Had the misfortune to see this in the week. By Christ is it a fuck awful piece of cinema. One of those films alongside some dreadful Will Ferrell piece that I can only last 10 minutes before I can say I'm out.
The thing is, though I despise feminism in all its forms an all girl Ghostbusters wouldn't be half bad. Just get the right people to do it. Except we have Melissa McCarthy in this who is a constant ball ache and what I took for Cid Highwind from Final Fantasy or buff Simon Belmont from Captain N(once). It is instead Kate McKinnon.
For yank actresses that are funny you could have had Tina Fey or Amy Poehler in this in fact I have this brainworm that they auditioned Alyssa Milano for this, but a check says no. Hell even a pre slim Rebel Wilson would have been better.
For unfunny American Comdiennes there is always Amy Schumer, and now I've got this hideous thing about her going on about her Helen Hunt. Which I suppose is one small mercy.
How would I fix this. I'd put it in the UK. I know it'd be London for international audiences, but ideally I'd set it somewhere up north. Have Jennifer Saunders play Ray's role, Spengler would of course be Caroline Aherne and Catherine Tate for the Venkman's role. That leaves Meera Syal to be play Winston. I know we would have to have a black woman as an analogue but I can't for the likes of me have Gina Yashere play him.
I wouldn't mind Martin Clunes as the receptionist and for some reason it would have to have Stephen Fry in it. I know she's long gone Caroline Aherne, so this would have to be pitched in the late 90's or mid 2000's. Oh and from the tone it'll obviously be a parody like the old Comic Strip presents titles.
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