brandonh83
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This is some real wrath of god type stuff.
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Ghostbusters Review Thread [Certified Fresh - 75%]
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This is some real wrath of god type stuff.
SonicMegaDrive
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There's plenty of hate for various reasons. A lot of it comes from the immature 'no girls allowed!' part of some people's brains that never quite fully developed. But a lot of it also comes from people who hold the film to a high standard and take issue with the idea of remaking the film at all.
It's the truth. It's beyond silly to criticize him like he's a serious film critic. His reviews are "This is what I want to see. This is what I don't want to see." Even when he reviews critically panned movies, like Godzilla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ufBleUNos, his complaints are this isn't how Godzilla was when I was a kid rather than anything substantial.
Ghostbusters 2 is rendered even more absurd when the a guy working at the psychiatric ward becomes the Mayor in a few years based on the events of the game.
MHWilliams
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NOLA_Gaffer
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NeoGAF opinions are what matters most, so just like that I'm super-excited to see it.
Thursday is too far away.
AHA-Lambda
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Just out of a screening, and I'm frankly amazed at how much I enjoyed it
And yeah I was as sceptical as most after the first trailers but apart from a few dud jokes, it's a very very solid movie
And yeah I was as sceptical as most after the first trailers but apart from a few dud jokes, it's a very very solid movie
SonicMegaDrive
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I like Ghostbusters 2 a lot. I put it on the same level as other sequels to '80s classics like Die Hard 2, RoboCop 2, and The Karate Kid part II. Not nearly as good as the first, but still enjoyable when you're in the right mood.
bananafactory
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Indeed, but it's not exclusive to this movie, or even movies in general. Happens with games and TV shows too.
Just out if a screening, and I'm frankly amazed at how much I enjoyed it
Awesome! Care to elaborate without getting spoilery?
Just out of a screening, and I'm frankly amazed at how much I enjoyed it
And yeah I was as sceptical as most after the first trailers but apart from a few dud jokes, it's a very very solid movie
What was the after credits scene?
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
brandonh83
Banned
Just out of a screening, and I'm frankly amazed at how much I enjoyed it
And yeah I was as sceptical as most after the first trailers but apart from a few dud jokes, it's a very very solid movie
Actually there is something I need to know-- how does that possession scene actually play out in the movie? Just as cringey as in the first trailer, not as bad? That and the sliming part are the only things I didn't like from the trailers.
lol, the one about karate kid 3, that's not even the one with hillary swank!
BronsonLee
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I just got out of a screening and it was so bad that all the men got up to leave, but then got held hostage by the Vuvalini
SonicMegaDrive
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It's best to pretend Karate Kid part 3 never happened.
brandonh83
Banned
This is why I just... yeah. Damn.
AHA-Lambda
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It's simply a fun enjoyable movie, nothing more complicated than that really
I was sceptical at the start, it struggles a bit at first as many of the jokes just didn't hit for me at all, cringe stuff.
But it gets better, the way they build themselves up as a team is handled and paced well. Characters are likeable too, especially Holtzzmann. The jokes get better and Kevin is surprisingly funny, there's loads of jokes with him that thankfully ain't in the trailer.
Has a number of fan servicey bits too, and a number of good cameos too (apart from one really dumb one that sticks out like a sore thumb)
I wasn't aware there was one and left after the mid credit montage :/
Googled it now and gutted I didn't stay
It BIG SPOILER
sets up zuul
Why if his opinion on BvS is
EXCELLENT
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I heard that women who see this movie might develop the condition from the movie Teeth.
i watched them as a kid and i like them, even if they arent really great movies
SonicMegaDrive
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I still really like the first two. But man, that third one. Well, at least Terry Silver was a wonderfully devilish cartoon villain. If nothing else.
Lord Frieza
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It's a licensed game from Activision. That's all I need to know.
Oh, but how I wish it were going to be even just decent.
Their Transformer games were pretty solid. But...yeah.
cr0w
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The thing that always sticks out to me is that Daniel and Jessica were purposefully kept platonic because in reality Ralph Macchio was like ten years older than her, as well as the main villain supposedly being a Vietnam vet but he was actually a few months younger than Macchio. That whole movie is a giant WTF. Part 2 is one of my favorite sequels ever, though. Fucking Sato was so angry, and Chozen was worse.
