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[brandonh83]

They don't need to.

They just think they do.

Right, they shouldn't have to feel that way. But in this climate, I don't think it's unreasonable because so many people are acting like clowns.

 

[KAP151]

Better than that first god awful trailer, but its still trying too hard to be funny.

 

[Jonm1010]

Trailer still makes this look pretty bad. Art direction of the ghosts definitely still leaves a lot to be desired. Like I've said though, I'll wait for reviews since Spy's trailer made me feel the same way.

If the reviews stink I'll catch it on HBO or Redox or something. If they are solid I'll see it for sure. It's Ghostbusters, the film of my childhood, even if its awful I'll at least have to hate watch it.

 

[Sanjuro]

Spy was awesome. but this looks like crap. Not because they are women.

Spy looked like crap.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Right, they shouldn't have to feel that way. But in this climate, I don't think it's unreasonable because so many people are acting like clowns.

They don't have to feel that way. They let themselves feel that way.

I don't feel that way.

Insecurity is a motherfucker.

 

[Puck Beaverton]

I hope this movie makes a billion dollars.

 

[brandonh83]

They don't have to feel that way. They let themselves feel that way.

Indeed, we're on the same page lol. I'm just saying with the way people act and judge the opinions of others when it comes to this movie and the varying reasons-- some reasonable, others not so much-- why people don't like it, it creates said insecurity.

 

[chaobreaker]

Better than the first trailer. In the same vain as saying chipping a tooth is a lot "better" than losing one.

Feels like this will be the Pixels of 2016.

 

[Jedi2016]

Nope. Still not gettin' it.

 

[Schattenjäger]

Instead of trying to hitch a ride to an old bandwagon they should have created their own unique thing - don't call it Ghostbusters, use a new name, logo, film setting. Don't use the same catch cries (who ya gonna call?) AND most important of all create an all new theme.

The smartest thing Man of Steel did was attempt to establish it's own identity by not using the classic Superman march. Granted that remake/imagining also failed to hit the mark, but at least they didn't rely on the past like this crap reboot is attempting to do.

Also what's with the slapstick humor ?
Ghostbusters was never about cheap laughs, the laughs in the original movie and GB 2 were not in your face slapstick, but rather clever subtle humor.

Yup totally agree

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Did my part. Downvoted.

The problem with this shit is the fact that they tried to find the female equiv's of the original cast. They literally act as it is some homage to the original movie which it comes of as insulting.

Yes, both casts were cultivated from SNL.

Your point?

This has nothing to do about a female cast.

It looks horrible and unfunny. It's going to bomb

I'm sorry, but just cause you're not sexist, doesn't make other people not sexist.

And defending sexists is sexist.

 

[knkng]

This may be shocking to people, but YouTube downvotes do not directly equate to the overall quality of a movie. When people say "This movie looks like crap" they are generally not referring to the tiny number under the trailer.

 

[brandonh83]

Yup totally agree

I mean, what would the point be? It wouldn't be Ghostbusters but... it would be... Ghostbusters, just not like Ghostbusters so not really Ghostbusters. The Man of Steel example doesn't work because while it was a bit of a different stylistic take, it was still a Superman movie. It certainly didn't change up enough to be totally different although purists may argue otherwise.

This movie doesn't really look like the original. Keeping the name and the music is completely logical as that's what this is, but the visual style and humor is completely different. There's absolutely callbacks and line references, but that comes with the territory.

 

[Sanjuro]

If the movie ends up being Pixels quality, I'd be alright.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yup totally agree

See, that sentiment sounds like "I want new, original things to enjoy as much as I enjoyed the original" which is laudable and commendable and all those other positive things.

But what it most closely resembles is "why can't this be something else, so I can easily deride and ignore it because it's not the thing I'm treating oh-so-preciously."

This is a close cousin to those arguments about how Batman Can't Be Black., basically.

"If this was "Spectre-Breakers 2016" it'd be easier to set to the side, but it's Ghostbusters so now I have to pay attention to it, and I don't wanna."

 

[ISOM]

Instead of trying to hitch a ride to an old bandwagon they should have created their own unique thing - don't call it Ghostbusters, use a new name, logo, film setting. Don't use the same catch cries (who ya gonna call?) AND most important of all create an all new theme.

The smartest thing Man of Steel did was attempt to establish it's own identity by not using the classic Superman march. Granted that remake/imagining also failed to hit the mark, but at least they didn't rely on the past like this crap reboot is attempting to do.

Also what's with the slapstick humor ?
Ghostbusters was never about cheap laughs, the laughs in the original movie and GB 2 were not in your face slapstick, but rather clever subtle humor.

I don't think they needed to repackage the name but I do agree about the humor and a lesser extent the characters themselves.

