captainraincoat
Banned
Apparently the movie revolves around the containment unit from the original that's buried in a mine
Trailer looks cool
Trailer looks cool
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer
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#Phonepunk#
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i mean, im mostly curious as to why that's framed as a bad thing. don't people in general love or at least really like Stranger Things?
besides if there is a tv show to copy, you could do a lot worse you know. the last movie looked like a SNL skit and that's about the level of quality it had. id much rather have a GB movie patterned about ST than SNL.
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TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Yet no one knows who the Ghostbusters are...
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MisterHero
Super Member
It looks like a good film with Ghostbusters sprinkles, so that's good.
I have zero issues with the kids. They can still have adult jokes if that's what you want. The 80s had kids watching R-rated movies, big deal.
I have zero issues with the kids. They can still have adult jokes if that's what you want. The 80s had kids watching R-rated movies, big deal.
iconmaster
Banned
It looks neat, but quite a different vibe from the original. I'm up for a different take but I think I'll miss the goofiness if it's not in there.
Trailers can be very misleading, though.
Trailers can be very misleading, though.
Shizumapower
Member
This is as close to the original creators as we are going to get. Its not going to be what I want... probably not. But, what do we want?
I just want the movie to be good.
Bonus unrelated personal pic
I just want the movie to be good.
Bonus unrelated personal pic
captainraincoat
Banned
I seem to remember the toy ecto1 from the early 90s had this so it's great to see it and a great now to the history
There will be lots of subtle ticks to the original I think....I'm pretty sure u got a glimpse of slimer in the trailer and the leg on Paul Rudd car looked like a zool doggie
nkarafo
Member
Well, that's not hard to achieve though. I think it would be impossible to not look better.
My issue is that it looks as if it takes itself too seriously. Doesn't look like a comedy, it looks too sentimental and melancholic. IMO Ghostbusters was great because it was so funny, not because it had a deep story or something.
And i didn't like Stranger Things much either and other than Paul Rudd there isn't anything for me here.
But if all they wanted is a better movie than GB 2016 i guess they achieved it.
quickwhips
Member
Stand by me, gremlins, flight of the navigator, mac and me, jaws 2. I stand by the last two. How could i forget Goonies and monster squad.I'm not sure yet. And I never really like the "forgotten into myth" thing these movies do. Kids 10 years from now will know what happened on 9/11. Schools will teach it. They'd teach a ghost invasion that threatened all of mankind too
They were already doing this by Ghostbusters 2, making it even worse. But, whatever. My actual problem is whether or not I want to watch a movie that seems to clearly feature kids for 90% of the runtime.
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nkarafo
Member
These were originally movies written with kids in mind. Though, Gremlins isn't really about kids.
Ghostbusters was a movie about a bunch of loser adults trying to make business with their crazy idea. Plus, it was these characters and their chemistry that carried the movie. The ghosts, the effects, the story, etc, was just background noise.
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
I guess some dude from NME called this “regressive fanboy trash” or something?
Doom85
Member
Don't know if I like the idea of kids and possibly their mom being the new team. I assumed the new cast of characters would be either older teenagers or college-age, a reasonable age for the original Ghostbusters to show them the ropes. Considering how heavy the proto-packs are supposed to be, it's going to look ridiculous to see kids running around with them strapped to their backs. I know people hate the 2016 film, but at least it had adults as the team plus the more slapstick style of comedy didn't bother me since it was an entirely new cast (whereas Ghostbusters 2 going more slapstick felt out of place since it was the OG team, but 2 had a fuck ton of problems that just killed any of its good elements for me).
The gunner seat is cool though. And Paul Rudd looks like he'll be a win. Though how the Ghostbusters' feats aren't common knowledge is beyond me, stopping massive monstrosities and proving the supernatural is real isn't something that should be forgotten even 30 years later. And I swear if they pull that beyond fucking stupid "the government convinced everyone it was a hoax despite the MASSIVE amount of evidence that would instantly rip apart such a claim" bullshit that 2 did, I'm not going to be happy.
Also, Egon must have gotten a woman pregnant sometime around the timeline of 1 and 2 for the mom's son to be that age. Which just feels odd to think about since it's EGON, yeah he had the romance with Janine but I assumed it never went that far (still better her with Egon than Louis. I heard people be all, "but she had no chemistry with Egon!" and I'm screaming, "no shit, that was the joke!"), but we'll see how the movie addresses it.
It could be good, I'm just not particularly wowed by this teaser.
The gunner seat is cool though. And Paul Rudd looks like he'll be a win. Though how the Ghostbusters' feats aren't common knowledge is beyond me, stopping massive monstrosities and proving the supernatural is real isn't something that should be forgotten even 30 years later. And I swear if they pull that beyond fucking stupid "the government convinced everyone it was a hoax despite the MASSIVE amount of evidence that would instantly rip apart such a claim" bullshit that 2 did, I'm not going to be happy.
Also, Egon must have gotten a woman pregnant sometime around the timeline of 1 and 2 for the mom's son to be that age. Which just feels odd to think about since it's EGON, yeah he had the romance with Janine but I assumed it never went that far (still better her with Egon than Louis. I heard people be all, "but she had no chemistry with Egon!" and I'm screaming, "no shit, that was the joke!"), but we'll see how the movie addresses it.
