forgeforsaken
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It's really hard to read anything from that. You are looking at a weekend range of 24-55M basically based on historical performance of other recent films.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4206&p=.htm
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Ghostbusters Review Thread [Certified Fresh - 75%]
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It's really hard to read anything from that. You are looking at a weekend range of 24-55M basically based on historical performance of other recent films.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4206&p=.htm
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Saw the movie and despite liking the idea of the female actors, the writing was shit and the comedy was low brow. The ghosts were generic compared to the inventive alien looks the original one had. Gotta say, really disappointed considering the directors other works.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Will scroll through the thread, but is there a general consensus on whether the IMAX version is worth going to over 2D?
Edit: have searched, looks like very positive impressions from those that did go to imax version, good enough for me
Edit: have searched, looks like very positive impressions from those that did go to imax version, good enough for me
excelsiorlef
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Charles Dance's character is shown to be intelligent and concerned about the reputation of Columbia University. He's not shown to be a jerk in the firing scene. Quite the opposite Erin Gilbert is shown to be incredibly presumptuous about getting tenure and to look like a fool in the youtube video. Her firing is entirely sensical.
Ed Bagley Jr's character is neither a fool or a bully or anything. He's their first believer that brings them their first ghost.
A youtube username is not misandry it's making fun of the very real sexism that was thrown at this cast making. It was one joke at the expense of the subset of people who were absolutely sexist towards the movie. Are you one of those people? No then the joke isn't making fun of you.
The mayor is shown to be competant, he believes the Ghostbusters, works with them but also has to balance causing city wide panic. By the end he even funds them. In a major scene he is shown to be calm amd collected while once again it is Gilbert who looks like a fool.
Kevin is Kevin, he's fucking Zoolander, is Zoolander misandrist? He was also a stand out character and role in the film, frequently on people's highlight list. Men are also given in movies a wide range of characters much wider than woman in general that's why bimbo characters for women are more criticized, but in terms of idiots no one complained that Amanda Seyfried's character in Mean Girls was misogyny? No because it was done well and was hillarious.
How is Bill Murray's cameo shown to as him being either sexist or dumb. He didn't say they were frauds because they're women. He said they're frauds because he doesn't believe in ghosts. He gets killed not because he's dumb but because once again... hmm notice a trend here, Gilbert does something idiotic and opens the trap carelessly despite pretty much everyone else's insistance otherwise.
Dan Aykroyd's cameo shows a cab driver who is smart and fearless. He knows about the science of the ghosts and he's not afraid.
Hudson's cameo character isn't a jerk or an idiot.
The main villain is kooky and fucked in the head but he's also incredibly intelligent both in occult history and science & engineering, having built tech that is on par with Holtzman's. He built like shadow ghostbusting equipment, aka ghostreleasing. He serves as a mirror to the Ghostbusters, both were traumatized and ostracized but reacted differently. Being bitter at your lot in life isn't misandry. Being a bad guy isn't misandry. He's not portrayed as sexist against women either to boot so you can't even call him a stand in for the critics of female ghostbusters.
The graffiti artist that gave the team their logo was a man. Nothing bad about his characterization either.
Homeland security guys were fine. Worst that happened to them is they got frozen by the villain. They were shown to be supportive, just that they'd prefer it be done quieter. A logical request. Neither were idiots or jerks. Hardly misandrist
Ed Bagley Jr's character is neither a fool or a bully or anything. He's their first believer that brings them their first ghost.
A youtube username is not misandry it's making fun of the very real sexism that was thrown at this cast making. It was one joke at the expense of the subset of people who were absolutely sexist towards the movie. Are you one of those people? No then the joke isn't making fun of you.
The mayor is shown to be competant, he believes the Ghostbusters, works with them but also has to balance causing city wide panic. By the end he even funds them. In a major scene he is shown to be calm amd collected while once again it is Gilbert who looks like a fool.
