Ghostbusters 3 - Part 3

[Rocketman]

This whole situation is just reminding me of how Hollywood seems to be throwing EVERYTHING they've got at us within the next few years, like they have this Go-For-Broke mentality. Is the apocalypse coming? Or are they just scrambling for money? Is there any franchise NOT being fired in our faces in the coming year? Seriously.

Star Wars
Jurassic World
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones
Terminator
Mission Impossible
James Bond
The Avengers
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mad Max
Fantastic Four
X-Men

 

[smallville fan]

I suppose they're going to do an updated version of the Ray Park Jr. song, too?

Sung by Lady Gaga/Madonna probably. And they will subtly change into a female empowerment "hear me roar" kind of song.

 

[JangoNate]

This whole situation is just reminding me of how Hollywood seems to be throwing EVERYTHING they've got at us within the next few years, like they have this Go-For-Broke mentality. Is the apocalypse coming? Or are they just scrambling for money? Is there any franchise NOT being fired in our faces in the coming year? Seriously.

Star Wars
Jurassic World
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones
Terminator
Mission Impossible
James Bond
The Avengers
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mad Max
Fantastic Four
X-Men

And I love it! Of all of these, next to Ghostbusters I never thought I'd see a new Power Rangers that is supposed to be a remake of the team I grew up with.

There's nothing new under the sun. Everything, even the seemingly new a creative things can be traced back to something else that existed, just now new and improved.

 

[terry78]

There are a lot of rehashes and reboots, that's my only issue. And when we do get something kinda original we don't support it.

 

[Lord]

I agree, modern major budgeted films seem to just be reboots of the past, it's getting kind of ridiculous.

 

[Pickleweasel]

I agree, modern major budgeted films seem to just be reboots of the past, it's getting kind of ridiculous.

Original big budget movies don't get supported. Even when they're good. Unless Nolan or Cameron made it.

 

[Cain]

There are a lot of rehashes and reboots, that's my only issue. And when we do get something kinda original we don't support it.

Original big budget movies don't get supported. Even when they're good. Unless Nolan or Cameron made it.

You guys are dead on. Even original small or moderately budget movies go completely ignored. Then everyone wants to complain about "Hollywood is so unoriginal" well stop supporting unoriginal **** then. Quit falling for all these lame nostalgia traps the studios set up for you. I love the Star Wars trilogy, The Terminator and always enjoyed the Jurassic Park series but I won't be seeing the new ones. It's just superfluous as hell to me at this point. I do my part by going to see movies that actually strive to do something new and tell stories we haven't even heard before but in the end I'm just one guy.

I'm still glad that I put my money where my mouth is and have pretty much ignored and passed on the majority of reboots and rehashes within the past decade. Mad Max Fury Road will be one of the few exceptions because it seems like it's actually trying to say something different and add some fresh things to the overall mythology. Not just remix and regurgitate it without a quarter of the heart and soul.

 

[terry78]

I think one issue is we as fan nerds tend to be very cynical about stuff even if we claim to be more open minded. If something original is released our first instinct is to determine what it's ripping off from before.

 

[Cain]

Which is pretty stupid since a lot of the stuff we all end up liking is derivative of other works anyway. No idea is original. It's what you do with it and how you flip it that makes it click.

When you look at stuff like The Terminator which took a lot from The Twilight Zone and older sci-fi novels. Or Beetlejuice which took a lot of influence from black comedy, gothic visuals and macabre satire.

Or RoboCop which only happened because the producers couldn't get the rights to Judge Dredd and in the end ended up being a better Dredd movie than even the last one which I always see movie nerds on the net praise it just goes to show you. It's not so much the concepts as it is what you bring to present the concepts in brand new ways.

I think another problem is that a lot of creators in Hollywood today aren't very multifaceted and remain someone one dimensional in terms of creativity and imagination. They either like comic books or they like sci-fi; they either enjoy world history or psychological thematics. However seldom do you find one that likes ALL those things which is a big difference.

Dudes like Cameron, Carpenter and Spielberg loved everything from serials to cartoons and comic books from horror to sci-fi as well as history and it really shows in their early works.

I myself am someone that even though I've been reading comic books for almost 3 decades I also grew up reading a lot of literature. I love multiple genres of music and also really dig theology and quantum psychics. I don't put myself in a box. I think very fourth dimensionally and always remain open to anything which is why I could hold a convo with an overtly religious person or an atheist or a liberal or conservative with the same amount of conviction and engagement. Partly because I don't even believe in labels just using them in this instance to make my point clearer to the majority of people reading this post.

In the end if I ever pursue writing on a greater level I know my material will be stronger for it cause I have a lot more influences that could help me bring a fresh perspective to old and even tired concepts. Staying in one lane is dull as dishwater and switching lanes is always fun. Too many people in Hollywood right now are fine with just staying in one lane and it shows in the amount of lazy filmmaking that gets a pass today. A lot of the movies that are hits today would not have been as easy to make a success in other eras for these reasons. People saw through BS more easily in the past.

 

[ЯɘvlveR]

given Aykroyd's initial comments regarding an expanded universe, i really do hope that Stantz and Zeddmore are in this. they could be their mentors, and somewhere along the way (if it's a trilogy they're looking to make out of this) they can get the original gang together.

