Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
#777
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Thank God it WASN'T connected to the original 2.
#778
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Pretty sure most of my criticism was directed at "girls can't carry backpacks" and "why is there a team of women (when no one had a problem with a team of men)", but you do you.
Internet reactions to this one are strange. Everyone wants a new Ghostbusters with the original cast until they get a new Ghostbusters with the original cast.
#779
DVD Talk Hero
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Will seventy year old men be able to handle those heavy backpacks and lug around all of that heavy gear?
#780
DVD Talk Legend
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Hopefully, the plot revolves around Oscar Venkman, who would be in his early 30s now...right?
As far as casting goes...who does Jason like to work with? It seems like JK Simmons is likely to cast, as he's been in a lot of Reitman's films. Beyond that, who knows? Jason Bateman maybe? Anna Kendrick?
#781
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#782
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Provided to We Got This Covered by a trusted source, the intel explains that the two central characters will be a young boy and girl. The former will be 13 years of age and is said to be passionate about fantasy and conspiracy theories. Furthermore, he apparently approaches every situation with “unbridled excitement for the unknown.” What’s perhaps most interesting though is that he quite often will narrate life in real time, adding “descriptive color” to the people he meets.
As for the girl, she crosses paths with the aforementioned boy at some point in the film and they quickly become friends. She’s 12 years of age, from what we understand, and is said to be an insanely smart kid. However, she often has a hard time with “interpreting and expressing emotions and speaks with a flat delivery that make her observations humorous.” Though she wants to connect with others, she struggles with interpreting how her family and friends feel and has difficulty sharing her own feelings. Her “science acumen” is said to prove invaluable throughout the story, though.
As for the plot, we don’t have too much to go on, but we’ve been told the basic gist of it, and that’s that the film will focus on a family who moves back home to a small town. While there, they begin to “learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself.” Unfortunately, there’s no mention of how – or even if – any of the original Busters will factor into the story, but we imagine that this family is somehow connected to one or more of the characters from the first two movies.
Not only that, but it’s widely expected that we’ll be seeing some familiar faces in the threequel. After all, Dan Aykroyd was the first one last year to hint that Ghostbusters 3 was finally happening, while also teasing that “there’s a possibility of a reunion with the three remaining Ghostbusters.” And while Bill Murray has yet to be heard from, his old friend seemed cautiously optimistic that he’d be game to return.
Either way, the threequel will be hitting theaters in summer 2020, and as soon as we’ve got more to share, we’ll be sure to let you know.
As for the girl, she crosses paths with the aforementioned boy at some point in the film and they quickly become friends. She’s 12 years of age, from what we understand, and is said to be an insanely smart kid. However, she often has a hard time with “interpreting and expressing emotions and speaks with a flat delivery that make her observations humorous.” Though she wants to connect with others, she struggles with interpreting how her family and friends feel and has difficulty sharing her own feelings. Her “science acumen” is said to prove invaluable throughout the story, though.
As for the plot, we don’t have too much to go on, but we’ve been told the basic gist of it, and that’s that the film will focus on a family who moves back home to a small town. While there, they begin to “learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself.” Unfortunately, there’s no mention of how – or even if – any of the original Busters will factor into the story, but we imagine that this family is somehow connected to one or more of the characters from the first two movies.
Not only that, but it’s widely expected that we’ll be seeing some familiar faces in the threequel. After all, Dan Aykroyd was the first one last year to hint that Ghostbusters 3 was finally happening, while also teasing that “there’s a possibility of a reunion with the three remaining Ghostbusters.” And while Bill Murray has yet to be heard from, his old friend seemed cautiously optimistic that he’d be game to return.
Either way, the threequel will be hitting theaters in summer 2020, and as soon as we’ve got more to share, we’ll be sure to let you know.
The main characters will be 4 teens: 2 boys, 2 girls, per sources. https://t.co/jwcSlpz3CY
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) January 16, 2019
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#783
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Ghostbusters in a small town? The fuck? New York City might be a more important character than Peter Venkman. Wait and see I guess, but that sounds odd.
#784
DVD Talk Godfather & 2020 TOTY Winner
#785
DVD Talk Hero
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
That synopsis doesn’t even sound like a good MOVIE, let alone a good Ghostbusters movie.
#786
DVD Talk Legend
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Good lord, they've done three Ghostbusters movies in big cities. There's an entire other world out there outside New York.
People want something new and different, except that they don't "54-FORMULA OR FIGHT!"
People want something new and different, except that they don't "54-FORMULA OR FIGHT!"
#787
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Was talking to a co-worker and we felt the story would be weird stuff happening in a small town and it’s because one of the Ghostbusters retired there and they reluctantly have to help these kids because it’s the Buster’s fault.
I think a better way to do a non-NY story is having a small town franchise that’s been doing the usual mundane hauntings like a microwave that makes things colder, a car that plays only one song when ever it gets started, etc but then a new character comes into town and they need the real ghostbusters for help.
I think a better way to do a non-NY story is having a small town franchise that’s been doing the usual mundane hauntings like a microwave that makes things colder, a car that plays only one song when ever it gets started, etc but then a new character comes into town and they need the real ghostbusters for help.
#788
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Now, if GB3 took place in a different locale with Murray, Aykroyd, Hudson, and Ramis reprising their roles as the main characters, that would probably be more welcomed by fans.
But I can see why some people aren't exactly thrilled about a Ghostbusters 3 that takes place in Clarksville, Ohio and features two 12-year olds as the leads.
#789
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
#790
DVD Talk Hero
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Unless the protagonist is a fat lonely 35 year old living on Phoenix, I just don't see how I could get excited about Ghostbusters 3.
#791
DVD Talk Legend
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
If those rumors are true, that might be WHY Sony finally greenlit this thing - for starters, filming out in "nowhere, USA" (or Vancouver ) is a lot cheaper than filming in NYC. Also the "teenager" thing might have screamed "Hey, it can be our version of 'Stranger Things'!" to boardroom execs.
#792
DVD Talk Special Edition
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
If those rumors are true, that might be WHY Sony finally greenlit this thing - for starters, filming out in "nowhere, USA" (or Vancouver ) is a lot cheaper than filming in NYC. Also the "teenager" thing might have screamed "Hey, it can be our version of 'Stranger Things'!" to boardroom execs.
#793
Moderator
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Left out of that synopsis is that periodically the kids will sing Moldy Peaches songs to each other for some reason.
#794
DVD Talk Godfather
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Yeah, copying Stranger Things is what I thought of too reading the description. Can't say it really excites me.
#795
DVD Talk Gold Edition
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
It's safe to say that description killed what little interest I had in seeing this. What a bunch of crap.
#796
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It's interesting to see how Hollywood makes decisions for these movies. I don't like the idea of reformatting Ghostbusters to be more like It, but making Thor:Ragnarok more like Guardians of the Galaxy worked well for that film, so who knows.
I grew up on kid adventure movies like Stand By Me, Goonies, Explorers, E.T., and Monster Squad. I loved Stranger Things. But after seeing Summer of 84, it's starting to feel like a gimmick.
#798
DVD Talk Legend
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
It does sound odd, but remember the animated series did several good stories set outside the confines of NYC. Outside of the city you get a different flavor of ghost and have to think differently about chasing and trapping the ghosts.
#799
DVD Talk Legend
re: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021, D: Jason Reitman)
Just like the all-female cast, it's not about the synopsis, setting, or gender of the cast, it's the execution that matters. I've only seen Thank You for Smoking from Reitman, but I liked it more than Bridesmaids so I'm going to keep an open mind.