Ivan Reitman's son Jason will be directing a sequel to the original movies for 2020! Too bad Ramis isn't with us anymore.

EmmaMcG said:

I'm very excited about this. Even if Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Ernie Hudson don't come back to reprise their roles, just by setting the movie in the original Ghostbusters universe, it should be enough to bury any memory of that shit all-female ghostbusters (it doesn't deserve a capital G). Jason Reitman is definitely the "right man" for the job. If anyone is going to take a Ghostbusters movie seriously, it's him. Plus, he was actually in Ghostbusters 2.

There's no way Aykroyd would skip it. Probably the same with Hudson. Bill Murray is the one to wonder about.

Jason should be great. After all, he was the self-professed "first Ghostbusters fan".

djThunderfunk said:

Can't be any worse than the 2016 effort ... that was an absolute turd! Nothing to do with the ladies, I thought they were cast well ... but they got screwed over big time with the script they were given.

So sad they never got this off the ground before Ramis passed. Wonder if the family would be up for having him appear in ghost form? ... that would be quite cool.

DaveT said:

EmmaMcG said:

DaveT said:

Can't be any worse than the 2016 effort ... that was an absolute turd! Nothing to do with the ladies, I thought they were cast well ... but they got screwed over big time with the script they were given.

So sad they never got this off the ground before Ramis passed. Wonder if the family would be up for having him appear in ghost form? ... that would be quite cool.

I never minded the IDEA of the all female cast. After all, I would personally love to be a Ghostbuster. But when I seen who was directing and who had been cast, my enthusiasm was completely killed for it. Not one of them are funny. Not one. And the best thing Paul Feig ever did was appear in Sabrina The Teenage Witch as a teacher. And even in that he was an annoying little prick. This new movie is already a step up from that last travesty. Jason Reitman is the perfect choice to direct. Even if he had no history with the series, he'd still be a great choice. It will be interesting to see who the cast will be and if there'll be any links to the previous movies. I know they said it's set in the same universe as the two real Ghostbusters movies but that doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be getting Pete Venkman and co chasing down a "focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm" or a class 5 full roaming vapor (AKA Slimer).

I did not see the remake. Yet, Melissa McCarthy is the jewel of comedy acting. She is perfection in Bridesmaids, The Heat and on SNL. Some of her movies aren't that great-that is due to script/direction etc. She brings the best out of any script. For me she is the first iconic female comedy actor who stands equal with all the past comedy legends: Gleason, Pryor, Murray, etc.

kewlschool said:

The she-make was not terrible. People are crazy opinionated. It was a fun movie with fun nods to the original for the real fans.

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The new one will need one man to succeed. And this man is Rick Moranis. Rick is the Keymaster. Rick, Signourney, and Annie would be perfect. The original GBs can rest on their laurels. Oscar + Louis & Janine's kid + 2 other dudes is all we need.

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StrangeButTrue said:

EmmaMcG said:

How can a movie released in 1984 have better visual effects than a movie released in 2016?

Practical special effects are better than CGI. Compare "The Thing" from 1982 to "The Thing" from 2011.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082450/

Ghostbusters 3? Too late. This idiot has ruined the brand completely.

If there were awards for most brain-dead, unfunny script, he'd win hands-down. If he can get a movie made in Hollywood, any dickhead can. Good thing the studio got $0.00 from my 50% viewing of the movie. I couldn't stomach watching the rest.

If this is what passes for a feel-good flick, I am on the wrong planet.

Hudson said:

EmmaMcG said:

StrangeButTrue said:

The she-make was not terrible. People are crazy opinionated. It was a fun movie with fun nods to the original for the real fans.

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The new one will need one man to succeed. And this man is Rick Moranis. Rick is the Keymaster. Rick, Signourney, and Annie would be perfect. The original GBs can rest on their laurels. Oscar + Louis & Janine's kid + 2 other dudes is all we need.