Kevin is Kevin, he's fucking Zoolander, is Zoolander misandrist? He was also a stand out character and role in the film, frequently on people's highlight list. Men are also given in movies a wide range of characters much wider than woman in general that's why bimbo characters for women are more criticized, but in terms of idiots no one complained that Amanda Seyfried's character in Mean Girls was misogyny? No because it was done well and was hillarious.
How is Bill Murray's cameo shown to as him being either sexist or dumb. He didn't say they were frauds because they're women. He said they're frauds because he doesn't believe in ghosts. He gets killed not because he's dumb but because once again... hmm notice a trend here, Gilbert does something idiotic and opens the trap carelessly despite pretty much everyone else's insistance otherwise.
Dan Aykroyd's cameo shows a cab driver who is smart and fearless. He knows about the science of the ghosts and he's not afraid.
Hudson's cameo character isn't a jerk or an idiot.
The main villain is kooky and fucked in the head but he's also incredibly intelligent both in occult history and science & engineering, having built tech that is on par with Holtzman's. He built like shadow ghostbusting equipment, aka ghostreleasing. He serves as a mirror to the Ghostbusters, both were traumatized and ostracized but reacted differently. Being bitter at your lot in life isn't misandry. Being a bad guy isn't misandry. He's not portrayed as sexist against women either to boot so you can't even call him a stand in for the critics of female ghostbusters.
The graffiti artist that gave the team their logo was a man. Nothing bad about his characterization either.
Homeland security guys were fine. Worst that happened to them is they got frozen by the villain. They were shown to be supportive, just that they'd prefer it be done quieter. A logical request. Neither were idiots or jerks. Hardly misandrist
Btw as for the justified reverse sexism claim in that Ebert review, you can't bloody well get mad at the movie for someone else's interpretation and words. Feig and co aren't the ones saying that. If you ask them they'd say it wasn't justified reverse sexism because it wasn't even reverse sexism at all. Or sexism. Again Kevin is basically Zoolander.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Double Toasted review:
Korey:
Martin:
Korey G:
Will:
Korey:
Rental
Rental
Rental
They all loved the first half of movie but felt it took a nosedive in the second half. They all hated the overuse of CGI and city destruction.
Will:
Full Price
He believes it shouldn't be compared to the original and that it stands at it's own as a funny movie.
"Typical women. Always late. Maybe they were deciding which colour jumpsuit to wear."
excelsiorlef
Member
Must have missed literally that one line. I literally don't remember it heh.
Misogyny was still not his defining characteristic
Thanks for the heads up about The Heat. Movie was great and not only because of i LOVE Sandra Bullock but great in everything, the way she and Melissa McCarthy play each other was phenomenal. If this any indication plus the constant influx of people saying that is more in the vein of TRGB i'm going to love this movie.
Now, my watch is long
Now, my watch is long
Dash_Riprock
Member
I'm getting really sick of knowing whether critics liked the movie or not just by looking at the like/dislike score.
bryanee
Member
Cut out all those shit cameos and one of those weapon testing scenes and the could of done something about that.
excelsiorlef
Member
Thanks for the heads up about The Heat. Movie was great and not only because of i LOVE Sandra Bullock but great in everything, the way she and Melissa McCarthy play each other was phenomenal. If this any indication plus the constant influx of people saying that is more in the vein of TRGB i'm going to love this movie.
Now, my watch is long
Glad you liked The Heat. So much heart in that buddy cop film
It was when he was waiting there with the soldiers all frozen.
No, he wasn't defined by it, and that's important. But it was lurking under the surface, just like the whole debate over the movie.
excelsiorlef
Member
Right but the argument is that this movie is misandrist on some level, the villain saying a singular sexist line against women doesn't make his portrayl misandrist.
Oh please.
I admit I was aggressive to start and should not have but I have since done everything he insisted I wouldn't do a d done nothing he insisted I would do.
Keep in mind he offered no actual reasoning or real arguments until I asked for it. He just said it was guilty of misandry. He didn't explain how really in anyway.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
So in the end it's just an average comedy movie. Shocking, who could see that coming.
