[Closed] Ghostbusters reboot

I'm not convinced

Reboot/remake/rehash needs to bring something a bit different, it all seems very predictable and familiar

3 White Brilliant but quirky Scientists and a Black 'street smart' recruit fight ghosts, whilst driving about in a converted hearse - I can understand why it's called Ghostbusters now and not Ghostbusters 3.

I'm sure it'll be a laugh, but the only original idea seems to be that they've made them all female.

If they bring the same humour that Bridesmaids has it should be great. Bridesmaids was brilliant. So good to see women starring in films that isn't fluff or romcoms.

I'm sure it'll be a laugh...

You might have set your expectations a bit high.

Ray Parker Jr. has got to be pinching himself.

Beat me to it.

Yup certainly shows some potential.

If they bring the same humour that Bridesmaids has it should be great. Bridesmaids was brilliant. So good to see women starring in films that isn't fluff or romcoms.

Agreed, but an important element must be that it's funny. And that trailer doesn't look funny.

they've made them all female.

Ooooh! That's going to be tricky if they have to "cross the streams"

not sure what to make of this. starts off inferring that the original ghostbusters happened, as in it was a thing, but then looks like it'll be a near rehash of the original storyline.

Either make no reference to the original, or have it as an up to date continuation of the guys ghostbusting legacy.

I'm sure it'll be fun nonetheless.

Is it just me or did the ghosts not look as good as they did in the originals? I get the feeling I've seen it all before, certainly didn't look like it's worth a trip to the moving picture house.

Is it just me or did the ghosts not look as good as they did in the originals?

Well I thought the opposite.

Ghostbusters is one of my favourite films from childhood so Im going to set my expectations very low for this new film and hope it exceeds them

I heard the other day the fire station featured in the original film is currently being demolished 🙁

Shitfest. If they went through the film and decided those were the best bits for the trailer.......I'm oooot.

This sort of thing makes me feel old. There's just no need - the original is still great.

Harrrummmph, grump, pah....

Shitfest. If they went through the film and decided those were the best bits for the trailer.......I'm oooot.

Yup. My thoughts exactly. Looks utterly, utterly, shite.

They seem to have forgotten the funny.

nuke - where did you see that? It was threatened with demolition years ago but it was rescued.

I don't think I'll be going to see this new version, I like the original(s) too much! :0)

It's a shame they are demolishing the station. The following advertisement, based around that station, was made by VW for independent cinema. It is simply brilliant.

Make your own day, and watch it.

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loddrik - Member

If they bring the same humour that Bridesmaids has it should be great. Bridesmaids was brilliant. So good to see women starring in films that isn't fluff or romcoms.

Another rehash/reboot/call it what you will.

There are funny women out there, but I cannot abide this "Apatow" style of humour that gets old really quickly. Can't quite explain it but it's awkward and drawn out until they've rung out every second that they can.

The original film was one of the funniest films of the 80's, Bill Murray was amazing and it still makes me laugh

Agreed, but an important element must be that it's funny. And that trailer doesn't look funny.

I doubt I will go out of my way to watch this even when it comes to Freeview.

The Beard - Member

Is it just me or did the ghosts not look as good as they did in the originals?

Yeah, the effects in the original 2 were amazing!

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not sure what to make of this. starts off inferring that the original ghostbusters happened, as in it was a thing, but then looks like it'll be a near rehash of the original storyline.

Anyone seen Star Wars The Force Awakens....?

Anyone seen Star Wars The Force Awakens....?

Never heard of it.

I was in Boston when they were filming this. Saw Ecto1 and did a little shriek of delight!

Film looks average.

There are funny women out there, but I cannot abide this "Apatow" style of humour that gets old really quickly. Can't quite explain it but it's awkward and drawn out until they've rung out every second that they can.

Harold Ramis must be turning in his grave.

no, just no

Have they got a guy playing the Sigourney Weaver part? *

* not that I'm suggesting that ladies can't love/bump uglies with ladies....

Straight to video...

(Certainly won't bother seeing this at the flicks)

Drac - Moderator

Anyone seen Star Wars The Force Awakens....?

