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New Trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Thread starter ManaByte
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StormCell
Member
Sadly, I'm in agreement with you. It's a major undertaking to try to replicate someone else's creativity, especially comedy geniuses who really have a distinct flare.
I feel like this basically marks a turning point for the Ghostbusters franchise. Just like we've seen with other properties (Simpsons being a notable one) where the original writers have moved on, you will notice the trademark qualities of the writing will disappear. Hopefully some of that trademark humor will still be there thanks to the some of the OG Ghostbusters having some hand in the script, but the trailers don't put this concern to rest at all. As a matter of fact, while watching the trailers I've felt like there's too much time being spent in fields, in dusty barns, staring at faces that have nothing to do with ghost busting, and far too much time spent on kids and teenagers. If what they want to sell is a movie that relaunches Ghostbusters for kids, then that is mostly what we have going on in this trailer. It doesn't appeal to older Ghostbuster fans.
I can't really explain the original Ghostbusters phenomenon. It was a movie chalk full of mature humor that could mostly sail over the heads of unwitting children that young adolescents could chuckle at, and adults would laugh at. Yet it spawned one of the best cartoons of the '80s (The Real Ghostbusters) and developed a huge fan base among kids.
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NickFire
Member
I miss the days where that would have been a joke sentence and not a PSA.
But speaking of nostalgia, this movie is looking pretty good imo. Might be my first day 1 in the theater in a LOOOOONNNGG time.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
This is looking better than I expected. Will definitely be checking this one out.
ResilientBanana
Member
This looks like stranger things the same way the whole nine yards looks like the fifth element.
mcjmetroid
Member
No chance of this being good and again..
Make something new Hollywood.
Make something new Hollywood.
mcjmetroid
Member
I love how everyone is fucking on the fact that it's kids. That's the least of its problems.
My biggest issue with the trailer is the references to the older movies, the old characters, enemies.
The whole trailer was " remember this? cheap cameos from the staypuft marshmellow man, gozer etc.
The trailer had nothing NEW, nothing to say.. WOW I wonder what that creature was or who that guy was?
No excitment at all.
My biggest issue with the trailer is the references to the older movies, the old characters, enemies.
The whole trailer was " remember this? cheap cameos from the staypuft marshmellow man, gozer etc.
The trailer had nothing NEW, nothing to say.. WOW I wonder what that creature was or who that guy was?
No excitment at all.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Hollywood is making a killing on Nostalgia... What motivation do they have to change.
The Skull
Member
It's easy to be cynical about this movie especially with the state of Hollywood. I think the 2016 reboot was more of the cash grab for nostalgia. This one at least seems to have some care for the franchise and I guess gozer is in it because this movie focuses more on shandoor.
The Skull
Member
He says that he wanted to explore what spectral terror dogs look like and states that we never saw the posession in the original so I don't think he meant sepcifically in that shot it is the stage between. If it was about to possess someone why would it run away?
In the original trailer in the same shot you can see the ghost trap on the car in front of Rudd. I'm thinking they either try and trap it but it's too strong and gets away or that's when it is released, only to come back later and possess Paul Rudd's character after chasing him through Walmart and eventually cornering him in his car at night.
mcjmetroid
Member
I don't care what Hollywood does and doesn't do. I'm not just not watching remakes or sequels to things especially from
the 80s. I did at one time but I'm just done. 99% of the time they're not as good as the original... so what's the point?
It's working for Hollywood I'm not going to lie there but we're living in an age where any movie, any clip, anything is at your fingertips. I have no idea why nostalgia still sells as well as it does. I remember nostalgia as being a thing where you didn't play a SNES game from your childhood in 15 years. 15 years later it's a total clast to play something you haven't seen since your childhood.
Or in the days of VHS even buying a movie you once saw in the cinema years before. That was nostalgia.
If the 2016 movie didn't exist this movie would be torn apart from the trailer.
We shouldn't be judging this on "well at least it's not AS bad as the 2016 film.
What care to you think is put into this?
It's a completely different type of film, these days people seem to have forgotten that Ghostbusters was actually a comedy many of the jokes in it couldn't even be considered today.
