Ghostbusters (2016)

[Mecca]

Quick. Name a joke from the original Ghostbusters that standing on it's own was obviously a joke that could be used in a trailer.

I think "This man has no dick" could easily be used in a red-band Youtube trailer. But your point is well taken.

that's the only one i could think of, which is probably more to skitch's point

[spike]

This looks terrible, and it has nothing to do with the women. The jokes are SNL-level bad.

HUGE fan. Have seen nearly every single episode since Woody Harrelson hosted in 1989 (I was 9 at the time).
Have read all the books, even Tom Davis's slog.
Have done the set tour.
Watch all the cut-for-time sketches online (ALL of them).
Wrote a letter to NBC informing them of my boycott when Trump recently hosted.


I even know who Marci Klein is.


We can take this as far as you want to go...

[Mecca]

ooo ooo! I got it. The original is a scifi action flick with humorous moments, while this remake is like slapstick, made for the jokes flick that has scifi elements!

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mecca]

This looks terrible, and it has nothing to do with the women. The jokes are SNL-level bad.

HUGE fan. Have seen nearly every single episode since Woody Harrelson hosted in 1989 (I was 9 at the time).
Have read all the books, even Tom Davis's slog.
Have done the set tour.
Watch all the cut-for-time sketches online (ALL of them).
Wrote a letter to NBC informing them of my boycott when Trump recently hosted.


I even know who Marci Klein is.


We can take this as far as you want to go...

I'm a massive fan, but I recognize that they are in a pretty serious slump of churning out unfunny garbage. I believe it's due to the changes in the writers' room, and their general unwillingness to do anything even vaguely biting when it comes to social/political commentary. The only skits that are occasionally funny are the oddball/absurdist ones, which are usually the last skit of the night (if not cut for time and aired on NBC.com).

spoken like a true pearl jam fan

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[BurtReynolds]

ooo ooo! I got it. The original is a scifi action flick with humorous moments, while this remake is like slapstick, made for the jokes flick that has scifi elements!

somewhat. This one looks a lot more broad and slapstick than the original. Everyone kinda acts like cartoons. Not that the original was serious drama or anything, but with the exception of Venkman, who was kind of the window into the movie, everyone else was playing it straight, no matter how silly things got or how goofy their character.

If a ghost showed up, no matter how goofy it was, people were terrified. Here they take selfies and deliver their schtick.

But that problem isn't limited to this movie. Many recent comedies seem to fail the same way.

[spike]

This looks terrible, and it has nothing to do with the women. The jokes are SNL-level bad.

HUGE fan. Have seen nearly every single episode since Woody Harrelson hosted in 1989 (I was 9 at the time).
Have read all the books, even Tom Davis's slog.
Have done the set tour.
Watch all the cut-for-time sketches online (ALL of them).
Wrote a letter to NBC informing them of my boycott when Trump recently hosted.


I even know who Marci Klein is.


We can take this as far as you want to go...

I'm a massive fan, but I recognize that they are in a pretty serious slump of churning out unfunny garbage. I believe it's due to the changes in the writers' room, and their general unwillingness to do anything even vaguely biting when it comes to social/political commentary. The only skits that are occasionally funny are the oddball/absurdist ones, which are usually the last skit of the night (if not cut for time and aired on NBC.com).

spoken like a true pearl jam fan

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[stip]

I think Chris hemsworth may end up being the funniest thing in either movie

And good point re: the lack of trailer ready jokes in the original.

I don't know guys, I think this may end up pretty good. I'm not sold, but I am curious

[dimejinky99]

Doctor: "What are your hobbies?"
"Well I am really angry about the new ghostbusters movie"
D: "So you're not sexually active that's helpful"

[McParadigm]

That joke couldn't possibly be funnier coming from anybody else

[dimejinky99]

That joke couldn't possibly be funnier coming from anybody else

I got it off Twitter. It is funny though.

[Mecca]

went and saw the original Ghostbusters in a theater today and there was a sneak peek/preview after it for this. Spoilers: it made it look worse. Kate Mackinnon might be the only worthwhile thing in that movie.

[dimejinky99]

Take Bill Murray out of the originals and they're a mess. Bit harsh everyone writing this off without even having seen it.

[stip]

i think this is gonna be pretty good, guys

[VinylGuy]

i think this is gonna be pretty good, guys

If the movie turns out pretty good, then the studio must fire the people doing the trailers for showing the worst scenes from it.

[lowlight79]

Take Bill Murray out of the originals and they're a mess. Bit harsh everyone writing this off without even having seen it.

Your Crazy

[dimejinky99]

My crazy or I am crazy?


Hard to tell from that post.

[McParadigm]

Your crazy



is acting up again. Time to take your meds.