Ghostbusters the reboot (2015)

[Sideswipe]

Waaaaaaaa, your differing opinion upsets me!  Waaaaaaa!

Who is the one that needs to grow up?

[Edward J Grug III]

The one who is rewriting people's posts to try and make them sound baby-ish?

[Sideswipe]

Thats pretty much what your original post was.

[Edward J Grug III]

I didn't rewrite anything.

[ScottotD]

Waaaaaaaa, your differing opinion upsets me!  Waaaaaaa!

Who is the one that needs to grow up?

The one that refuses to call a movie by it's name?

[Johnny Unusual]

I hope it's not a frame by frame remake like the Poltergeist and Psycho remakes.

First of all, that's not what the Poltergeist remake was.  Second of all, no.  There are almost no movies, good or bad, that do that.

Waaaaaaaa, your differing opinion upsets me!  Waaaaaaa!

Who is the one that needs to grow up?

The one who actually tyoed the sounds a child makes.  This is basically at the same level as repeating the words back at someone in a mocking tone and saying "That's what you sound like".  Also in the "no, you are" ball park.

[The Lurker]

It pretty much directly copied the first one, including keeping a chunk of the original lines.

[Johnny Unusual]

Except it's not frame per frame.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending it (having not seen it), but a "chunk" of dialogue is not the same as frame by frame, which is specifically a visual thing.

Anyhoo, I wouldn't worry about the Ghostbusters, at least in terms of being a direct copy.  Paul Feig doesn't have a perfect record, but he definitely knows character and you would have no understanding of characters and acting to know that Venkman is essentially all about Bill Murray.  In all likelihood, he's building characters that work on the strengths of the actresses, which means they'll deal with and react to situation in a different way than the previous Ghostbusters.

[Kete]

Except Melissa McCarthy's strength is making overweight people look ridiculous. I hope they don't do that.

[The Lurker]

Except Melissa McCarthy's strength is making overweight people look ridiculous. I hope they don't do that.

Considering that's apparently avoided in Spy,  I'm hopeful.

[Kete]

Except Melissa McCarthy's strength is making overweight people look ridiculous. I hope they don't do that.

Considering that's apparently avoided in Spy,  I'm hopeful.

It is better in Spy. They play up more that she looks like a housewife or a cat lady than focusing on her weight. Her best role so far is in St Vincent.

[soguru]

I'm really looking forward to this. I think it's going to be better than the original... if they play their cards right.

[Pak-Man]

Well THAT'S a bold proclamation, but I'm pretty sure it will be better than a lot of the grumblers are grumbling.

[Sideswipe]

I'm really looking forward to this. I think it's going to be better than the original... if they play their cards right.

Thats not a very funny joke.

[soguru]

I'm really looking forward to this. I think it's going to be better than the original... if they play their cards right.

Thats not a very funny joke.

No, I'm serious. I think the writers know they have this huge weight on their shoulders, kind of similar to the weight on JJ Abrams shoulders with Star Wars, except maybe not as heavy a weight. I'm really hoping but thinking that they are working their hardest and trying their damndest to make something great.