The New Ghostbusters - Part 9

[Quasimod0]

Everything I've seen from this movie so far has been pretty off-putting. Nothing made me laugh whatsoever. However, now as I'm listening to the Collider review (people who I trust), I'm actually getting kinda excited to see this.

 

[MadVillainy]

Im just baffled that this is decent from everything the marketing has done.

I mean yeah Ive seen good trailers for bad movies and there have been bad trailer for good movies, but I thought the trailers for this were horrible.

It seems like someone had to be TRYING to screw up to mess up the marketing that bad.

 

[Quasimod0]

It really has been bad. Everything from the full trailers to the TV spots to the clips have been bad.

 

[Marvolo]

Im just baffled that this is decent from everything the marketing has done.

I mean yeah Ive seen good trailers for bad movies and there have been bad trailer for good movies, but I thought the trailers for this were horrible.

It seems like someone had to be TRYING to screw up to mess up the marketing that bad.

I thought Spy looked like horrible **** when I saw the trailers, but look how that turned out. 94% on RT.com. Sometimes marketing just doesnt do well with comedies. It can be hard to distill 2 hours of context and jokes into a 2 minute trailer.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I thought Spy looked like horrible **** when I saw the trailers, but look how that turned out. 94% on RT.com. Sometimes marketing just doesnt do well with comedies. It can be hard to distill 2 hours of context and jokes into a 2 minute trailer.

This seems to be a Feig thing.

 

[MadVillainy]

It really has been bad. Everything from the full trailers to the TV spots to the clips have been bad.

Even those EMpire photshoots were horrible.


I still feel like I'm being Punk'd and that therell be a large influx of negative reviews before Friday because really in my head I can't see how you have, at the least, a decent movie and then have the trailers, clips, spots be so bad.

If it was one bad trailer, fine. It happens. But everything had been received poorly for the most part.

They really need to show this before they advertise any movie at Sony or any studio in Hollywood or any marketing class on how not to market a movie.

 

[Zero_Effect]

Kind of interesting:

52 positive reviews

16 negative reviews

Top Critics: 10 liked it. 10 did not.

Take out the top critics:

42 liked it & 6 did not.

Print critics more mixed then the blogger/youtubers.

Wonder if this continues when reviews flood in later in the week.

 

[MadVillainy]

I thought Spy looked like horrible **** when I saw the trailers, but look how that turned out. 94% on RT.com. Sometimes marketing just doesnt do well with comedies. It can be hard to distill 2 hours of context and jokes into a 2 minute trailer.

I didn't think Spy looked horrible, but it didn't look great. Still havent seen it I've heard nothing but good things.
But this was like actively bad to me. Spy I at least laughed at a few parts at the trailer. With GB nothing. And its not just me. When I saw trailers for The HEath, Bridesmaids, Spy in theaters there were people laughing. In Ghostbusters there was nothing.

Idk. It's just very very weird that every single piece of marketing was bad and they have a decent movie. Good for them, but they really shot themselves in the foot. Hell they shot themselves in the damn chest and were just bleeding outt

 

[MadVillainy]

Kind of interesting:

52 positive reviews

16 negative reviews

Top Critics: 10 liked it. 10 did not.

Take out the top critics:

42 liked it & 6 did not.

Print critics more mixed then the blogger/youtubers.

Wonder if this continues when reviews flood in later in the week.

I feel that's the case with most movies though. At least from what Ive seen

 

[DyeLorean]

Wiig in Bridesmaids is truly amazing, amazing acting. Comedies are so hard, and in that film she makes it look easy.

 

[DyeLorean]

Im just baffled that this is decent from everything the marketing has done.

I mean yeah Ive seen good trailers for bad movies and there have been bad trailer for good movies, but I thought the trailers for this were horrible.

It seems like someone had to be TRYING to screw up to mess up the marketing that bad.

Paul Feig's comedy is so character driven that is very difficult to translate that into two and a half minutes.
Take Jason Statham for example, in Spy. The dude was there in all the marketing campaign, it looked like he was just doing his stuff again, but it wasn't. The film did such a well use of his character that it ended up being one of the best things about it.



Like I said in some other posts, I always wanted to see this movie, but because it was a Paul Feig's comedy, and less because it was a Ghostbusters one. That brand comes with so much baggage that is very hard for me to separate it from the original one. Comparisons are inevitable.

Anyway, I'm happy is having good reviews. And very interesting too.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Even those EMpire photshoots were horrible.


I still feel like I'm being Punk'd and that therell be a large influx of negative reviews before Friday because really in my head I can't see how you have, at the least, a decent movie and then have the trailers, clips, spots be so bad.

If it was one bad trailer, fine. It happens. But everything had been received poorly for the most part.

They really need to show this before they advertise any movie at Sony or any studio in Hollywood or any marketing class on how not to market a movie.

Oh God, my eyes.

