Ghostbusters |OT| Is it the boobs?
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Ecto311
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Seen this on the GB reddit. Hard to tell what the numbers will be when there is just singled out tweets showing empty rooms. Even my 6yr old who was amped for this when she heard about it doesn't want to go this weekend after seeing a few trailers but who knows she likes / dislikes weird shit.
bananafactory
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My showing had like 10 seats preselected tops the day before when I got my tickets, but was almost full when I sat down. I think there's a huge walk-up crowd for this compared to other films
Of course, that only explains those seat selection screenshots. There's definitely empty theatres out there, I wonder what time slots and locations they are
MisterHero
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Crossposted from Review thread
I was hunting Hypno and it tricked me into seeing Ghostbusters. I liked it a lot.
To be honest I'm not sure what was great about the original. The cartoons (including Extreme Ghostbusters) were pretty good, but the old one is just a bunch of dick metaphors, especially GBII. The new one has some overdone jokes but it's funny. Kevin is great.
I'm so sad about Bill Murray's cameo being completely awful. Does he hate Ghostbusters so much that he had to deliver a completely flat performance?
I was hunting Hypno and it tricked me into seeing Ghostbusters. I liked it a lot.
To be honest I'm not sure what was great about the original. The cartoons (including Extreme Ghostbusters) were pretty good, but the old one is just a bunch of dick metaphors, especially GBII. The new one has some overdone jokes but it's funny. Kevin is great.
I'm so sad about Bill Murray's cameo being completely awful. Does he hate Ghostbusters so much that he had to deliver a completely flat performance?
Crossposted from Review thread
I was hunting Hypno and it tricked me into seeing Ghostbusters. I liked it a lot.
To be honest I'm not sure what was great about the original. The cartoons (including Extreme Ghostbusters) were pretty good, but the old one is just a bunch of dick metaphors, especially GBII. The new one has some overdone jokes but it's funny. Kevin is great.
I'm so sad about Bill Murray's cameo being completely awful. Does he hate Ghostbusters so much that he had to deliver a completely flat performance?
Considering Sony was seeking legal avenues to force Bill Murray to participate. I cannot imagine there was any excitement on his part
Crossposted from Review thread
I was hunting Hypno and it tricked me into seeing Ghostbusters. I liked it a lot.
To be honest I'm not sure what was great about the original. The cartoons (including Extreme Ghostbusters) were pretty good, but the old one is just a bunch of dick metaphors, especially GBII. The new one has some overdone jokes but it's funny. Kevin is great.
I'm so sad about Bill Murray's cameo being completely awful. Does he hate Ghostbusters so much that he had to deliver a completely flat performance?
Its hard to feign excitement if your lines are more or less utter drivel.
He was a shitty character all around. Really sad like that.
I didn't mind Kevin, but Holtzmann was set at 11, when she needed to be at like 9.9.
It's almost like she was in a different movie. I thought the character of Holtzmann was fine, even cool, but it was just dialed up a bit too much. When she was intended to be in the center of the scene with speaking lines, she knocked it out of the park, but then there's parts where some other shit is going on and McKinnon is acting like she's on In Living Color in the background. She just needed to fade out more when she wasn't the focus of the scene and it would have been golden.
Surprisingly, I really liked McCarthy in this. It's way less of a slapstick body-humor role for her and I thought she did really well at it. I honestly liked all of the characters, but Just felt Holtzmann could have been improved just a hair.
Pilgrimzero
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Yea afternoon showing at my local theater and less than 10 people watching.
Incendiary
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Saw this earlier tonight - I thought it was pretty great. There were a few "Paul Feig" jokes that weren't really my style of humor, but a lot of it was pretty awesome. I loved the climax, although the CG was a little dodgy at times. Cast had great chemistry - and while Kate McKinnon was hilarious, I felt like the editing was weird at times because she would saying something and there would just be no reaction whatsoever. Or it would cut to her while somebody else was talking and she'd be making a "wacky" face or something, and I dunno, that editing felt really weird around her character.
Still a very enjoyable popcorn summer movie. Glad I saw it. I think it's a trend now that Paul Feig's movies just get horrible trailers - Spy had awful trailers but was a quality movie, too.
EDIT: For what it's worth, my theater was about half-full and everybody was laughing, so that's my anecdotal evidence.
Still a very enjoyable popcorn summer movie. Glad I saw it. I think it's a trend now that Paul Feig's movies just get horrible trailers - Spy had awful trailers but was a quality movie, too.
EDIT: For what it's worth, my theater was about half-full and everybody was laughing, so that's my anecdotal evidence.
