GHOSTBUSTERS Pre-Release - film discussion only, no social commentary please!
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Noeland
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIwQPoywDeE
This was more fun to watch than the trailer.
Which I didn't hate, but the film really only looks OK. It looks expensive, but it doesn't look great.
This was more fun to watch than the trailer.
Which I didn't hate, but the film really only looks OK. It looks expensive, but it doesn't look great.
Father
Sr Member
Wow... the fact that I really have to think about whether that's true is pretty unsettling.
Right? I picture the Sony executives in the meetings about this movie... These execs are probably the same d-bags that grew up thinking Uwe Boll movies were great. Totally clueless.
I guess they're hoping to attract a new audience while appealing to the nostalgia of the people who were the same age as their kids when the original came out. Not realizing we have standards.
Like someone else said... subtle humor has been lost to ham-fisted, spoon-fed-with-a-shovel "comedy"... which is pretty much the majority of Melissa McCarthy's movies anyway.
This looks bad. Like... BvS and Suicide Squad bad.
KrangPrime
Master Member
I wonder what the reaction of sony is right now.
they are deleting negative comments this time.
the like versus dislike ratio is growing FASTER than it did with the annoucment trailer.
The dislikes are now almost 11 THOUSAND more than the likes with almost as much of TONS of nothing but negative comments.
Sony knew they made a mistake within 3 months of hiring feig when tatum came along (or whoever it was)......what is above full blown panic mode at this point?
they are deleting negative comments this time.
the like versus dislike ratio is growing FASTER than it did with the annoucment trailer.
The dislikes are now almost 11 THOUSAND more than the likes with almost as much of TONS of nothing but negative comments.
Sony knew they made a mistake within 3 months of hiring feig when tatum came along (or whoever it was)......what is above full blown panic mode at this point?
I doubt they are worried. Most people find it pretty easy to "push a dislike" button in a comment section. MOST of the people who will go to the movies to watch this won't be reading those types of comments. A whole lot of movies that come out have this type of negativity (internet hate) and do just fine.
Brent M
Sr Member
I certainly don't think BvS will be epic, but it looks like The Godfather compared to this.
Solo4114
Master Member
NOBODY thinks Uwe Boll movies are good. Well, except maybe Uwe Boll.
Maybe.
Yeah, I wouldn't put a lot of stock one way or the other in positive or negative internet buzz or up/down votes on Youtube. Most people are saying "This sure looks a lot like the original..." And I've seen a few comment that Feig movies generally have pretty craptastic trailers but turn out to be funny.
Bottom line, the film will probably do...eh...fine. The real question will be whether it can actually make back its budget, including marketing. If we're talking $300mil...I dunno. That seems like a stretch.
KrangPrime
Master Member
I never have a need to watch another ellen episode again, not that I ever did before.
that was the most pointless guest appearance on a tv show ever.
it was interesting to see the only real laugh the audience got was the last scene. other than that it was rather quiet.
that was the most pointless guest appearance on a tv show ever.
it was interesting to see the only real laugh the audience got was the last scene. other than that it was rather quiet.
Probe Droid
Master Member
Pretty much looks like exactly what most folks expected. I bet it makes dough. People will take their kids to see it.
The old tape recorder is a Nagra III, or some Nagra model. Used to be the gold standard in the film industry, so there were plenty of them lying around no doubt.
The old tape recorder is a Nagra III, or some Nagra model. Used to be the gold standard in the film industry, so there were plenty of them lying around no doubt.
Holy cow. All I have to say is this looks SOOOOOO terrible. Like direct to DVD terrible..... and there's some direct to home market stuff that would be better suited for theatrical release than this.
There is not one fiber of me that wants to see this film. I'm calling this the 2014 TMNT effect.
There is not one fiber of me that wants to see this film. I'm calling this the 2014 TMNT effect.
Father
Sr Member
Sadly, TMNT did well enough to warrant a sequel which looks worse than the first movie. So I can only imagine how many other bad Ghostbuster movies will follow this one.
I'm sure there are a lot of ways this movie could actually have been good. Original casting, if only to use as a springboard for the "new crew" definitely would have been a good way to start. Rebooting it was a bad way to go.
Why not just re-release the movie with full marketing as if it was new and see how much more they can milk out of it. The original movie still holds up pretty well today.
KrangPrime
Master Member
just to confirm, this thing is actually the ghost trap......not the bear trap looking thing. although the bear trap looking thing looks like it's connected to the ghost trap on the right...or something similair looking...
hold on, i'm reaching my limit of too many consecutive posts...gotta let a few others in here till I'm allowed to do it again ;o).
Mola Rob
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Really? 150 million dollars and this is what they came up with? Instead of three nerdy white male scientists and a street wise black guy we get three nerdy white female scientists and a street wise black gal? More play it safe insulting crap that will probably make a ton of money.
KrangPrime
Master Member
I'm actually kind of surprised fantastic four fans stuck to their guns. either that, or there arn't that many of them, and it wouldn't have mattered if they stuck to their guns or not.
I really hope GB fansstick to their guns and this thing barely makes $5 million opening week. if it can have ONE bad opening week, star trek, ice age, and suicide squad are right around the corner, with another family movie, secret life of pets opening before it. no wonder they moved it to july with turtles 2 in june. smart move.
- trailer dislike count now 22,000+ ;o)
I really hope GB fansstick to their guns and this thing barely makes $5 million opening week. if it can have ONE bad opening week, star trek, ice age, and suicide squad are right around the corner, with another family movie, secret life of pets opening before it. no wonder they moved it to july with turtles 2 in june. smart move.
- trailer dislike count now 22,000+ ;o)
ower
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I never considered Winston a "street wise black guy". He was an unemployed Blue collared guy looking for work. "If there's a steady paycheck involved I'll believe anything you say." - who doesn't that line resonate with? He was the audiences POV.
This new character is a Stereotype , I'm surprised they didn't throw in a "nah he din'it"
Totally unrelated to thread but something I just noticed, what is written in the dust on the right side of the back window on the Ecto-1 @ ~ 1:05? I can make out "esko", and maybe "cake", but there is more that is can't read.
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