Meet The All-Female Ghostbusters Team
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Uh, I have to admit I never watched Ghostbusters from front to end, but wasn't the team three white people and one black person? People already flip their shit over the concept of women playing ghostbusters, there being one more PoS would've just brought even more complaining...then agian it looks like people are not gonna be happy with this movie no matter what happens.mad825 said:
I don't know what point I'm trying to make
As much as I love the Ghostbusters movies... I really don't want to see this made, ever.
I'd rather have two good movies that are old then 2 good oldies followed by a cringe inducing unfunny one years later trying to "recapture the magic" or whatever.
And it's not the fact that it's an all female team or that they're fat/black/old whatever, it's just the fact that they're completely unfunny, plus Feig's recent work also doesn't inspire confidence of this being any good.
I'd rather have two good movies that are old then 2 good oldies followed by a cringe inducing unfunny one years later trying to "recapture the magic" or whatever.
And it's not the fact that it's an all female team or that they're fat/black/old whatever, it's just the fact that they're completely unfunny, plus Feig's recent work also doesn't inspire confidence of this being any good.
Considering Harold Ramis passed away last year, I'm wondering if they were just waiting for one of the original cast members to croak before greenlighting this reboot.
Which means all of the humor around her will be "Look at how fat she is! She's eating way too much! Did we mention she's fat? FAT!"
Close. McCarthy is the funny fat one.TheRightToArmBears said:
Which means all of the humor around her will be "Look at how fat she is! She's eating way too much! Did we mention she's fat? FAT!"
1. If they wanted to increase diversity why not have a mixed gender team to show true modern day sensibilities on equality?
2. Since 2 of them were involved in Bridesmaids I expect the 'comedy' to be utterly utterly awful and cringe inducing (even if individually they are decent comedians) and will put it in the same barrel of rotten apples that includes movies like The Hangover.
2. Since 2 of them were involved in Bridesmaids I expect the 'comedy' to be utterly utterly awful and cringe inducing (even if individually they are decent comedians) and will put it in the same barrel of rotten apples that includes movies like The Hangover.
Don't go and say Ernie was just tacked on. He provided a few good chuckles and none of the jokes had anything to do with him being black. Him being black didn't even come into play in the original. Well, unless you take his "I DON'T CARE SO LONG AS I GET PAID" as some kind of black guy stereotype.Scorpid said:
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And so launches the countdown to more people getting really sick of this kind of crap coming from movies. So how long before we have a rehash of the food poisoning/Taco Bell "joke" from Bridesmaids? You know it's gonna happen, probably involving Slimer reimagined as some kind of toilet-bound ghost.
I really, really hope that this isn't just "female humour", with strong sassy female leads complainin' 'bout those lazy hunks of useless mancandy trash piles, while the strong sassy female leads are sassing it up doing irrelevant things while the authors are running on red bull and news reports of public bra-burnings.
Or... something.
Could be good. Probably won't be. Is there, like, anyone who wants this? With more contemporary modern views, it could be a more interesting look at Ghostbusters and maybe even film and racial and gender stereotypes from the original's era... or it could just be really shit.
Or it could not be. Or it could not not be. We'll just have to wait and see. And then regret.
Or... something.
Could be good. Probably won't be. Is there, like, anyone who wants this? With more contemporary modern views, it could be a more interesting look at Ghostbusters and maybe even film and racial and gender stereotypes from the original's era... or it could just be really shit.
Or it could not be. Or it could not not be. We'll just have to wait and see. And then regret.
Why do you think they made a sequel way back in the day.Neeckin said:
Mmmmmmmoooonnnnnnneeeeeyyyyyyy
I want to be on board with this. I want to be excited for a new Ghostbusters.
But I can't. I just....can't.
It's not the all-female cast that gets me. I'm absolutely for that. I love that idea, though I'm not entirely sold on this cast reveal. It's not even that it's a reboot. Some reboots work and are as good or better than the originals.
No. What gets me is that Paul Feig is writing and directing. The guy's the definition of hit-or-miss[footnote]With far more in the "miss" category.[/footnote]. And for me, even his hits are bad.
Now, had a better writer and/or director been involved like, say, Edgar Wright, I'd be incredibly hyped for this film. As it is?