 

[Zero_Effect]

I feel that's the case with most movies though. At least from what Ive seen

For the most part its even. The Secret Life of Pets. Top Critics: 76% overall 74%. Legend of Tarzan: 36% overall 36% top critics. Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates: 40% overall 39% top critics. Central Intelligence: 68% overall 63% top critics. Now You See Me 2: 32% overall 31% top critics. Surprisingly one of the outliers is The Purge: Election Year 53% overall 64% top critics.

 

[MadVillainy]

Paul Feig's comedy is so character driven that is very difficult to translate that into two and a half minutes.
Take Jason Statham for example, in Spy. The dude was there in all the marketing campaign, it looked like he was just doing his stuff again, but it wasn't. The film did such a well use of his character that it ended up being one of the best things about it.



Like I said in some other posts, I always wanted to see this movie, but because it was a Paul Feig's comedy, and less because it was a Ghostbusters one. That brand comes with so much baggage that is very hard for me to separate it from the original one. Comparisons are inevitable.

Anyway, I'm happy is having good reviews. And very interesting too.

I saw some trailers that showed Statham's character well. It showed his "schtick." I dont think the trailers for Feig films are bad persay. They're either "alright" or they misrepresent the movie.

Like Bridesmaids, while funny really marketed it on being a very funny girl trip movie, but the movie, while still funny and a comedy, was way more dramatic they let on.


IDk...I'm baffled. Im personally still not sold on the movie but I'm glad it's getting decent reviews

Oh God, my eyes.

right?

Just terrible job all around...

 

[DarthSkywalker]

There are a lot more overall reviews right now as opposed to Top Critics. Right now we are at only 20 Top Critics. It can still go either way.

 

[DyeLorean]

IDk...I'm baffled. Im personally still not sold on the movie but I'm glad it's getting decent reviews

Oh I'm not sold either!. I've read SO many different things about this movie that I just want to watch it already and have my own thoughts about it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I saw some trailers that showed Statham's character well. It showed his "schtick." I dont think the trailers for Feig films are bad persay. They're either "alright" or they misrepresent the movie.

Like Bridesmaids, while funny really marketed it on being a very funny girl trip movie, but the movie, while still funny and a comedy, was way more dramatic they let on.


IDk...I'm baffled. Im personally still not sold on the movie but I'm glad it's getting decent reviews



right?

Just terrible job all around...

I have found the vast majority of the print to be horrible. I think the TV spots have been fine, even as the trailers have no worked for me. Though there was a trailer on a blu ray I rented that I liked. I can't find it, but I love the Cadillac line, and the Exorcist bit.

 

[MadVillainy]

Oh I'm not sold either!. I've read SO many different things about this movie that I just want to watch it already and have my own thoughts about it.

Idk. As I said, I'm happy it's decent, but if it wasnt for the decent reviews I wouldn't even talking about this movie.

Everything has just burned me out about talking about this movie positive or negative. I just want to movie to come out and either be good or not so we can move on to a sequel or just stop talking about it. IT's not even just in GB related threads I've seen it all over the net.

 

[Pink Ranger]

You pay for the seat beside you for your food? This is the first time Ive ever heard of someone doing this.

Everyone I know including myself just take the seat beside them and use it to hold their purse or popcorn. They dont pay for it.

Nope, not a joke. I carry around a life-sized butter sculpture of Hugh Jackman every time I see a movie: I can't stand the fake stuff they put on the popcorn there.

 

[Guts]

Even those EMpire photshoots were horrible.


I still feel like I'm being Punk'd and that therell be a large influx of negative reviews before Friday because really in my head I can't see how you have, at the least, a decent movie and then have the trailers, clips, spots be so bad.

If it was one bad trailer, fine. It happens. But everything had been received poorly for the most part.

They really need to show this before they advertise any movie at Sony or any studio in Hollywood or any marketing class on how not to market a movie.

My least favorite were those Sin City posters.

 

[Marvolo]

Nope, not a joke. I carry around a life-sized butter sculpture of Hugh Jackman every time I see a movie: I can't stand the fake stuff they put on the popcorn there.

Now Im imaging someone trying to get some of your Jackman butter and you screaming, "Get your hands off my Jackman butter!"

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Now Im imaging someone trying to get some of your Jackman butter and you screaming, "Get your hands off my Jackman butter!"

Like that would stop danoyse.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Now Im imaging someone trying to get some of your Jackman butter and you screaming, "Get your hands off my Jackman butter!"

Like that would stop danoyse.

Dany will have to settle for her life-sized margarine sculpture of Sam Worthington.

 

[Guts]

Now Im imaging someone trying to get some of your Jackman butter and you screaming, "Get your hands off my Jackman butter!"

If someone stole it. "They jacked my Jackman!"

 

[bluejake01]

I'm marketing a new butter substitute called "I Can't Believe it's Not Jackman"