As of now, GB is going to take 2nd behind Secret Life of Pets
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-ghostbusters-secret-life-of-pets-2-1201815841/
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/box-office-ghostbusters-secret-life-of-pets-2-1201815841/
MisterHero
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Holy crap I remember this. Can't imagine how he reacted to that. At least
he died, and wanted to be dead in GB3
bananafactory
Banned
Nice, seems in line with projections. The real tell here will be the drop next weekend, chances of a sequel rest on a good multiplier.
Just got back from a showing. Not 3D. So it was in a smaller theater. The seats were mostly filled. Probably around 80% or so.
I thought it was rather fun. The hate this movie got was totally overblown and it didn't deserve it. I enjoyed it quite a bit. There were some real laughs. And the leads had good chemistry.
I thought it was rather fun. The hate this movie got was totally overblown and it didn't deserve it. I enjoyed it quite a bit. There were some real laughs. And the leads had good chemistry.
People are buying into the bullshit dorks who haven't even seen the movie are spreading on the internet. That's why people who have actually seen the movie need to spread word that it's good.
They wrote Bill Murray's cameo as the polar opposite of the original movie specifically to get him on board.I'm so sad about Bill Murray's cameo being completely awful. Does he hate Ghostbusters so much that he had to deliver a completely flat performance?
Plus, he insisted his character would die in any possible Ghostbusters 3, so they did that.
BronsonLee
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Should've made Bill the main bad guy, 100%
That would've woken his ass up
That would've woken his ass up
I went to an 11:30 AM showing this morning and had to sit in the front row.
Alcoremortis
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Just got back from seeing it. Really enjoyed the movie, plenty of laugh out loud bits, which is more than most comedy movies get out of me. Kate McKinnon was just amazingly entertaining to watch, whether speaking or not. I didn't know it before watching the movie, but Holtzmann is basically the character I've been waiting for my entire life.
I hope she gets more movies in the future with wacky characters like that.
My theater was mostly filled during a matinee and the audience was laughing through the whole thing, as my anecdote.
I hope she gets more movies in the future with wacky characters like that.
My theater was mostly filled during a matinee and the audience was laughing through the whole thing, as my anecdote.
Honestly, I would have been OK with that.
Rickelodeon
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Saw it yesterday. Had loads of fun! Very charming cast and good camaraderie between all of them, and yes like everyone else, i thought in particular Mckinnon was so so awesome and i demand she be in every single movie from now. Pretty funny movie too, not the FUNNIEST movie i've seen all year (i think it'll be hard to top Popstar because that shit had me dying) but good number of laughs were had. Pretty awesome action scenes and effects (ESPECIALLY in 3D, best usage of it in a recent movie) But i agree on the kinda a lame villain and some wonky editing at times though. Still really really really enjoyed it overall though, i give it, the ghost emoji/10. Hope it does well, i want a sequel asap i wanna see this cast together again. When i saw it yesterday it was at 12:45pm and only sporadically packed. I work at a theatre though and today at work i noticed it seemed to be pretty well-packed showings, lots of families, and it was really playing amazingly with them, tons of laughs.
BronsonLee
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Oh and yeah the 3D was real real good in the IMAX version, I liked how they did it
Dash_Riprock
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I saw similar things for ID4-2's opening weekend. My own IMAX theater was only 30% at best. Not looking good.
Just got back from watching it
It was pretty good! The cast was v. solid, the overall plot beats were simple yet enjoyable, the conflict was good and the antagonist was serviceable
Jokes were hit and miss. Some were funny, some were not, and the ones that weren't usually went on for too long.
I also watched the first movie yesterday and I can safely say I prefer this one over the original.
It was pretty good! The cast was v. solid, the overall plot beats were simple yet enjoyable, the conflict was good and the antagonist was serviceable
especially after he took over Kevin's body.
I also watched the first movie yesterday and I can safely say I prefer this one over the original.
Watched the movie finally! It was actually better than I expected based on the reviews. Maybe I don't understand film structure and all that, but I actually really enjoyed that third act.
I watched the first film (which I haven't seen in forever and 100% didn't remember anything going into it) and then this film back 2 back, so I can give totally clear and honest comparisons.
1) The Ghostbusters themselves are a lot better in the reboot. The first film was basically Bill Murray's show, while this one felt more like an ensemble. The characters had more time to express themselves and get little comedic moments of their own. Leslie Jones is a much better audience surrogate than Ernie Hudson was because it felt like she went through the whole adventure with them, Hudson just sorta shows up at some point. I also don't get the criticism on Wiig's character being flat, she played the shy, neurotic, nerd type of character well. Abby was the Stanz of the group, the one with the passion, with the only real difference being she got to say and do more, while McKinnon's character was just my fave. Flashy and insane, with just enough heart to win me over. I loved Egon as well, but again, I just wish he got to say and do more.
