again? again?
Who you gonna call?
More like 4. 3 was the video game for the 360, PS3, etc. No real expectations yet, since the trailer shows so little, though I am honestly hoping for a callback to the game (it was the last time we had Egon).
Just saw the trailer and have to say. I'm interested, this looks like it could be a really neat film
Huh. Looks like they are going for a very, very different feel. Kid-led movie. Far from the city (the urban setting of the franchise has always been a huge part of its character). Looks so far to be much more somber and with a very different sense of humor. I mean, this does not look like a sequel to the movie where Dan Ackroyd gets a blowjob from a ghost and one of the most famous lines is "It's true. This man has no dick."
None of this is to criticize the original (which I enjoyed a lot as a kid) or this trailer. I'm just intrigued by the very different tonal shift, and wonder where they're taking it. It looks more like "Stranger Things does Ghostbusters" and not just because Finn Wolfhard is in it. And again, this is not a criticism, I'm just not quite sure what to make of it yet.
Looks alot better than the one from a few years ago. Ivan Reitman is executive producer.
According to IMDB, he is producer (not executive producer; producers have a much closer relationship with a film than an executive producer, who usually provide funding and/or more distant, studio oversight). Ivan Reitman also produced 2016's Ghostbusters. Dan Ackroyd is an executive producer on both films also. Which is not to agree or disagree with how either movie looks (they seem so tonally different it's hard to compare), but noting that who the producer is would not necessarily affect the quality differently, since the producer is the same in both cases.
Saw a post from someone that if you check out the lab, you will see a collection of slimes,mold, and fungus
Tonal shift for sure. Maybe getting away from comedy will be a good thing? I do love Carrie Coons.
Well and there is some comedy, clearly, what with the gunner seat and all. Just more overtly kid-friendly humor.
Saw a post from someone that if you check out the lab, you will see a collection of slimes,mold, and fungus
Slimer's?
I think Phillip is referring to the fact that in the original movie, Egon mentions he collects "slimes, mold, and fungus" as a hobby. (IIRC)
Actually, he said he collects "spores, molds, and fungus."
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Tonal shift for sure. Maybe getting away from comedy will be a good thing? I do love Carrie Coons.Well and there is some comedy, clearly, what with the gunner seat and all. Just more overtly kid-friendly humor.
This looks like its intended to be a bit dramatic with comic relief as opposed to a goofball comedy. Thats my impression but trailers have been misleading before.
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I think people forget that the original Ghostbusters was what people might call later a "dramedy." It wasn't an outright comedy and there were some pretty horrific, dramatic scenes. In fact, the success of tonal shift I think made the movie, such as Louis' "funny" flight from the hellbeast through the streets of NYC and then the horror of him banging on the window of the restaurant for help and being completely ignored.
A problem with GB2 is that it tried to do the same thing, but then went more goofball with all the "good" slime and the cute kid, and 2016 GB was just an outright comedy.
If neo-GB is going for the same tone at the original, that's a good thing.
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I think people forget that the original Ghostbusters was what people might call later a "dramedy." It wasn't an outright comedy and there were some pretty horrific, dramatic scenes. In fact, the success of tonal shift I think made the movie, such as Louis' "funny" flight from the hellbeast through the streets of NYC and then the horror of him banging on the window of the restaurant for help and being completely ignored.
A problem with GB2 is that it tried to do the same thing, but then went more goofball with all the "good" slime and the cute kid, and 2016 GB was just an outright comedy.
If neo-GB is going for the same tone at the original, that's a good thing.
You might be right. There was a lot of mystery and suspense in OGB. Folks remember all the goofballness first and foremost. The 2016 reboot felt mel brooks style with a joke in every scene. Maybe thats why it felt off brand?
I nearly cried when they fired up Ecto-1.
I can't wait!
From Red Letter Media, here are Rich and Jay's thoughts on the trailer.
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They have my attention and probably my money-
- Young leads with what will probably be a pretty basic coming of age sort of narrative. A sign that they're not above aiming for a new audience.
- Blatant nostalgia, lampshaded within the trailer itself by having a member of our generation actually know what a ghost trap is, plus the return of Ecto-1 treated like finding Excalibur or something- indicates a reverence for the source material but the prior point indicates they won't be enslaved by it.
I'm in.
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Liked the trailer, but not 100% convinced this will be a kid-led movie. I think the first trailer is showing that, but the second could focus more on Paul Rudd, the OG GBs, and presumably other adults involved, as well as show a bit more of the humor. I could be wrong, but think the first trailer is aimed at getting the audience who likes Stranger Things and might be too young to have even seen the original GBs interested, while still showing enough references to the originals to keep older fans on board.
I like the tension building! Looks like its going to be fun experience!
New trailer is way better than I expected. Plus hints we might get a return of a classic Ghostbuster villain.