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Ghostbusters (2016) Trailer #1 (Feig, Wiig, McCarthy, McKinnon, Jones)

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A Link to the Past said:
So wait, it's not okay to be bothered by that?
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All I really want is this. If Leslie Jones' character isn't a Scientist, give her something interesting then that isn't just "Streets". Maybe she has a special connection to ghosts. Maybe she has as special skill that helps her resist possession. Something instead of a vague skillset and being the Team's Ride. If her character is this super generic I see no reason why Leslie Jones is a big pull for the movie and isn't almost replaceable but anyone else.
 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/...jones-kate-mckinnon-chris-hemsworth/81258406/

USA Today said:
5 times the new 'Ghostbusters' trailer destroyed the patriarchy

Who you gonna call? The new, very female Ghostbusters, that's who.

The first trailer for the all-new, all-female Ghostbusters is here and goodness gracious it is everything we hoped and dreamed for. In addition to being incredibly hilarious and visually on point, the trailer is also unabashedly proud of its four female leads and the feminism it is espousing. Don't believe us? We rounded up five times the trailer used proton packs to shoot right through Hollywood conventions about gender.
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Seeing articles and opinion pieces like this everywhere and I have a feeling pushing it this hard is going to make those who disagree push back harder.
 
I wish it looked more cinematic, i'll say that

it looks like bridesmaids, or just kinda flat like the composition in those comedies
 
Not feeling it at all. Love Wiig and McKinnon but I'm beyond tired of McCarthy's shtick. Jones is OK, though I can't say I like how they made her the "dumb" one of the group like they did to Ernie Hudson in the original. Trailer itself was pretty meh in every regard. They'll have to put out something way more interesting to get me to consider going to the theater for this.
 
I've never been a huge GhostBuster's fan, but I don't think I'm too off the mark in saying the best parts of the original wasn't necessarily the ghosts, right? Rather it was the humor and how the scary parts were used rather sparingly to be more effective, so right off the bat the fact it seems we're gonna have a lot more ghosts---while visually interesting---means the staff probably don't quite get why the original is so beloved.

I chuckled a bit throughout the trailer, but seriously, ending it with a "that's gonna hurt!" joke really turned me off it. Though she didn't get a lot of lines, the blonde one (the only actress I don't recognize) seemed like she embodied the spirit of the original the best in being not as jokey as the other three.
 
TheWarrior said:
Are there a higher proportion of male led films, absolutely, but there are really good franchises out there that aren't focused on male hero.
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You named:

Ultraviolet Not a franchise. Shitty movie
Aliens franchise
Aeon Flux Not a franchise. Shitty movie
Dark Angel Not a franchise. Shitty TV show
Buffy
Resident Evil Shitty series

So I mean, it's not good. And only Alien and Resident Evil are, of the film series you named, considered profitable, and only Alien is considered respectable(ish) still. And that seems to have more to do with Ridley Scott's return to it than it does the series in general.

Women being excited that they basically just got Star Wars, and are now about to get Ghostbusters makes sense, especially in light of the list you just posted.
 
From /Film

http://www.slashfilm.com/ghostbusters-info/

No, This Is Definitely Not a Sequel — Here’s Why

The trailer for Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters might lead some viewers to believe that this might be a sequel/spin-off that takes place 30 years after the events of the original 1984 film Ghostbusters, but that is not the case at all. Paul Feig explains why this is a reboot instead of a sequel:

I know some people are gonna ask why is it not a sequel instead of a reboot? I didn’t like personally the idea of them being handed technology. Here’s how to do this. I wanna see it developed.
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Screenwriter Katie Dippold also said the world of the story was a big reason not to make it a sequel.

One of the reasons to do it this way is that it’s just like today’s modern times. Like science doesn’t believe in ghosts anymore. So to say that [ghosts] had existed for the past 30 years, it’s just a different world. And in the original it’s so fun when ghosts unleash upon the city for the first time. It’s just a fun thing, we didn’t wanna skip over it.
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Feig agrees, saying that he liked the idea of basing it in today’s world “where there’s all these ghost shows, Ghost Hunters and stuff and you’re like are they crazy, are they not?” And if a ghost appeared today it would be “a phenomenal event,” but it wouldn’t be if this story were set in a world where ghosts have existed for the last three decades. Paul Feig explains why he came on to direct a Ghostbusters reboot in the first place.
This comes from such a pure place because this thing that you guys created, this idea is such a great idea. And when Ivan was talking to me about it and then Amy Pascal was talking about it, it’s just like this is such an amazing franchise and had two amazing movies. But it could just keep going. There’s so many things you can do with it. And it just seemed terrible to just leave it in a box. And yet at the same time, there’s something exciting about the idea of like we’re bringing it to a new generation, but let this team kind of see the origin story of them.
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This also makes me wonder how the original Ghostbusters firehouse will be used in this new film. They use a shot of it in the trailer, and I’m betting this is footage that appears in the movie somewhere. It’s obviously not the team’s initial headquarters, but maybe they come to it at the end of the movie? My fun fan theory is that once the group incorporates their team, they go to the iconic firehouse trying to lease it for their operation and discover they can’t afford it.
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Watch Da Birdie said:
I've never been a huge GhostBuster's fan, but I don't think I'm too off the mark in saying the best parts of the original wasn't necessarily the ghosts, right? Rather it was the humor and how the scary parts were used rather sparingly to be more effective, so right off the bat the fact it seems we're gonna have a lot more ghosts---while visually interesting---means the staff probably don't quite get why the original is so beloved.