A lot of people didn't see it coming. A lot of people thought it would be an awful comedy.
Big Baybee
Member
Just got out, it was solid. Not comparable to the original, which I love, but I enjoyed this take.
Air Zombie Meat
Member
Yeah I know but I think you'd find most people not knee deep in the culture war surrounding this film just saw the prospect of an average comedy film and wondered what the hell all the fuss was about.
50% of people wanted it to be terrible.. 50% wanted it to be great.
Nobody is happy. Nobody wins.
BronsonLee
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wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Yes, in one post, go you, here's a badge for being decent after being asked to do so. Do you really need someone to remind you to be cordial in a discussion for you to follow suit? But I get it, pot shots and gangin up on peeps is part of the gaf camaraderie experience amirite.
starchild excalibur
Member
I was watching the AV Club discussion about the film and the joke about Kristeen Wiig's character's book being called Ghosts of the Pasts: Both Literal and Figurative (I'm not spoiler-tagging this because it doesn't appear to be a spoiler) was hilarious to me. I'm really looking forward to catching this tomorrow.
pokeystaples
Banned
Going to see it tomorrow morning with the better half. Cannot wait!
excelsiorlef
Member
Monocle
Member
It's great and I'm happy. Enjoy your cynicism tho.
excelsiorlef
Member
Keep in mind this conversation has been going on for a long time now in several threads.
I'm not asking for a badge. I'm just pointing out that the poster I replied to came in to backup a prediction as if my follow up post hadn't been made.
I made a mistake being aggressive and acknowledged that and it influenced my follow up post, a post that again was there already by the time Pendas had replied.
Anyway....
TomJoadsGhost
Member
Weird double post from my past, both literal and figurative.
Hoping to see this tonight
What if it had gone up two points
Would you have still jumped in here
What if it had gone up two points
Would you have still jumped in here
TomJoadsGhost
Member
They've released the thing as a spin off item :-
https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Our-Past-Figuratively-Paranormal/dp/1101906006/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468619075&sr=8-1&keywords=ghosts+from+our+past
I haven't read much of it, it seems okay-ish so far but I kind of like having it knocking round the house (though I haven't seen the movie yet)
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
No I get that, I've been lurking that on-off debate with philosophy for some time, just gets a bit tiring with the dog piling and what not after awhile.
Anywho looking forward to seeing this later tonight.
That was a pretty boring analysis.
brandonh83
Banned
I didn't think the movie went negative at men at all. It had dumb characters from both sexes; Kevin and the mayor's assistant lady for example. It felt neutral and didn't ever draw attention to them being female Ghostbusters. They just were.
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Deleted member 1235
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it always seemed like a good movie with a fanboy backlash
Thank you for proving my point.
MHWilliams
Member
Where was Will's part? Did I close it too early?
Don't post if you have nothing to contribute. Gracias.
Oh shit. The Stripes comparison makes a ton of sense.
I completely agree with you. I've tried a few times to have a discussion about certain things (like the heated Female Link fisaco) and in the end it always turns into "Your opinion is wrong because it's not mine," with no proof to back-up their claims. Having an unfavorable opinion on anything involving sex on these forums is a nightmare. These days I avoid these topics like the plague, because you're just asking to get beaten down by people who believe your opinion comes from a place of malice or ignorance instead of preference.
I agree. That's why I said it was important he wasn't defined by his sexism. But his sexism was briefly acknowledged.
Kevin wasn't misandrist in the least. Kevin was a take-down of the "dumb blonde" stereotype. It was the director saying "Oh, instead of a dumb blonde woman like every other movie, we'll have a dumb blonde man." Chris Hemsworth took the role and owned it. Just like Jason Statham completely owned the role of blow-hard macho secret agent in Spy.
excelsiorlef
Member
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I was listening to the podcast and he drops in right after the crew gave their ratings.
Messofanego
Banned
Continuing the trend of dumb men being great in movies, Love & Friendship, a movie mostly about women has Tom Bennett who is a scene stealer.
brandonh83
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