Another Fictional U-M Grad: Melissa McCarthy in Ghostbusters
There's a new member of the Fictional U-M Grad Club, joining President Marshall in "Air Force One," Ari Gold in "Entourage" and everybody in "The Big Chill."
In the new all-female "Ghostbusters" movie, Melissa McCarthy's character, Abby Yates, is a Michigan grad. (Forgive the Freep link.)
http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/movies/2016/07/18/michigan-ref…
Go Blue, Melissa.
Have not heard good things about that movie
I'm thinking the only good thing about it is that Melissa McCarthy's character went to Michigan.
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I thought it was pretty good. It may depend on your expectations--I didn't go in with particularly high hopes, and I don't have super strong nostalgia for the original (I saw it as a kid and liked it, but I don't feel like a re-boot somehow ruins it). It had the obligatory shout-outs/call-backs/cameos, which I don't think add a whole lot. Some pretty funny lines, and some funny interactions between the main characters.
Not to veer off into the (broadly) political, but it was nice to see a movie with female characters in the traditionally male roles. We brought my two sons (ages 10 and 8) and their two friends, so it was a group of 4 pre-teen boys. They all seemed to like it. I especially liked Kate McKinnon's character and I imagine there are a lot of young women watching the movie who are going to think that she is pretty bad-ass.
some really weird things that have become politically offensive I guess
You mean linking to the Freep?
You should go see it. It's pretty fun. Not a landmark work of cinema but if you want to be entertained and have a few laughs you should def check it out. I did hear that people were saying the trailers were bad but the movie itself isn't.
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All the reviews I've seen have been positive. Maybe you only choose to not hear anything good about the movie.
I was fortunate to get free tickets. Thank god because it was a pretty average movie. Pixels-esque. Not as bad as the haters say and not as good as the big fans of it are saying. It had a few laughs, uber cheesy special effects and they lost the tone and feel of the original. Wait to DVD or Netflix it.
didn't know President Marshall was a Michigan alum. Neato
I just saw it tonight and I noticed it on her bio as well. Makes sense with Paul Feig as director. For those of you who liked "Freaks and Geeks" there are a couple of actors from the series who have very small roles in the movie.
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She is cast because her movies bank regardless of quality.
There have to be other funny women out there not named Kristen Wiig, Amy Schumer or Melissa McCarthy.
Shoulda put Harbaugh in it....woulda been an epic Hollywood blockbuster that shatters all records.
I didn't know the guy from Entourage was a UM grad in the show. The character is based on one of Rahm Emmanuel's brothers--the one who is NOT one of the country's leading epidemiologists (or something like that).
Yep, this ....MICHIGAN LAW School, not undergrad.
That new show (which looks pretty terrible also) with Ted Danson seems to have the main character as a UM Law Alum as well.
But don't forget perhaps the best fictional UM Alumnus from Hollywood (or was it undergrad at Faber College and Law School at UM?) ...a crooked politician in bed with Tony Soprano -- Assemlyman Zellman from NJ.
Tony beat him with a belt. Not a good scene.
Oh, he's just the stereotypical out of state kid from Jersey who goes to Michigan and then gets into business with the mob ...and the belt-whipping was because of a woman, not his alma mater!
But there is that line when Tony says something like, "I don't know ...you went to Michigan, you figure it out!"
Tried to upload one but there weren't enough pixels available.
I hate this. She is one of the worst actresses of all time.
I wouldn't call her "one of the worst" but I would say she has really one character and one sort of joke and it gets old pretty early into whatever movie she's in. She was better in Bridesmaids with a subordinate role ...her feature films start to get long about 50mins into them.
Yup, she is like the female Danny Mcbride, completely one note. BTW, was anyone else as dissapointed with Vice Principals on HBO as I was??
I love Danny McBride but yeah he is pretty one dimensional. Actually I thought McCarthy was a little different in this one (but not all that much different).
I was pretty disappointed in Vice Principals too. And the second episode of The Night Of. I was pretty psyched for that one because I thought the first one was so good.
in the program. . .
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Ulrich's or MBS?
Or Shaman Drum?
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was more than enough to kill my interest in it... and the bad trailers were only 20% of the problem.
are like 10/90.
I've heard it was alright.
I personally wasn't going to see it for the same reason I don't see 95% of all other movies but either way it's hardly more deserving of scorn and rancor than the 234140124 other remakes/reboots we'll see this year. There've been several summer flicks starring an ensemble of men with varying body sizes, cuteness and acting talent and none of these ruined anyone's life. The same will hold true for Ghostbusters 2016
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I saw it last night, and I didn't notice what Melissa McCarthy's character's alma mater was (maybe I missed it). But in one scene you do clearly see Kristen Wiig's character with a umich diploma.
Given some of their back-story, it's possible both characters went to UM.
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Tim Allen's current sitcom. He's a partner/advertising guru for Outdoor Man (similar to bass pro stores) who fictional, graduated from Michigan. An odd twist has his wife graduating from OSU. Leads to some rvialry banter every once in a while. Pretty good show from what I've seen
"The West Wing's" Leo McGarry had a reply to Notre Dame grad Jed Bartlet on the eve of the game that deserves to be included:
Bartlet: "You didn't say 'Michigan sucks'?"
Leo: "No, sir."
Bartlet: "I thought you said 'Michigan sucks.'"
Leo: "No, sir. We're standing pretty close to the engines so it may have sounded like I said, 'Notre Dame is gonna get the ass-kicking they so richly deserve.'"
Harrison Ford was the president and a Michigan alum.