STACK #144 Oct 2016

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DVD&BD REVIEWS

You know who you’re gonna call. GHOSTBUSTERS

Release Date: 12/10/16 Format:

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It’s hard to think of a film that’s sparked so much vitriol online (before anyone had actually seen it, remember) than Paul Feig’s girl-powered redux of Ivan Reitman’s 1984 comedy classic. Ghostbusters has been haunted by derision since it was first announced, a fact that’s addressed early in the

Extended & Alternate Scenes More Alternate Takes Supernatural Featurettes Photo Gallery

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The World of Ghostbusters featurette – insights from the cast on the new film and the iconic moments honouring the classic franchise.

movie, and later when the film delivers a self-critique as Kristen Wiig’s character notes, “It’s not terrible at all.” And she’s right, it’s actually pretty good. This isn’t the first “untouchable classic” to be remade and it won’t be the last, and Feig has wisely ensured it’s not just a tired retread of what has gone before. Instead, it’s an alternate universe version where the ‘busters are a sisterhood comprised of Kristen Wiig’s physicist,

Melissa McCarthy’s paranormal researcher, Kate McKinnon’s steampunk scientist, and Leslie Jones’s subway worker. When you think it could easily have been Will Ferrell, Ed Helms, Adam Sandler and Kevin Hart doing the busting, the gender switch is a great idea, and one that works. Leave your love of the original on the shelf and consider this one as a novelty cover version of an old favourite. SH (See page 36)

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Ghostbusters (1984)

They’re back! INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE

Release Date: 19/10/16

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8 Deleted Scenes with Audio Commentary by Roland Emmerich The War of 1996 Audio Commentary by Roland Emmerich Theatrical Trailers and TV Spot Gag Reel Concept Art

This follow-up to the 1996 alien invasion epic doesn’t disappoint because it delivers exactly what you expect. It also satisfies the criteria for a good sequel: repurposing what was great about the first film to serve a new story, and setting up a franchise in the process. And yes, there is a gag involving the White House. In the decades

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Another Day: The Making of Independence Day: Resurgence

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time – could a mysterious alien orb be the key to saving the planet? I ndependence Day was essentially a disaster movie, but Resurgence is Emmerich’s answer to Aliens – an action-heavy sci-fi sequel with bigger FX and even more characters and creatures, including a giant alien queen. Sci-fi fans are obliged to check out this huge and ridiculously entertaining blockbuster. And everyone else should, too. Go on, you know you want to. SH ( See page 28)

since the “war of ‘96”, global peace has prevailed and the aliens’ technology used to strengthen Earth’s defences. But all that counts for nothing when a 3,000-mile wide mothership answers the original invaders’ distress call and proceeds to suck up entire cities with its own gravity field, dropping them on top of other cities. It’s going to take more than Jeff Goldblum uploading malware to defeat them this

The movie is dedicated to veteran actor Robert Loggia, who appears as General Grey in both ID films, and passed away in 2015.

War of the Worlds FURTHER VIEWING

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