The Half in the Bag is pretty good:
https://youtu.be/HUEKreyTkvA
https://youtu.be/HUEKreyTkvA
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Ghostbusters Review Thread [Certified Fresh - 75%]
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GentlemanCrow
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This was a bad film.
A bad comedy.
I can think of nothing redeeming in it.
There were moments I cringed whilst watching it.
Base across the board.
If you want a barometer of this films weird desire to feel like the old film whilst trying to be new, the music is a good indicator. For them to use both the original musical stings and newly produced music and theme. Too scared not to use the theme and the expected stings (opening scene crescendo) but on top of using the old they have an edgy, new version too. Neither felt at home in this film. Very little of anything did.
The obsession with gadgets in the new film struck me as very shallow. The original had cool stuff but it was window dressing. The car, the uniforms, the traps and proton packs were great but they weren't the only thing of importance. They were actually icing on the top of a brilliant sarcastic, character driven comedy film. And those props and the film elevated each other. But the films visual iconography isn't needed to make the original a good film. The second one lost some of that. It became about the brand, cultivated by the cartoon and public awareness. The first film is such a scattergun of great ideas. II lost that "lightning in a bottle" quality. And had a "doing it for the money by the numbers" conventional nature. Which is batty when you consider who the first film goes form paranormal investigation to stopping a god in one film.
This new film has nothing close to the passion and creativity.
A bad comedy.
I can think of nothing redeeming in it.
There were moments I cringed whilst watching it.
Base across the board.
If you want a barometer of this films weird desire to feel like the old film whilst trying to be new, the music is a good indicator. For them to use both the original musical stings and newly produced music and theme. Too scared not to use the theme and the expected stings (opening scene crescendo) but on top of using the old they have an edgy, new version too. Neither felt at home in this film. Very little of anything did.
The obsession with gadgets in the new film struck me as very shallow. The original had cool stuff but it was window dressing. The car, the uniforms, the traps and proton packs were great but they weren't the only thing of importance. They were actually icing on the top of a brilliant sarcastic, character driven comedy film. And those props and the film elevated each other. But the films visual iconography isn't needed to make the original a good film. The second one lost some of that. It became about the brand, cultivated by the cartoon and public awareness. The first film is such a scattergun of great ideas. II lost that "lightning in a bottle" quality. And had a "doing it for the money by the numbers" conventional nature. Which is batty when you consider who the first film goes form paranormal investigation to stopping a god in one film.
This new film has nothing close to the passion and creativity.
P.H. Perinax
Neo Member
I could not give that review enough thumbs up. Don't constantly mug to the cameras, have coherent and consistent characters, and for god sakes know when to have to your actors shut the fuck up.
And another thing, don't respond to your haters, just make a good movie to put them in their place.
I was so excited for this movie when it was announced, but that excitement died with the first trailer and nothing I've seen has brought it back.
Internet/YouTube reviewers. Says it all.
alfredofroylan
Member
Ok... it's bad if I laugh at this one?
That's amazing.
Ban Puncher
Member
"It was the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen." - Mike Stoklasa
"Mike, it's not a piece of shit. It's a giant fucking pile of garbage." - Rich Evans
"I would say it was better than the first Pixels" - Jay Bauman
There's your back of the box quotes for the home release.
I don't get this post at all. There is an absolute shit ton of mediocre female driven comedies, easily rivaling the amount of male driven comedies. I also don't get her complaint about "male bashing" since I didn't sense any in the film.
Monocle
Member
I'm sorry but to equate the third to the first two is utterly delusional.
Candeldandel
Member
INORITE? HA! I literally can't
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brandonh83
Banned
Jesus Christ.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Is the villain another Kylo Ren?
No.
Kylo Ren is a decent villain.
I heard the villain compared to a typical Marvel villain, I think that's a lot more accurate. Kylo Ren is at least pretty interesting.
excelsiorlef
Member
Nowhere nearly as well acted.
P.H. Perinax
Neo Member
He would have to have characterization and a personality to be Kylo Ren.
Which is sad because I usually love Neil Casey. I actually enjoyed Chris Hemsworth possessed as the villain more than the villain as his normal self.
excelsiorlef
Member
I actually think he did fine, his introduction is fantastic.
But Adam Driver was a goddamn revelation in TFA
Puck Beaverton
Banned
God I would hope so.
