Ghostbustrs 2016 Trailer Reactions

"LiamABC, post: 106964, member: 25438" said:

Say the first third establishing something wrong in the house and calling them in, and the next two thirds in the house, first busting some smaller ghosts and gradually uncovering something big.

So something kinda like "Poltergeist"?

"LiamABC, post: 106964, member: 25438" said:

Well, we'd still need a fair bit of setup before they themselves set foot in the house. Say the first third establishing something wrong in the house and calling them in, and the next two thirds in the house, first busting some smaller ghosts and gradually uncovering something big.

"Wilycub, post: 106968, member: 25043" said:

So something kinda like "Poltergeist"?

Exactly. Unlike GB 1 + 2, the Ghostbusters characters already exist so we don't need another origin story worked in or a quarter of a moving about them reforming.
In fact a perfect example would be Louis Tully having a house and deciding to call in the Ghostbusters. With the character already being established it wont be a bunch of strangers experiencing weird goings on in the house.

"Mark M, post: 106985, member: 5058" said:

Exactly. Unlike GB 1 + 2, the Ghostbusters characters already exist so we don't need another origin story worked in or a quarter of a moving about them reforming. In fact a perfect example would be Louis Tully having a house and deciding to call in the Ghostbusters. With the character already being established it wont be a bunch of strangers experiencing weird goings on in the house.

I think that would have made a very good sequel. They could have made it slightly less lighter in tone and more on the scary side. A little bit more character development.

But sadly, with the way Hollywood operates these days, the kind of movie that we are describing will only be made as a TV series or as an Indie movie. Studios approach almost all movies with the "big blockbuster" attitude. That means, bigger stars, bigger explosions, lots of CGI and a terribly poor generic story. And if they do a sequel, it has to bigger than the original in every which way. So if they were to do Ghostbusters 3, they would not in a million years go with the haunted house story as that would mean a step-down from the previous movies in which they are saving the whole city.

So instead they just go the "reboot route", which is easier. They don't have to worry about continuity or the original cast. Just pick up a bunch of new actors, pick the old script and change a few things around voila!

"Wilycub, post: 107022, member: 25043" said:

I think that would have made a very good sequel. They could have made it slightly less lighter in tone and more on the scary side. A little bit more character development.

But sadly, with the way Hollywood operates these days, the kind of movie that we are describing will only be made as a TV series or as an Indie movie. Studios approach almost all movies with the "big blockbuster" attitude. That means, bigger stars, bigger explosions, lots of CGI and a terribly poor generic story. And if they do a sequel, it has to bigger than the original in every which way. So if they were to do Ghostbusters 3, they would not in a million years go with the haunted house story as that would mean a step-down from the previous movies in which they are saving the whole city.

So instead they just go the "reboot route", which is easier. They don't have to worry about continuity or the original cast. Just pick up a bunch of new actors, pick the old script and change a few things around voila!

I agree. The studio would want it to be even bigger than the first two movies.
Pretty much like with Star wars The Force Awakens instead of doing a proper expanded universe story they just did a pretty much point by point remake of A New Hope. ;)
I enjoy some of the Marvel movies as they don't follow the mentality of trying to be bigger than the last.

That's a point made in Jurassic World, if I recall correctly. When they talked about the concept of the dinosaur theme park being blase, they were actually passing comment on the film industry.

"LiamABC, post: 107036, member: 25438" said:

That's a point made in Jurassic World, if I recall correctly. When they talked about the concept of the dinosaur theme park being blase, they were actually passing comment on the film industry.

I must watch Jurassic World.

"LiamABC, post: 107036, member: 25438" said:

That's a point made in Jurassic World, if I recall correctly. When they talked about the concept of the dinosaur theme park being blase, they were actually passing comment on the film industry.

Precisely. Every movie has to be bigger than the last one these days. "Jurassic Park", "Fast & Furious", "Transformers", each of these franchises just keeps on making their next installment more grandiose than the one before, no matter how ridiculous it may end up becoming. At this rate I guess the next "Fast & Furious" movie will have cars jumping from earth to the moon!! LOL! :biggrin

"Mark M, post: 107050, member: 5058" said:

I must watch Jurassic World.

It's kind of like the "The Force Awakens" of the "Jurassic Park" franchise. A rehash of the original story with underdeveloped characters whom you really don't care about. And BIG dinosaurs!! :)

Quite. They really went too far in this one. Although the angle of the military wanting to make use of Raptors was good - and, in as much as anything can be in this franchise, plausible.

"LiamABC, post: 107056, member: 25438" said:

Although the angle of the military wanting to make use of Raptors was good - and, in as much as anything can be in this franchise, plausible.

Wasn't that originally one of the proposed plots for one of the Jurassic Park sequels before Jurassic World? I think I read something like that somewhere.

