More like first-and-only responders.
Anyway, good point about the red. When I think about it now, we tend to use red lights during astronomy viewing events because they are less harsh on the eyes due to that wavelength.
Ghostbusters 2016: Talk about the movie(s).
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More like first-and-only responders.
Anyway, good point about the red. When I think about it now, we tend to use red lights during astronomy viewing events because they are less harsh on the eyes due to that wavelength.
Are the orange stripes more controversial than... say... the color of warp nacelles?
Really, I agree.
Maybe they get the uniforms from a firefighter's surplus and the stripes come with?
I think they match the extra stripes on the car.
Unlike some of the other movies being discussed, this thread has raised my interest in this a lot. I actually want to see it, but then I'm probably going to prefer the original as I said in my recent post.
Since, you know, fire hydrants are roadside, it does make sense. And you talk like vehicles can't even be on fire?
I can buy that. The originals seemed to be simple jumpsuits that were repurposed, perhaps from exterminators or something else. Maybe what they find in this film are from something like firefighters.
Yep. I seem to recall ghostbustin' activity happening underground, too, in one of the films, down in the subway no less!
And of course, they wore different outfits than their standard uniform for that because it was a special case, not the norm.
Why didn't the police have them? The National Guard? The original Ghostbusters?
Everyone should be wearing them- just in case...
Since, you know, fire hydrants are roadside, it does make sense. And you talk like vehicles can't even be on fire?
I can buy that. The originals seemed to be simple jumpsuits that were repurposed, perhaps from exterminators or something else. Maybe what they find in this film are from something like firefighters.
Yep. I seem to recall ghostbustin' activity happening underground, too, in one of the films, down in the subway no less!
And of course, they wore different outfits than their standard uniform for that because it was a special case, not the norm.
Why didn't the police have them? The National Guard? The original Ghostbusters?
Go back and watch the scene that Locutus posted, that's to what I was referring. The police in that scene were not wearing them. Obviously police wear them when directing traffic, but they don't even routinely wear them, which is crazy if you ask me.
Oh, cool, didn't know that. Those look significantly less baggy/wrinkly than what the actors actually wore though.
The correct answer is "who gives a shit?" Seriously, is this worth getting hung up on? The fact that they're wearing reflective stripes similar to what first responders today often wear? How can this possibly be an issue affecting the outcome or quality of the film?
I never said it did? Sometimes people here read so much into things, it's bizarre.
I don't know, you seem to be belaboring the point for someone who now says it doesn't matter.
I don't think I've seen (or at least noticed) reflector strips on first responder uniforms until the 90s, so still later than the original movie. In the 80s and before, firefighters had them painted or stitched on, but not the type of material that's now common place amongst today's responders. Reflective paint is in itself a still fairly recent safety innovation.
Things evolve. That includes design, invention, intention, planning, foresight, warning. And there's added security if first responders over time similarly evolve (thank god they don't use horse-drawn carriages to fight fires anymore).
Things evolve. That includes design, invention, intention, planning, foresight, warning. And there's added security if first responders over time similarly evolve (thank god they don't use horse-drawn carriages to fight fires anymore).
Yes, I belabor things, it's just kinda how I am. Sorry for that. It's basically a nitpick, for whatever scale a nitpick matters. Although it's a huge leap to go from, "I don't understand why they need them, they're kind of an eyesore" to "THIS ISSUE GREATLY AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE FILM AND I'M BOYCOTTING IT." Naw, it's just idle discussion.
I'm going to go ahead and say some positive things now because I'm tired of where this discussion went.
I really like the look of Kate McKinnon's character. Love the hairstyle and sunglasses. She seems like she's gonna be my favorite.
And sweet Jesus, did you see the picture of Wiig next to Jones? She totally dwarfs her, so I'm hoping there's an interesting dynamic between the two.
I like the designs of the new proton pack and Ecto-1. They seem really basic and kinda homemade, which I think is the right approach. Unlike certain reboots, *cough* Robocop.
That gets me thinking that if they ever do a sequel and need a larger vehicle for certain purposes, they could perhaps use an old firetruck with one of those big water canons and just replace that with a plasma canon.
Exactly. Paul Feig isn't going to come break into your house in the middle of the night and destroy your VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu-rays of the original film.
(Don't judge me.)
Exactly. Paul Feig isn't going to come break into your house in the middle of the night and destroy your VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu-rays of the original film.
(Don't judge me.)
I loved that DVD when it came out - Harold Ramis commentary MST3K-style!
Yep, that case on the top is the first DVD I ever owned; we got it in 1999 when my Dad and I went to Circuit City to buy our first DVD player (which survived until February of this year, remarkably). Beneath the 1999 DVD are the 2009 Blu-ray, the 2013 4K remastered Blu-ray release, and the 2014 two-pack Blu-ray release.
(Don't judge me.)
I don't see any VHS or Laserdisc there, so I'll only judge you a little bit.
I actually have a VHS copy of the original around here somewhere that we got back in the 80s. It was that tape that got me into Ghostbusters in the first place. Watched it a million times.
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