Ghostbusters 2016: Talk about the movie(s).

[Timby]

Alyssa Milano is borderline used badly in all versions, and I have no idea why they throw in the Venkman kiss at the end.

Terminal Reality wrote the character to be Dana Barrett (with her being a descendant of Shandor being TR's explanation for why both Gozer and Vigo went after her), and Sigourney Weaver was approached for the project. Weaver, believing it to be a cheap cash-in, declined, and so the character was rewritten as Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn and Milano was cast. By the time Weaver realized that the original cast were involved, she offered to change her mind and participate, but Milano had already recorded her dialogue, her sequences had been animated and she'd been paid -- it would have been cost-prohibitive to bring Weaver in at that point, since basically all the Ghostbusters would have had to re-record their dialogue, too, and it was already a significantly cash-strapped project.

 

[JD]

That's a shame. I had no real problems with Milano's role in the game, but it would have been great if they'd actually gotten Weaver to come back instead.

 

[Zaku]

Most ghosbuster fans wanted a reunion of the original movies actors [...] but instead we get this reboot that no one really wanted

Sources to support both claims?

 

[Mage]

Sources to support both claims?

Pubert never has those, except for his own opinions, which he somehow asumes should be everyone's opinions.

 

[Zaku]

Pubert never has those, except for his own opinions, which he somehow asumes should be everyone's opinions.

And really, how can you prove similar claims??? And how do you decide who is a real "Ghostbuster fan"?

 

[Timby]

That's a shame. I had no real problems with Milano's role in the game, but it would have been great if they'd actually gotten Weaver to come back instead.

At the same time, you can't really blame her for being skeptical, given the history of movie-based video games. And beyond that, Weaver has always been famously protective of her likeness -- the whole reason a Ripley action figure wasn't released until semi-recently, for example, is because she didn't like the idea of kids playing with toys that have guns, and she didn't realize that there was such a thing as a collector's market.

 

[Mage]

And really, how can you prove similar claims??? And how do you decide who is a real "Ghostbuster fan"?

I never made any claims about real Ghostbuster fans

And as for how I can make my claim? I 'm familiar with Pubert's posts.

 

[Zaku]

I never made any claims about real Ghostbuster fans

And as for how I can make my claim? I 'm familiar with Pubert's posts.

Ops sorry, I was talking about the Pubert post.

 

[JD]

At the same time, you can't really blame her for being skeptical, given the history of movie-based video games. And beyond that, Weaver has always been famously protective of her likeness -- the whole reason a Ripley action figure wasn't released until semi-recently, for example, is because she didn't like the idea of kids playing with toys that have guns, and she didn't realize that there was such a thing as a collector's market.

I can understand her skepticism, good movie video game tie ins are definitely a rarity.

 

[Marsden]

And how do you decide who is a real "Ghostbuster fan"?

I think there is a blood test for Midi-chlorians involved.

 

[Mage]

Ops sorry, I was talking about the Pubert post.

Quite allright.

 

[Zaku]

6 Things I Learned As An Extra On The New 'Ghostbusters'

This past summer, Sony Pictures shot its controversial-because-boobs blockbuster Ghostbusters, set in New York City but mostly filmed in Boston, because the Big Apple rent is still too damn high. Upon hearing this, I realized that being a barely famous Internet comedian simply wasn't enough to fill the pit in my gut that other oddballs fill with love and contentment. So I decided to also become a barely famous movie extra. At least then I could fill my gut pit with catering.

And, amazingly, perhaps because they knew me (or, more likely, because they didn't), the casting crew hired me. They turned me into a backpack-toting man on the street, as capable of cowardly running away from CGI ghosts as anyone else in Not York. My three days on set were enough to qualify me for a SAG card (just add $3,000 and stir) and were also an eye-opening lesson in how even the silliest of popcorn flicks get made. I may or may not appear in the final film -- depends on how much the producers enjoyed my panicked scrambling -- but I do know that ...

 

[Morpheus 02]

Just saw the trailer at the Jungle Book movie... Kids sounded excited about all over the theater. So we'll see...and to beat a dead horse, the bag with the wig and hat reminded me of Bill Murray's magic trick antics with the tablecloth. Seemed funny to me - Ghostbusters-type of joke

 

[JD]

IGN posted a story about a set visit they had during production, that does reveal a bit about one of the big climactic sequences and a nod to the original.

 

[B.J.]

I saw the trailer again last night ahead of "Captain America: Civil War" in 3D. I'm still cautiously optimistic about the movie itself, but the trailer was shown in 3D, and it was *very* obvious that the 3D was done after filming. And badly too; the characters looked like cardboard cutouts.

Does anyone know if they've done proper 3D on the movie itself, and this was only for the trailer? If not, I'm going to be watching it in 2D.

 

[Timby]

It was shot on ARRI Alexa XTs, which can be fitted for 3D lens rigs, but I don't believe it was natively shot that way.

That being said, post-production conversion has gotten so good that almost no one shoots in native 3D anymore. All the Marvel Studios films since the first Thor have been released in 3D, and all of them have been converted during post rather than using 3D camera rigs (which are a pain in the neck to set up and light for).

 

[B.J.]

Well, I don't know what happened here, but the 3D looked awful, especially compared to the trailers before and after it.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

I saw Chris Hemsworth is the new Janine...

 

[Tosk]

I saw Chris Hemsworth is the new Janine...

He seems like he might be Janine combined with Louis. Sort of.

 

[TRON JA307020]

I don't know why but I have absolutely no interest in seeing this film. I have to say I did want a reunion of the originals but of course they waited too long and Harold Ramis died. Still it would have been nice to get a continuation in the original Ghostbusters world instead of just another reboot. The preview just looks like another over bloated Sci/Fi/Horror/Comedy film. I do not think it will be anywhere as great as the original. I will probably wait for it to reach cable to view this one.