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The "she-make" wasn't terrible. It was fucking awful. Not one funny moment and the special effects were better in the original. How can a movie released in 1984 have better visual effects than a movie released in 2016? I mean, the shitty writing, TV movie style directing and horrible over-acting is to be expected from a Paul Feig movie. But to be beaten on effects by a 32 year old movie? That's embarrassing. I'm with you on Rick Moranis though. Even if it's just a cameo, just having him onscreen would be an instant win.

And lest we forget that horrendous rock band scene with Ozzy "SHARON!" Osbourne ... that wouldn't have been funny 15 years ago when The Osbournes reality show was actually on TV, now its just pure desperation.

That was the point I looked at my missus in the cinema and asked if we should leave; we both wanted to but stayed just to see how bad it would get. Kind of glad we did because I don't think I'd have believed how bad the CGI splurg, lets use the ghost from the Ghostbusters logo finale was unless I'd witnessed it with my own eyes.

djThunderfunk said:

EmmaMcG said:

How can a movie released in 1984 have better visual effects than a movie released in 2016?

Practical special effects are better than CGI. Compare "The Thing" from 1982 to "The Thing" from 2011.

Never saw The Thing 2011 or the last Ghostbusters movie. Glad I didn't. Bring on GB 3 if it stands up to the first two originals!

Hudson said:

DaveT said:

Not sure why this needs to be 'revamped' again, it was good as it was. The song is legendary and I hold my heart for the 'modern' version of it.
For a real 80's teenager as myself, the only way that this can work is to bring the original cast back and give the whole story a twist (no old man chasing ghosts but old man doing what old man do and involve the ghosts in a funny story)

Ray, you didn't sleep with it did you??

2freaky4church1 said:

Hudson said:

I am not proud of that post. It was my lashing out at comments that weren't even on the org. What do you think the very best comedies of all time are?

No worries! My favorite comedies of all time are (pretty much in order, at least through the top 5):

1. Animal House
2. Caddyshack
3. Stripes
4. This Is Spinal Tap
5. Airplane
6. Blazing Saddles
7. Blades of Glory
8. Dodgeball
9. Vacation
10. The Jerk
11. The Blues Brothers
12. Bad Moms

EmmaMcG said:

DaveT said:

Can't be any worse than the 2016 effort ... that was an absolute turd! Nothing to do with the ladies, I thought they were cast well ... but they got screwed over big time with the script they were given.

So sad they never got this off the ground before Ramis passed. Wonder if the family would be up for having him appear in ghost form? ... that would be quite cool.

I never minded the IDEA of the all female cast. After all, I would personally love to be a Ghostbuster. But when I seen who was directing and who had been cast, my enthusiasm was completely killed for it. Not one of them are funny. Not one. And the best thing Paul Feig ever did was appear in Sabrina The Teenage Witch as a teacher. And even in that he was an annoying little prick. This new movie is already a step up from that last travesty. Jason Reitman is the perfect choice to direct. Even if he had no history with the series, he'd still be a great choice. It will be interesting to see who the cast will be and if there'll be any links to the previous movies. I know they said it's set in the same universe as the two real Ghostbusters movies but that doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be getting Pete Venkman and co chasing down a "focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm" or a class 5 full roaming vapor (AKA Slimer).

I never minded the idea of a female cast either. I was intrigued by the casting of Kristin Wiig (more of a subtle humor) and Kate McKinnon (more of a goofball humor). When I saw that they were casting Melissa McCarthy and Leslie Jones -- both of whom are just loud, slapstick humor -- I became disinterested.

I only saw the movie when it was offered free on VUDU.

It wasn't that they were women that was horrible. It was the humor itself. Making Chris Hemsworth the equivalent of a dumb blonde/sex symbol, maybe would've been interesting for another movie but not Ghostbusters.

I actually wouldn't mind if the remake was a "bit" scarier than the other ones.

The only good thing about the 2016 remake was seeing the Ernie Hudson cameo....and "The Owl And The Pussycat" film RULES.

Se7en said:

I agree.This silly trend of remaking/revamping old movies needs to stop.To me,Ghostbusters is truly an 80s thing.Do we really need a 2020 reboot? smh

TheFman said:

Not sure why this needs to be 'revamped' again, it was good as it was.

Viggs, mr Viggooo