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At least it was better than the Emoji movie.



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RedLetterMedia just posted their latest Mr. Plinkett review ripping GB '16 a new one.  Probably their best take-down review since the Star Wars Prequels...

https://youtu.be/AHUV8QLpEAc



On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.

NightDragon83 said:
LudicrousSpeed said:
One of the worst movies I've ever seen. And I say that as a big McCarthy, Wig, and McKinnon fan. Just a terribly unfunny script with poor characters and cringe worthy cameos. Somehow there is a GB film worse than GB2.

I really don't get the hate that GB2 gets... while it's not as good as the original, it is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be.  Watch both GB1&2 back to back sometime... GB2 is almost beat for beat the same as GB1 in terms of overall plot, and all the main characters are basically the same as they were in the original.

I think people were expecting this massive summer action flick with state of the art special effects when GB2 came out, not realizing that GB was never that type of film... you only really see them battle two ghosts in the original,  Slimer at the hotel and Stay Puft / Zool at the end of the film.  Same thing in the sequel... they fight the two ghosts in the courtroom halfway through, and then the anti-climactic showdown with Vigo at the end, which was pretty lame compared to the finale of the original.  In between there's some plot development and witty dialogue, the GB get arrested / get committed, and then get released by the mayor for the big showdown at the end, same as the original.

GB1 > GB2 > GB She-boot.

Nah, GB2 is trash. Idk what people were expecting when it came out, I was a kid then. It fucking blows. 

But it's still better than GB2k16.



I think there's a lot of resentment against "feminism" from guys who have no shot at getting close to real vagina any time soon, sorry but there's been plenty of shit reboots lately, why such focus on this one? Robocop sucked ass too, so did the new Total Recall, are people still whining about those? The cast was not the problem with this movie, the script was. 

The movie would've been poor with Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd or Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt or whoever the fuck "new actors" you think would've been so great because the script sucked, not because there wasn't enough dick in the film. Actually I thought the four actresses did well with what they were given to work with (which wasn't a great deal). The film wasn't bad because of the female cast, it was bad because of the script. 

In any case, get the fuck over it, seriously.

Making a new Ghostbusters was never going to be easy, if it was Ghostbusters 2 wouldn't have sucked ass itself in the first place and that was made with all the same people. Just because you liked something at age 8 and was made in the 80s doesn't magically mean it's some freaking sacred cow. Newsflash: 90% of those 80s cartoons are pure shit if you seriously go back and watch them now. 

Wonder Woman sure as fuck proved this summer that there is a market for female driven action adventure movies, you just need a decent script. So I don't think the approach was even purely wrong. Hiring Paul Feig (the writer/director) was the problem. Wonder Woman is going to outgross Guardians 2, Spider-Man, etc. 



It's ok, no surprise really with the Marvel Studios avatar we were not expecting you to have great taste : D

 

Just kidding, anyways, if you like it that's fine, I just don't understand what anyone could possibly find appealing about it. To say it is better than the original is just mind boggling to me. New Ghostbusters is not even funny on accident. 

I'm sure that if this had been an original ip with no connection to the original Ghostbusters it would have done even worse. As it stands, it is easily one of the worst films of the last decade, and it is particularily caustic as it mars the Ghostbusters franchise as a whole which stands as the of the best films of all time (I think most people were even looking back fondly on the mediocre Ghostbusters 2 at this point as well.) 

I couldn't even finish watching Ghostbusters 2016; was just painfully unfunny and unlikable. If I was ever going to kill myself I would put on Ghostbusters 2016 on my tv while also having The Force Awakens play on my laptop ... just to make sure I'd actually pull the trigger. 



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DarthVolod said:

It's ok, no surprise really with the Marvel Studios avatar we were not expecting you to have great taste : D

 

Just kidding, anyways, if you like it that's fine, I just don't understand what anyone could possibly find appealing about it. To say it is better than the original is just mind boggling to me. New Ghostbusters is not even funny on accident. 

I'm sure that if this had been an original ip with no connection to the original Ghostbusters it would have done even worse. As it stands, it is easily one of the worst films of the last decade, and it is particularily caustic as it mars the Ghostbusters franchise as a whole which stands as the of the best films of all time (I think most people were even looking back fondly on the mediocre Ghostbusters 2 at this point as well.) 

I couldn't even finish watching Ghostbusters 2016; was just painfully unfunny and unlikable. If I was ever going to kill myself I would put on Ghostbusters 2016 on my tv while also having The Force Awakens play on my laptop ... just to make sure I'd actually pull the trigger. 

Ghostbusters 2 already "marred" the franchise, I was only a young kid when that came out but even I knew it was mediocre. I remember kids deeming it "lame" and wanting to see Batman '89 instead. This has been a dead IP since then because Bill Murray hated the franchise aspect of the idea that he didn't want to do another one. 

The first Ghostbusters is fun and witty, but can we give it a rest with the "masterpiece" stuff, lol. Its not freaking The Godfather or something. 

The Force Awakens is not that bad either, sheesh. 



Soundwave said:

I think there's a lot of resentment against "feminism" from guys who have no shot at getting close to real vagina any time soon, sorry but there's been plenty of shit reboots lately, why such focus on this one? Robocop sucked ass too, so did the new Total Recall, are people still whining about those? The cast was not the problem with this movie, the script was. 

The movie would've been poor with Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd or Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt or whoever the fuck "new actors" you think would've been so great because the script sucked, not because there wasn't enough dick in the film. Actually I thought the four actresses did well with what they were given to work with (which wasn't a great deal). The film wasn't bad because of the female cast, it was bad because of the script. 