Whom_Gods_Annoy
Banned
Except they love the new Mad Max and Star Wars, so this is a moot point.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Do women find the fuckboy nerd villain to be compelling? Threatening?
Another name people call them is the "angry white nerd" villain.
I don't get these types of villains.
Another name people call them is the "angry white nerd" villain.
I don't get these types of villains.
excelsiorlef
Member
Neither of those are "remakes" in the sense of what Ghosbusters is.
Brianimaniac
Banned
Fury Road isn't a remake, and it's made by the same director as every other Mad Max movie, so not sure why you brought that up.
And the new Star Wars is a sequel with multiple characters/actors continuing from the original trilogy.
Whom_Gods_Annoy
Banned
That doesn't make a difference for them, and it shouldn't. These are old IP's being brought back either way.
excelsiorlef
Member
Yes but they only care/get angry when it's being "redone" rather than continued.
I mean there's a reason the nonexistant Back to the Future remake is their doomsday scenario
Whom_Gods_Annoy
Banned
Oh shit I forgot they enjoyed the first JJ Abrams Star Trek movie too. Yeah, really moot point now.
excelsiorlef
Member
The Trek movie d the funniest because I've seen it held up as how to reboot right.
I can't wrap my mind around that.
The entire time travel conceit was so bloody unnecessary that it frankly distracted from the movie. They did massive changes to the Prime Universe and then fucked off into the Kelvin one forever.
Not to mentionthey literally had to redefine how time travel works in Star Trek to reassure people that the Prime universe wasn't destroyed
Movie is fine but old Spock and the entire intro are completely unnecessary
Whom_Gods_Annoy
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The claim was that they hate and get angry at all reboots and I provided a specific example where they said they enjoyed a reboot. What more do you want?
WordAssassin
Member
If you wanna get technical, Star Trek 09 isn't a reboot either, it's a sequel. Just because it takes place in the past, creating a new timeline, doesn't make it a reboot. The movie literally starts in the original universe and then breaks off into its own via time travel. Sequel. ;p
excelsiorlef
Member
I think I'm confused about what we're arguing.... I thought you were saying that Nudull's point was moot but I'm guessing you mean that the people flipping out about this movie's point is moot because they're clearly selective about what reboot makes them angry?
Am I right?
Hahaha nice.
excelsiorlef
Member
That's a good point. It's basically what Days of Future Past did
Whom_Gods_Annoy
Banned
My point was that Nudull claims that RLM has an anti-remake crusade, implying that they have and will continue to hate all remakes that come out, but I provided a specific example of them enjoying a remake. "Guilty Pleasure" sure, but they liked it nonetheless.
I mean I certainty wouldn't want to be above the footing of that argument. It is for all intents and purposes a remake.
excelsiorlef
Member
Ummm good thing Nudull was actually talking about Comic Book Girl 19 then... lmao
LizardKing
Member
Saw this yesterday without reading anything about it. It was pretty bad. It started decent but just got worse as the film went on and the third act was some terrible cringe worthy shit. Going to be a while before the girlfriend let's me pick another movie.
Whom_Gods_Annoy
Banned
Oh well fuck me then. I'll be in the corner for as many hours as I had posts for this.
excelsiorlef
Member
S'all good lol.
Equating SW prequel defenders to Trump supporters is sheer insanity too.
Everything surrounding this movie is insanity.
WordAssassin
Member
Oh absolutely, it's totally billed and marketed as a reboot. I was just saying, as far as the actual content/story goes it's really a sequel. But I was also just being a butthead
Stairouais
Member
What the living fuck is going on.
https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg?lang=fr
I'm speechless.
edit: oh, I did not see the thread.
https://twitter.com/Lesdoggg?lang=fr
I'm speechless.
edit: oh, I did not see the thread.
alfredofroylan
Member
There's a thread for that.
Yeah, that was towards her, not RLM. Just to clarify.
This happens when everything is about politics, a movie can not be good or bad on its own anymore and of course people can almost find no common ground than anymore. People thinking this movies sucked big are just as often to find as people who liked it. But because all the baggage it's hard to even discuss.
That is why I also said, movie reviews should be about the movie and what is wrong or right with the movie, not about your world view or what you think, people should do. But of course it was not and it did not help in any way.
Yeah, I am in tears, the Twinkie joke is just too much.
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