Never heard of it.

Keep it that way!

Oh it looks alright you miseries!

looks terrible

There are funny women out there, but I cannot abide this "Apatow" style of humour that gets old really quickly. Can't quite explain it but it's awkward and drawn out until they've rung out every second that they can.

I've watched the trailer twice because of your comment and haven't got a clue what you're on about.

Thete are two or three scenes that could have been written specifically for Bill Murray but nothing at all that suggests a Judd Apatow influence.

Why (apart from money obvs) does Ghostbusters need re-making?

Gutted it's not a zombie vampire cowboy **** yeah mashup in grit-o-vision, WTF are they thinking!

Wow...

...Harold Ramis is dead? I missed that.

Film looks OK.

Harold Ramis must be turning in his grave.

He might make a cameo appearance.

So long as it passes the Bechdel test.

There are funny women out there, but I cannot abide this "Apatow" style of humour that gets old really quickly. Can't quite explain it but it's awkward and drawn out until they've rung out every second that they can.
I've watched the trailer twice because of your comment and haven't got a clue what you're on about.

There are two or three scenes that could have been written specifically for Bill Murray but nothing at all that suggests a Judd Apatow influence.

I am alluding to the actresses and the comedy they're known for, particularly Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, who both seem to go for the same type of comedy, which just isn't funny. There is many a scene in both their movie histories that should have ended long before they did, and the slew of films that obviously take their cues from Apatow films.

That was all

My Star Wars comment was a joke as its often a comment made on here. Sadly I now feel I need to be serious, who is Apatow, Wiig and McCarthy.

Have they got a guy playing the Sigourney Weaver part? *

Chris Whatshisface (Thor) is essentially playing Janine AFAIK, if that's any help to you.

Huey Lewis is going to be happy. I like it. Looks blooming funny
Keep in mind that the originals were a guy fest with some smut and learing at the ladies (re watch and then flame me).

You go girl!

Why (apart from money obvs) does Ghostbusters need re-making?

Because wimminz.

No invented misogyny can not be undone by replacing men with women.

But of course everyone's to scared to say that this will tank because of it.

According to IMBD, it looks like most of the original cast will be in it as well (except Harold Ramis, for obvious reasons, although i get the feeling he might turn up as a ghost)

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But of course everyone's to scared to say that this will tank because of it.

It was said an awful lot when they first announced it.

It'll tank coz it's not funny

Reminds me of the RoboCop remake, just pointless

It was said an awful lot when they first announced

Doesn't look that bad. Will be difficult to beat the original line-up, but you also have to remember that it was a kids film and we're now all 30 years older...

What they need is a Star Wars style trailer with Bill Murray turning up at the end.

The humour looks too forced. I think I will wait to *cough* stream it *cough*.

Wow...

...Harold Ramis is dead? I missed that.

yep, couple of years ago if memory serves.

he was the genius behind alot of national lampoons including caddy shack and animal house as well as ground hogg day

I shall watch it when it's on the telly ... for free. 😛

Make a film that fails the Bechdel Test, no-one says anything. Make a film with female leads, millions of Comic Guys complain

Isn't that an oxymoron?

Why (apart from money obvs) does Ghostbusters need re-making?

All of the fictional characters in every theoretical universe have now been used. There are no more left to be invented or imagined, except by Chuck Tingle. This leaves studio executives and writers with only three viable options:

[b]1) Re-make everything, again and again[/b]. This will become more noticeable over time, but it already fairly obvious in the case of Batman. The phenomenon of obsessive fan-service will also make each successive re-make even longer and more tedious, as JJ Abrams (yes, he will be indeed directing all of these by 2019) crow-bars subtle references to [i]Batman: The Dark Knight Rises A Third Time[/i] into [i]Batman: The Dark Knight Sleeps Upside Down[/i].

[b]2) Make films about combinations of the already-used characters.[/b] This will again become odder as time passes. For now we have [i]Batman vs Superman[/i], but by 2035 we will also have [i]Tintin and Mad Max Crash Weddings[/i], [i]The Curious Incident Of The Dinobots In The Night[/i] and [i]Gollum vs Batman: Redemption[/i].