But I can't. I just....can't.
It's not the all-female cast that gets me. I'm absolutely for that. I love that idea, though I'm not entirely sold on this cast reveal. It's not even that it's a reboot. Some reboots work and are as good or better than the originals.
No. What gets me is that Paul Feig is writing and directing. The guy's the definition of hit-or-miss[footnote]With far more in the "miss" category.[/footnote]. And for me, even his hits are bad.
Now, had a better writer and/or director been involved like, say, Edgar Wright, I'd be incredibly hyped for this film. As it is?
I'll at-least wait for a trailer to come out before I decide my overall opinion. Look, maybe it'll be good or maybe it won't and while trailers can lie I want to at-least see what kind of humor they're gonna go with for this reboot.
Until then, I'm just gonna sit back and wait before I decide if this is gonna be worse than a modern Shyamalan movie or if i can permit some iota of excitement.
Until then, I'm just gonna sit back and wait before I decide if this is gonna be worse than a modern Shyamalan movie or if i can permit some iota of excitement.
Hilarious. You know this move was made for one type of person. I'll give you a hint, it usually looks like the one on the far right of the image.
I can't wait until tumblr can't decide if this film is the greatest thing ever, striking down the "patriarchy" or "problematic" as hell. They never can decide these days.
I can't wait until tumblr can't decide if this film is the greatest thing ever, striking down the "patriarchy" or "problematic" as hell. They never can decide these days.
Aaaand thanks to Melissa McCarthy, I won't be seeing this. At all. Sorry, just don't like her style, her choice of jokes and such. I'm not very forgiving towards folks who thinks its humorous to equate painful disabilities with "its all in your head" and as such have boycotted any movie or show she happens to be in.
Wiig I'm excited for. She's a great actress and a good fit for the role.
The other three... pain.
I haven't seen much of McKinnon, but McCarthy and Jones are some of the worst comedians I've ever seen.
I guess I'll reserve judgement, but still, it's not looking promising
The other three... pain.
I haven't seen much of McKinnon, but McCarthy and Jones are some of the worst comedians I've ever seen.
I guess I'll reserve judgement, but still, it's not looking promising
Oh Melissa McCarthy...you poor, poor woman.
Someone really needs to sit her down and explain she was only liked in Bridesmaids because she was the Ugly One. Just like Maya Rudolph was What's Her Face, Rose Byrne was So-And-So Kristen Wiig was Cheerleader!
No girlfriend would have brought their boyfriend to a movie about marriage if Melissa McCarthy's character was funnier than her, more clever than her, more out going than her and hotter than her.
That and she's just not that funny. You just know half the jokes in this movie are gonna fall completely flat. They're gonna duck-tail off the original movie, so instead of creating a new take on Venkman, Spengler, Stantz and Zeddmore, they're just doing Rule 63. So the original characterizes the characters and the new one just copies and pastes and assumes you already love these characters. Fucking joy.
Someone really needs to sit her down and explain she was only liked in Bridesmaids because she was the Ugly One. Just like Maya Rudolph was What's Her Face, Rose Byrne was So-And-So Kristen Wiig was Cheerleader!
No girlfriend would have brought their boyfriend to a movie about marriage if Melissa McCarthy's character was funnier than her, more clever than her, more out going than her and hotter than her.
That and she's just not that funny. You just know half the jokes in this movie are gonna fall completely flat. They're gonna duck-tail off the original movie, so instead of creating a new take on Venkman, Spengler, Stantz and Zeddmore, they're just doing Rule 63. So the original characterizes the characters and the new one just copies and pastes and assumes you already love these characters. Fucking joy.
The only thing better than the projected reaction? Pre-mature jabs at the projected reaction! The best part is, you don't even have to wait for 'em.Dogstile said:
You're not supposed to want to see this movie because it's a new Ghostbusters movie, the emphasis clearly indicates that you're supposed to want to see this move because it's an ALL FEMALE Ghostbusters movie.Piorn said:
As such, if you ask me, the entire cast are token characters.
Edit: To be fair, I suppose it's possible - even likely - that the female logo is not official artwork for the project. Still, if you ask me the only reason this is being made is to try and "make waves" with an all female cast to milk some more money out of the franchise.