Last movie you saw?

[Bucklion]

The Tunnel: Aussie horror movie, after Wolf Creek and the Babadook, I was intrigued. It wasn't bad, it put a new spin on found footage in that some people survived and were being interviewed intermingled with the footage...so it was interesting. Nothing earth-shattering, but 3/5, worth a watch.

 

[Dee-Liem]

"Ghostbusters" on TV (again).

I wish they'd stop rebooting classic movies because some movie studio is devoid of any ideas (even though they're in the business of making money).

Something simple like the Twinkie scene (That's a big Twinkie) cannot be recaptured.

 

[WolverineMike]

I hear the Ghostbusters reboot is going to be an all female cast.......

 

[SloopyHangOn]

I hear the Ghostbusters reboot is going to be an all female cast.......

It will turn profit and that's all that matters.

While I'm a fan of the original GB, I'm not one of those that feels it's "blasphemous" to reboot it, especially with the cast they've decided on.

The writers and directors know the cast well and have track records of VERY funny films.

It will at very least be worth the price of admission.

 

[jwinslow]

It will turn profit and that's all that matters.

While I'm a fan of the original GB, I'm not one of those that feels it's "blasphemous" to reboot it, especially with the cast they've decided on.

The writers and directors know the cast well and have track records of VERY funny films.

It will at very least be worth the price of admission.

the two stars of bridesmaids are a blasphemous suggestion as a worthy successor to Ghostbusters, especially given the star of that movie: Bill Murray.

Most comedic scenes are painful with Wiig. It takes the perfect script and performance to reverse that. McCarthy is pretty talented though she gets pigeon holed into crude shock humor too often. Replace Wiig with a few other actresses from nbc and I'd feel a lot better about this cast.

The point still stands about the refusal to create new things. We have 4714 super hero movies to go along with the endless stream of remakes. It might be time for another Spiderman reboot soon.

 

[Muck]

The writers and directors know the cast well and have track records of VERY funny films.

Unaccompanied Minors
Bridesmaids
The Heat

Go home, you're drunk.

The only redeeming quality of this film is that Rebel Wilson won't be in it.

 

[BUCKYLE]

I think Wiig is funny. I won't be going to the theater to watch it but I'll get it from redbox. Maybe

 

[Muck]

I think Wiig is funny. I won't be going to the theater to watch it but I'll get it from redbox. Maybe

She does 'awkward' humor which doesn't work for everyone. I liked her a lot in Paul and she's really good in Hateship, Loveship.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

the two stars of bridesmaids are a blasphemous suggestion as a worthy successor to Ghostbusters, especially given the star of that movie: Bill Murray.

I don't think anybody would suggest that there might even be worthy successors, but the original movie was made 30 years ago.

There aren't enough people who saw the Murray led cast in theaters that are capable of naming 10 currently relevant comedic actors to fill a football stadium.

That alone is reason to go package deal with the cast. Get a group you know has made box office hits.

No reason to over-think what is going to be a profitable (and likely entertaining) movie by selecting and courting people deemed "worthy" of filling the roles by the 5% of movie-goers that weren't going to see the movie either way.

Bridesmaids
The Heat

Go home, you're drunk.

The only redeeming quality of this film is that Rebel Wilson won't be in it.

Excluding your lead-off shitter, Bridesmaids and The Heat were in fact very funny to a lot of people.

Funny enough to make this grouping an easy sell to studios and more importantly movie-goers.

I do agree that I'd rather see this without Wiig (and Leslie Jones for that matter)...

...but Melissa McCarthy could perform 10 hours of interpretive dance from the Menendez trials' court documents and she'd sell out the building.

And anybody not familiar with Kate McKinnon should buy stock now, because after #GB16 (ooh you hate it, don't you) she's going to be big.

My point is that anyone that feels as if Ghostbusters is holy ground isn't going to give two shits about a reboot anyway, so going with a cast that will automatically be framed by contrast rather than comparison is the only way this movie could have a chance at being worth the price of admission. I'm usually a staunch defender of "classics", but in this case I think there is every reason to believe it might actually work.

 

[Muck]

Excluding your lead-off [Mark May]ter, Bridesmaids and The Heat were in fact very funny to a lot of people.

A lot of people listen to Justin Beiber & watch reality TV. These movies are chum for the female mouth breathers of society. They're chic flick versions of Adam Sandler films.

We don't have people going out of their way to defend McDonalds food quality because it's sells well. We need to stop pretending that these shovelware films are anything other than vapid money grabs targeting the lowest common denominator.

It's one thing to enjoy junk food, but don't claim that Cheetos are Haute cuisine.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

A lot of people listen to Justin Beiber & watch reality TV. These movies are chum for the female mouth breathers of society. They're chic flick versions of Adam Sandler films.

That's a pretty arrogantly bad generalization of "these movies". I'm assuming you have seen and didn't like Bridesmaids and The Heat?

If that is the case, your categorization of them as "for the female(s)" is a pretty good indicator that you're speaking from a very narrow perspective.