It could be good, I'm just not particularly wowed by this teaser.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
where is the original cast?
triplestation
Member
what i was hoping for with this is that in tone, it would align with the first ghostbusters
the original movie didn't care about conveying mystery
the ghostbusters job was as legit and as mundane as any other job, no mystique
like yes, ghosts, there's one in my bathroom, please come clean it up so i can move on with my life thank you, and the humor would come with the process of the job
these guys were out to solve a practical problem like they were a fucken cleaning service that aren't enthusiastic about their jobs and that's why it was HILARIOUS
this right here is just stranger things inheriting the ghostbusters lore
really wanted to like this but i'm sorry
the original movie didn't care about conveying mystery
the ghostbusters job was as legit and as mundane as any other job, no mystique
like yes, ghosts, there's one in my bathroom, please come clean it up so i can move on with my life thank you, and the humor would come with the process of the job
these guys were out to solve a practical problem like they were a fucken cleaning service that aren't enthusiastic about their jobs and that's why it was HILARIOUS
this right here is just stranger things inheriting the ghostbusters lore
really wanted to like this but i'm sorry
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Captain Zyrain
Member
The movie is not coming till next Summer, so likely with a big #2 trailer, thinking Superb Owl? Big reveal of who is back, will get people excited.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
i hope that.
Honestly, a Ghostbusters movie without the original Cast... is not a real Ghostbusters movie
Captain Zyrain
Member
Oh, they're in it. See IMDB:
We don't know the extent. I think it's going to be kid focused like the trailer, and not all about the old guys, but I have to hope they don't shove them into tiny roles like Force Awakens did.
triplestation
Member
i think it's possible
you just need to find a couple guys people would take seriously and also have an easy time listening to
and put them in jumpsuits with proton packs
triplestation
Member
oh man imagine a ghostbusters union based movie lol
ghosts running rampant in NYC because ghostbusters are refusing to work and holding a strike
interesting starting point imo
ghosts running rampant in NYC because ghostbusters are refusing to work and holding a strike
interesting starting point imo
KorbinDallas
Member
Children typically ruin movies. Except of course children movies.
quickwhips
Member
Are these goverment jobs or can other corporations step in and compete for business?
DiscoJer
Member
The problem is that the surviving Ghostbusters are 67, 69, and 74. And they were comedians, not action stars to begin with. Unless you want something like BubbaHotep, set in a nursing home, a Ghostbusters sequel is not going to star them.
At least this seems to be a passing the torch thing.
At least this seems to be a passing the torch thing.
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triplestation
Member
government definitely
quickwhips
Member
Competition stomped into the ground. Maybe by the end of the trilogy we can open it to small businesses again. I’ll help finance if you get a good director.
cryptoadam
Banned
Watched the trailer, does not look good.
When I think Ghostbusters I think a COMEDY with cool effects. Where was the COMEDY in this trailer? I was expecting Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan or some shit. Even if you wanted to have kids fine but make them FUNNY, and make Paul Rudd FUNNY.
It could be the trailer is misdirection, but if its going to come off as some super serious coming of age story with only a few jokes sprinkled in bleh.
I think they might be holding back showing the originals, because the title is called AFTERLIFE, while that makes me think that we are going to get ghosts from the AFTERLIFE, and it would be perfect to have the originals as ghosts. How about Egon and Rey are dead and come back in ghost form, heck get the guys who voiced them on the cartoon if you have to LOL.
So this better be one of those trailers that don't capture the real tone of the movie because right now this does not feel like GB at all and more like they had a script and attached GB for nostalgia purposes to it.
When I think Ghostbusters I think a COMEDY with cool effects. Where was the COMEDY in this trailer? I was expecting Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan or some shit. Even if you wanted to have kids fine but make them FUNNY, and make Paul Rudd FUNNY.
It could be the trailer is misdirection, but if its going to come off as some super serious coming of age story with only a few jokes sprinkled in bleh.
I think they might be holding back showing the originals, because the title is called AFTERLIFE, while that makes me think that we are going to get ghosts from the AFTERLIFE, and it would be perfect to have the originals as ghosts. How about Egon and Rey are dead and come back in ghost form, heck get the guys who voiced them on the cartoon if you have to LOL.
So this better be one of those trailers that don't capture the real tone of the movie because right now this does not feel like GB at all and more like they had a script and attached GB for nostalgia purposes to it.
triplestation
Member
the cringe react can't come sooner
quickwhips
Member
Wasnt he on goldbergs recently for spaceballs.
Shizumapower
Member
Gunner seat.
belmarduk
Member
I had to look that up but yes he was! I hope he's going to be in the new Ghostbusters.
go to your local middle school and ask some 6th graders to explain 9/11. See what happens.
People don't know what they don't know
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
Not really feeling it from the trailer.
Too much stick, not enough carrot.
I'll be entertained by the predictable media stances as per Alita and Joker in the meantime.