Also, yeah. Obviously I love Janosz.
Balboa
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The possession scene isn't so bad without the 'here come the jokes' trailer pacing but it is still pretty weak. The sliming totally fits the tone of the movie, whether you like that or not will be a different matter altogether!
Elginer
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Hey now, I loved GB2. I know it gets tons of flack but damn it has some great parts.
bananafactory
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I didn't think Sony had enough cash to pay off GAF members too
SonicMegaDrive
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He is Vigo! You are like the buzzing of flies to him!
Peter MacNicol is a treasure. Loved him in Dracula: Dead and Loving It. (And I was all alone in that opinion, apparently!)
Tell them about the slinky.
BronsonLee
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I would never take their filthy money
I am however happy to accept any and all checks sent to me by Walt Disney, Inc.
excelsiorlef
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Those fucking youtube comments lmao
haha!
excelsiorlef
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Spock prime was an absolutely terrible decision imo.
Trek should have just been new. Leave the old universe alone entirely. I mean shit they felt the need to blow up Romulus just before switching to a new universe. Cheap.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm not dissing GB2, I like it for the most part but I do think it's a huge step down.
Sounds like the possession scene will still be a weak link for me, but yeah it's probably not as bad as it comes off in that first trailer. Regarding the sliming, people are comparing this more to the cartoon than the original film, so I guess I could warm up to that.
Sir_Crocodile
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Yeah, McNichol cracked me up (and terrified me when he was flying with the pram).
Also
MacNicol is by far the best part of Ghostbusters 2.
They got cash? Hey, no fair, I got paid off in merchandise. Now what am I gonna do with those 250 McCarthy Ghostbusters toys? Also I got these Slimer toys here that are starting to smell.
They got cash? Hey, no fair, I got paid off in merchandise. Now what am I gonna do with those 250 McCarthy Ghostbusters toys? Also I got these Slimer toys here that are starting to smell.
I love K.smith, i think i might see this movie after all
Edit.. Jesus those comments. Some people are assholes for the sake of being assholes.
cr0w
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Not one bit. That's one of my favorite goofy movies to watch.
"I saw EVERYTHING."
If you're into goofy horror comedies, check out Transylvania 6-5000. It's on Amazon and has Michael Richards in an early role as an idiot butler, as well as Geena Davis as a nymphomaniac vampire and Jeff Goldblum/Ed Begley Jr. as tabloid journalists trying to investigate a sighting of Frankenstein's Monster in 1980s Transylvania. It's a damn riot.
excelsiorlef
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Frankly he should have just done the damn review if demand from his fanbase was sooooo overwhelming.
MHWilliams
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Best part of the film.
brandonh83
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Up to 60 reviews now on RT.
Oh shit a negative from Roeper, 1/4 stars lol
His review is reading like what most people seemed to fear, though most people now are accepting it as a new thing that isn't trying to be like the first one. I imagine many dissenters will latch onto this one.
Oh shit a negative from Roeper, 1/4 stars lol
His review is reading like what most people seemed to fear, though most people now are accepting it as a new thing that isn't trying to be like the first one. I imagine many dissenters will latch onto this one.
Ah cool! This would explain why the movie's being well received, the biggest appeal of the original film was how well the cast played off each other. If the new team still have a strong dynamic, then that can help carry a film even if not every joke lands.
cr0w
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His bio from the Ultimate GB book is hilarious. MacNicol came up with an intricate backstory for him, including a Moldavian flag which had a slogan that consisted entirely of consonants because they couldn't afford vowels and was a reverse of the "Don't Tread On Me" U.S. flag that featured a rattlesnake stepping on a man.
Turin Turambar
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On the other hand, it has a 64/100 on Metacritic. Which is decent, what it seems a fun flick but nothing great.
Though in contrast, other summer blockbusters movies are Warcraft and Independence Day 2 (both with 32/100). So technically Ghostbusters is twice as good as them!
fake edit: I would like game reviews having the range of movies! I see there are scores from 18-22 to 90-97!
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