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Ghostbusters the reboot (2015)

Started by Henry88, March 19, 2014, 05:19:39 PM

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RoninFox

There's also something I love about a guy sitting at a desk talking about how he refuses to see a movie he knows is going to be disapointing to him with a tiny little Star Trek V display sitting nearby.

Overall I like the AVGN's videos, but I think this is a dumb move.
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Kete

I can't wait until this movie finally comes out so that the people who have already decided to hate it, can hate it, and all the people who already decided to like it, can like it.

MightyBombJack

After giving this a bit more thought, even if his stated reasons for boycotting the new Ghostbusters movie aren't misogynistic ones (and he may very well turn out to be right that it's not a good movie), I'm not sure that the AVGN and others would have such an religious fundamentalist-like reaction to it if the ghostbusters were all male. [Insert link to thinkpiece that articulates that idea better than I can right now.]

RoninFox

It is strange to me that this movie is the hill so many people are willing to die on when it comes to resisting the evil powers of reboot. I don't think everyone who is complaining is doing it for sexist reasons, but sexist reasons are making the more annoying trolls louder.

People saying "vote with your wallet, don't go if you think it's going to suck and it doesn't appeal to you" are absolutely right. When they follow that up by saying "this might turn out to be good, but I'm still not going to try it" it strikes me as dumb. A good review from a source you trust can't sway you? Then what can?
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Darth Geek

If it gets good reviews from people I trust then I will check it out. By that I mean mostly Midnight Reviews by Brad Jones and his friends.
I am a little concerned with other reviewers effected by all the vitriol against this movie causing a PIXELS like effect. Where it looks like a bad movie, and it is a bad movie, but the reviews are even worse because of the preset expectation.


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This tweet is getting some pretty heated responses:

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ScottotD

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"A thing I like that there was no chance would ever continue until recently is now continuing but it doesn't meet my exact personal specifications so fuck this"

- how I read any complaint about MST3k (or Star Wars or Ghostbusters)

Edward J Grug III

Patton Oswalt's Defense Of The New 'Ghostbusters' Movie Turns Ugly When Twitter Trolls Take Aim At His Deceased Wife

http://brobible.com/life/article/patton-oswalt-defends-ghostbusters-gets-skewered/2/
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ScottotD

Quote from: Edward J Grug III on May 19, 2016, 07:49:54 PM
Patton Oswalt's Defense Of The New 'Ghostbusters' Movie Turns Ugly When Twitter Trolls Take Aim At His Deceased Wife

http://brobible.com/life/article/patton-oswalt-defends-ghostbusters-gets-skewered/2/

I guess they were worried some women might benefit financially if they had t-shirts made saying "we're unimaginably awful people'
Scottotd on Instagram

"A thing I like that there was no chance would ever continue until recently is now continuing but it doesn't meet my exact personal specifications so fuck this"

- how I read any complaint about MST3k (or Star Wars or Ghostbusters)

Darth Geek

Quote from: ScottotD on May 19, 2016, 08:13:20 PM
Quote from: Edward J Grug III on May 19, 2016, 07:49:54 PM
Patton Oswalt's Defense Of The New 'Ghostbusters' Movie Turns Ugly When Twitter Trolls Take Aim At His Deceased Wife

http://brobible.com/life/article/patton-oswalt-defends-ghostbusters-gets-skewered/2/

I guess they were worried some women might benefit financially if they had t-shirts made saying "we're unimaginably awful people'
We already have t-shirts like that. They say "Trump 2016".

Sadly, it doesn't really surprise me that some people would immediately go for the most low hanging offensive branch available as Patton's wife. But yet others are calling for James Rolfe to denounce them, as if he had anything to do with comments on a comment. It just never ends.


Edward J Grug III

He might not be responsible, but I don't know why he wouldn't denounce them. I don't think he really has an obligation, but he can't really be ok with his fanbase saying stuff like that, surely? So why not tweet something?
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Road_Element

Quote from: ScottotD on May 19, 2016, 08:13:20 PM
Quote from: Edward J Grug III on May 19, 2016, 07:49:54 PM
Patton Oswalt's Defense Of The New 'Ghostbusters' Movie Turns Ugly When Twitter Trolls Take Aim At His Deceased Wife

http://brobible.com/life/article/patton-oswalt-defends-ghostbusters-gets-skewered/2/

I guess they were worried some women might benefit financially if they had t-shirts made saying "we're unimaginably awful people'

But i would ask. Why is Patton Oswalt getting into a shit storm over a guy who dosen't want to see a movie.  When his wife has only been dead for a month.

Edward J Grug III

Quote from: Road_Element on May 20, 2016, 08:19:02 PM
Quote from: ScottotD on May 19, 2016, 08:13:20 PM
Quote from: Edward J Grug III on May 19, 2016, 07:49:54 PM
Patton Oswalt's Defense Of The New 'Ghostbusters' Movie Turns Ugly When Twitter Trolls Take Aim At His Deceased Wife

http://brobible.com/life/article/patton-oswalt-defends-ghostbusters-gets-skewered/2/

I guess they were worried some women might benefit financially if they had t-shirts made saying "we're unimaginably awful people'

But i would ask. Why is Patton Oswalt getting into a shit storm over a guy who dosen't want to see a movie.  When his wife has only been dead for a month.

Gross.
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Edward J Grug III

Just so I don't ever make this mistake - How many days after your wife dies are you allowed to comment on popular culture on twitter?
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