2) The first Ghostbusters movie had way more tension. I mean, neither of these are particularly tense or scary films really, but the villains of the first film felt more deadly to me for some reason. It felt more like people were gonna die, even though ironically, a lot more people actually died in the reboot. There seemed like there was more of a drive to save the world in the first film, because the characters (really, just Bill Murray) had a personal connection to what was happening through Weaver's character. Also, Walter Peck didn't have a lot to do, but he was played so well, and felt so credible as a guy who could really shut them down, that I felt there was more pressure on the Ghostbusters themselves. On the front of villains, the reboot had kind of a forgettable bullied loser lashing back type, and the original's villain was more of an elaborate sex joke (Gate and Keymaster hurr hurr hurr). Because I appreciate the weirdness of that set up, and the eventual reveal of Gozer her(him?)self, I give the villain nod to the original.
3) The side characters in both movies were pretty meh besides a couple of exceptions. The first movie had Walter Peck who I loved, while the reboot had Cecily Strong's mayor assistant who had a lot of great lines and delivery. I don't know why it got me, but man, I loved the side convo she was having with the mayor while Wiig's character was trying to find her way inside the restaurant
It's random humour done right. And while we're on that scene, I loved the "
exchange. Good stuff. On the front of side elements, I'd say these films are tied.
4) The humour has an interesting divide here, because we have an interesting situation. The original Ghostbusters was definitely a comedy, but it didn't feel like one that tried very hard to make you laugh (besides Moranis' garbage character and the out of place ghost blow job scene). The jokes just sort of flowed, and were left on a the table if you wanted them or not. They were like "laugh or don't laugh, fine by me". I laughed a lot more at the reboot, but there were times where I didn't laugh and I felt it. They were trying a lot harder with the jokes in this one and a lot of them worked and some didn't. The receptionists of the 2 films basically said it all for me. Janine didn't make me laugh near as much as Kevin, but she never once had a flat line. With Kevin it felt like he was given unfunny and lame material, but the sheer comedic talent Hemsworth made a lot of it funny.
Overall I enjoyed both films a great deal. The original Ghostbusters felt like a strange meal that tasted weird, but in a vaguely good way, that gets better the more you think about it and try it out. The new one feels like this immediately great meal that I don't have to think too hard about, but also one I tasted before in other places. I enjoyed the second meal itself more overall just in the experience of eating it, but I know that I would never find something like the first meal anywhere else because of how unique it is.
If there's one great thing about this dumb controversy it's that it got me into watching Ghostbusters. I'm really glad I did, probably gonna write a big old article on both films one day.
I watched the first film (which I haven't seen in forever and 100% didn't remember anything going into it) and then this film back 2 back, so I can give totally clear and honest comparisons.
1) The Ghostbusters themselves are a lot better in the reboot. The first film was basically Bill Murray's show, while this one felt more like an ensemble. The characters had more time to express themselves and get little comedic moments of their own. Leslie Jones is a much better audience surrogate than Ernie Hudson was because it felt like she went through the whole adventure with them, Hudson just sorta shows up at some point. I also don't get the criticism on Wiig's character being flat, she played the shy, neurotic, nerd type of character well. Abby was the Stanz of the group, the one with the passion, with the only real difference being she got to say and do more, while McKinnon's character was just my fave. Flashy and insane, with just enough heart to win me over. I loved Egon as well, but again, I just wish he got to say and do more.
2) The first Ghostbusters movie had way more tension. I mean, neither of these are particularly tense or scary films really, but the villains of the first film felt more deadly to me for some reason. It felt more like people were gonna die, even though ironically, a lot more people actually died in the reboot. There seemed like there was more of a drive to save the world in the first film, because the characters (really, just Bill Murray) had a personal connection to what was happening through Weaver's character. Also, Walter Peck didn't have a lot to do, but he was played so well, and felt so credible as a guy who could really shut them down, that I felt there was more pressure on the Ghostbusters themselves. On the front of villains, the reboot had kind of a forgettable bullied loser lashing back type, and the original's villain was more of an elaborate sex joke (Gate and Keymaster hurr hurr hurr). Because I appreciate the weirdness of that set up, and the eventual reveal of Gozer her(him?)self, I give the villain nod to the original.
