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Not everyone mad about the new Ghostbusters is a misogynist but lots of people mad about the new Ghostbusters are.
I don’t think you can know that. I’m not so cynical to say that lots of people hate women.
It’s sad but true. And I’m rarely cynical.
Not to say if this same movie as advertised featured males it wouldn’t get hate but I think the astronomically high levels of hate we’re seeing are clear signs that misogyny is having some impact.
Or it’s because it looked like an awful cash grab remake that shits directly into the mouth of the beloved classic it was based on. As I said, it’s like a shitty Adam Sandler remake of STAR WARS. Do you want Kevin James as Han Solo? I don’t.
First of all: not a remake.
Second of all: if any film in this franchise is a cash grab that shits directly into the mouth of the “beloved classic” it is Ghostbusters II.
Third of all, your Star Wars comparison is completely inapt. Star Wars was not a comedy so casting comedic actors would obviously not be a good idea. Furthermore, Sandler and James are two of the absolute worst comedic actors “working” today, whereas Ghostbusters features some of the best and freshest comedic talent of today (male or female) in McKinnon, Wiig, McCarthy, Jones, and etc. Whether or not they are at their absolute best here is a different debate.
Not to belittle you guys but it’s unfortunate that the debate I’m having about this movie is whether it’s just some piece of garbage that should never have been made. I mostly liked the film but I do have complaints that I’d love to talk about but it’s a shame when the conversation is just about whether it’s completely unfunny (which is most certainly not the case) and not a deeper talk about the filmmaking and where things went wrong there (though of course I know people some people are picking up on that but perhaps don’t quite know how to pin point what’s not so great).
Well please do talk about it. That’s what this thread is for. I’m basing my thoughts solely on the trailers and I’ve seen people say that the trailers made the movie look a lot worse than it actually was.
First of all Paul Feig is not a great director. Don’t get me wrong, he has great comedic timing and always gets funny performances out of his actors but there’s not much cinematic talent beyond that. Everything everything is shot blandly. Which might work for something like Bridesmaids but for a supernatural action adventure it falls a little flat. There’s nothing remotely scary. No suspense. There’s a good deal of action but it is pretty uninteresting. It’s just a basic comedy that happens to be about people who fight ghosts. Ultimately, even if people can’t put their finger on it, I think this is the biggest reason why people are saying it doesn’t live up to the original. They may think it’s because it’s unfunny (because well it’s a comedy and if you don’t like it as much as another comedy it must be because it’s not as funny, right?) but that’s not true. This movie is funny. Of course comedy is subjective and not every joke lands but this movie is dense with jokes (I can say objectively there are more jokes in this than in the original) and thankfully the large majority do land.
There are other script problems (underdeveloped characters and relationships) and the plot is rather unspecial but the film moves so quickly you don’t really care.
If you’re just watching looking for a fun/funny movie - you’re in luck.
As for “shitting” on the sacred and all holy original film, I’d say there’s none of it except for one small thing that annoyed me. Obviously it’s a reboot so they can do what they want, but that there was no respect for crossing the streams rubbed me the wrong way.
