Ghostbusters 2016 4K Blu-Ray DVD Home Video Review
I always thought the the “Extended Cut” of the film is really the semi-cut-down, finished version of the same early version that one person already saw and reviewed it on Reddit back in March 2016:
What do you think, Paul?
Pretty much.
It seems that there’s a “three hour” complete/director’s cut, which is what the person on Reddit saw. Then there’s a cut-down of that, which is the Extended Cut. Then there’s one cut-down even more, which is the Theatrical Cut.
If you edit the deleted and extended/alternate scenes on the Blu-ray back into the film, you’ll get that super long version.
— Paul
Let me tell you something. This movie is far from awful. Trust me, it could have been far far worse.
Comedy has changed since 1984. Now movies can’t just release a trailer for a horror comedy without it being advertised as a just a straight up horror film. It has to shout out “We are a comedy.” There are some exceptions like “Krampus”. But with the new Ghostbusters movie, films can’t just be marketed as a sci-fi action movie with a little bit of comedy thrown in. Remember when people were put off by “Sweeney Todd” because some were expecting a Tim Burton slasher movie but instead they were given a horror musical. Now when you market a comedy, you have to market it as a comedy. That’s how the business works now.
But as far as the movie is concerned, I thought the girls did a good job. Kate McKinnon was my favorite cause she’s such a weirdo.
Could the movie have been better than what we got. Yeah. Do I hate it? No! If the leads were just eye candy for the sake of eye candy or if Adam Sandler was involved, I’d probably have a problem with it. But, truth be told, I don’t.
Re: things breaking letterbox for a 3d look
This is how Ghostbusters ATC was in theaters. I think it was only 3D and not IMAX but he specifically wanted things breaking the bars and let theaters know about it.
So that stuff is all on theatrical cuts.