3) The side characters in both movies were pretty meh besides a couple of exceptions. The first movie had Walter Peck who I loved, while the reboot had Cecily Strong's mayor assistant who had a lot of great lines and delivery. I don't know why it got me, but man, I loved the side convo she was having with the mayor while Wiig's character was trying to find her way inside the restaurant
about how magicians don't actually cut women in half, but that it's actually just two women.
Mayor from Jaws"
4) The humour has an interesting divide here, because we have an interesting situation. The original Ghostbusters was definitely a comedy, but it didn't feel like one that tried very hard to make you laugh (besides Moranis' garbage character and the out of place ghost blow job scene). The jokes just sort of flowed, and were left on a the table if you wanted them or not. They were like "laugh or don't laugh, fine by me". I laughed a lot more at the reboot, but there were times where I didn't laugh and I felt it. They were trying a lot harder with the jokes in this one and a lot of them worked and some didn't. The receptionists of the 2 films basically said it all for me. Janine didn't make me laugh near as much as Kevin, but she never once had a flat line. With Kevin it felt like he was given unfunny and lame material, but the sheer comedic talent Hemsworth made a lot of it funny.
Overall I enjoyed both films a great deal. The original Ghostbusters felt like a strange meal that tasted weird, but in a vaguely good way, that gets better the more you think about it and try it out. The new one feels like this immediately great meal that I don't have to think too hard about, but also one I tasted before in other places. I enjoyed the second meal itself more overall just in the experience of eating it, but I know that I would never find something like the first meal anywhere else because of how unique it is.
If there's one great thing about this dumb controversy it's that it got me into watching Ghostbusters. I'm really glad I did, probably gonna write a big old article on both films one day.
excelsiorlef
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layzie1989
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Just got back from the theater. I had a good time!
Good:
-the cast had great chemistry
-art direction of the ghosts was awesome
-Kate McKinnon is hilarious and a great physical comedian
-movie set an enjoyably creepy tone at times
-hemsworth's Kevin.
-i really enjoyed the action set piece at the end.
Bad:
-while McKinnon was funny as holtzman, I felt she was basically a non-character. Not really much there except funny faces and quips.
-past relationship between wiig's and McCarthy's character felt shoehorned in and a bit cheesy.
-villain had no back story?
It's interesting in terms of the meta story of the creation of the movie but in the film I didn't find him interesting.
-editing was abrupt at times. Scenes just ended with no logical flow.
-movie seriously lacked in diversity in terms of people of color. Leslie Jones' character was good to see because she was intelligent, but in the end she's never part of the team because she's not a "scientist." Also, they worked over a Chinese restaurant yet there wasn't as far as I saw a single person of Chinese descent in the film...
I do hope the movie does well. The negative reaction from the MRA types got to ludicrous levels that was undeserved.
Good:
-the cast had great chemistry
-art direction of the ghosts was awesome
-Kate McKinnon is hilarious and a great physical comedian
-movie set an enjoyably creepy tone at times
-hemsworth's Kevin.
-i really enjoyed the action set piece at the end.
Bad:
-while McKinnon was funny as holtzman, I felt she was basically a non-character. Not really much there except funny faces and quips.
-past relationship between wiig's and McCarthy's character felt shoehorned in and a bit cheesy.
-villain had no back story?
Unless I missed something there didn't seem to be any reason beside he was bullied?
-editing was abrupt at times. Scenes just ended with no logical flow.
-movie seriously lacked in diversity in terms of people of color. Leslie Jones' character was good to see because she was intelligent, but in the end she's never part of the team because she's not a "scientist." Also, they worked over a Chinese restaurant yet there wasn't as far as I saw a single person of Chinese descent in the film...
I do hope the movie does well. The negative reaction from the MRA types got to ludicrous levels that was undeserved.
BronsonLee
Member
Patty's knowledge of New York is kinda important to the story
RE: the Chinese restaurant, that shit makes sense because all you see is the delivery guy and he's a flop so
Hickbilly Deluxe
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The movie better have some decent legs on it, because without China it's gonna take some work to recoup the production and marketing costs. And with Star Trek and Ice age coming out next weekend I think, it's going to be an uphill battle.
Yeah definitely. Loved all the crazy aspect ratio shenanigans going on there.
I didn't feel the need for more villain backstory because holy shit have I known and hated that guy. The scene where the two waitresses are bickering over who has to deal with him this time... yeah, I've been there. If anything the "the bullied will become the bully" was a little too on the nose, that type usually lacks the self-awareness. And That Guy with paranormal powers is plenty threatening in my book.
MHWilliams
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About where I expected - $45 million was my guess - but under Pets probably won't help the spin. The question is will it carry on the Feig/McCarthy multiplier?
