Quickly now! Take to twitter, and disabuse the unwashed masses.
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A group of scientists saved New York? I thought they saved the world.
A few years later Bill Murrayâs âQuick Changeâ was a pretty convincing argument that New York was beyond saving.
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I very much doubt I need to. I imagine it isnât just me who thinks it is bullshit. At least Winston Zeddemore was supposed to have a Ph.D. and be a marine.
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If only Leslie Jones was the kind of person to be verbal and speak her mind.
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Iâm sure Leslie Jones will appreciate you being offended for her.
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I recently re-watched Ghostbusters 2 a few weeks ago wondering if it was any better than I remember it being. It really wasnât. After reading that list my opinion hasnât changed. Ok, there a couple of good jokes (the scene where they are digging the hole in 1st Avenue is one of my favorites) I found the true laughs are few and far between.
Then and now I still find the the Statue of Liberty part to be utterly cringeworthy. Everything about that scene has always bothered me â from the special effects to the overall concept. Ugh.
Anyway I hold some cautious optimism after seeing this trailer that it can be funny. I doubt itâll be anywhere near as good as the original, though.
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Rick morranis and sigourney Weaver. They both hammed it up spectacularly.
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People are talking about it. Thereâs a good discussion over on The Mary Sue: http://www.themarysue.com/ghostbusters-patty/ (there is always a good discussion on The Mary Sue)
If there had to be a non-scientist in the crew, it would indeed have been cool if it could have been someone other than the one woman of color. But it looks like Leslie Jones has a much bigger role than Ernie Hudson had, and Iâm still excited for the movie.
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I think it looks lazy, and the fact that every single one of Leslie Jonesâs lines is that of a stereotypical token black woman is inane. (Itâs a Cadillac!) Itâs like âwow, we decided to do it with all women, thatâs it, we donât have to think about this anymore.â
And the guns look like they just vaporize the ghosts, so we donât even get to have fun and almost-skill of catching them, itâs just pew! pew!.
Oh well, Iâm just a grump.
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Looked like one hell of an upgrade on the shoebox trap to me!
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Yeah Iâm really hoping theyâve given her some character beyond âsassy streetwise black ladyâ because this is 20-fucking-16.
I am SUUUPER digging Kate McKinnonâs âReal Ghostbusters Egonâ look though. Yow.
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The original didnât do much for me. This one looks like it will be disappointing also. I found Bridesmaids pretty disappointing as well.
I guess mediocre comedy just isnât one of my favorite genres.
You know what else, Back to the Future can bite me.
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Feels like the siliness is ramped up a bit, or maybe the original was just a bit more dry? Compare:
To me, the original actually feels like (mostly) real people, living (mostly) realistic lives. And the sets are dark and gritty, they feel more realistic. The gadgets feel more real. And these new caricatures are exaggerated just a bit beyond my tastes, like an entire cast of Don Knotts. Perhaps this is just a generational thing, I had the same problems with Fury Road. Or maybe this is just my love of Bill Murray peeking through? His mastery of dry humor really carries a lot of his characters through their sillier moments, leaving them within the realm of reality. But of course trailers are a terrible way to judge character developments anyway, so more to come.
As for GB2, I thought it had its moments. Once I was able to get past the incredible let down of lady liberty and the bad acting, I was able find enough in there to not hate it.
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This one looks good enough for me. Certainly the talent is there in the actors; I just hope the script is good. Iâm a bit disappointed if itâs more of a remake than a sequel. I would have liked to see a West Coast version, like theyâre founding a Los Angeles branch of the company.
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Feig and the other producers have been clear that this does not take place in the same universe as the original films. There are some fan-winks in the movie but itâs completely apart from the 80âs movies.
The 30 Years thing is confusing out of context, but in context they are just saying the Film happened 30 years ago, not the events in the film.
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What the hell?!?!
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Yeah, that pretty much made me dismiss everything else after that.
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Seriously? Funnier than the original cast? Good God. (And not in the James Brown kind of way.)
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But, I will admit that Fury Road could have used more Bill Murray.
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