I didn't mind Ghostbusters 2016. Aside from all the shitty commentary prior and denials and shitty commentary after.
2.5/5 movie. Hemsworth was fantastic.
Too much stick, not enough carrot.
I'll be entertained by the predictable media stances as per Alita and Joker in the meantime.
I didn't mind Ghostbusters 2016. Aside from all the shitty commentary prior and denials and shitty commentary after.
2.5/5 movie. Hemsworth was fantastic.
autoduelist
Member
I wish it wasn't kids... would have preferred an adult cast and humor. Still, looks good.
autoduelist
Member
It was definitely a comedy. It was snl megastars, written by snl and sctv alums behind movies like caddyshack, stripes, and animal house.
'Taken 100% serious'? Nah. No way. It was written as a comedy, written by comedians, starring comedians. Everybody knew they were going to see a comedy. Everybody was laughing their asses off in the theater.
A few scenes, like the fridge, don't change that.
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Grinchy
Banned
I like a lot of those movies. I'm not sure if I can say it resonated with my parents.
That's the difference between seeing kids movies as a kid and seeing them as an adult. That's the only reason I feel like I may not like this. Some movies starring kids come out really fucking well like The Florida Project and that's not even a movie for kids.
Airola
Member
That's pretty much my take on it too. It was an ok movie. Hemsworth was really funny in it. And to my surprise, based on the trailers I initially thought Leslie Jones and that chubby blonde woman who always screams in every movie she is in (and whose name I for some reason don't remember now) would be really annoying but both of them ended up being way less obnoxious than was show in the trailer. If someone annoyed me at some point it was the "female Egon" for some reason. But all in all it was an ok movie. I remember next to nothing about it but it managed to entertain me for its full length. A solid 2,5/5 movie.
I would love to see that movie addressed in some form in the new movie. Like maybe show a glimpse of an alternative universe and have a short comedy scene with people being "wait what, what the hell" until the rip between the universes closes. That could've been a nice scene in Ghostbusters 2016 too but as it didn't have anything like that, maybe do something like that in this movie. At least Ghostbusters 2016 had cameos of some of the original cast to connect the previous movies to that so I don't see any reason to at least in some way own up the last movie and include something of it in some form.
Fret Runner
Member
Just had a horrible daydream.
The film ends, the credits roll, I'm sat there thinking "hey, that was kinda good"
Then the after credits scene plays.
It shows a portal and looking through the other side are......*shudders* The 2016 circus act cast.
The loud illiterate one, whos tweets look like they were typed by a hyper dog, says "looks like there's nobody here. think I should call out?" The others then stare at the camara and say in unison "but who are you going to call?" Then the film ends
I then die inside and go get my money back.
The film ends, the credits roll, I'm sat there thinking "hey, that was kinda good
"Then the after credits scene plays.
It shows a portal and looking through the other side are......*shudders* The 2016 circus act cast.
The loud illiterate one, whos tweets look like they were typed by a hyper dog, says "looks like there's nobody here. think I should call out?" The others then stare at the camara and say in unison "but who are you going to call?" Then the film ends
I then die inside and go get my money back.
GreyHorace
Member
And ze woke white knights, as predicted are out in full force:
Because Ghostbusters 2016 was such a great and revolutionary movie that must be protected from the toxic fanboys at all cost!
What a bunch of whiny pricks.
Because Ghostbusters 2016 was such a great and revolutionary movie that must be protected from the toxic fanboys at all cost!
What a bunch of whiny pricks.
Fret Runner
Member
Imagine how fucking cringe the questions at the press tour are gonna be.
The woke an broke brigade will purposefully kamikaze their interviews to score npc level up points.
“but what about the women of 2016?!”
“What about women?!”
“What about women in stem?!”
“Why have you rewarded the trolls an sexists?!”
“Why would you give Trump the Ghostbusters film he wants?!”
Urgh, fun times ahead for the actors and director. Hope they just give them the middle finger an tell them to stick to Twitter.
The woke an broke brigade will purposefully kamikaze their interviews to score npc level up points.
“but what about the women of 2016?!”
“What about women?!”
“What about women in stem?!”
“Why have you rewarded the trolls an sexists?!”
“Why would you give Trump the Ghostbusters film he wants?!”
Urgh, fun times ahead for the actors and director. Hope they just give them the middle finger an tell them to stick to Twitter.
Birdo
Banned
And ze woke white knights, as predicted are out in full force:
Because Ghostbusters 2016 was such a great and revolutionary movie that must be protected from the toxic fanboys at all cost!
What a bunch of whiny pricks.
Schrödinger's cat
Banned
And ze woke white knights, as predicted are out in full force:
Because Ghostbusters 2016 was such a great and revolutionary movie that must be protected from the toxic fanboys at all cost!
What a bunch of whiny pricks.
Yup.
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GreyHorace
Member
I'm still baffled as to why SJWs attacked Alita Battle Angel. I mean, it had:
- a badass female protagonist
- played by an actress of Peruvian descent
- living in a future city with a multicultural population
- based on a comic written and illustrated by a Japanese creator
It ticked all the boxes that these woke idiots look for in their media. Why did they decide to hate on it?
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