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Well the only one of their films that I've actually seen is Bridesmaids and that seems very different to Spy and Ghostbusters. Likewise, from what I've seen her in, Kristen Wiig isn't the same in everything. Off the top of my head I've seen her in Paul and Bridesmaids and the two characters couldn't have been more different. I didn't like Bridesmaids, but Melissa Mccarthy's character in that was nuanced and seemed like a real person, in contrast to the loudmouth characters she seems to play now (to be fair I'm basing this off trailers so I might be wrong even there, Spy got very good reviews so she must have done something right there).
I've got no interest in Ghostbusters (no interest in the whole franchise really, I've seen the first one when I was younger and I really didn't think that much of it) and for the record I don't think it looks very good at all but I feel like a lot of people actively wanted it to fail, even before the trailers, and anyway it's unfair to make generalisations such as all their work is bad, or all their work is the same, based off one bad film.
I think the way they've handled the backlash to this movie has been a disaster but there are definitely some people who hated the film because of the all female cast. To say there isn't any at all is ridiculous. How else do you explain the negative backlash that began long before the first trailer hit. As soon as it was announced the "PC gone mad!" brigade were out in full force. Using the old chestnut of there's no reason for it (because for some reason certain people believe there needs to be some sort of story reason or something else to justify diversity in different types of media, films games etc, anything outside of straight white male needs a good reason otherwise it's just seen as pandering). Whereas if it was a reboot with male actors I think there still would've been a vocally annoyed fanbase but not nearly to that extent.
Yes, criticism of the film is justified now we've had a look at it, but this began long before people knew anything about the film other than it was a woman led reboot. Regardless of the quality of the film, there are definitely sexists who wanted it to fail from the outset. I'm sure there are genuine fans who hated the idea altogther too, but like I said, I think the backlash (pre trailers) would have been significantly smaller if it was a reboot starring men.
Total Recall 2012. Trash.
RoboCop 2014. Trash.
Ghostbusters 2016. Trash.
I'm sure there are more than that, that are trash too. And now a remake of Death Wish with Bruce Willis is on it's way. I bet that's going to suck too. What a sad hole Hollywood can't seem to dig themselves out of.
So it would be more of a shock to see for example Tom Hanks as a
Revenge filled vigilante.
He might be a bit too old for it, but I think Harvey Keitel would be a really strong choice:
Yes, Brosnan would have would have been great for the role. I, always seen George Clooney in the role of pacifist turned Vigilante.
Sometimes it's easy to tell a stinker, there's really nothing more to say on it. But your money is your money, so feel free to spend it as you see fit. You may soon find out, however, that your regret it also your regret, and nobody else can be blamed for the trauma the film may cause inside of you from its unoriginality and rehashed comedy from over thirty years ago.
It will be quite fitting that the new Ghostbusters will haunt the movie industry's comedy genre, Sony execs and the cast's careers and reputations for a while to come. It's going to take a lot to face this maelstrom of backlash incoming, and I don't know who they're all gonna call to help them get through it. Certainly not the you-know-whos.
It's what we do as a moviegoing public, mate. We watch trailers, listen to reviewers and fans to judge whether we should pay top dollar to see a film, then ultimately make a final judgement on it. This case is no different, and actually this one is even more prevalent as it has been talked about forever now since the idea was announced. And this has everything to do with whether it's good or bad, as you wouldn't be arguing with me if I was going around singing its praises before seeing it. Only the negatives upset you.
I'm not pulling things out of my ass, you see. I've followed numerous reports and pieces written about the film's production, the content of the film and of course endured all the trailers and teasers in addition to listening to every review I can from a variety of people with differing backgrounds. I wrote a mini essay on why the film's presentation and approach doesn't work on another thread of this forum as well, laying out the problems I saw visibly rearing their heads in all that I heard and read.
What it comes down to is this: the movie is working so hard to push a girl power agenda to get women more stake in Hollywood, but does this counter-intuitively by giving their cast stereotypical and downright offensive roles to fill, while also making all the male characters idiots or unpleasant you-know-whats. This isn't how you go about trying to get women more importance in film, especially when the cast is recycling everything they always play, and they're not even playing original characters in the film, as each of the women are carbon copy archetypes of the old guard of Ghostbusters.
No original roles for the women, unoriginal casting, and stereotypical and demeaning characters on both the male and female sides with objectification present in much of it doesn't correlate to a film that will make any positive mark on increasing the exposure of minority parties inside the industry in a smart and strong way. Mad Max: Fury Road, this certainly is not, a film that had a prominent and strong female cast without the filmmakers and cast cramming the fact down our throats or making the men in the film worse to make the women feel more appealing. It just told a story with great male and female characters, and got on with it in the classy and smart way.
This Ghostbusters looks to be anything but that, however.