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Teaser Trailer for Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters Sequel
- Thread starter ManaByte
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Kinda bummed it won't pick up where the 2016 movie left off. I liked it. Will probably check this out regardless.
Despite the variable quality of their films, one ought to acknowledge Sony Picture's care-free glee for risk-taking.
I really hoped the reboot was gonna be good to wipe the smirks off the faces of all the sweaty turds who were plaguing the run-up to that movie.
Unfortunately I was wrong and it was a painfully unfunny piece of shit. I hope you're wrong here too.
Firstly, brief as this is I really like it.
It would have been even cooler had all we seen is the Ecto 1 license plate but perhaps that would have been too subtle.
Secondly, I really enjoyed the reboot but tonally it was an entirely different type of film and didn't even approach the greatness of the original.
I actually think this could be really cool and Reitman is a quality director.
It would have been even cooler had all we seen is the Ecto 1 license plate but perhaps that would have been too subtle.
Secondly, I really enjoyed the reboot but tonally it was an entirely different type of film and didn't even approach the greatness of the original.
I actually think this could be really cool and Reitman is a quality director.
Oh, I was referring to the character, not the baby actor himself.
Sad to hear he passed so young though. :(
Honestly, this just bums me out because Ramis has passed. A third movie with all of them would've happened if Murray wasn't such an ass.
Broooo, you too?? From ear to ear. I fucking love it. Especially that nuclear accelerator switch on sound. GIVE.IT.TO.ME.NOW!!
The Real Ghostbusters is on netflix, so I just watched the episode they go to Rays family farm for vacation.
You know, to prepare.
You know, to prepare.
Lol.
I love this we shit.
As if there's only one group of fans and you speak for them.
He's only one man. You have not only the son of the original director wanting this, but most of the old cast as well. Not to mention the millions of fans. Even the ones that boycotted the latest reboot.
It's missing a lot of episodes from the end of the series but at that point it was Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters so I'm not sure who might care
Not only that but the creator of the entire concept as well
The idea that Ghostbusters is/should only ever be Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston is fucking stupid and so short-sighted and closed-minded. Not only is that not what Dan envisioned for his concept, but the idea that in a world where ghosts are real and a way has been found to capture and contain them, there's not a fucking chance only 4 people from New York would ever figure out how to do it. The concept of Ghostbusters as a whole has a deep, deep well to draw from. Other cultures have different kinds of ghosts, perhaps they require different methods of capture and containment? The IDW comics are SO good about this stuff, they could make plenty of fantastic movies just adapting storylines from that.
I'd argue that Egon is the most important Ghostbuster and not to mention super important from a writing perspective as well
Is the episode where Egon dies and they have to go into the Containment Device to find his soul and bring him back in the Netflix list? I SWEAR I saw that episode when I was a kid but I've never been able to find it since.
He wasnt the only smart guy and scientist on the team tho. Ray helped out with alot of the inventions as well.
Yeah but Egon was the guy who played everything straight and contributed a ton to the movie's overall style of humor.
I think so, yeah. I rewatched the whole series [well, everything Netflix has because I'm too lazy to change DVDs lol] last year and there are several episodes where they have to go into the Containment Unit for one reason or another, that one sounds familiar.
Edit: Yep I just checked, "Egon's Ghost" episode 73
"While battling spirits, Egon accidentally becomes a ghost himself. Ray, Winston and Peter must find a way to reverse the process and save their buddy."
Looks cool, though kind of an odd tone to a teaser for a film that should be a bit of a comedy. Of course, the original film itself had that same weird tonal shift too, where the occult stuff was played pretty straight with the surrounding action being where the comedy came from, that's something I always liked about it. Hopefully this manages to capture that same spirit too.
Ghostbusters 2016 was a terrible film and that was the only one in the franchise I ever saw. I just wanted to see some cool CGI ghosts with a spooky atmosphere (like the first 5 minutes of the film teased) but it turned into some of the worst stupid humor and feeling of ¨nothing interesting is happening¨ nearly all the film till the big scene toward the end. And even then, it was just generic action but the CGI was nice.
I mean, I am not seeing it unless it has a completely different tone than the last one.
I mean, I am not seeing it unless it has a completely different tone than the last one.
It's not like the original film isn't readily available to view. You should watch it.
I really like some of his other films though, like Bridesmaids and Spy. Ghostbusters just wasn't at all funny and didn't have a good plot.
