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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats a very good point.
I think a huge part of what made the original work was the fact that it was 3 buddies who figured 'screw it' and decided to make a movie one day and it became Ghostbusters.
It was awesome, fun and organic. The sequel is the same as this one. Call it whatever you like, gimmicky, prejudiced, whatever, but when you go from something like the original to anything else its forced, its artificial. It doesnt have that same magic.
The original Ghostbusters was far from the perfect film, but it had that indefinable quality that is almost impossible to capture but they did it so well. Hell, Ghostbusters 2 couldnt keep that lighting in a bottle but somehow the cartoon TV show was the closest they could come.
To sum it up, if you take something that was only awesome on its intangibles, remove those intangibles, and then expect it to continue to be awesome then it doesnt matter if you're a feminist revolutionary or a misogynist, its all going to go down.
And finally, look at the products given out to entice you to pay your money, the trailers, they look terrible.
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A major issues with comedians, of all genders, is that everyone wants to be the man. No one is willing to play that truly self-depricating role. You have the Kevin Harts and Melissa McCarthys who flirt with it, but ultimately need to yell and assert themselves in the end. There are no John Candys, Rick Moranises, Steve Martins, etc..
In the original ghost busters you were laughing at all the main characters, even Venkman, and they weren't in on it. I think that was the best point of the review from the food guy, everyone is in on the joke now. It's not just this new Ghostbusters (although I haven't seen it yet), but comedy in general.
There are a few comedians who come close to realizing it. I actually Jonah Hill does a great job in several roles. The first 2 seasons of Arrested Development were great at that. The newest season of Arrested Development (the one on Netflix) shows the change. In that new one the egos of the actors ring through over top of the characters, and the show is unwatchable.