"Wilycub, post: 107053, member: 25043" said:

Precisely. Every movie has to be bigger than the last one these days. "Jurassic Park", "Fast & Furious", "Transformers", each of these franchises just keeps on making their next installment more grandiose than the one before, no matter how ridiculous it may end up becoming. At this rate I guess the next "Fast & Furious" movie will have cars jumping from earth to the moon!! LOL! :biggrin


It's kind of like the "The Force Awakens" of the "Jurassic Park" franchise. A rehash of the original story with underdeveloped characters whom you really don't care about. And BIG dinosaurs!! :)

I have never seen a full Fast & Furious movie. Was never overly interested in cars. The only Jurassic Park I have ever seen fully is the first one and the only time I ever watched it the full way through was when I saw it at the cinema.
It says a lot about how poor the Transformers movies are when the first one is still the best. Have you seen Michael Bay's TMNT.

I don't know. But it's the most interesting element of the whole film.

"LiamABC, post: 107056, member: 25438" said:

Quite. They really went too far in this one. Although the angle of the military wanting to make use of Raptors was good - and, in as much as anything can be in this franchise, plausible.

I can't help but think this plot along with the financial success of the movie helped Mattel decide to get the right to bring Dino-Riders back for a movie and toy line.

People will continue to be fascinated by dinosaurs. Fact.

"Mark M, post: 107068, member: 5058" said:

I have never seen a full Fast & Furious movie.

You've seen one, you've seen em all! They're really just (pardon my language) car porn! :00

"Mark M, post: 107068, member: 5058" said:

The only Jurassic Park I have ever seen fully is the first one and the only time I ever watched it the full way through was when I saw it at the cinema.

It still is the best in the series, IMHO and even then I feel it had quite a few flaws. So you can imagine how I feel about the others! LOL! :biggrin

"Mark M, post: 107068, member: 5058" said:

Have you seen Michael Bay's TMNT.

Sadly, yes! ;) And also saw the trailer for the sequel which features the Turtles wearing pants!! Yeesh!! :confused:

"LiamABC, post: 107075, member: 25438" said:

People will continue to be fascinated by dinosaurs. Fact.

Always! :)

"LiamABC, post: 107075, member: 25438" said:

People will continue to be fascinated by dinosaurs. Fact.

"Wilycub, post: 107091, member: 25043" said:

You've seen one, you've seen em all! They're really just (pardon my language) car porn!

"Wilycub, post: 107022, member: 25043" said:

Studios approach almost all movies with the "big blockbuster" attitude. That means, bigger stars, bigger explosions, lots of CGI and a terribly poor generic story. And if they do a sequel, it has to bigger than the original in every which way.

I have done it. I have come up with the perfect idea for a sequel to the new Ghostbusters movie. I will go to Hollywood and pitch my idea. It is so genius it practically writes itself.
Only someone so genius as I could have come up with it. Wilycub and Liam you guys can be producers as you helped me come up with it, we are going to be millionaires.

Ghostbusters 2- Ghostasarus (working title) Script.
By Mark Moore. Based on/inspired by ideas from Wilycub and Liam and Michael Bay movies.

The Ghostbusters get a new super fast sports car.
They accidently crash into a museum and destroy some Dinosaur bones.
Awakening an army of mega destructive Dinosaur Ghosts!
And the only way to bust them is to chase them across America at high speed in their car. Allowing for it to be a road trip movie and have multiple car chases and explosions.
One small one gets away on a boat bound for Europe leaving the door open for Ghostbusters 3 were they have to hunt ghosts in Europe, Africa and Asia.
(3 will also leave the door oven for 4 as one will get onto a Russian or Chinese rocket allowing the next movie to be set in space/on the moon or alien planet. And if that goes well 5 will be a time travel movie.)

LOL! :biggrin That movie is sure to break Avatar's record. Count me in as an executive producer!! ;)

It's got just about everything Hollywood wants - but might I suggest adding a superhero to the mix who clashes with the Ghostbusters at first then helps them do their thing?

"LiamABC, post: 107104, member: 25438" said:

It's got just about everything Hollywood wants - but might I suggest adding a superhero to the mix who clashes with the Ghostbusters at first then helps them do their thing?

That could work maybe work. What if said Superhero was a half man half dinosaur like those guys from the Super Mario movie who is working for the government.

"Wilycub, post: 107101, member: 25043" said:

LOL! :biggrin That movie is sure to break Avatar's record. Count me in as an executive producer!! ;)

Each movie will be about 3 hours long, my extended directors cut will probably be about 5 each.
Obviously the script still needs a little work but maybe the ghost dinosaurs could posses cars! Then in the final climactic battle all the cars merge and form a giant robotic ghost dinosaur!

For a proper Ghopstbusters 3 with the Haunted House idea have the location set in Europe, London, Scotland or Transylvania would have worked. What starts out as a simple ghost bust could maybe lead to them taking on some Universal Monsters like Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummies or even the Loch Ness Monster lol.

Here is an idea for an awesome movie, Godzilla Vs The Lochness Monster.

Ghostbusters V Dracula - now THERE'S an idea!

Or against Egyptian Mummies, that could work too! Enough pyramids to make for a big film storyline . . .