I chuckled a bit throughout the trailer, but seriously, ending it with a "that's gonna hurt!" joke really turned me off it. Though she didn't get a lot of lines, the blonde one (the only actress I don't recognize) seemed like she embodied the spirit of the original the best in being not as jokey as the other three.
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They seemed to be going straight out comedy for this one. The original had a balance between comedy and seriousness. Maybe other trailers might show it, but this first one didn't so much.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teGxHLo9Qcc

The trailer for the original Ghostbusters is about as similar a tone as this film has.

Hale-XF11 said:
I'm even more lost now. What?
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My argument to its existence is that I have observed it. Your argument is a lack of observation. Without cause to assume bad faith in the former, it's fair to give more value to the observation than the lack of observation.

My point is that saying "I didn't see these people" means nothing to people who have.
 
Bobby Roberts said:
You named:

Ultraviolet Not a franchise. Shitty movie
Aliens franchise
Aeon Flux Not a franchise. Shitty movie
Dark Angel Not a franchise. Shitty TV show
Buffy
Resident Evil Shitty series

So I mean, it's not good. And only Alien and Resident Evil are, of the film series you named, considered profitable, and only Alien is considered respectable(ish) still. And that seems to have more to do with Ridley Scott's return to it than it does the series in general.

Women being excited that they basically just got Star Wars, and are now about to get Ghostbusters makes sense, especially in light of the list you just posted.
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Dark Angel is an amazing tv series killed before it could really show its potential
 
gutter_trash said:
so the words in trailer lie about 30 years later?
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No, because that's Sony saying the original was 30 years ago. There's NO mention in the trailer by any character that acknowledges the events of the original. I don't see how they acknowledge this group saved the world but don't mention them in the films context and then we see each character going through the plot points of the originals almost beat by beat.

Admittedly I could be wrong, but as already mentioned, Sony advertising did an awful job either way.
 
RedRum said:
Wait. Wait. How are people saying this is a reboot and not a sequel when they clearly mention the original ghostbusters in the opening credits??
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The director, Feig, has said in multiple places he does not do reboots or sequels, only origin stories.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Female-Ghostbusters-Movie-Definitely-An-Origin-Story-71762.html

Two years ago, basically same thing
http://www.ew.com/article/2014/10/08/paul-feig-ghostbusters-female

Sony obviously doesn't want to alienate fans of the original so they are throwing in some stuff about 30 years ago in the trailer, and it could be Feig is playing us all and will indeed reference the OG crew in the movie in some small way, but all indications are it is essentially a reboot.
 
But see the ghost just keeps throwing up on her! It's so funny! Can't wait to see a ghost kick some guy in the balls and then fart. So funny!
 
TheFuzz said:
Admittedly I could be wrong, but as already mentioned, Sony advertising did an awful job either way.
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You know a film has a serious identity crisis when we're still left wondering what's going on.

A Link to the Past said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teGxHLo9Qcc

The trailer for the original Ghostbusters is about as similar a tone as this film has.



My argument to its existence is that I have observed it. Your argument is a lack of observation. Without cause to assume bad faith in the former, it's fair to give more value to the observation than the lack of observation.

My point is that saying "I didn't see these people" means nothing to people who have.
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lol no offense, but the more you try to explain yourself, the more confusing it gets. I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. I think you might be having a conversation about something else, but with me.
 
Trailer didn't do much for me but I will wait to see more before saying the film is horrible. Seems that some people have already made up their minds.
 
A Link to the Past said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teGxHLo9Qcc

The trailer for the original Ghostbusters is about as similar a tone as this film has.



My argument to its existence is that I have observed it. Your argument is a lack of observation. Without cause to assume bad faith in the former, it's fair to give more value to the observation than the lack of observation.

My point is that saying "I didn't see these people" means nothing to people who have.
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Sorry but couldn't disagree with you more

Both trailers look like totally different types of movies
 
Schattenjäger;197478979 said:
Sorry but couldn't disagree with you more

Both trailers look like totally different types of movies
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The original film characterizes it as a funny light-horror film.

stufte said:
Slimer didn't vomit on him.
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Oh sorry, he just got

katy_perry_slimed.gif
 
The neon colors and glow for any ghost scene, and the color vibrancy in general make it feel like a Disney or Nickelodian live action movie in terms of visuals
 
This looks bad. Feig, what have they done to you?

I hope it's just bad marketing, but the jokes fell flat and the movie looks like it'll be pretty bad.
 
I'm starting to think a lot of people in this thread haven't watched the original Ghostbusters or it's sequel in a very long time.
 
tearsintherain said:
The director, Feig, has said in multiple places he does not do reboots or sequels, only origin stories.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Female-Ghostbusters-Movie-Definitely-An-Origin-Story-71762.html

Two years ago, basically same thing
http://www.ew.com/article/2014/10/08/paul-feig-ghostbusters-female

Sony obviously doesn't want to alienate fans of the original so they are throwing in some stuff about 30 years ago in the trailer, and it could be Feig is playing us all and will indeed reference the OG crew in the movie in some small way, but all indications are it is essentially a reboot.
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He was full of shit then, this is a reboot.
 
Really the most offputting thing about this trailer to me was the bizarre "Super Gravitas Slow Piano Rendition" of the theme song at the start

I guess it was ironic, just felt so off tho
 
Shamrock7r said:
The neon colors and glow for any ghost scene, and the color vibrancy in general make it feel like a Disney or Nickelodian live action movie in terms of visuals
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I actually liked how the ghosts looked at first and then they showed the giant one and I audibly sighed. For some reason it reminded me of a Nightmare before Xmas.
 
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