Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
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Originally Posted by wm lopez
Part 2 left a bad taste in my mouth back in 1989 that I didn't want to see another movie in the GHOSTBUSTER series.
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Originally Posted by Doc MacGyver
I thought that fell apart! It's still coming out?!
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Originally Posted by Doc MacGyver
I thought that fell apart! It's still coming out?!
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GBII to me was just ok. I'll watch it if it's on for bits pieces for Ackroyd, Ramis, and Murray. Hudson really feels out of place in those films, especially in II. But I never go out of my way to see GBII. GBI was smart, witty as hell, and created a world that could make you believe that yes, Ghostbusters would be something worth having around...
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It's been a long, long time -- but here is another edition of "Abob Teff's Random Page 3 Thoughts" ...
As for the Hell idea -- didn't Bill & Ted already do that? If not, I know that Halle Berry did -- or was that the Hell she puts us through in her movies?
I've said before and I'll say it again -- Evolution was as close to GB3 as we'll ever get. That movie really felt like that the script may have started as GB3 and then been adapted into a stand alone project.
What the hell is up with the new Mountain Dew flavors? Ehhhh....
Having said that -- David Duchovny would be a great addition to the GB crew.
Will Smith already did his version of Ghostbusters -- It was called Men In Black.
Here is a script idea -- and archive this so then I get some credit when it pops up on screen ... one of the Ghostbusters (odds are Venkman ... although Dan Aykroyd's looks anymore may indicate Ray would be the one who has "cashed in") has moved on from the group and franchised the Ghostbusters ... this cannot be used as a throw-away vehicle though to write out the originals. It can serve to bring in new cast and still keep the old crew in the film. Of course, Dan Aykroyd would have to use the line "We're getting the band back together."
As for the Hell idea -- didn't Bill & Ted already do that? If not, I know that Halle Berry did -- or was that the Hell she puts us through in her movies?
I've said before and I'll say it again -- Evolution was as close to GB3 as we'll ever get. That movie really felt like that the script may have started as GB3 and then been adapted into a stand alone project.
What the hell is up with the new Mountain Dew flavors? Ehhhh....
Having said that -- David Duchovny would be a great addition to the GB crew.
Will Smith already did his version of Ghostbusters -- It was called Men In Black.
Here is a script idea -- and archive this so then I get some credit when it pops up on screen ... one of the Ghostbusters (odds are Venkman ... although Dan Aykroyd's looks anymore may indicate Ray would be the one who has "cashed in") has moved on from the group and franchised the Ghostbusters ... this cannot be used as a throw-away vehicle though to write out the originals. It can serve to bring in new cast and still keep the old crew in the film. Of course, Dan Aykroyd would have to use the line "We're getting the band back together."
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Originally Posted by Abob Teff
What the hell is up with the new Mountain Dew flavors? Ehhhh....
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The original is a true classic. Ghostbusters II was a big step down. Parts of it worked, but others were just silly, and not in a good way. I would love to see that long rumored CGI version of a sequel, though, with Bill, Dan, Harold, and Ernie voicing their characters.
Anyway, if a Ghostbusters 3 is, in fact, coming to the big screen, I will almost certainly give it my $7. Love Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and a new Ghostbusters story could be great, if handled with care. Cautiously optimistic.
--THX
Anyway, if a Ghostbusters 3 is, in fact, coming to the big screen, I will almost certainly give it my $7. Love Steve Carell and Seth Rogen, and a new Ghostbusters story could be great, if handled with care. Cautiously optimistic.
--THX
#84
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To clear up any of this, all of this rumors that surfaced this week stemmed from - yes - a photoshopped picture by one of the members over at Ghostbusters Fans. Proton Charging had a contest a couple of months back where you'd photoshop the actors you could see fit in to a third film.
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THIS RUMOR.
Some website picked up on the notion via the pic that it was happening, and one website picked it up from there and yadda yadda yadda.. there's a huge discussion on the matter over at GB Fans.
Here's the thing.. with the game being delayed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the franchise, the last thing coming anywhere is GB3. Aykroyd has stated numerous times that the game is essentially Ghostbusters III, taking elements from his first draft as well as an entirely new storyline.
So again, sorry to burst the bubble here, but that rumor has been debunked.
Also, on the subject of Ghostbusters II, it's pretty obvious Murray was going through the motions of being there. It's obvious. Before GB2 even happened all 4 GBs and Reitman sat down and wanted to reunite for another film - but not necessarily a sequel to Ghostbusters. Push came to shove though and we got GB2.
