I’m not sure if this is a nationwide thing or not but I just thought people might like to check their local theaters because the original film is being shown for the 35th Anniversary. I live in Knoxville TN and next Friday night they’re showing it at the TN Theater and it’s only $9 a ticket! I think that’s a STEAL to watch it on the big screen again! Just thought I’d let people know these events are happening if maybe they’d wanna catch it at a theater near them.
A re release has already been announced for October 6th and 10th.
Any information on whether or not theatre’s are offering exclusive merch like fun ko pops, pop corn buckets for the showing’s?
I’m highly doubtful about about special merchandise being made exclusive to the screenings.
Fathom Events charges full prices to watch classic movie and that irks me to no end.
In 2016 when they did a showing of the classic Ghostbusters there was a short sneak peek at ATC.
My hopes and dreams are that with the re-release we get a sneak peek at GB2020.
fingers crossed
I was thinking the same thing about a new trailer being attached to the rerelease. A July release date usually means a late October-late November trailer release.
Nerdist is saying these re-releases will feature alternate takes and a new cut of the film! This is crossed wires, right? Surely they mean the presentation beforehand will be the alternate takes thing that was playing at the big get together? Otherwise this has slipped under the radar somewhat!
https://nerdist.com/article/ghostbusters-35th-anniversary-alternate-takes/
Yeah I don’t think it’s a new cut. At least I hope not. I don’t want them touching anything unless it’s fixing matte lines or other FX work. Maybe the “it’s clearly a red lightbulb” eye reveal of the crumbling terror dog statue or the “it’s clearly a regular light bulb” in the terror dogs mouth when Dana opens the fridge. Or perhaps making the stop motion terror dog running across the street a little smoother. But beyond that? There’s not a single alternate take or deleted scene that belongs in the movie.
There no way Ivan Reitman would mess with a classic. He’s admitted wanting to maybe rejigger GB2 a bit but beyond that…my understanding is that there is a video presentation before or after the movie featuring these alternate takes & deleted scenes.
Has anyone found any show times yet for Ontario Canada? It’s fathom events so the website only has zip codes. Any info or links would be appreciated.
I get the vibe it’s a video prior to the movie. That’s pretty much what Fathom did on their 2016 GB screenings.
I don’t care much for touching up FX, but I think it would be incredibly interesting to see a new cut of the film using completely different takes. Hell, use modern FX to finish it out. Sony has the raw material, and Jason even joked about a cutting a new version at Fan Fest. Considering the improv, it would be super cool to see. Ghostbusters: The Jason Reitman Remix
Nothing to get too excited about. I’ll bet the farm the only 2020 thing we’ll hear is “…& don’t forget to see the new Ghostbusters next summer!”
I used the following link to find a showing in my city https://www.tribute.ca/showtimes/movie/all/ghostbusters-1984/1738/?datefilter=0&geo=0#search
It was originally shared on the GB subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ghostbusters/comments/d4n4qe/35th_anniversary_rerelease_canadian_showtimes/
My dad just got tickets for me, my sister, my brother in law and himself for the Sunday October 6th screening. I am very excited, this will be the fourth time I have seen Ghostbusters on the big screen. Plus my birthday is the day before, so this feels like an extra present. Looking forward to seeing all of the alternate takes before the feature starts as well.
My team is going but it’s still annoying paying almost $13 to see the movie.
The price is what’s keeping me from seeing it. I missed out on new movies I really wanted to see like Star Wars and Halloween because of the price. I can’t justify spending that money on a movie I own five times over.
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Seeing this movie in theatres with a crowd is something every GB fan should try and do. It’s…amazing. I first saw it in theatres during a re-release 10 years ago and the theatre was packed. Seeing other people enjoy the film, laugh at the all right moments, hear them talking afterwards about how great it was…man. It was one of the greatest theatrical experience of my life.
Has anyone noticed the runtime is listed as 121 minutes for the re-release?? I really hope they aren’t screwing around with the actual movie. I just want the movie as is. I’m getting the feeling that they have edited these alternate takes INTO the actual film. That can’t be right tho…
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Aaaaaagreeeeeed 110%. It’s energetic!
Jason “joked” about it at Fan Fest, so there’s really no telling. I would LOVE to see a complete alternate version, but not so much simply replaced scenes. Also, I finally PMed you back Mr. Less!
The screening I went to in 2016…there 5 people total in the theater.
Awwww man. We’re with you in spirit. :love:
Where I grew up we had a “movies in the park” event that would run all summer and Ghostbusters was played a few times each year. I’ve seen GB in theater but it never beat seeing it as a kid in that park surrounded by other die hard fans. We were kids, we were passionate and we weren’t afraid to show it. There’d always be at least one kid dressed in the kenner pack and jumpsuit. And when kids would bring their toys with them sometimes you’d see a Ghostbuster toy you never knew existed. That was the only place I ever got to see the EGB trap toy. The store was always sold out.
I went to see the movie last night and I’m surprised that nobody has since brought up the alternate takes with new footage show before the movie. I had assumed they were going to be the same clips shown at Fan Fest but instead they were a couple of longer scenes with things I never seen before.
I went this past weekend with my father, brother in law and older sister. It was real treat seeing the short feature with the cast and Ivan Reitman looking back at the movie. Also, we all enjoyed seeing the alternate takes before the movie started. I had not seen either of them before. The camera placement was quite different in addition to the spoken dialogue, I am really glad that the takes used in the final cut used closer angles on the actors.