The First Ghostbusters Trailer Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

[Mikeybb]

The effects look nice.

Slimer is present.

I would still have loved to see it as a continuation, somehow, rather than a reboot.
Maybe that's just a nerdish compulsion on my part.

I had the idea fixed in my head that their slimer would be Bill Murray reprising an ex-Venkman in full on schmooze mode.
Don't know where that came from.

 

[the December King]

I don't know how I feel about this. The trailer had some funny moments... one thing I think is interesting is that the original movie didn't really go in for the lengthy shots of how the tech works (the science behind the toys, so to speak). I seem to recall some more stuff kinda like that in the second movie, with the slime brain/mood scanning, and the toaster, and stuff... oh, and in the original the tech used to identify Dana as human, and Lewis as Vinz Clortho- I liked the... I guess, for lack of a better word, subtlety, to those original scenes.

Possession was a big part of the second movie, and is a ghost staple, so that's cool.

Lots of cg ghosts, but that is to be expected.

I think I agree with Mikeybb for the most part, though- I just wanted more of the original- nerdish compulsion, embraced.

 

[PointlessKnowledge]

Well, the trailer is better then I was afraid of (my expectations were really low).

I might actually get be of meh or sorta alright quality. I truly think they shot themselves in the foot by making it a reboot. There were so many things they could of done with the franchise, but instead they have to reboot as ideas are hard for Holywood.

 

[Ukomba]

Soo, it's in continuity with the original, but also a remake?

The tone of the movie just feels wrong too. It's far FAR too silly. It's Like comparing The Phantom Menace to A New Hope.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

For me the original movie had witty banter between the four leads that was funny. This new one just has lame jokes that fail. I really wanted to give it a chance but as soon as i saw the librarian ghost i just lost any chance i had for it. Maybe i will give it ago when it reaches Netflix.

 

[rcs619]

Hey, remember when the Ghostbusters were people we could buy as genuine scientists, and not awkward looking cartoon characters who are a walking punchline?

....No? I thought that was the point of the first movie, in that the 3 scientist characters were so quirky and non-scientist looking that nobody believed them? Are you saying that Egon "drilling a hole in my head would have worked if you hadn't had stopped me" Spengler wasn't cartoony and a walking punchline about being weird? Did you believe Bill "I'm faking a psychic test so I can sleep with one of my students" Murry was an accredited scientist?

I think we watched different movies growing up.

Like I get it. The trailer looks mediocre as fuck but you don't have to make shit up about how bad it is.

Pretty much, yeah.

So, I think that in another context, these four actresses could make a great team. They seem to have some chemistry, and there are a few laughs in the trailer that landed. If it were some other supernatural buddy-comedy, I think they could really make it work.

My concern is that by making it Ghostbusters is that they're kneecapping themselves from the start. I'd much rather them do something fresh, have more room to play around and experiment than trying to fit themselves into something else's shoes.

Basically, it looks more like someone *trying* to make a ghostbusters movie, than an actual ghostbusters movie. It kinda has a fan-movie sort of vibe to it.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

Since I'm predisposed already to not like Melissa McCarthy (for many reasons, none of which have to do with her weight except that she uses that as a crutch for her comedy style), I'm already not thrilled for this. There's a lot of things that bother me with this concept, most of which have to do with my aversion for Hollywood cash-grabbing nostalgia reboots. I'm a huge fan of Ghostbusters and of the rare few that liked the sequel, though I recognize the mess it was (but damn Peter MacNicol was a treasure). Its hard on me to see something I loved as a kid and rediscovered love for as an adult due to the jokes my kid self semi-understood. There was an attraction at Universal Studios Orlando that was basically a haunted set from the first movie (the ending's high rise roof) which was a bundle of joy to experience but they have since removed it (as well as Jaws, King Kong and Back to the Future)... and it made me sad to see its gone.
This doesn't help restore any of that loss, nor does it fill the hole Harold Ramis' death has left in me. There just doesn't seem to be that same dynamic between these characters that Ramis, Murray and Akroyd had, plus Moranis, Weaver, Hudson and Potts's supporting characters... the cast is really what made the movie work, more than the script and the setting. There just doesn't feel like there's any of that magic in this. Its soulless, ironic being it deals with untethered souls aka ghosts...

 

[Soulrender95]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

My personal problem is, it feels like a bad parody of the exorcist with scientists! instead of priests, the characters don't feel like they have a grounding in reality, they are goofy people in a goofy world it seems, which is a stark contrast to the "scarier" version Fieg was promising.

 

[RealRT]

Ah, so this is how it feels when somebody's raping your childhood.

Who you gonna call?

