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Ghostbusters: Afterlife Trailer (written and directed by Jason Reitman)
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That's absolutely right! He's always been a good ideas person who needs grounding from another creative influence.
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I mean the Ghostbusters are admitted to a mental institution and they're looked at like "so...ghosts, huh?" And that was only 5 years after Mr. Staypuft stomped a church, and after they literally rebuilt their business because ghosts were happening again.
Surprised at the reaction here. Thought the trailer was a good first look and I'm excited to see more.
That looked fantastic, not quite the same feel as the original, but a nice update.
Also much better than the garbage one from 2016, but I guess that's a low bar to begin with.
Also much better than the garbage one from 2016, but I guess that's a low bar to begin with.
Seems like the movie could be decent, the trailer doesn't show much.
Yup it's an unlicensed nuclear accelerator.
Yup it's an unlicensed nuclear accelerator.
Superb. Can't wait to see more.
And SMH at people saying this looks too much like Stranger Things, which itself was INSPIRED by things like Ghostbusters.
And SMH at people saying this looks too much like Stranger Things, which itself was INSPIRED by things like Ghostbusters.
Looks great!
I especially loved the footage of the original film they were watching.
I suspect that weirdly this film will receive a lot of hate from those that loved the Ghostbusters reboot because it's not got an all female cast in it, which is weird considering how it went down with the reboot.
I especially loved the footage of the original film they were watching.
I suspect that weirdly this film will receive a lot of hate from those that loved the Ghostbusters reboot because it's not got an all female cast in it, which is weird considering how it went down with the reboot.
I wouldn't classify that as handling it effectively. They're also strapped into a seat, so there's no kickback.
Seem like your average spooky thriller with all the build up. Completely lacks the character of the originals. Cast all look the part but the writing seems completely humourless. Hmmm.
And I honestly quite liked the last one, it was closer to the original than this. Why on Earth is it set out in the middle of nowhere? New York is the heart and soul of these movies.
And I honestly quite liked the last one, it was closer to the original than this. Why on Earth is it set out in the middle of nowhere? New York is the heart and soul of these movies.
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Almost like this franchise needed some new blood or something.
Doing the same shit again wasn't going to cut it.
Yada yada it's been 30 years yada yada Egon could have improved the designs and made them lighter before he died.
Honestly this is an even worse trailer than the first trailer for GB2016 that everybody got so worked up about.
I don't think that necessarily means no one remembers, just that these particular kids don't know about it. Maybe Mom shielded them from it?
Stranger Things is a pastiche of '80s media. You have to admit it's kinda weird to ape the style of something that pays homage to you.
I can guarantee you no one from this movie is going to get harassed of social media... before you get carried away with this hot take of yours
Yeah, it might be on par with Pep's anger over being 14 points behind before Christmas. 🙂
Yes, they are all in it. To what capacity, who knows.
The original ghostbusters was like lightning in a bottle. The premise/world itself wasn't that compelling or interesting it was the chemistry of the actors in the original movie that made it work. They couldn't even recapture that lighting for ghostbusters 2. We've seen the MIB franchise die because they tried to repeat themselves/or just recast and get the same chemistry. Either have a very different take on the franchise or let it die tbh.
That one's kinda lazy, but in-context it works if you've seen The Exorcist.
Hard to tell.
I have always associated Ghostbusters world, with a modern city setup. The contrast of having ancient/supernatural events happening within a shallow consumerist society surrounded by technology just make it sing (same concept than Big Troubles in Little China or Gremlins).
This looks way too close to Stranger Things, instead. With Egon becoming a sort of rural "Prepper".
The originals have already made it clear that the world as a whole will never accept the reality of ghosts, and would rather just sidestep around it, so that's not a problem story wise.
But the trailer only seems to be addressing the 1st half of the movie, so it's hard to tell how the story will go.
Not a fan of the ST actor, though. The other ones looks fine.
I can see myself watching it, but won't deny that I would have loved yet another amazing hype feeling like when I saw the original cast being all pop nostalgic on Bobby Brown's video
I have always associated Ghostbusters world, with a modern city setup. The contrast of having ancient/supernatural events happening within a shallow consumerist society surrounded by technology just make it sing (same concept than Big Troubles in Little China or Gremlins).
This looks way too close to Stranger Things, instead. With Egon becoming a sort of rural "Prepper".
The originals have already made it clear that the world as a whole will never accept the reality of ghosts, and would rather just sidestep around it, so that's not a problem story wise.
But the trailer only seems to be addressing the 1st half of the movie, so it's hard to tell how the story will go.
Not a fan of the ST actor, though. The other ones looks fine.
I can see myself watching it, but won't deny that I would have loved yet another amazing hype feeling like when I saw the original cast being all pop nostalgic on Bobby Brown's video
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Despite the different tone of the first two movies, in a 2 minute trailer it looks infinitely superior to the trash that was the 2016 movie.
Or maybe she doesn't even know.
Which would be weird but possible I guess.
I'm just sad we'll never see a whole where Ghostbusters are hired just like any other exterminator lol
This looks fantastic, and honestly feels a little bit like the TFA trailers.
Mythical, generational, the young sister and brother unearthing and inheriting the lost legacy of their grandfather. WWOW I dunno but it's giving me chills just thinking about it, which is honestly something I never would have expected to feel about any ghostbusters movie ever.
I'm so excited
Mythical, generational, the young sister and brother unearthing and inheriting the lost legacy of their grandfather. WWOW I dunno but it's giving me chills just thinking about it, which is honestly something I never would have expected to feel about any ghostbusters movie ever.
I'm so excited
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For real.
This is marketing 101 - make your first tease feel like you're uncovering something legendary with some nostalgic hooks.
I don't know, that seemed like the only good idea World had. If the park was up and running for years, eventually like everything else it would become blasé to the general public, who want "the next big thing". It seemed like genuine commentary, but it was executed in a pretty poor way.
The supernatural events in the earlier movies are treated like volcanoes. They might not erupt for a really long time. it makes sense there could have been a lack of "business" for 30 years.
This is the case.
But people are too stupid to realize it so the next trailer will have to give away all the jokes and ghosts.
I guess it's just a boring route to go.
And literally has been done 3 times now.
It's done to hit the nostalgia button. Just like all those Force Awakens trailers were when they were first released.
Kids will love this.
It's sony pictures and there's a massive part of this forum that will always hate them for their bad movies (and there are a lot of them), but the fire got soaked in gasoline during the spiderman mess.
Why doesn't this first trailer have tons and tons of jokes and oneliners like the original movie? I mean, the trailer needs to be representative of that! This is all serious, all doomsday and very few ghosts too.
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I'm into it. I like the serious tone but I have a feeling that dry humor will be intact. The folks making this one want it to be a true sequel. I like how it mirrors the real timing of the original to this sequel as well.
It's the equivalent of the tomb raider reboot aping uncharted which paid homage to classic TR.