![]() ![]() They do so, of course, dressed in full Ghostbusters gear - including flight suits, carefully constructed replica proton packs and other accessories. Ghostbusters fan groups, like the one Bartlett is a part of, hold fundraisers for various charitable causes, visit sick children in hospitals and take part in parades and other community events. "We just wanted to be a part of a local group to try to be involved with charity work and had been working on building packs and things like that." " got interested in joining an actual franchise or group in 2016 because of the new movie," Bartlett said. However, the 2016 film did kindle a deep interest for Erika Bartlett, who is part of the Indianapolis-based Circle City Ghostbusters (one of the many "franchises" or groups of Ghostbusters fans around the world). "I think they weren't clear in the marketing initially what kind of movie it was - if it was a sequel, if it was a remake, if it was a reboot," Bertocci said, noting that the film seemed much like a long episode of the animated series The Real Ghostbusters.Īs NPR's Bob Mondello and Andrew Limbong noted upon the release of a trailer, as a result of a anti-female trolling campaign, the 2016 reboot became the most "disliked" YouTube movie preview of all time. The Paul Feig-directed, non-canonical installment is indeed flawed, but not because those busting ghosts are women. It was good, but failed to fully recreate the genius of the first film.Īnd criticism of a 2016 reboot with all-woman Ghostbusters (including Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig) got highjacked for all the wrong reasons, Bertocci said. While Ghostbusters II reunited the original film's stars (including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis and Annie Potts), the 1989 sequel was generally received with a "meh" from most fans. Performing Arts 10 Stephen Sondheim songs we'll never stop listening to The Ghostbuster franchise continues with varied success
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