 

[Sanjuro]

Batman can be black. He just has to be a stripper too based on image search.

 

[narutomaki04]

The Trailer looks better, gave away way too much, but the movie still looks pretty bad

 

[brandonh83]

The humor in the second one is far more slapstick. So even the original filmmakers went there. I'm not saying it's good, but it went there.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Still isn't funny.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

So that's my final words on the matter.

The amount of final words you've had on this particular matter would make Dostoyevsky jealous.

 

[Sethista]

Did you do that to every shit trailer you ever saw ?

Because the problem is not the ratio itself ... it is how it compare to other shit trailers and movies that "ruined childhoods"

I disliked the trailer because it was bad.
I dislike videos I dont like.
Did you read one idiot say it ruined his/her childhood and now assumes everyone that dislikes the trailer do it because of this reason?

 

[Bilix]

I wish I could find out how many people who disliked the trailer liked Ghostbusters 2.

 

[HariKari]

It still doesn't look good. Humor just isn't working for me.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

From a quality standpoint. Not comparable to the irrational downvote hivemind.

 

[wetwired]

Looking at twitter yesterday was really disheartening. I can understand not liking what we've seen so far. (terrible first trailer) But the vitriol towards it to me is unfounded.

God of Egypt for example, the trailer looked shit (more so than the first GB one) but did I dislike it? did I spam my opinion around everywhere I saw it? did I make a video about how I'm not going to see it? No. I closed my browser tab and moved on.

On the opposite end of the spectrum we see people labeled as misogynist because they don't like it just makes it even worse (and is possibly even part of the root problem here)

That's not denying that there are people out there who dislike it just because they're female, it's hard to know how many are out there though because the opposing side is labeling anyone who doesn't like it sexist. So then it's a self perpetuating circle jerk of "I can dislike and it and not be sexist" replied with "you're a misogynist man-baby" etc etc

I get the feeling that's where some of the hate towards the film is coming from, none of which has anything to do with the merits of the film itself.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Not bad, this trailer is a lot better than the first one.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

It is not insecurity to not want to be labelled as a misogynist, that is a ridiculous statement and you know it.

If they were not insecure, they would be prefacing their opinions in the first place.

If someone labelled you as a rapist or anything else that would be considered slanderous would you suggest people reacting towards these accusations in a negative way would be insecurity?

This is the typical thing I am reading and it's getting ridiculous now, we have gone from people being sexist, to now articles claiming people are being unconsciously sexist to now people saying if you do not wish to be labelled as a sexist you are insecure lol or "Doth protest too much" as you put it.

Basically all bases covered ey? What's the end game here for people? Basically allow others to claim that whoever dislikes this movie is sexist and continue with that bullshit unchallenged?

Because you know what happens then right? "It's so obvious the people who are disliking this movie are sexist, they aren't even arguing against people calling them out as sexists...GUILTY!"

It's bullshit pandering nonsense as far as I am concerned and people bullying others into feeling like they cannot have an opinion on this movie without it being gender motivated.

I am literally done talking about it now, from this point forward it is going to be simple, I will be talking about the movie and not about the underlying political drive behind it or any of the sexism arguments because it is pretty clear to me that people want to use this movie as a tool to beat others with even when they are not a part of the very small number of idiotic man children who choose to dislike it simply because it has women in the lead roles.

So that's my final words on the matter.

This post is incredibly ironic considering what you're responding to.

You've always worked under the assumption that everyone that likes this film is a complete idiot that will scream sexist at anything.

 

[grimmiq]

Not a huge fan of the original (I liked them, but not a big part of my childhood, unlike how the last TMNT movie made me feel), but this just feels off. Much better trailer than the first one though. Sadly in an all female reboot, the highlight for me is Hemsworth's dumbest man alive.

 

[Bellamin]

I'll probably catch it when it goes to digital unless the reviews are outstanding. Based on the trailers alone, it seems like it could be funny, but not funny enough to warrant a trip to the theater.

 

[kidtamagotchi]

Better trailer than the previous one, but I still don't like how the ghosts look. I don't know, this movie is unappealing to me, but I will watch it if it gets good reviews (from critics and moviegoers).

 

[wrestleman]

I dunno, maybe it's just because I have no attachment to Ghostbusters in general, but this looks AT WORST "inoffensive".

 

[Tacorona72]

This is better than the first trailer, but I think they revealed too much especially regarding what happens to Chris Hemsworth's character.

That would have been an interesting plot twist but now that we know, not so much. :/

 

[GustyGardens]

The first Ghostbusters was a great movie, but the comedy was very of the era. The main actors were known for writing and playing characters with that sort of dry wit. The issue with starting up the Ghostbusters franchise is that there's a group of people out there that want more of the same, but they don't realize that, that sort of humor isn't really attractive to mainstream audiences.