It's definitely not going to be the success story Sony wanted. That said, it's not going to be the bomb the MRAs wanted it to be either.
The legs are going to be interesting as it's going to be going up against Star Trek which appears to be getting better reviews and overlaps with some of the same demographic in geek culture but the females might skip the new Trek.
BronsonLee
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bananafactory
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I've already seen it being spun as a massive bomb. Things like "Ghostbusters needs 500m to break even and grossed 17m opening day LOL more like ghostbomba" are making the rounds on Twitter and such
RodanCeros
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Saw it, thought it was okay. However every post here is saying McKinnon is some sort of godsend. I've never seen her in anything before this, didn't have any preconception of her... but I despised her performance. I liked just about every character but hers. I don't know what everyone sees in her, she single handedly knocked the movie down a few points for me. I don't know if she was overacting or underacting, but I felt she had zero stage presence and was so annoying. I honestly hope I never see a performance delivered like that again in my life.
User 479360
Banned
I just got back from it. My original plan was not to give it money, because it looked bad, then the reviews popped up and I decided to give it a chance.
It's a pretty solid, funny movie. Not great, but solid and definitely better than some of the trailers made it look.
Kate McKinnon was hilarious.
There were some pacing issues, though.
It's a pretty solid, funny movie. Not great, but solid and definitely better than some of the trailers made it look.
Kate McKinnon was hilarious.
There were some pacing issues, though.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I really need to stop visiting the Ghostbusters subreddit, I think it's giving me an ulcer.
Nothing like seeing a fanbase actively cheering on the failure of a new entry. Like seriously fuck those guys. The movie was a lot of fun and it's great to see Ghostbusters back in the public consciousness. It's good to see product tie-ins and merchandise again.
Nothing like seeing a fanbase actively cheering on the failure of a new entry. Like seriously fuck those guys. The movie was a lot of fun and it's great to see Ghostbusters back in the public consciousness. It's good to see product tie-ins and merchandise again.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I guess fake Imax. Got an Imax branded Ghostbusters logo patch though for seeing it in "Imax".
bananafactory
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I don't care if people like this movie or not. It's just embarrassing to see them root for it to tank simply because it doesn't cater to their tastes. Pettiness of the highest level.
MoonsaultSlayer
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Ha, thanks for the comments. He loves the originals too but he is really loving this one. We want to see it again.Your kid's reaction is giving me LIFE. I mean, sure, all us old peeps wanted a nostalgia frolic but the kiddos are eating up this movie and honestly...? Even if I hadn't liked it as much as I'd hoped, I would've been satisfied with the younglings having so much fun.
Also (after reading your other post) he's a little nutty too, because wtf. Thewas the ONLY part I thought would make some kids terrified of them for life, L O L! Good on himmannequin
I was surprised he likes the
mannequin
it lacked scary eyes, sharp teeth, and any other sort of demonic markings
Edit:
yes I know they're one and the same but the concert ghost was in trailers and ads so I didn't want to spoiler tag it and kept it vague.
User 479360
Banned
The 3D was quite good. I wonder how it looks in 2D, but I'm glad I went 3D.
Well, that was about as horrible as I'd hoped it wouldn't be.
The humor completely fell flat for me. I chuckled at a few things but overall was pretty bored throughout. The trailer potentially did spoil a lot of scenes for me though too.
Very Surprised GAF likes it so much. Completely dumbfounded at the guy on the last page who liked it more than the original.
Really feel burned that we couldn't get a real sequel after
. But if the writing was as bad as this then, maybe it was good it was passed on.
The humor completely fell flat for me. I chuckled at a few things but overall was pretty bored throughout. The trailer potentially did spoil a lot of scenes for me though too.
Very Surprised GAF likes it so much. Completely dumbfounded at the guy on the last page who liked it more than the original.
Really feel burned that we couldn't get a real sequel after
we got cameos from all of the living actors who played the original crew
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
The opening scene ghost when Erin gets slimed got my financée good. Jumped back in her seat and everything.
Shouldn't have been something that was in the trailers. Ruins a potentially great moment, gives a negative "toilet humour" vibe to the whole film.
Finaika
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I trust NeoGAF's opinions more than random rottentomatoes' ratings.
excelsiorlef
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And likewise I'm dumbfounded you didnt find it funny at all... see how two can play that game?
I'll put this out there these Ghostbusters are more likeable and relatable for me than the originals with the exception of maybe Winston.
Hero_of_the_Day
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But, Hilary Swank wasn't in Karate Kid 3.
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