We don't have people going out of their way to defend McDonalds food quality because it's sells well. We need to stop pretending that these shovelware films are anything other than vapid money grabs targeting the lowest common denominator.

It's one thing to enjoy junk food, but don't claim that Cheetos are Haute cuisine.

I wasn't doing anything like that, but if that's the point you want to argue I concede the spoils of victory.

The movies in question aren't made with the intention of winning any awards. Their sole purpose is profit and entertainment.

Ghostbusters isn't Ben Hur, it's a slapstick comedy. Arguing the quality of the humor as if another's taste is an indicator of their intelligence is asinine.

If you want me to acknowledge you're a better person for not laughing at stupid jokes then lemme grab my chap-stick and you can put on your boots.

...and Adam Sandler is a Jewish Saint you heathen. Bite your tongue.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Boyhood... it was OK but the fact it was done over 12 years with the exact same characters is really cool

 

[jwinslow]

That's a pretty arrogantly bad generalization of "these movies". I'm assuming you have seen and didn't like Bridesmaids and The Heat?

If that is the case, your categorization of them as "for the female(s)" is a pretty good indicator that you're speaking from a very narrow perspective.

OMG lolz hawkward sex jokes are not limited to one demographic, but they absolutely are opposite gender Billy Madison

I wasn't doing anything like that, but if that's the point you want to argue I concede the spoils of victory.

This started on the basis that they are very funny, which is a major reach in contrast to Ghostbusters.

The movies in question aren't made with the intention of winning any awards. Their sole purpose is profit and entertainment.

That applies to virtually all terrible comedies so I'm not sure how that helps you.

Ghostbusters isn't Ben Hur, it's a slapstick comedy. Arguing the quality of the humor as if another's taste is an indicator of their intelligence is asinine.

If you want me to acknowledge you're a better person for not laughing at stupid jokes then lemme grab my chap-stick and you can put on your boots.

...and Adam Sandler is a Jewish Saint you heathen. Bite your tongue.

Sandler is funny but aimed at a very juvenile audience, not unlike bridesmaids. I don't see a parallel to Ghostbusters at all.

 

[jwinslow]

She does 'awkward' humor which doesn't work for everyone. I liked her a lot in Paul and she's really good in Hateship, Loveship.

I agree. The perfect script and performance can produce some laughs. The majority of the time It sets back comedy 10 years. I don't find her to be naturally humorous at all.

 

[SloopyHangOn]

OMG lolz hawkward sex jokes are not limited to one demographic, but they absolutely are opposite gender Billy Madison

Awkward sex jokes are meant for women?

Billy Madison was meant for men and didn't have awkward sex jokes?

Is that what you're saying?

...really?

This started on the basis that they are very funny, which is a major reach in contrast to Ghostbusters.

Nah:

We don't have people going out of their way to defend McDonalds food quality because it's sells well. We need to stop pretending that these shovelware films are anything other than vapid money grabs targeting the lowest common denominator.

It's one thing to enjoy junk food, but don't claim that Cheetos are Haute cuisine.

...it started on the basis that finding movies like Bridesmaids and The Heat very funny is somehow boasting their quality as the highest of its kind. It was a bad, unnecessary, straw-man to an argument over whether somebody's opinions are "better" than others. It really surprised me that two typically reasonable people like you and Muck are so adamantly staunch about something as subjective as humor in mainstream movies.

That applies to virtually all terrible comedies so I'm not sure how that helps you.

That's exactly my point.

These movies aren't meant to be critiqued as if they were pinnacles of the art form.

In that regard Ghostbusters, Bridesmaids and "_____ Movie 6" are all judged by the same general criteria. Funny or Not Funny.

The degree to which one is better than the other is irrelevant when it comes to the argument you presented and I responded to; whether or not the cast of #GB16 (oops, I did it again) are "worthy" of carrying the torch of their predecessors... which is a purely subjective stance based upon a lot of preconceived ideas about the actors, writers, directors, etc.

It's as simple as you say nay, I say why the fuck not? There are hundreds of thousands in both camps, arguing the merits of each as if there are indisputable facts involved is something I would imagine is beneath you.

Sandler is funny but aimed at a very juvenile audience, not unlike bridesmaids. I don't see a parallel to Ghostbusters at all.

Muck made the comment that the titles in question are "chic flick versions of Adam Sandler films".

Neither him, nor I were trying to draw a parallel to Ghostbusters.

I would argue that if we're talking about the target demo in terms of maturity level, Bridesmaids and The Hangover are pretty much for the exact same audience. Without skimming this thread, I thought I've seen your opinion of The Hangover is generally favorable. Maybe I'm mistaken. Either way, that's the point I'm trying to make. Of course Ghostbusters isn't for the same audience as Bridesmaids, but the 1984 movie's target demographic isn't the same as that 2016 movie's target demographic. The casting, writing and directing for this reboot of what many, including myself, would call a "Classic" is very promising in terms of landing strong with the demographic it'll be selling to. There's a proven track record there. That's my only arguable point.

Whether or not that demographic is, as it was so eloquently put, "the female mouth breathers of society" is another argument entirely.