It´s the same mistake the Bond producers made … 2 films young angry Bond, 3 films burnt out old Bond. Never had a Craig-Bond at the top of his game. Nolan did the same, than we had old hardened Affleck´s Batman, now start again with young angry Batman. It´s so boring and sad…
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A trailer for a trailer…okay…
Well, there are teasers for music videos now, so…
That’s a thing for some reason, now. Even No Time To Die had it.
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Oh, well…
I would’ve liked to see the version with Affleck supposedly going against Manganiello’s Deathstroke, but I liked this and will surely watch this in the cinema.
As a big Batman fan I get what Reeves is aiming for with this kind of story, and I’m intrigued.
Harrison Ford will be pushing 81 by that point. And everyone that Roger Moore was too old at 57.
The release date is delayed, not the filming. Disney did a complete reshuffle.
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I mean, I think it’s still warranted. I know it’s filming now, but still Ford is 79. How convincing can he actually be? The role should have been recast. Not to mention, Disney did not give a reason for the delay. Was it really necessary to delay the film a whole year?
A whole slate moving would suggest the reasons are financial. Indy is wanted as a mid summer release, but they don’t want to be their own competitors, so Marvel moves, Indy moves with it.
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New International Trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Looks okay, but I’m not really feeling it. Still hoping for the best.
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Same here.
My problem is: GHOSTBUSTERS for me is mainly the interplay between Murray, Ackroyd and Ramis, reacting to the supernatural. That dynamic, of course, cannot be replicated again (and it was even not that good anymore in part 2.)
This really is GHOSTBUSTERS: THE NEXT GENERATION, which is perfect fine and the right approach. I love the work of the people involved in this, and the trailer hit all the right notes.
But the essential element is missing for me.
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You’re right, it was the ensemble dynamics that really made it. It’s what made me glad to see the way the cast of characters broke down, with the rest of the cast returning and the new cast being Egon’s family, it’s a series very aware of what they lost.
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Empire liked it, which I normally take as a good sign.
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I haven’t seen the second film in a long time, but maybe for a reason - when I feel the urge to return to that world I always grab the first one. So maybe Murray was even right to delay and delay and… not do a third one decades later because GHOSTBUSTERS was lightning in a bottle, impossible to recreate.
Which bodes well for AFTERLIFE because it really is a step away from that original while still having one or two toes in the past.
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After the first one, which is one of the quotable movies ever, I don’t have much interest in Ghostbusters. The sequel suffered from the sequel half-life syndrome (each sequel is half as good as it’s predecessor). I will say Ghostbusters 2016 was not nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. Also, Dan Akroyd liked it so, you know, that’s something. I may see Afterlife at some point, but just like The Batman, it may be better to let sleeping dogs lie.
2 and the reboot are far better than some would let you think.
It’s the permanent danger of nostalgia
I completely agree that the reboot is better than most people give it credit for. I mean it has Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon. That’s pretty much gold right there. 2 I haven’t seen in a long time. Maybe it’s time to rewatch it. I also just think I’ve never been as big on Ghostbusters as most people.
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I was when I was little. I’m in the unfortunate category of latching on nostalgia in ads, but being pissed if the film doesn’t reach my childhood expectations.
I’m hoping my adult, professional life, calls bull to it
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