Question for Ghostbusters fans
 

I have been a fan of the Ghostbusters ever since I was a kid,I have the movies and I watched the cartoon everyday growing up and I have a few things in my collection that I was able to save over the years...but...

see I'm also registered at a Ghostbusters forum(ghostbuster.net...maybe some have of you know it)....and there has been various topics about what would make a good Ecto-mobile if there was a part 3 or if it for some reason was changed.

Some people have mentioned that the Dodge Magnum would make for a good modern day ecto....and I totally agree,but alot of other people on those boards feel the total opposite....a few people have even gotten mad at me for mentioning the Ecto-mobile should be updated to a new car...these are thier reasons why it should NOT be changed:

1.To begin with the Ecto car was already an old car when they got it...so if the Ghostbusters came back it wouldn't nessesarly need to be changed for modern day.

2.The original Ecto is an icon that everyone recognizes as the Ghostbusters car....and should not be changed.

Now,I partly agree with that,the Ecto is a very famous car....but just because it would be diffrent if it were changed dosnt mean that would take away the "Iconic" staus that the original has.

Some even said that if the Ghostbusters did return thier weapons should be the same....now thats just a bit rediculous,I can understand the Ecto remaining the same but come on.....years and years have gone by,thier equipment would have been upgraded to newer technology at least once.

Now Im no photoshop wizard but I made this wallpaper last night,sort of a mock Magnum-Ecto...it turned out better than I thought but it needs touching up....I'll probly scrap it...it was just a test.

http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?i...llpaperfb8.jpg

I posted this on the ghostbusters forum(thier fan projects board) and its had 33 veiws and NO replies....most of the people on there are from one big group who post on there regularly...kinda like here....so the majority of the people who saw it were the ones against the Ecto being changed.

The reason I wanted to ask here is because I wanted more,Un-biased opinions,opinions other than everyone that posts on that Ghostbusters site.

Dont get me wrong I love the original Ecto...I have a model of it plus I found an offical one online from some movie car gallery that was $175,000...and believe me if I had the much money Id buy it.....I just think it would be cool to have a new Ecto....plus think of this....the Ghostbusters deal in emergency ghost calls....the Magum is faster and more capable than the long heavy Caddy that the original Ectomobile is.

I don't really mind either way about the car. What I'm interested in though is the possibility of a 3rd movie. Is that going to happen?

No one really knows...for awhile there we thought for sure it was gonna happen back in Febuary when Dan talked about a CGI Ghostbusters 3 on that radio station...but he did another interview on some TV news show and said it wasn't likely anytime soon....but we would get a new Video Game.

That looks pretty cool, actually. Assuming that a second sequel would be live action -- which most likely it won't. If it even happens.

Cool car concept, though.

Thanks,glad ya liked it.

Ghostbusters.net, truly the butthole of the Ghostbusters fandom.

Anyhow, I'd like to see the original Ecto-01 stick around because I've got a sentimental attachment to it (I even have that Polar Lights die-cast model of it sitting ontop of my dresser) but I can understand why they'd upgrade it they'd need to.

You're photoshop looks good, but I think the Ecto-01 needs to be a very large and sturdy vehicle with lots of cargo space. As uninspired as it may sound, the Hummer is probably the best choice. It can fit four people easy, all their equipment and its nearly indestructible.

As far as upgrading their Proton Packs goes, I can get behind that a little easier. You can adjust the way their weapons look but still maintain a "classic" appearance. Extreme Ghostbusters updated the Packs and, aside from the power batteries, I didn't mind the new look.

I think the Ghost Traps should stay the same or remain very similar, though. Never did like those bright orange disks from Extreme.

Why anyone would be outraged at the Ecto-1 being upgraded is beyond me. Where was everyone's disgust when the Batmobile was replaced with an ATV? O_o

They were at Superhero Hype.com with all the people who hated Spider-Man's organic webshooters, I imagine.

You know, there were some videos on the net a few months back of a supposed new Ghostbusters game using the Unreal Engine from Gears of War.

All the videos are taken down, but there is this image still out there:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...usters2008.jpg

The Ecto-01 in this is a Chrysler 300C with a Dodge Magnum body. Apparently they make these in Europe.

Well Im glad too see not everyone hates the idea of a new Ecto...that picture posted from the supposed GB video game is someones sig at ghostbusters.net.......not that big though...the only part showing are the actors.

Also a HUMMER was once mentioned on those boards....someone made a small pic of a HUMMER made up to look like an Ectomobile....and I agree,it would be a pretty good idea.

Aside from that,I actually liked the HUMMER/Lambo batmobile.......mainly because HUMMERS and Lamborghinis are 2 of my favorite cars :D

hmm well being a big Ghostbusters fan myself I'd have to say i wouldn't want Ecto 01 updated. If they ever made a live action sequel it would probably happen but i wouldn't like it just like i didn't like the new batmobile or the changes they made to the transformers (mainly prime's stupid flames).

updating the gear wouldn't be so bad as long as it was still recognizable as a proton pack.

and all the ideas i've heard about the third movie are pretty bad imo. I mean who wants to see a ghostbusters movie with will smith or chris tucker or kel or chris farley playing a "new" ghostbuster? Not me. But what choice would they have now that Dan Akryod and Harlod Ramis got so fat...

oh and does anyone know if Extreme Ghostbusters will ever come out on dvd?

Last I heard, Akryod and Ramis are planning on a CGI Ghostbusters movie with the original actors reprising the voices of their characters.

Oh and I would kill for Extreme Ghostbusters on DVD.

Yeah i've heard about the cgi movie and then i'm sure everyone remembers the april fools joke this year with the rumor that Quinten Tarintino was going to direct the cgi movie...blah. I'm just not excited about the idea of cgi ghostbusters.

And i got all those names i mentioned in my post from reports way way back in about "99 or so on what used to cinescape.com. Man if they ever actually made a new GB movie with chris tucker i think i'd have to shoot myself:(

Never heard any rumor about Chris Tucker ever being involved, but that would certainly kill my last hope that Ghostbusters will ever get back to or exceed the awesomeness that was the first movie. I think they should have explored the option of Will Smith. Even his failures do pretty well.

Anyway, GB3 in CG is planned, and here's your proof. Whether it's just in talks or they actually have a studio/distributor lined up and waiting for it, I'm not sure. But, it's a very real possibility.