03-15-2016, 02:47 PM
(03-15-2016, 01:18 PM)PhilHos Wrote: IMO, the biggest mistake was making this some weird reboot movie. Their best chance was to have this be a straight up sequel. Have the opening credits be a kind of cartoonified history of the 'busters since GB 2 (various ghosts caught, funny situations, Venkman dies but comes back as a ghost, etc) and then have the opening of the move be the original GBs fighting a couple of basic ghosts, but clearly are struggling and they talk of finally passing the mantle or they could be working alongside new recruits but there are issues with the new guys/gals. Right there's your jumping off point. The movie would be basically the new guys/gals figuring out how to work as a team or how to deal with cynics in today's technologically advanced society or a myriad of other possible story lines. All the while there's some evil villain demon or god-like being or whatever lurking, slowly making his move. All the comedy should come from the characters interactions, not from pratfalls or spouting trying-to-be-funny lines.
Heck, have the new movie basically stay as it is, but be set in the GB universe. Say that after Vigo, paranormal activity died down and the GB's moved on, except for Ray maybe moonlighting as a GB on the side and soon the GBs were completely forgotten. Now, a new threat emerges, and 3 female scientists stumble into the paranormal and then continue on with the story of the new GB.
I'm not even a professional writer (or Ghost Writer) and I've already come up with plausible ways of making this a full on sequel.
The potential was there, but of course, someone probably wanted to do this their way. God, if this franchise dies because of this movie, I will be royally pissed. Friggin' Hollywood. :angry:
Paul Fiege the director.
Melissa McCarthy signed on because she wanted it to be like the cartoon Real Ghostbusters. When it turned out not to be, she apparently checked out mentally
Basically what I have heard lately is, this movie is trash and virtually everyone hated working on it and Sony is in full defense mode.
Cast had major clash issues.
Apparently the 3 surviving Ghostbusters will make cameos* but not as their characters obviously
None of the 4 stars have defended it or done any public selling of the movie.
*only after incredibly asshole levels of threatening legal actions were they able to get Bill Murray involved in this trainwreck.