This trailer also has lots of "OH remember this" character cameos from the original..which I cannot stand in films these days.
If I wanted to see the Staypuft Marshmellow man I'd watch the original.....I can get the film in 5 minutes or even less if I'm feeling THAT nostalgic.
Why would I want to see it again?
This is not care, it's pandering.
Like I get what you're saying that it's better than the 2016 effort? But well....
again if you're going to do a different type of movie... well make a new franchise?
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Labolas
Member
I'm sure people are going to love it out of spite because of the 2016 movie, but to me, it feels like nothing like OG Ghostbusters or even 2, at the same time throws nostalgia at you like shaking dangling keys to say "Remember this, Gozer is back, or hey we've got Ray back."
You know what it might be actually good in some regard, hell I may even end up liking it but it isn't Ghostbusters. Just tired of Hollywood using old franchises as a soulless cashgrab.
Btw iirc the IDW Ghostbusters comic was pretty good if you want to see more Egon, Peter, Winston, and Ray.
You know what it might be actually good in some regard, hell I may even end up liking it but it isn't Ghostbusters. Just tired of Hollywood using old franchises as a soulless cashgrab.
Btw iirc the IDW Ghostbusters comic was pretty good if you want to see more Egon, Peter, Winston, and Ray.
ManaByte
Member
It’s not just Ray. It’s the entire cast except for Rick Moranis. This is Ghostbusters 3.
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Labolas
Member
Lol, I know that. I was using him as an example. Oh and Egon obviously.
infinitys_7th
Member
Ray sounds like he still hasn't paid off the second mortgage yet.
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terintamel
Member
Ghostbusters 4 if you count the Ghostbusters PC game that had the whole main cast along with several characters from the first/second movie.
mcjmetroid
Member
exactly! Peronsally I would probably would have given it a chance if it WASNT ghostbusters.
An original movie that's inspired by stranger things? Why not give it a go.
Labolas
Member
Yup. I'm surprised they haven't done a movie of that either. Hell, they could have done this with Ghoulies and Gremlins and would have made more sense, but not Ghostbusters.
Mister Wolf
Member
Looks interesting to me. Taking into account all Ghostbusters media, is Gozer the most powerful supernatural being the Ghostbusters ever trapped?
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
Don't have high hopes for this.
DeepBreath87
Banned
I like it. They are pushing the right buttons. Hopefully it’s funny as well. But they shouldn’t try to compete with the original in terms of tone. I like that they’re doing something different.
I think due to power creep, there are now levels beyond Class 7 which is what Gozer and Vigo were. I’ve only watched the movies and cartoons sans the last series but The Boogieman and Gozer were deity level beings that represented the toughest baddies.
In the movie-verse the Ghostbusters were only really viable when level 7’s created a surrounding spike in paranormal activity, otherwise they would have went out of business.
The guys were all pretty much broke and barely made a living to cover the expenses.
Stuart360
Member
I really do think (and really do hope lol) that the trailers are being purposely missleading, and all we are seeing will be the first half of the movie, maybe even the first 30-40mins, and the rest of the film will have the 3 remaining Ghostbusters in it and taking the screen time.
Also anyone wish they had called it 'Ghostbuster 3'?, it sound much more epic than when they just add a subtittle to a sequel.
Also anyone wish they had called it 'Ghostbuster 3'?, it sound much more epic than when they just add a subtittle to a sequel.
Null Persp
Member
Not bad, trailer music and composition reminds me of The Force Awakens.
Carrie Coon is going to elevate this movie.
Carrie Coon is going to elevate this movie.
ManaByte
Member
More like it's the first 2/3rds. First act is the kids discovering the stuff Egon left behind, second act is the kids using the stuff to try to fight ghosts and things going to shit, third act is when they call in the originals to fix it all.
HotPocket69
Banned
No, Ghostbusters 3 was the 360/PS3 game from 10+ years ago.