Given that I'm an 80s child, Ghostbusters is my favorite movie and I pretty much live for the franchise, I hold GB2 as equal as I do the first film. It has its merits. Maybe I'm more partial to it since I saw it in theaters when I was 3.. I dunno. But yeah.
No GB3 for awhile.
THERE IS NO TRUTH TO THIS RUMOR.
Some website picked up on the notion via the pic that it was happening, and one website picked it up from there and yadda yadda yadda.. there's a huge discussion on the matter over at GB Fans.
Here's the thing.. with the game being delayed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the franchise, the last thing coming anywhere is GB3. Aykroyd has stated numerous times that the game is essentially Ghostbusters III, taking elements from his first draft as well as an entirely new storyline.
So again, sorry to burst the bubble here, but that rumor has been debunked.
Also, on the subject of Ghostbusters II, it's pretty obvious Murray was going through the motions of being there. It's obvious. Before GB2 even happened all 4 GBs and Reitman sat down and wanted to reunite for another film - but not necessarily a sequel to Ghostbusters. Push came to shove though and we got GB2.
Given that I'm an 80s child, Ghostbusters is my favorite movie and I pretty much live for the franchise, I hold GB2 as equal as I do the first film. It has its merits. Maybe I'm more partial to it since I saw it in theaters when I was 3.. I dunno. But yeah.
No GB3 for awhile.
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
GBII to me was just ok. I'll watch it if it's on for bits pieces for Ackroyd, Ramis, and Murray. Hudson really feels out of place in those films, especially in II. But I never go out of my way to see GBII. GBI was smart, witty as hell, and created a world that could make you believe that yes, Ghostbusters would be something worth having around...
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Originally Posted by mcfly
with the game being delayed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the franchise,
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Where and when has this been stated? I know the Activision/Blizzard merger has shaken things up and Ghostbusters is in limbo right now but I've never seen a mention of holding it for an anniversary release.
http://blog.ghostbusters.net/2008/07...-of-franchise/
I apologize if I worded my previous statement incorrectly.
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Originally Posted by Superboy
Ghostbusters 2 sucked, and was critically panned. It was also a cheap copy of the first movie. I don't see why a Ghostbusters 3 is even necessary.
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Originally Posted by Superboy
Ghostbusters 2 sucked, and was critically panned. It was also a cheap copy of the first movie. I don't see why a Ghostbusters 3 is even necessary.
Don't watch a third movie if it's made then, because Lord knows it's bound to get some negative reviews.
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Originally Posted by mcfly
So because it was critically panned, that makes it a bad movie?
Don't watch a third movie if it's made then, because Lord knows it's bound to get some negative reviews.
Don't watch a third movie if it's made then, because Lord knows it's bound to get some negative reviews.
And I mean... critically panned movies tend not to have sequels made. At least, for a long time... take the Superman and Batman franchises for example. And the only reason they were brought back was because someone new was at the helm who wanted to do something different with the movies. Although the concepts i've heard for a GBIII sound... interesting... they don't sound like they'd make a good movie.
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Originally Posted by Superboy
And I mean... critically panned movies tend not to have sequels made.
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I think a prime example of movies that are shit-canned in reviews but always get semi-sequels are those stupid parody movies (Date Movie, Epic Movie, Meet the Spartans, etc. etc). They're always guaranteed to bring in more than enough money to recoup the budget and then some.
There are also seven Police Academy movies, and it's not because each one got 4 stars from Ebert back in the 80s.
So, as Supermallet pointed out, it's definitely money. And say what you want, but with all of these 80s revivals a third Ghostbusters if done right could make bank.
There are also seven Police Academy movies, and it's not because each one got 4 stars from Ebert back in the 80s.
So, as Supermallet pointed out, it's definitely money. And say what you want, but with all of these 80s revivals a third Ghostbusters if done right could make bank.
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i just think that the movie has limited potential. GBII and the cartoon really showed that the concept can only be stretched so far.
Although, I don't want to completely discount the idea, i'm not interested in seeing a sequel. I still love the first movie, and the first few seasons of the cartoon.
Also, I think Extreme Ghostbusters really left a bad taste in my mouth.
Although, I don't want to completely discount the idea, i'm not interested in seeing a sequel. I still love the first movie, and the first few seasons of the cartoon.
Also, I think Extreme Ghostbusters really left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Originally Posted by Superboy
i just think that the movie has limited potential. GBII and the cartoon really showed that the concept can only be stretched so far.
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I wish they had gone with Murray's original idea, where his character dies early on in the film and spends the rest of the movie haunting the remaining guys as a ghost.