The good and the not so good: Ghostbusters and Stitches

Yeah well I do realize that there might be some sort of drop off here. Ghostbusters is a classic comedy film revolving around the paranormal whereas Stitches is a throwaway film made in 2012 bout a clown who is killed at a party and through paranormal means, comes to life to take revenge on the brats who lead to his demise. The question being asked might be somewhere along the lines of, "So, what do these two movies have in common?" and the answer to that appropriate query is nothing. Stitches is more or less something you watch because there is nothing else on and Ghostbusters is a movie you watch because that's the movie you wanted to watch. These were both the case in regards to the last couple days. This last Sunday I was up early with my kids, I had them both fed and working on activities and whatnot and I felt like watching a film. I had nothing in mind, I didn't feel like committing to anything heavy, so I turned to Netflix, where I often go to veg out over a flick that wasn't worth it in my opinion to buy on Blu-ray or dvd.

So I watched Stitches. It wasn't bad either. It had a good deal of well delivered humor and a plot that, while not particularly original, I had no trouble following. I'll go ahead and recommend this film for anyone finding themselves in need of an "anything will do"  film.
Next on Monday. I switched to Netflix again. Only this time I had purpose. I became aware the week before that Wife had never seen Ghostbusters and I was determined to set that right. To my dismay I found that it was freshly no longer on Netflix streaming. I was for moment devastated. Well this was important so I was not going to be deterred. I rented the HD version of the film on Amazon Instant Streaming and we hooked my Chromebook to the TV and watched it that way. Ghostbusters, in my honest opinion, is a must watch classic for fans horror or any regular person,  i.e. Wife. If you haven't seen it (and I was utterly surprised to hear anyone had not seen it), do yourself a solid and rent it.

So,  in the course of two days I watched two films that really represent the range that my genre has to offer. But it's not so well about the quality of the film. Stitches has a lot of good going for it but will likely not become classic. While Ghostbusters has its share of flaws (such as erratic pacing and scenes that go nowhere) but is remembered and referred to as a must-see. Go watch both these films.  And watch whatever you want. The films we can enjoy are not dependent on the critic scores and IMDb ratings.