appearances. But the remake was the result of several starts/stops when it came to a Ghostbusters 3, and when the script of that film went through draft after draft with some stars scoffing (Moranis was retired from acting, and Bill Murray was being, well, Bill Murray) the remake was greenlit as a compromise. But with some noted writers from The Office scripting, would Feig's film be up to par with even the lesser Ghostbusters 2? Listen down below to find out, and be sure to join us when we review the upcoming sequel Ghostbusters Afterlife. Ghostbusters (2016) (?/10, ?/10, ?/10) CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN NOW! Subscribe to Binge Cast on iTunes