The Extreme Ghostbusters when I will need to see a true followup to the original cast.

 

[Sixcess]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

Now they just have to do something about the 44K dislikes to 29K likes.

Those are terrible numbers, and Sony have every reason to be afraid about that.

 

[Ukomba]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

Now they just have to do something about the 44K dislikes to 29K likes.

Those are terrible numbers, and Sony have every reason to be afraid about that.

I'm sure they're already writing up an article on how sexist people are, it's a great smoke screen.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

Now they just have to do something about the 44K dislikes to 29K likes.

Those are terrible numbers, and Sony have every reason to be afraid about that.

I'm sure they're already writing up an article on how sexist people are, it's a great smoke screen.

http://archive.is/Odtsd

Something like that...

OT: I liked the ghosts, I'll wait before I pass judgement on the characters, but I don't like the equipment (apart from the hearse, that's funny).

 

[Casual Shinji]

Basically, it looks more like someone *trying* to make a ghostbusters movie, than an actual ghostbusters movie. It kinda has a fan-movie sort of vibe to it.

This hits the nail on the head. There's a sense of artifice to the visuals as well as to the characters and dialoge that make it feel like it's an adaptation of some non-existent cartoon. I saw someone else compare it to the live-action Scooby Doo movies, and it does look freakishly similar.

 

[Ukomba]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

Now they just have to do something about the 44K dislikes to 29K likes.

Those are terrible numbers, and Sony have every reason to be afraid about that.

I'm sure they're already writing up an article on how sexist people are, it's a great smoke screen.

http://archive.is/Odtsd

Something like that...

OT: I liked the ghosts, I'll wait before I pass judgement on the characters, but I don't like the equipment (apart from the hearse, that's funny).

No, that one comes across entirely too but hurt and borderline psychotic. I'm thinking something more professional, probably with old, unrelated, and/or discredited statistics/polls. Something at least passingly creditable if you don't look too deep.

 

[Redd the Sock]

I'd like to say I'm disappointed, but honestly, this is what I was expecting. When I work past the dayglow CG, the dubstep themesong, and the long list of dirty jokes I can make about the girls getting slimed, I'm left seeing a movie that takes brilliant and capable scientists with sizable quirks and an interesting dynamic, and replaces them with characters and jokes based in how incapable they start off as despite brilliance.

Oh well. I survived RIPD, I can get through this.

 

[Drops a Sweet Katana]

That trailer really wasn't great. Just seemed really bland. Also that dubstep mix gave me ass cancer.

 

[Drops a Sweet Katana]

Really? I thought the trailer looked meh at best for most of it, with a couple of positives and mostly negatives.

Also, do we really need a dubstep (or whatever you want to call that version of the song, I can't be arsed right now) version of the Ghostbusters theme?

No. No we do not.

 

[rcs619]

Basically, it looks more like someone *trying* to make a ghostbusters movie, than an actual ghostbusters movie. It kinda has a fan-movie sort of vibe to it.

This hits the nail on the head. There's a sense of artifice to the visuals as well as to the characters and dialoge that make it feel like it's an adaptation of some non-existent cartoon. I saw someone else compare it to the live-action Scooby Doo movies, and it does look freakishly similar.

I think there's a chance it turns out to be a good enough movie, and for people who've never seen the original, I'm sure it'll be fine. I just think there's some kind of uncanny-valley effect going on for me. It's trying to mimic Ghostbusters, but it isn't quite there so it all seems off. I hope it turns out to be good though. Ghostbusters as a premise is great and there's a ton of things you can do with it. We'll just have to wait and see I guess.

My biggest concern is that the new cast may not have the gravitas to live up to the old one. Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis, that's a who's who of great actors to have to live up to. I hope I'm wrong and that I'll wind up pleasantly surprised (the new actors brought into Star Wars: A New Hope were great and they totally owned those roles), but it is definitely a concern.

 

[Battenberg]

We might not be afraid of no ghost, but Sony is afraid of the backlash they are actively purging the youtube comments section of even non-insulting criticisim.

Sony never were great at PR but even by their standards that's a stupid move.

Trailer looks decidedly poor in my opinion, didn't even come close to laughing at a single that happened. I wouldn't even be giving it a second thought if the original Ghostbusters wasn't one of my favourite films of all time. Definitely won't be rushing out to see this when it releases.

 

[Sixcess]

I'm sure they're already writing up an article on how sexist people are, it's a great smoke screen.

Likely, but that's a dangerous game to play. They run the risk of the bad buzz becoming the story. Besides, the diversity debate has to run out of steam sooner or later, and drafting it in to defend a summer popcorn flick could easily backfire.