Heck, if Dan Aykroyd had written this Ghostbusters it likely wouldn't have been as good as the original. Looking at his writing credits will tell us that much. Ramis had a better track record, but really didn't write too much in his later years and when he did (Year One) it wasn't great.

Times have changed and it's important to understand that media has to change with it. It's 100% OK to dislike the movie, but don't assume that the original cast and writers equates to the perfect Ghostbusters movie. It would have been well received, but would have hurt a lot more if it failed.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

that sort of humor isn't really attractive to mainstream audiences.

I'm not sure this is a great argument to make considering the sheer amount of comedies on television and in theaters enjoying acclaim and ratings success by employing smartass, dry humor.

Not to mention that kind of humor has already been proven to be attractive to mainstream audiences, which is why Ghostbusters was such a success in the first place, and why the second movie, which moved away from that sense of humor, wasn't.

 

[The Faceless Master]

this trailer gives me hope

 

[GustyGardens]

I'm not sure this is a great argument to make considering the sheer amount of comedies on television and in theaters enjoying acclaim and ratings success by employing smartass, dry humor.

Not to mention that kind of humor has already been proven to be attractive to mainstream audiences, which is why Ghostbusters was such a success in the first place, and why the second movie, which moved away from that sense of humor, wasn't.

Part of my statement was that the humor was a product of the era. Maybe it wasn't clear, but when I said mainstream audiences, I meant current audiences.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Part of my statement was that the humor was a product of the era. Maybe it wasn't clear, but when I said mainstream audiences, I meant current audiences.

I know what you meant. I addressed that specifically by pointing out the amount of successful movies and TV shows that share similar comedic sensibilities.

I disagree with the premise that mainstream audiences of today are somehow less sophisticated in their comedy tastes than those of 1984, especially considering how many modern comedians were influenced by the comedy styles of late 70s-early 80s SNL.

It's also a little early to say that sort of humor isn't present in Ghostbusters. Granted, we haven't seen it yet, but it's also the kind of humor you can't really cut into trailers very effectively.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

But Bob Chipman said nobody's going to be able to properly assess the quality of this film for at least five years!

Bob Chipman wrote a book saying that the 16-bit console war was the equivalent of Vietnam.

 

[GustyGardens]

I know what you meant. I addressed that specifically by pointing out the amount of successful movies and TV shows that share similar comedic sensibilities.

I disagree with the premise that mainstream audiences of today are somehow less sophisticated in their comedy tastes than those of 1984, especially considering how many modern comedians were influenced by the comedy styles of late 70s-early 80s SNL.

It's also a little early to say that sort of humor isn't present in Ghostbusters. Granted, we haven't seen it yet, but it's also the kind of humor you can't really cut into trailers very effectively.

It's not really a matter of comedic sophistication, but more that the comedic tase of 18 - 25 year olds has been shaped more through comedies of the early 2000s and less through the stuff that you and I grew up with in 80s. There's a place for dry wit and it has a chance of succeeding, but when you have a cast like the current Busters, you kinda already have an idea what you're getting.

TV is kind of a different monster all together.

You're right, though. There's still a lot we don't know about the movie, or rather, I'm assuming there's a lot we don't know.

 

[alfredofroylan]

Jeremy Jahns video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HespjkWMP3o

 

[duckroll]

So that's my final words on the matter.

Guess not. Roflmao.

 

[inked_illusion]

Still not convinced, though complaining wouldn't make it any better so just watch another movie instead.

Hey, when's the "Purge:Election Day?"

Edit: to give credit where it's due, that remix is really dope

 

[Sanjuro]

Guess not. Roflmao.

Imma let you finish last, but Transformers is the worst franchise of all time!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Bob Chipman wrote a book saying that the 16-bit console war was the equivalent of Vietnam.

Bob Chipman wrote a book?

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Bob Chipman wrote a book?

He wrote a book about Super Mario Bros 3.

 

[Fusebox]

Looking at twitter yesterday was really disheartening. I can understand not liking what we've seen so far. (terrible first trailer) But the vitriol towards it to me is unfounded.

God of Egypt for example, the trailer looked shit (more so than the first GB one) but did I dislike it? did I spam my opinion around everywhere I saw it? did I make a video about how I'm not going to see it? No. I closed my browser tab and moved on.


l

Was the original God of Egypt your favourite childhood movie?

 

[spwolf]

Not bad, this trailer is a lot better than the first one.

it is indeed.

And it no way it is comparable to Pixels which was idiotic.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Ghostbusters likely isn't a lot of people's favorite childhood movie, either.

It's not even a fucking kids movie.

 

[plasmawave]

I was like 5 when I first watched the movie and it was my favorite movie.