Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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I feel like we "geek out" over these films because of the obvious time and effort that went into production; from the artwork, the prop development, sound design, visual effects, musical score, the actors and/or director involved, etc. Even when the story/final product falls flat.
We suffer from liking the composition of the various parts, rather than the final product.
We suffer from liking the composition of the various parts, rather than the final product.
CB2001
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But the final product in this case is pretty good as well, which is why I like it.
Cephus
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It was excellent. I feel a lot of the critics are looking at the movie they wanted instead of the movie they got.
Egon Spengler
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I got my collectors set through Amazon. They were nice enough to have it shipped in A BAG so it's nicely dented on the corners and torn on one of the door flaps. Yay. I'd send it back for a refund but now the damn things have jacked up in price and I'm not going to pay more for it just to have it all happen again.
CB2001
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They did the same thing to a trade paper back of a comic I ordered. The spine came messed up, but I kept it because I was basically buying it to read it. May get a second one, hopefully without the damage to the spine, but not at the current time.
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I believe that
Latest Tested video confirms Spirit traps were used for the giant trap grid. Looks like they removed the handles, added a red light, and modified the electronics to be able to hook up together as well as a bright white light inside. But aesthetics wise, they didnt alter a thing.
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Strikerkc
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^^So I'll stash that bad boy there as a bit of framing.^^
I feel like "April 2021 Me" was way more worried than he needed to be. And look here, less than a year later even, and I threw some cash at it and was very pleasantly surprised, though I see a lot of folks didn't come away from it feeling the same as me. The adventures of Phoebe and Podcast portion of the film were absolutely delightful to me, and I was very happy to see how the ending wrapped up without it just totally turning into "and the original team saves you all without breaking a sweat".
Though probably best that I didn't go to the theater to see it. I'm a surprisingly sentimental dopey sap, and I would not have left the theater in a presentable manner
firesprite
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We watched this finally the other day and I really loved it. The mom was a bit over the top with her bitterness, but that's a minor nit. It was a ton of fun.
CB2001
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Is it really over the top with her bitterness? Or are we looking at her through rose-tinted glasses because of how well we know Egon, and haven't taken into account what life without a father has been for her? About how many mistakes she could have avoided had Egon been there? Or, maybe the fact she needed someone, and no one was there for her? We never know about who her mom is, let alone where she is. And now, she's stuck in a small town that she knows nothing about, mostly because of a man who should have, in her point of view, been there for her, but wasn't. Honestly, as someone who's father has lived without a father, though he is still alive and has another family, suggesting meeting his father seems to bring about a bit of bitterness towards him. To me, it's not over the top. It's just the consequences of growing up without a father, who is still alive, and not being there for you. I think TVTropes has two terms for this that basically fit how you perceive her "over the top" bitterness: Truth in Television and Reality is Unrealistic.
firesprite
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Bear in mind, she is speaking to a child when she's unloading with both barrels.
If it was just conversations with adults where she was super harsh about her father, I would have less issue with it, but she is consistently cutting when it comes to conversations with her young daughter as well, even before being stuck in his house, surrounded by reminders of him.
We also didn't get any info about the kids dad(s), so there could've been some projecting on her dad if she was walked out on. Then again, that could've gone both ways. If she had that damage from her dad leaving, then the guy/guys she was involved with probably didn't stand a chance either.
CB2001
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Bear in mind, when she was "speaking to a child when she was unloading both barrels" was AFTER said child shot up half of the town with a proton pack, resulting in damage to other people's property which would cost money to fix, which happen to be money that she didn't have to pay for said damages, which would be enough to piss off ANY adult if it were their kid (in addition to threatening a police officer with a deadly weapon, no less). Add to the fact that, in Callie's mind, Phoebe was beginning to idolize Egon, she believed she had justification to use one barrel on her. Believe me, if it had been both barrels, there wouldn't have been a conversation like what was seen in the film. That's actually the most unrealistic part of that scenario. Frankly, Callie was really calm and collected in that scene as oppose to how it would have happened in real life (which would have resulted in no conversation, but straight up belt-to-ass whipping and then never allowed to leave the house again for a few months, and without ZERO conversation about Egon).
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firesprite
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Hey, if you didn't have a problem with it, cool. I'm not here to argue.
