Ghostbusters 2016: Talk about the movie(s).
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You're saying something that's the most repeated observation about this film: "not particularly interested." Who knows--maybe the multiple controversies surrounding the film will spark interest, but this film is not highly anticipated to any degree. Compare the widespread interest generated from the teaser and main trailers for Dawn of Justice or Civil War. There's not a response anywhere near that.
Agreed and thats probably the worst omen you can have for a new release. If the trailers aren't even exciting the intended audience for the film then this will most likely be a dud.
Sony must be hoping all the controversy-generated attention translates to ticket sales, especially considering the lukewarm-at-best/hostile-at-worst response. Of course, getting a lot of pre-release attention and anticipation does not a hit movie make. Scott Pilgrim Versus the World, anyone?
You mean one of the most fun movies of the past decade?
You're proving the point; it's a fun movie but its box office performance was the equivalent of a wet fart in church.
I get the feeling that the new "GHOSTBUSTERS" has become one of those movies that no one wants to see succeed, regardless of whether it's good or not. I've seen a good deal of this kind of mentality in the past few years.
It's obvious that the media and probably the public have already decided that this will be a box office bomb. I have seen too many lousy films described by others as "great" and great films described by others as "lousy" to blindly accept word of mouth anymore.
It's obvious that the media and probably the public have already decided that this will be a box office bomb. I have seen too many lousy films described by others as "great" and great films described by others as "lousy" to blindly accept word of mouth anymore.
Would Judge Dredd w/Karl Urban fall into this discussion?
Perhaps Snakes on a Plane?
Perhaps Snakes on a Plane?
There are many that do want it succeed. However, you're right that there is a vocal contingent that want it to fail regardless of its actual quality.
Well, if there's one good thing to come from this remake:
I remember drinking this stuff as a kid, rarely from the juice-boxes but bought in the large 1/2-gallon can by parents would buy and pour into a pitcher. A few years a "copycat" recipe came out and I tried it, came out pretty well. (Mostly consisting of orange juice, lemonade and tangerine-flavored powdered drink mix.) Final product came out orangeish, final instructions were to add food coloring to make it green but it wasn't necessary.
Bought this on Amazon as near as I could tell no stores around me had gotten it yet, lucky I did it when I did too because I bought 2 cases at roughly $8 each, plus S&H. Package arrived today via UPS, I guess two of the cans broke at some point in shipping; either due to rough handling by the driver or being in a truck in the heat all day.
NBD, I just opened the cans and poured the remaining contents into a glass with some ice. Put the rest in fridge less one can I put in the freezer for a quick-chilling to consume later.
Hope to see this stuff become more common because it is delicious!
I remember drinking this stuff as a kid, rarely from the juice-boxes but bought in the large 1/2-gallon can by parents would buy and pour into a pitcher. A few years a "copycat" recipe came out and I tried it, came out pretty well. (Mostly consisting of orange juice, lemonade and tangerine-flavored powdered drink mix.) Final product came out orangeish, final instructions were to add food coloring to make it green but it wasn't necessary.
Bought this on Amazon as near as I could tell no stores around me had gotten it yet, lucky I did it when I did too because I bought 2 cases at roughly $8 each, plus S&H. Package arrived today via UPS, I guess two of the cans broke at some point in shipping; either due to rough handling by the driver or being in a truck in the heat all day.
NBD, I just opened the cans and poured the remaining contents into a glass with some ice. Put the rest in fridge less one can I put in the freezer for a quick-chilling to consume later.
Hope to see this stuff become more common because it is delicious!
I actually think the movie will do well at the box office, but I have a hard time seeing this as the franchise builder Sony wants it to be. To see how much is riding on the success of GB2016, click this link:
http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost_Corps
Or Google "Sony Ghost Corps". They're really hoping this is the franchise of the future.
Everyone has to make an Cinematic Universe today because of how Marvel is doing with the MCU. Thing is.... Marvel's doing it with a series of established characters who've existed for decades; you can't just create that from nothing and have it work. I mean, one of the films is prequel? What interest will anyone have in a prequel? Are these new characters going to be so utterly fascinating we have to know what they were like before they became Ghostbusters? (I'll admit with the original team that has a certain appeal, but I don't see that entirely happening with the new team, and even then it seems kind of pointless because the entire movie is about them being Ghostbusters not a bunch of dudes who're mocked and outcasts in scientific community due to their study and belief in the paranormal.)
I knew it! IT WAS YOU!!!!
Apparently they threatened potential legal action if he didn't.
https://wikileaks.org/sony/emails/emailid/104704
There's a lot of shady stuff floating around regarding Sony's handling of the old cast in regards to the new movie, as well the poor response to the trailers. There are rumors of NDAs preventing anyone from speaking of the new movie in anyone other than overtly positive terms. Female posters online have claimed their legitimate gripes about the trailers have been deleted from Sony's digital platforms to better play up "the criticisms are purely misogynistic" angle.
I'm genuinely not sure what their marketing strategy is, especially since they doubled down on criticising anyone who didn't like the trailers. It's mad to me, no one called me sexist for refusing to see other soulless cash ins based on nostalgia.
This wasn't about his endorsement of the new movie (those emails are dated October 2013, long before Ramis died and Sony opted to go with the remake route). Because Murray's refusal to sign off on any Ghostbusters 3 legally prohibited Sony from moving forward with it, their legal counsel suggested suing him on the grounds that he had abrogated the contract he signed with Ghostbusters II by refusing to read any of the scripts. Cooler heads prevailed when everyone realized that suing the most popular member of the cast in order to either force his involvement or force him out of the project probably wasn't the smartest idea on the planet.
That's ridiculous if it's true. It's a little scary if they're putting out NDAs just to make people say nice things about the movie. I know I was one of the people speaking out against sexism in relation to the movie, but it would make all of that harder to take seriously if they really are deleting non sexist complaints.
Scott Pilgrim Versus the World ended up the way it did due to it being promoted at SDCC in a certain way that wasn't advantageous to it (its cast appearance was done at the same time as that of The Expendables) and coming out at the same time The Expendables did didn't help matters. Also, IMHO, the love that people had for the action/adventure of The Expendables and its sequels sounds a lot like how the failure of Superman Returns and how that movie was regarded paved the way for Man of Steel and Batman Vs. Superman-Dawn Of Justice.
Back to Ghostbusters, this skit about the reaction of all the males to this movie is quite timely:
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