HotPocket69
Banned
ManaByte
Member
There were multiple versions of Ghostbusters 3 between the release of GB2 and the game. There was Hellbent, where Manhattan turned into hell and they were writing a role specifically for Chris Farley and Will Smith. That is what was largely recycled in the game, but that wasn't the last GB3 that Aykroyd and Ramis were working on. After Hellbent died and they recycled stuff from it for the game, they started working on another GB3 that would've introduced Ben Stiller as a Ghostbuster and had Murry in the script, but Ramis' death in 2014 pretty much derailed it.
GeorgPrime
Banned
As long as it beats the 2016 bad female Ghostbusters movie its all fine.
mcjmetroid
Member
You know I'm beginning to think the 2016 was released just to soften people up for this new one.
I mean the 2016 one came off as very cheaply made so I'm sure they didn't lose too much on it. Maybe it was a worthy sacrafice
tinfoil hat time.
ManaByte
Member
They lost over $70M on it.
Hulk_Smash
Banned
This happened with all of the 80s hits. I loved Predator, Freddy, Jason, Robocop, Aliens, Terminator, Rambo, Conan, and on and on. I wasn’t SUPPOSED to watch them but I did anyway.
Heck they had kids’ toys with many of these properties. All of them got a video game adaptation. Ghostbusters was relatively tame in comparison.
HotPocket69
Banned
I’d like to think that if the 2016 bag of shit didnt exist, that this would be completely ripped to shreds.
It’s a total bullshit nostalgia piece with the usual forced diversity and reliance on “Hey, remember this?” moments.
It’s a total bullshit nostalgia piece with the usual forced diversity and reliance on “Hey, remember this?” moments.
eyesabitdull
Banned
You can kind of tell who here didn't watch the movie growing up in this thread, can't you?
I think this is a fucking great way of bringing back the franchise in today's time.
I'll take this over whatever in gods green earth was that all-female reboot.
I think this is a fucking great way of bringing back the franchise in today's time.
I'll take this over whatever in gods green earth was that all-female reboot.
eyesabitdull
Banned
At what point do you just come out and say you're a little bit too daft in the head?
How is this forced diversity? As far as I can fucking tell, I see nothing but white folks throughout most of that trailer.
What the hell are you on about?
ManaByte
Member
Harold Ramis is dead, so how do you include Egon in Ghostbusters 3? By making the movie about his grandkids finding out about the Ghostbusters who are only remembered by those who were kids in their heyday.
Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
I remember a time when I was allowed to like something without the whole internet deciding that everything out there was shit ahead of time and if I said I like it, I’d deal with all those that dislike everything because it’s what you gotta do to have taste.
I’ll be happy to go see it and suck up all the simpleton bs it serves out because I’ll be happy to have anything remotely close to a solid proper Ghostbusters movie.
I’ll be happy to go see it and suck up all the simpleton bs it serves out because I’ll be happy to have anything remotely close to a solid proper Ghostbusters movie.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
Neither did 2016. 2016 was devoid of ANYTHING remotely close to GB in anything but name. I'm hoping this moving touches on the first 2 in any capacity.
strange headache
Banned
They probably released the 2016 stinker to make this one look good in comparison
See what Hollywood churning through soulless remakes has done to you?
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The Skull
Member
The fuck are you smoking?
ManaByte
Member
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
You have a real grudge over the outrage youtubers. You bring them up constantly. Speaking of.. One of the better ones in my opinion. He's pretty positive about its chances to be good.
Davey Cakes
Member
I appreciate Drinker's measured response.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife might be an anomaly. The outrage nerds are cautiously optimistic about it.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife might be an anomaly. The outrage nerds are cautiously optimistic about it.
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ManaByte
Member
Nah they'll find one thing to blow up into a huge controversy. Their grift depends on the monetized rage views.
HotPocket69
Banned
QUICK! STICK A BLACK GIRL IN THERE FOR THE LANKY QUEEB FROM STRANGER THINGS! ANYTHING BUT WHITE! YOU KNOW THE DRILL!
YOU GOT IT HOLLYWOOD!
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Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
I’m cautiously optimistic, as long as it isn’t 2 hours of memberberries it already looks infinitely better than the piece of shit 2016 movie
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
They probably released the 2016 stinker to make this one look good in comparison
Lol. Pretty much.
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