New Ghostbusters movie in OG movie universe Jason Reitman directing 2020

[Wildcat]

Back then I saw a few EGB episodes but I didn’t keep up. I was getting into other stuff at the time. I wanna see it in its entirety.

Honestly I really disliked the Proton Pack. I still don’t really like it. It doesn’t look cool imo and it used cans to re energize for some reason. That felt like a downgrade to me but again I need to actually watch it.

I’m all for equipment updates but this was just a metal box with a lever. It didn’t look very “extreme”. Haha. I thought the 2016 equipment looked good. It looked like a variation of the originals.

I know it’s not gonna happen in this movie but I would love to see a really high tech update for the equipment. A clean streamlined proton pack with sleek lights and switches...don’t “come at me” but like an i-Pack or Smart device.

Can’t believe I’ve never seen this. Perfect example. I could do without the things sticking out on top unless they’re something useful.
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtop...35946&start=60

[Andrew NDB]

Bill Murray talking up "Ghostbusters: Afterlife."

https://www.darkhorizons.com/murray-...erlife-return/

He says the shoot was "hard," so that probably confirms it's going to be way more than just a cameo.

[Leo656]

This is like, the last movie coming out for the next five years or so that gives me any hope at all that it won't be terrible.

Fingers crossed. Because I really, really need something to restore my faith in movies (and humanity) after "Godzilla vs. Kong" sh*t the bed so hard.

I don't expect it to be "great" but at this point I'll settle for "decent". Probably.

[Andrew NDB]

I'll be really devastated if this is a "miss." All these franchises... man, we really need a win.

[Leo656]

I mean, it's pretty much impossible for anyone to make a worse movie than Chickbusters unless "Make an even worse movie" is the Mission Statement.

So at least we can safely assume that it will be better than THAT piece of sh*t.

[frank_one]

Expectations for this are so high that it doesn't need to be worse than the last one to let a lot of people down. These days the best thing a fan can do is to lower his expectations. You know, just in case.

[Wildcat]

I read this yesterday. He also said the equipment was still uncomfortable even if it’s lighter.

https://ghostbustersnews.com/2021/04...the-first-one/

It confirms they suit up and fight again but that was a given. I mean did anyone actually think they would not be part of the fight?

[Leo656]

Watch them TRY to get involved like the Good Old Days, c*ck it up because "They're Old" and therefore out of touch and useless, and the youngsters have to save the day for them, maybe even rescue them. At the end, the OG's bow out and Ray gives a speech about how "It's YOUR time now; you're The Real Ghostbusters" or some variant thereof.

I'd put money down on it being something like that.

[Wildcat]

Well that is part of the point of introducing the younger cast. I don’t know if it would play out like that though. They’ve already been disbanded this whole time according to the movie itself.

I really think Dan will keep playing Ray if he can in future movies. Not fighting but like the paranormal guide of the team. He co-founded the business and had the bookstore. So like the Splinter of GB

[Leo656]

He's such a f*cking fatass. It's heartbreaking.

Like c'mon, Elwood, get ya sh*t together!

[ZariusTwo]

[Vegita-San]

Oh PLEASE be good... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[MsMarvelDuckie]

ROFLMAO!! I just had some serious Army of Darkness vibes off that clip. In a good way. I would LOVE to see a longer version of that bit, preferably with the OG guys (minus Egon, rip) in it. That would be gold.

[sdp]

Is this a sequel to the Goosebumps movie haunted halloween?

[oldmanwinters]

It's funny how when an IP was red-hot in the 1980s/90s, studios had to have their arms twisted to produce even ONE sequel, but now even when a franchise reboot movie fails or underperforms they keep forging ahead with more.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

I don't know what to say but it does pique my curiosity to see more. WTF is going on there, lmao.

[Powder]

It's some pretty shallow pandering to the trend of having some big eyed baby idiot thing to sell toys & win over women, but, because it's Ghostbusters, that's OK.

Right?

[Andrew NDB]

Well, it's not like it's a trailer or anything. Slimer filled that void in the past, for sure.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

It's funny how when an IP was red-hot in the 1980s/90s, studios had to have their arms twisted to produce even ONE sequel, but now even when a franchise reboot movie fails or underperforms they keep forging ahead with more.

The real problem is that they are getting the zeitgeist all wrong. Following twitter feeds, but that clearly isn't working because not many have been successful and nearly every "woke" flick hasn't been. A lot of these properties have what it takes to be timeless. That means that the core of the property can survive updating, but the studios are running with twitter-mob updating and not everyday life updating.

On that same note, the truth is that a lot of these flicks would have been just as successful as they should be even if they included a "diversity push" but without the political messaging. But the current trends works against these things in media because real people are offended by the people who are weaponizing being offended.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Powder

It's some pretty shallow pandering to the trend of having some big eyed baby idiot thing to sell toys & win over women, but, because it's Ghostbusters, that's OK.

Right?

Not really. They made em cute but also creepy as ****. It works for Ghostbusters.

Don't fall for the Baby Yoda idiots that accuse anything remotely cute as being somehow compared to their little pet. The Mandalorian didn't invent 'cute'.