Ghostbusters

Last night, softball was canceled because of rain. I was actually relieved for reasons I've posted before. Instead of sweating it out on the field, I worked out, inked a couple of comic book pages, and went out for a discounted 3D showing of "Ghostbusters".

When bookish physics professor Erin (Kristen Wiig) is up for tenure at a prestigious NY university, her hopes get derailed when a paranormal book she co-wrote in the past gets published by her former friend Abby (Melissa McCarthy). After confronting Abby, she joins with her and tech wizard Holtzmann (SNL's wickedly funny Kate McKinnon) to investigate a increasingly-threatening series of ghost sightings, adding street-savvy Patty (Leslie Jones) to the group along the way. The group gets joined by handsome, goofy, somewhat stupid Kevin (Chris Hemsworth) as the Ghostbusters' receptionist, who is a big source of comic relief.

The movie is not necessarily a remake. It doesn't run the same plot, just the same stereotypical characters as the original. The movie includes cameos from many of the original movie's stars. It stands pretty well on its own.

There are several extra scenes at the end, so wait out the credits if you see it.

I got home at nearly midnight, which made for a rough morning for yours truly. Thank heavens for caffeine.