Yes, we’re talking about the remake.
Easily this year’s most controversial movie was Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters, which was hated by many fans, for various different reasons, long before it ever even came out. The film, which wasn’t very memorable or even all that entertaining aside from a wonderfully wacky performance from “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon, failed to do much business at the box office, seemingly stopping the franchise dead in its tracks before it ever had the chance to truly reboot.
Ghostbusters is now available on home video here in the States, but over in Japan the film doesn’t arrive on Blu-ray until December 21st. And the release is way cooler than the one we got.
The 3-Disc Japanese Blu-ray set includes the 2D and 3D versions of the film, as well as the theatrical cut and the extended cut. The special features are the same, but where the Japanese release sets itself apart from the American release is in the packaging. For starters, the box that houses the set is designed to look like one of the remake’s newly-designed proton packs, and the disc tray features a pop-up image of villain Rowan. The set also includes a paper-craft depiction of the new Ecto-1 vehicle, a specialty postcard, and a booklet titled “Answer the Call.”
Worth noting that Japanese Blu-rays will play in American players.
Check out the set below, and click the images to super-size them!
In the remake:
The franchise makes its long-awaited return with director Paul Feig’s unique and hilarious take on the classic supernatural comedy, led by the freshest minds in comedy today, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth. Together they team up to save Manhattan from a sudden invasion of spirits, spooks, and slime that engulfs the city.
