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Nothing this guy said surprised me. This movie is just a big steamy pile.
I agree. Was never a fan of the “remake” idea since day one. I don’t find anything about this movie that says Ghostbusters other than the name itself.
And no, I’m not hating on it b/c of the female cast - I don’t like the idea b/c it ignores the original source material and has no respect for the ORIGINAL and ONLY Ghostbusters.
Paul Feig doesn’t get it and never will - he has for the most part, tarnished the franchise’s good name and it will take a proper movie (if we ever get one) to return it to its former glory.
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Reboots come and go, the only thing that’s tarnished at the moment is the fandom’s reputation.
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Most people do not know that a Ghostbusters fandom exists so, tarnished or not, its reputation is as irrelevant as it ever was. The real question rests with the reputation of the franchise. Is it still bright and shiny enough to attract real talent and investment, or is it so tarnished it’s going to go away for a while?
Obviously, I’d prefer real investment and talented individuals working with the property and making movies I’d enjoy. But if the field has to lie fallow for a season, I’m fine with that, too. The disastrous Batman and Robin gave us Nolan’s Dark Knight, after all. Destruction is what makes new creation possible. Even Gozer the Destructor’s ultimate aim was rectification and reconciliation.
Heh, they know it exists now…purely because of the worst Internet scum of the Earth. I stand by what I said.
As for the reputation of the franchise, it’s fine. Ghostbusters is a classic, it always will be. Audiences understand that reboots happen. The sky is not falling. The Internet just has a tendency to believe it is, or it gets bored with itself.
Not for nothing, but if what this guy says is true about the movie being a giant “man-bash”, it kind of validates A LOT of the hate, and yes, the “misogyny”. Now, before I get attacked for that opinion, I stand by something I’ve stood by for a long time. Equality means equality. When the only way to further your race, sex, or whatever is to tear down the other race / sex, you’re being the very thing you hate. The very thing you’re fighting against.
All that being said, I’m still going to see it, probably multiple times, in full gear. I know myself and I’m still probably going to like it, not love it, but probably like it.
It’s YouTube. You could sneeze wrong and it would be a giant “man-bash.”
Nothing validates the immaturity I’ve seen. The Internet is barely hanging on a thread of credibility as it is.
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Maybe validate was the wrong term. I just mean that in retrospect, a year from now, people will look potentially look back and say “what was more sexist? The way basement dwelling neck beards hated on women, or the way the actual movie portrayed all men as being retarded assholes?”
Why do we have to choose? :mrgreen:
So true. The lesser of two evils is STILL EVIL!!!
He’s not a recognisable print publication, nor one of the notable youtube reviewers that a lot of us would be familiar with.
Is he actually notable when it comes to reviews, or is the only reason his video is posted here is because he goes into a 15 minute* explanation/diatribe/rant about why he didn’t like the reboot?
Personally, I didn’t get the impression that he was a member of a professional outfit given he wasn’t bothered about trying to remember Leslie Jones’ name, or have some sort of cheat sheet to help him remember.
*The full length of the view was one of a few factors that turned it off for me. I understand that at some points a longer period of time might be needed to go into the grit of things, but then that’s no longer so much a review as an essay, or a thesis.
For me, reviews should be reasonable short, succinct and to the point: to give people a quick barometer test to determine if they want to go see a film or not.
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I’d like to say, for anyone complaining about “some random guy’s review”, I’ve been following Wreckless Eating for a few years now, and I generally respect Matt Zion’s opinion on things. He’s got me to watch a few movies I wouldn’t, and I have disagreed on some. It isn’t generally about movie reviews, but they do them from time to time. That said, he’s posted a few videos where at some point he talked about the reboot and really wanting to see it, and I can tell, he is upset about this, not just angry.
Im seeing it on Monday in 3D. Happy to give my own opinion on it then (Spoiler Free). At the moment, Im looking forward to it with some optimism.
Fair enough, every Internet critic has his or her moment. It’s just that everyone’s always upset about something on the Internet, especially YouTube. It’s pretty much the default setting.
Awesome, hope you have a good time. Either way, it’s a movie, fun time out. I might actually be seeing it tonight as it turns out. I’ll try to keep spoilers to myself. 
Awesome! Hope you enjoy it (and slightly jealous if you are seeing it tonight!) - if its good then thats great, if its not as good as Im hoping it to be, then its 2 hours of escapism.
Exactly.
For those who’ll write a review here: use the spoiler tag. so, people who doesn’t want to know them can avoid reding spoilers.
GBFans is hoping to have a review of the film up within a few days (if not sooner) of the release, including one that will feature spoilers, and one that’s spoiler-free.