Ghostbusters 3 - Part 1

[iamlegend]

Well, y'know, yeah, we are basically in agreement about his reasons, apart from the fact I was not really thinking about the workload aspect.

I don't think he was bsing when he said he would take a look at the script and consider it though.
edit: So, he must still be willing to put the work in on a major production if he feels the art is worth it. I imagine he is the kind of guy who would get bored sitting around at home and loves the action, I mean, do you recall a couple of years ago he got arrested for driving a golf buggy home when he was a bit drunk? he still has plenty of spirit in him yet.

He remains active, though not necessarily in the field. I mean, all told, the last "starring" role he had that wasn't a voice acting gig was in 2004.

 

[Majik1387]

Last thing I saw him in was Passion Play. Granted he was the best thing about the movie, but that's not saying much.

 

[LuiECuomo]

I get the impression Murray would renege and agree to do Ghostbusters 3 if one of the guys needed the money that badly, and he'd just use it as an excuse to hang out together again. The latter was essentially why he said he agreed to do the second film. And look at what we got.

I never really got the beef people had with the second film. I have absolutely no problem with it.

Having said that, I'm 90% sure "GB3" will never happen at this point.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

I never really got the beef people had with the second film. I have absolutely no problem with it.

I have went into detail before on why I vastly prefer the original, and why the second is a pale remake. I don't want to go into all the details again, if I recall what thread i posted my anaysis in i will re-post it.

But, basically, the original film is set in the real world, whereas the second's world feels fake. I think people who like the sequel carry their love for the original movie into the second one.
It's like going on the rebound into another relationship, when you are still in love with the person you just broke up with.
You can kid yourself on that you love the next guy, but really you are lying to yourself and transferring the feelings you have for the first person you love onto another person.

You might call me a horrible ******* for trying to tell you why you think you love this movie, but I call 'em as I see 'em.

There is no way I will ever buy GBII on dvd for this reason.

edit:

Ok, I found the thread I was discussing GBII in, it begins with me comparing the Marshmallow Man to the Statue of Liberty set piece...

I just think the Marshmallow man is the more inspired idea, so many people in the world must have looked at the SoL and thought, 'what if that just started walking around?'', but not many folk would have taken a look at that MMM image, and thought about him doing a King Kong on the city. And, y'know, I just thought it worked better onscreen , after all the ghosts and crazy stuff we have already seen in the movie, it really needed something different for the ending to have impact, and they did it, they came up with such an out of field idea that the audience were simultaniously wtf, and delighted.

I see where you're coming from, but I don't see a reason to complain in your reasons.

Well, I just feel that it makes the ghosts less fantastical if they are put into a cartoon context, there is not as much awe at their presence, for me anyway, but i think that is definitely a fact in terms of the movie's aesthetic, whether or not that bothers you is another thing, it depends on what you get out of the movies. For me, GB1 was always about getting to look in on a 'What If?' situation for our world, what would happen if ghosts just started popping up all over the place, and we get to see some realistic reactions, the media reports, the environmental protection agency, the celebrity status of the scientists who devise a way to combat the ghosts, the politicians and religious leaders arguing over the phenomenon...
Whereas I can't get that kind of thrill from the second movie, as the context feels unreal.
But, if you are not really watching the movie on that 'documentary' level, like I have always done, and are just into the comedic aspects, the action etc, I guess you could enjoy both movies on a par(although I do think the 1st does not compare to the second in terms of humour, Murray was never better than in the 1st GB's movie, although GroundhogDay was also an outstanding comedic performance, and I think the 'real life' situations in GB1 lend themselves better to comedy, as they open up more scope for the writing as a result, and we can relate to them better).

edit:

and I will say one more thing, it is very easy to bring in real world aspects to a film, even if you don't have those components in your first draft, that is something you can add in later as you will need it for the reality of your movie.

But, humour is harder to grasp and write, that can't be learned and picked up, you have either got it or you haven't, and if you have a po-faced smugness in there, as opposed to genuine heartfelt humour, you are not going to feel much of anything during the course of the film.

 

[A&W]

You know with the new facial motion capture technology they can easily de age the guys and make them look younger. Maybe a new cast isn't the way to go.

 

[Webhead2006]

well the point of the new film from what we have known for ages was the old group is old and cant handle the day to day work any more of busting. So they hire a younger more in shape guys to pick up the slack. But then i am sure in the end the originals would save the day in some fashion.

 

[GREEN =w= DAY]

i've come to accept the fact that there's a 99.9% chance of this movie not happening

at the very least i hope we get another video game. and a TRUE sequel to the 2009 game, not the mediocre Sanctum of Slime.

perhaps maybe even an animated/CGI film similar to the 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

 

[LuiECuomo]

i've come to accept the fact that there's a 99.9% chance of this movie not happening

Ah, ah, ah...

Ghostbusters 3 in 2013:

http://www.bigshinyrobot.com/reviews/archives/28918

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

We saw images just like that a year ago at that expo.

http://collider.com/men-in-black-3-logo-miiib-3d-spider-man-in-3d-ghostbusters-logo/30662/

That means nothing.

 

[LostSon88]

I too have come to accept that this movie will probably never happen.

...hope to be proven wrong but I doubt it.

(unsubscribes from thread)

 

[Webhead2006]

Ya it does seem unlikely right now. But for all we know we come on the next day and poof everything is a good.

 

[Knight Rise]

bump from the dead. something i whipped up, based off of the title idea written by Dan Akroyd and Harold Raimis

 

[Majik1387]

Hell Bent just makes me think of the gay slasher flick of the same name.

 

[Knight Rise]

Hell Bent just makes me think of the gay slasher flick of the same name.

ok dont say it against me, i didnt create the title

 

[Wolfwood]

I thought some of you might be interested in this group who are trying to put together a Ghostbusters show ala the live Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-gozer-a-live-ghostbusters-shadowcas?ref=live

 

[:eek:]

While waiting for the movie you can always buy one of these:

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/official-ghostbusters-ghost-trap-arriving-in-october-video-08-08-2011/

 

[:eek:]

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[bullets]

As a kid my friends dad helped us make proton packs and proton guns out of scrap metal ,etc. I had the plastic ghost trap but that thing looks awesome.


Damn, this movies never going to happen.

 

[Webhead2006]

I remember as a kid I had toy verison of proton pack and the ecto mobile.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I really want this film to happen.

 

[PyroChamber]

So, Mattel has released the PKE Meter and now the Ghost Trap; which means it won't be long before they make the Proton Pack.

 

[steintym]

Really losing faith that this will never happen. I doubt Bill Maury will ever jump on board.

 

[the_ultimate_evil]

at the very least i hope we get another video game. and a TRUE sequel to the 2009 game, not the mediocre Sanctum of Slime.

you have more chance of the new film, atari/terminal reality really ****ed up parts of the game, trophies and the promised dlc and still refuse to patch and go as far as ignoring questions people ask about it

 

[Webhead2006]

I don't have link from this. But saw and article stating that columbia/sony was looking into that aziz guy from parks and rec show as a posible new buster. What yours thoughts on this guys.

 

[Ponyboy]

I love Ghostbusters... it's in my top 5 favourite films... so for me, GB3 has to have all the original guys including Louis Tully, Dana Barrett, and Janine. Even then I'd be skeptical about the story... and if the movie is going to try and set up "new" Ghostbusters, I can understand using Dana's (Sigourney Weaver) now grown up son as a new GB. I don't want a whole new team of currently hip actors who aren't really funny.