In any case, get the fuck over it, seriously.

Making a new Ghostbusters was never going to be easy, if it was Ghostbusters 2 wouldn't have sucked ass itself in the first place and that was made with all the same people. Just because you liked something at age 8 and was made in the 80s doesn't magically mean it's some freaking sacred cow. Newsflash: 90% of those 80s cartoons are pure shit if you seriously go back and watch them now. 

Wonder Woman sure as fuck proved this summer that there is a market for female driven action adventure movies, you just need a decent script. So I don't think the approach was even purely wrong. Hiring Paul Feig (the writer/director) was the problem. Wonder Woman is going to outgross Guardians 2, Spider-Man, etc. 

Unlike the other poor reboots, there was concerted effort to insult and denigrate anyone that dared to dislike Ghostbusters. Sony, the cast, and media in general painted anyone that didn't like the movie as an misogynistic, basement dwelling virgin. Heck your opening paragraph is perfect example of what people that dared to not like Ghostbusters had to deal with.

People criticizing Robocop and Total Recall didn't face the same vitriol. I know because I didn't like any of those movies. Only with Ghostbusters was not liking the movie met with venomous insults. Immature people with an agenda just could not comprehend that the general public just thought the movie was bad.



Darc Requiem said:
Soundwave said:

I think there's a lot of resentment against "feminism" from guys who have no shot at getting close to real vagina any time soon, sorry but there's been plenty of shit reboots lately, why such focus on this one? Robocop sucked ass too, so did the new Total Recall, are people still whining about those? The cast was not the problem with this movie, the script was. 

The movie would've been poor with Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd or Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt or whoever the fuck "new actors" you think would've been so great because the script sucked, not because there wasn't enough dick in the film. Actually I thought the four actresses did well with what they were given to work with (which wasn't a great deal). The film wasn't bad because of the female cast, it was bad because of the script. 

In any case, get the fuck over it, seriously.

Making a new Ghostbusters was never going to be easy, if it was Ghostbusters 2 wouldn't have sucked ass itself in the first place and that was made with all the same people. Just because you liked something at age 8 and was made in the 80s doesn't magically mean it's some freaking sacred cow. Newsflash: 90% of those 80s cartoons are pure shit if you seriously go back and watch them now. 

Wonder Woman sure as fuck proved this summer that there is a market for female driven action adventure movies, you just need a decent script. So I don't think the approach was even purely wrong. Hiring Paul Feig (the writer/director) was the problem. Wonder Woman is going to outgross Guardians 2, Spider-Man, etc. 

Unlike the other poor reboots, there was concerted effort to insult and denigrate anyone that dared to dislike Ghostbusters. Sony, the cast, and media in general painted anyone that didn't like the movie as an misogynistic, basement dwelling virgin. Heck your opening paragraph is perfect example of what people that dared to not like Ghostbusters had to deal with.

People criticizing Robocop and Total Recall didn't face the same vitriol. I know because I didn't like any of those movies. Only with Ghostbusters was not liking the movie met with venomous insults. Immature people with an agenda just could not comprehend that the general public just thought the movie was bad.

Robocop and Total Recall and basically all the recent reboots that have all sucked didn't face backlash because they didn't dare cast women in those roles. 

The fact of the matter is the intention of the movie in a way was proven right this year with Wonder Woman ... big action adventure movies don't need to be a boys-only club as WW is kicking the crap out of Spider-Man and Guardians just fine. You just need a good script. Go figure. 

Didn't some of the actresses end up receiving death threats? Really which side was being more immature here. 



the 2016 Ghostbusters is full of extremely superficial shallow humor. It's not clever, it's not deep, it's incredibly surface level

the original (not so much 2) has incredibly good dialogue, timing, and a level of restraint. I think the OG film is 100x funnier but frankly one of the biggest issues with the new Ghostbusters reboot isn't so much the specific humor, but the fact that it doesn't take itself seriously at all. the OG film is great because it's a blend of drama/horror/humor. There are some genuinely uneasy and creepy moments.

I assume this thread is in response to the Plinkett review that just came out but I 100% agree with that review. Ghostbuster 2016 seems completely oblivious as to why the original is such a classic. Restraint is key

Sony has been butchering the vast majority of films they're involved with the last few years. And it's honestly sad because Wig and Mcarthy have been great in other things 



mountaindewslave said:

the 2016 Ghostbusters is full of extremely superficial shallow humor. It's not clever, it's not deep, it's incredibly surface level

the original (not so much 2) has incredibly good dialogue, timing, and a level of restraint. I think the OG film is 100x funnier but frankly one of the biggest issues with the new Ghostbusters reboot isn't so much the specific humor, but the fact that it doesn't take itself seriously at all. the OG film is great because it's a blend of drama/horror/humor. There are some genuinely uneasy and creepy moments.

I assume this thread is in response to the Plinkett review that just came out but I 100% agree with that review. Ghostbuster 2016 seems completely oblivious as to why the original is such a classic. Restraint is key

Sony has been butchering the vast majority of films they're involved with the last few years. And it's honestly sad because Wig and Mcarthy have been great in other things 

Honestly I don't thnk it's so easy to make a sequel to Ghostbusters. If it was why couldn't Dan Akyroyd and Harold Ramis and the same director and all the same cast not do it either? 

Wiig and MacKinnon are talented actresses too, even the other two women were fine (I find McCarthy sometimes a bit much, but she can be good at other times). The cast has nothing to do with this movie was bad, the script let them down.