[b]3) Adapt the Erotic Fiction of Chuck Tingle.[/b] By about 2040, it will become obvious to everyone that this is the only way to go. Most Tingle adaptations will feature clones of Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Lautner in the lead roles. [u]Obviously[/u], Andy Serkis will play the Living Leftover Chocolate Chip Cookies From My Kitchen Cabinet in the film version of [i]Slammed In The Butt By the Living Leftover Chocolate Chip Cookies From My Kitchen Cabinet[/i] and also the Gay Living Donuts in [i]Glazed By The Gay Living Donuts[/i] ([url= http://www.amazon.com/Slammed-Leftover-Chocolate-Cookies-Kitchen-ebook/dp/B01C2ZZGQ8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_351_3?ie=UTF8 ]Yes, these are real titles[/url])

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It looks pants to me. Can't they remaster the original and just re-release it?

Isn't that an oxymoron?

You can't have a Bechdel Test without female leads.

You can't have a Bechdel Test without female leads.

You can't [u]pass[/u] it without female leads.

You can theoretically have one with female leads that fails also.

[url= http://bechdeltest.com/ ](1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man.[/url]

It's not a particularly good indicator of a decent film though. Sex in the City will pass, but Gravity will fail.

I'm a little torn on this film though. I thought Bridesmaids was a good film, not without flaws, but a lot funnier than some "comedies" that come out of Hollywood. The dearth of original ideas is more of an issue.

Thanks for the lolz BigDummy 🙂

Hollywood has been remaking movies since the beginning of Hollywood. Think 'True Grit', 'Ladykillers' etc. If not direct copies then movies based on an original.
It just depends how much time has passed between them that seems to determine how pissy people get. Seems 30 years isn't quite enough.
Kids will not care a jot, as they don't have our personal childhood recollections to call upon.

athgray - Member

Harold Ramis must be turning in his grave.

He might make a cameo appearance.

😆

When they remake or 'reboot' these films you have to remember that the original films don't go away....

monkeychild - Member

The humour looks too forced.

It does doesn't it. I didn't have any other issue with the whole thing tbh, but it doesn't have any flow, it was pretty much sitcom delivery. But trailers can feel like that- first deadpool trailer was the same frinstance, they'd cut it together in a way that broke all the timing. We'll see I guess. Very different style of humour, less to my taste but that's OK. It's basically start in the same place but let it go in a different direction.

(amuses me a bit, that a lot of the criticism is "why remake things and not really change anything" and a lot is "THIS IS TOO DIFFERENT TO THE SACRED TEXTS!")

hora - Member

It looks pants to me. Can't they [s]remaster[/s] just leave the original [s]and just re-release it?[/s] alone as it's a classic and needs nothing doing to it

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They've still got the street smart black person, though. Because a black scientist would just be ridiculous.

Hold on, there was a Ghosbusters II, how have i missed this?!!?

They've still got the street smart black person, though. Because a [s]black scientist[/s] street smart white person would just be ridiculous.

FTFY

Hold on, there was a Ghosbusters II, how have i missed this?!!?

You've not missed much, TBF.

sandwicheater - Member

Hold on, there was a Ghosbusters II, how have i missed this?!!?

Seriously? SERIOUSLY?

It's great tbh. Who you gonna call? HE MAN!

Northwind - Member

It's great tbh. Who you gonna call? HE MAN!

WIIIINNNNNSTTTTOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN

Well, I've got my film for this weekend in the bag.

I knew when my parents told me to play outside more there would be consequences like this. Stupid outdoors.

gonefishin - Member
It's not a particularly good indicator of a decent film though. Sex in the City will pass, but Gravity won't

Someone recut the trailer, making it look much better.

Someone put the old soundtrack over the trailer and chopped some bits out.

Anyway, what makes you think the black lady is 'street wise' ?

Perhaps she's the brains

Anyway, what makes you think the black lady is 'street wise' ?

Because she claimed that in the trailer?

Did you watch the trailer?