“Who you gonna call” for summer popcorn movie fun?

“Ghostbusters.”

The femme reboot is fun, frivolous and somewhat freaky, especially in the 3D format in which the movie was seen for this review. You will feel as if you were slimed with that green juice or hit with those rays from the proton containment laser that seem to shoot straight from the screen at you in the theater seat.

Director Paul Feig (director, “Spy,” 2015; “The Heat,” 2013; “Bridesmaids,” 2011; TV’s “The Office,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Arrested Development”) goes straight for the cheesy 3D effects. And that’s what makes the “Ghostbusters” female redo a good choice for two hours or air-conditioned entertainment.

The screenplay by Feig, co-written by Feig and Katie Dippold (writer, “The Heat,” TV’s “Parks and Recreation”), is based on the 1984 “Ghostbusters” directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It’s a tough act to follow because the original is on some lists as one of the funniest movies ever (Entertainment Weekly calls it the “Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years.”) and also, “Ghostbusters II” (1989) was well-liked.

The storyline about so-called parapsychologists operating a ghost-removal service is basically the same. This time, Erin Gilbert (Kristin Wiig) is booted from a Columbia University teaching position after the book, “Ghosts From Our Past” she co-wrote with Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), who researches ghosts at a technical college with Dr. Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), resurfaces as does a video of them and Patty Tolan (Leslie Jones) investigating ghosts at a New York City mansion museum.

They open the Department of the Metaphysical Examination above a Chinese restaurant and, in a cute twist, hire Kevin Beckman (Chris Hemsworth) as the receptionist. A graffiti artist provides the iconic logo and Patty provides the iconic vehicle, her uncle’s hearse, nicknamed Ecto-1. Little do they know they’re up against an archfiend, Rowan North (Neil Casey).

There are lots of humorous pseudoscientific terms (Multiple Class 4 Malevolent Apparitions), great visuals (the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is back, bigger and really nasty-looking) and incredibly cool gadgets (the Proton Glove).

The four female leads are a witty and wacky crew. McKinnon could be seen as doing an homage to Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) from the “Back to the Future” (1985) trilogy. Jones has some great over-the-top moments. McCarthy is her usually funny self. Wiig plays her trademark distractedness to the hilt.

In cameos are several from the original “Ghostbusters”: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver. A bust of the late Harold Ramis is seen briefly. In supporting roles are Cecily Strong, Andy Garcia, Charles Dance, Ed Begley Jr. and Steve Higgins.

It’s great to have the “Ghostbusters” back. This time, the females have our backs with lots of laughs and some thrills and chills.

“Ghostbusters,”MPAA Rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13.) for supernatural action and some crude humor; Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction; Run time: 1 hr., 56 min.; Distributed by Sony Pictures.

Credit Readers Anonymous:Stay through the entertaining 3D images floating behind the credits, listen to the “Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid)” theme remake by Fall Out Boy and Missy Elliott and the original by Ray Parker Jr. and see a scene teasing a possible sequel.

Box Office,July 22: Trekkies were out in force, propelling “Star Trek Beyond” to No. 1, opening with $59.6 million, chasing “The Secret Life of Pets” from No. 1 after two weeks straight to No. 1 with $29.3 million, $260.7 million, three weeks, as “Ghostbusters,” dropped a notch to No. 3 with $21.6 million, $86.8 million, two weeks, tying with “Lights Out” scaring up $21.6 million, opening at No. 4, and keeping “Ice Age: Collision Course” out in the cold as the fifth installment froze at No. 5, opening with $21 million;

6. “Finding Dory,” $7.2 million, $460.1 million, six weeks; 7. “The Legend of Tarzan,” $6.4 million, $115.8 million, four weeks; 8. “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,” $4.4 million, $40.3 million, three weeks; 9. “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party,” $3.7 million, $3.8 million, two weeks; 10. “The Infiltrator,” $3.2 million, $12.2 million, two weeks.

Unreel,July 29:

“Jason Bourne,”PG-13: Paul Greengrass directs Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander and Vincent Cassel in the action-thriller fourth installment, following “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007), “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004) and “The Bourne Identity” (2002). This time, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) remembers his true identity. You might say he’s, ahem, Bourne again.

“Bad Moms,”R: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore direct Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate in the comedy about some overworked and underappreciated mothers who leave their responsibilities behind for self-indulgence.

Three Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes