Ghostbusters the reboot (2015)

[The Lurker]

My issue is that the AVGN didn't need to make it a full video.

The only reason he did that was because he knew tons of his fans would keep asking him about it if he didn't review it.

Yes, but I don't think it was necessary to make a full 6 min video just to say he wasn't interested, when a tweet would have been fine.

[Darth Geek]

My issue is that the AVGN didn't need to make it a full video.

The only reason he did that was because he knew tons of his fans would keep asking him about it if he didn't review it.

Yes, but I don't think it was necessary to make a full 6 min video just to say he wasn't interested, when a tweet would have been fine.

I think he was just trying to answer the questions he knew his fans would ask. I'm sure he didn't anticipate the reaction would be as whipped up as it was. Patton Oswalt even commented about it. But he was in a damned if you do, damned if you don't type situation.

[Pak-Man]

I don't get his objection.

Full disclosure, I've never seen Angry Video Game Nerd's thing, so I don't know what he usually does, but as a respected critic, he should get that a remake is when you tell the same story a second time with new actors and modern sensibilities. A sequel/prequel is a movie that takes place in the same universe. A reboot takes all the concepts of the original and redoes it with new actors and probably a new plot, which is pretty clearly what this Ghostbusters is. He's talking like there's no connection at all to the original, but the trailers make it pretty clear that this is a regular ol' Hollywood reboot. Of course they couldn't get the whole cast together (Even though they totally got all possible cast members to show up).

Nobody can seem to come up with a really compelling reason to hate this as much as they do (Other than those who frustratingly admit that without a time machine and access to 1980's Harold, Bill, Dan, and Ernie, they don't think this shouldn't be attempted) . That's why, even though most critics say this isn't about gender, it seems to totally be about gender. If this reboot had been exactly the same, but starred- I dunno- Paul Rudd, Chris Pratt, Patton Oswalt, and Will Smith, would it be getting this much guff?

[MartyS (Gromit)]

 How lame is the "when I look it up there will be 2 of them now" complaint.

If 2 make these people nuts what do they do when someone asks them about their favorite Batman movie?  Do their heads just explode? 

[Quirk]

New trailer is awful. I can't believe how far they stretched to use the cliche crowd surfing gag for no reason. It seems like there is really nothing funny in the movie to show. And they gave away the climax. It's the ghost from the logo.

[Pak-Man]

And what does everyone think is gonna happen if we see a bad Ghostbusters movie? We all saw Ghostbusters 2, right? Some of us even came to love it on its own merits.

[ScottotD]

How lame is the "when I look it up there will be 2 of them now" complaint.

If 2 make these people nuts what do they do when someone asks them about their favorite Batman movie?  Do their heads just explode? 

Is that really a complaint people are making? I wouldn't even stretch that far making fun of the sad, ridiculous tantrum people are having about this movie

[Darth Geek]

New trailer is awful. I can't believe how far they stretched to use the cliche crowd surfing gag for no reason. It seems like there is really nothing funny in the movie to show. And they gave away the climax. It's the ghost from the logo.

Yeah, the crowd surfing bit with Leslie Jones was particularly cringe inducing. Just like her bit in the first trailer. She comes off like the worst kind of annoying shrill black stereotype. Was her character written for Madea?

[The Lurker]

In some ways, it's better than the first.

[Edward J Grug III]

New trailer is awful. I can't believe how far they stretched to use the cliche crowd surfing gag for no reason. It seems like there is really nothing funny in the movie to show. And they gave away the climax. It's the ghost from the logo.

Yeah, the crowd surfing bit with Leslie Jones was particularly cringe inducing. Just like her bit in the first trailer. She comes off like the worst kind of annoying shrill black stereotype. Was her character written for Madea?

Actually it was written for Melissa MccArthy.

[Edward J Grug III]

Agreed on both counts. I think I'm done watching the trailers, since I already decided to try it anyway.

Exactly. I genuinely don't understand people who watch trailers of films they are already going to see.

[Edward J Grug III]

Haha:

https://twitter.com/Atom_Murray/status/732594355324653568

[ScottotD]

https://twitter.com/untimelygamer/status/732713627371851776

[Edward J Grug III]

Excellent comment I saw on Facebook:

Remember that time James refused to review an obvious Godzilla cash grab, or some crappy video game that tied into a movie?

Me either.

Instead, its exploiting the fan rage over the new Ghostbusters movie to turn YouTube views into cash.

[ScottotD]

Excellent comment I saw on Facebook:

Remember that time James refused to review an obvious Godzilla cash grab, or some crappy video game that tied into a movie?

Me either.

Instead, its exploiting the fan rage over the new Ghostbusters movie to turn YouTube views into cash.

Pretty much.  Exploiting the people angry about a movie they haven't seen for profit and traffic, I don't really have a problem with them being exploited but at least be honest about it. 

Hasn't he reviewed Killer Klowns, no moral issues there?