Yeah, much of what the team could do was built upon "Egon's really smart." I think they do have an opportunity to still use him in that sense though. With his death, he could very much take on the form of an active poltergeist, helping the new team get their start. You lose the benefit of "We have a really smart guy on the team," but gain "We've got a guy in the spirit realm on our side." I think the teaser even implies that this will be the case with the equipment starting on its own. I can easily picture the four teens being guided to the Ecto-1 by leaves blowing in the wind, objects falling, and such. Egon learns of some big threat to humanity from the spirit world and has to non-verbally communicate with the new group to get them to do something about it.
It might feel tacky without Ramis being present, but, from a writing standpoint, I think it could still work.
I probably will watch them if this new one gets me interested enough with trailers. But Im not sure it´ll be worth my time given how old they are and I doubt the special effects hold up
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This is being written by Reitman and the director of Monster House. I don't have any doubts about how it'll turn out.
Just... watch the first movie. It's a classic. It's on Netflix. It's not anything at all like Answer the Call and even if GB2020 is good it will still be different from the original.
Just watch the movie.
Obviously they've left it too long for a true Ghostbusters 3 (we'll always have the ps3/360/pc-era game as the third "movie"). With that being said I am glad that they are ignoring the disastrous 2016 "reboot". There were a lot of things wrong with that movie and it wasn't just the 4 main cast members being "unfunny" (not only did they pick the wrong four women, the "script" and style of humor that was used did not suit the "Ghostbusters" property).
Although it's amusing in itself that this new Ghostbusters movie is happening, was seemingly talked about as one possible direction they could go in (in the promotion of the 2016 film, they discussed all kinds of different ways to use the Ghostbusters property including returning to the original Ghostbusters world).
I'll be keenly following this with interest, I hope it's true to the original film this time!
Although it's amusing in itself that this new Ghostbusters movie is happening, was seemingly talked about as one possible direction they could go in (in the promotion of the 2016 film, they discussed all kinds of different ways to use the Ghostbusters property including returning to the original Ghostbusters world).
I'll be keenly following this with interest, I hope it's true to the original film this time!
Looks awesome so far, can't tell much from a teaser trailer but I am loving the old music and the ecto looks really good from what I can see.
I am hyped that Jason Reitman is doing it as I feel like his dad will give him good guidance on where it should go, honestly I hope it isn't a flop.
Ghostbusters 2016 was a bad movie, it had a great cast that was wasted on a bad script imo, let's hope this one isn't the same, my wife is excited about this one as well and it being a continuation from the first two movies.
I am hyped that Jason Reitman is doing it as I feel like his dad will give him good guidance on where it should go, honestly I hope it isn't a flop.
Ghostbusters 2016 was a bad movie, it had a great cast that was wasted on a bad script imo, let's hope this one isn't the same, my wife is excited about this one as well and it being a continuation from the first two movies.
I still don't get why they didn't just extend out the version they had made for the trailer? It's not amazing but it's definitely better in my opinion
Edit: Disclaimer edit here, I don't listen to music recreationally, so I can only comment on what sounds catchy and memorable like the original theme. If people dislike/hate this one as much or more than the Fall Out Boy one too, that's fine.
I frickin' loved that version they used in the trailers but the Walk the Moon version of the theme is fantastic, SO much better than that shit Fallout Boy theme good lord almighty. I wish they'd done a full version of the teaser music though, unf
So Old Ray has to rebuild the old tech with a new generation of Ghostbusters.
In other words, EXACTLY WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN 2016, FFS.
Dumbass Paul Feig said he couldn't figure out how to make his movie a sequel. This is how, you hack!
In other words, EXACTLY WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN 2016, FFS.
Dumbass Paul Feig said he couldn't figure out how to make his movie a sequel. This is how, you hack!
It is pretty much the easiest and smartest way to do it. Having Ray pass the torch to a new generation would've solved so many problems with the 2016 relaunch.
Reboots can be good if they're actually, you know, good. I like classic Star Trek for its methodical pace and erudite themes, but I also like the Star Trek 09 film despite it being a high energy action film full of humour. Genre shifts in sequels can be good too if they're well executed. See: Terminator, Alien and Evil Dead. Ghostbusters 2016 simply isn't a good Feig film, unlike Bridesmaids (which is a minor modern classic).
It's not a GREAT film. It's an average film.
It's not a disaster, a dumpster fire, a crime against humanity, or anything else attributed to it. It's just competent. I'm not even defending the movie, just saying the knee jerk "this is dog shit" impressions are just overreactions from overzealous fans who feel personally attacked by an average movie from on of their favorite nostalgic IPs.
