Mirabilis Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 So yesterday they released the all female pro-power squad in the new Ghostbuster film. I'm not impressed. It looks like it'll amount to what I expected. I find it ironic though that they have the actor who plays Thor in there as eye candy for the feminist brigade (who will probably be the only people going to see this). Talk about objectification, what hypocrites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver1 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkafar Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Why so negative? Did anyone complain in 1986 when the original team was all-male? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*V Guyver Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Why so negative? Did anyone complain in 1986 when the original team was all-male? I'm still willing to give it a try. But that trailer, it leaves much to be desired. Feels very run of the mill with the ghost busters movie name just stamped on it. We'll see if this movie puts the majority of us to shame. On the bright side this might get a new generation of people to enjoy ghost busters. Then again, I only had to show the new generation the original to get them into the franchise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver1 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Why so negative? Did anyone complain in 1986 when the original team was all-male? It's not at all about the female cast for me... just the lack of interest in a reboot of the franchise. Also, the CG ghosts are so lame in comparison to the old school ones. I'll see it on Netflix if it makes it there. ... maybe... To be fair, I als had no interest in seeing TMNT reboot. They all look like LL Cool J to me... but I watched it on Netflix and thought it was decent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 A little too over the top on the forced humor IMO. This one seems to be trying to be what Ghostbusters 2 tried harder to do... Be too much of a comedy rather than a movie about ghosts and ghostbusting... And this trailer shows they even go farther. The original is just a great movie in that the humor is very subtle in most cases and it usually played off more seriously. I mean, some of the things they say ( especially Egon) sound funny, but it all comes off as serious to the person who said it. I was never against an all female cast. I understand that as soon as you throw a mixed sex team in an adultish movie, two of them are going to end up in a relationship by the end of it and ruin the team dynamic (Unless one of the members of this team was a gay male...) But they are reaching very low with the stereotypes on this cast, and it certainly is not helping. I was kind of hoping that maybe. Just MAYBE, they could have done something at least in the same tone as the original... But this trailer clearly shows that they are not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabilis Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 The others pretty much hit it. I honestly don't even know why they felt the need to reboot it. Why? The originals are still great and awesome. I didn't care for the humor at all, I don't know any of the actors (besides the Thor actor), and I don't mind the CGI but it seems a bit excessive in some parts. But I don't like most reboots anyways. Unless it's from a film say 50 years ago or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Mefilas Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) I have no problem with an all female cast. But that characters seem too over the top. The team from the original felt like real but eccentric people and they were funny because of that. The comedy here feels to in your face and less natural. And worst of all it dosnt look or feel in any way scary. Ghostbusters is in many ways like Gremlins, it's a movie that dosent just slot into one genre. This feels like a pure comedy. And those awful, neon CGI ghosts. I literally didn't know whether to laugh,cry or both and this is coming from a guy who has never complained about CGI and can watch crappy Bigfoot movies. After watching Crimson Peak these ghosts look and feel so tacky. Edited March 4, 2016 by Prometheus Guyver 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The others pretty much hit it. I honestly don't even know why they felt the need to reboot it. Why? The originals are still great and awesome. I didn't care for the humor at all, I don't know any of the actors (besides the Thor actor), and I don't mind the CGI but it seems a bit excessive in some parts. But I don't like most reboots anyways. Unless it's from a film say 50 years ago or so. It's basically Hollywood Execs always taking the wrong lessons from successful movies. This lesson is "Nostalgia will sell anything! Even if it isn't quite the same!" They basically looked at what the current movie demographic is: People in their late 20's to mid 30's. They then look back at what was popular back then, and start thinking of what they can bring back. The usual problem: What they bring back, is usually changed or modified in a way that doesn't capture what made the original so good. (case in point with Ghostbusters here). The newest one we are worried about is what happened with Deadpool. What they should take from the movie is: "Movies that pay tribute the original character rather than try and change them, can make people happy" What they will take from it: OMG WE CAN MAKE R RATED NOSTALGIA MOVIES! LET'S MAKE 20! RIGHT NOW! I DON'T CARE WHAT THE SUBJECT IS! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabilis Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Well put. And speaking of Gremlins, that was always a classic favorite Christmas movie of mine lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfool Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I can just imagine the younger generations wont know the original ghostbusters are men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H222G981 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) I'm not sure what to think. Edited May 25, 2016 by Mercer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Kenji Murakami Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'd hardly call this crop of cardboard cutouts feminist in any way, myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H222G981 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) Obviously. I have every reason now not to see this POS movie....its a no go. Not only did the trailer get horrible reviews. It also has an online petition that's been sitting ever since the film's been in production. People don't even want it airing. That's how bad it is. It's doomed to fail....obviously. Quote It's fantastic that after all these years Sony wants to provide Ghostbusters fans with a new film. However the creative team involved heavily implies an all female Ghostbusters team. This isn't a good idea! Go ahead and have a lady ghostbuster on the team, but we, the fans, do not want to see "Bridesmaids with ghosts." By signing this petition, Ghostbusters fans, you proclaim you do NOT want to see a new Ghostbusters film, be it reboot or sequel, featuring an all female team! And while we're at it, keep Melissa McCarthy completely away from this movie in any capacity. https://www.change.org/p/sony-pictures-say-no-to-an-all-female-ghostbusters Edited May 25, 2016 by Mercer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bellamy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 people use Change.org for so much stupid stuff, that it has turned a good idea, into a drenn idea. As for Ghostbusters: I essentially agree with James here... Not once does he care that they are females. The trailers are just bad, and they are showing us a movie that looks like it'll more of a cheap knockoff than a homage or anything positive. THAT is my biggest issue with them so far. And unlike BVS, I never planned to see this in the theaters until I saw a trailer. And the trailers have not impressed me, so I won't be going. Simple as that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I saw the movie in 3D last month and I thought it rocked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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