I've read that weaver wanted Oscar to be Ghostbuster when she was approach by Aykroyd i believe, so there's a script involving the original team. i think that revelation would pacify a lot of people, and it would actually make me more excited about this film as well. you could actually call it ghostbusters 3.

In ghostbusters 4 you'd have the inclusion of Dana, Oscar, louis and in GB5 you look to make a push to get Murray back for one last Hurrah.

 

[Lord]

You guys are dead on. Even original small or moderately budget movies go completely ignored. Then everyone wants to complain about "Hollywood is so unoriginal" well stop supporting unoriginal **** then. Quit falling for all these lame nostalgia traps the studios set up for you. I love the Star Wars trilogy, The Terminator and always enjoyed the Jurassic Park series but I won't be seeing the new ones. It's just superfluous as hell to me at this point. I do my part by going to see movies that actually strive to do something new and tell stories we haven't even heard before but in the end I'm just one guy.

I'm still glad that I put my money where my mouth is and have pretty much ignored and passed on the majority of reboots and rehashes within the past decade. Mad Max Fury Road will be one of the few exceptions because it seems like it's actually trying to say something different and add some fresh things to the overall mythology. Not just remix and regurgitate it without a quarter of the heart and soul.

While i like to support original stuff, Star Wars is a franchise i will most likely give money to if the film is good, it originated in film and has a difficult to predict future, it's not adapting from some other source. The Terminator is something where i'm only going to pay if the movie is realy good, otherwise i won't bother.

While Mad Max looks promising, it still seems to fit some of the stereotypes i dislike the most in these films, by having a dirty universe where the female characters, with the exception of one look incredibly clean and like models. Star Wars does seem to be giving more variety when it comes to the casting.

 

[Doctor Jones]

This whole situation is just reminding me of how Hollywood seems to be throwing EVERYTHING they've got at us within the next few years, like they have this Go-For-Broke mentality. Is the apocalypse coming? Or are they just scrambling for money? Is there any franchise NOT being fired in our faces in the coming year? Seriously.

Star Wars
Jurassic World
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones
Terminator
Mission Impossible
James Bond
The Avengers
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mad Max
Fantastic Four
X-Men

And not all of them will be good. Some of them will suck. It's just a numbers game really. There is no way every single one of those will be good.

 

[Tg11]

But I wonder who could play Oscar all grown up?

 

[bullets]

This whole situation is just reminding me of how Hollywood seems to be throwing EVERYTHING they've got at us within the next few years, like they have this Go-For-Broke mentality. Is the apocalypse coming? Or are they just scrambling for money? Is there any franchise NOT being fired in our faces in the coming year? Seriously.

Star Wars
Jurassic World
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones
Terminator
Mission Impossible
James Bond
The Avengers
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mad Max
Fantastic Four
X-Men

There's big money in sequel/reboots. You can't balme Hollywood for doing what works. I can't wait to see those films. We could all complain about originality , but at the same time we'll be lined up at the theaters. There not going to stop and this is nothing new. They did it with Dracula , Frankenstien , Robin Hood , and numerous others.

 

[Jason Kane]

But I wonder who could play Oscar all grown up?

If the film's line-up was the Extreme team, then Oscar would fit it. As it stands, no point in fancasting now when we're getting crap

 

[Tg11]

If only Bill Murray would come back for Ghostbusters 3 or at least make a cameo then it would be well worth it at least but then you have Dan coming back for it and I am sure they can get Ernie Hudson back for the 3rd one but even more so Rick Moranis if he could come back or at least cameo then that would be even better

 

[bullets]

But I wonder who could play Oscar all grown up?

Channing Tatum. He did propose a spinoff to Sony involving him and Chris Pratt. I wouldn't be surprised and he was funny in Jump Street so it wouldnt be the worst idea either.

 

[Tg11]

But I wonder if Sigourney Weaver will come back for Ghostbusters 3

 

[Cain]

but at the same time we'll be lined up at the theaters.

That's such a tired and presumptuous notion that it's become satirical over the years.

How about no!

We won't all be lined up in theaters; which is the reality. We don't all fall for the okey doke.

 

[terry78]

That's what they call it in prison.

 

[Victarion]

To quote shaggy Robin Williams: "What year is it?!"

 

[Tg11]

I will definitely see Ghostbusters 3 if and when it does come out

 

[BlackFox]

And not all of them will be good. Some of them will suck. It's just a numbers game really. There is no way every single one of those will be good.

True but some will be, the glass is half full as much as half empty. Not to mention those ones not on the list that will be a nice surprise and kick start a new franchise we never knew we wanted.

 

[bullets]

That's such a tired and presumptuous notion that it's become satirical over the years.

How about no!

We won't all be lined up in theaters; which is the reality. We don't all fall for the okey doke.

I didn't mean that literally , but in the scale of things most people will. The films that completely bomb are usually "original" material. I'd be surprised if the backlash is enough to actually hurt this film. It could happen , but more than likely it will be a hit.

 

[Urich Leeds]

This whole situation is just reminding me of how Hollywood seems to be throwing EVERYTHING they've got at us within the next few years, like they have this Go-For-Broke mentality. Is the apocalypse coming? Or are they just scrambling for money? Is there any franchise NOT being fired in our faces in the coming year? Seriously.

Star Wars
Jurassic World
Ghostbusters
Indiana Jones
Terminator
Mission Impossible
James Bond
The Avengers
Batman v Superman
Justice League
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mad Max
Fantastic Four
X-Men