tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post3146400855787328148..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Riske Business: Is Ghostbusters II Really a Bad Movie?Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-16349200050844893802017-06-04T05:09:55.550-05:002017-06-04T05:09:55.550-05:00Great post! Really insightful. I have not monetize...Great post! Really insightful. I have not monetized by blog in any way, I didn’t even know where to begin. but you’ve given some helpful tips.<br /><br /><br />Amran Ahmedhttp://www.facebook.com/wwwvirtualedgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17920538269657428922016-07-17T11:17:55.676-05:002016-07-17T11:17:55.676-05:00I think I agree with everything you said here.I think I agree with everything you said here.Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81168715211953730302016-07-16T10:47:21.915-05:002016-07-16T10:47:21.915-05:00Everyone loves it when folks come together and sha...Everyone loves it when folks come together and share ideas. Great blog, stick with it!|<br />Watch Ghostbusters Onlinehttp://watchghostbustersonline.topnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-11458189730870029552016-07-16T09:21:55.339-05:002016-07-16T09:21:55.339-05:00My main thing about Ghostbusters II is that it'...My main thing about Ghostbusters II is that it's flawed by enjoyable. Beat for beat, it's too similar to the original and the premise that the team had to be reset to nothing so they could be re-established hurts the quality. And then you have the independent issue that comedy sequels almost never work (which, I suppose, feeds back into how beats are repeated from the original, the flaw in MOST comedy sequels). <br /><br />But, and maybe it's the fact that I was a kid in 1989 and was so excited to see this movie and I loved all things GB thanks to a worn out VHS copy and the Real Ghostbusters, I love that cast doing Ghostbuster things. There's something that is so intensely satisfying, at least to me, seeing those guys together. It is not a great movie, by any stretch. But I don't know if you could have made a great GBII without doing a complete 90° turn, like Dante did with Gremlins 2.<br /><br />That being said, I'm so glad there was never a GBIII. Bill Murray and his reluctance to do non-Garfield sequels saved us all. Ultimately, I really never understood why there's so much antipathy towards GBII. It doesn't ruin either the original masterpiece or much childhood, much like the new GB won't (which I've not seen yet, but will at some point soon).Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05847028304101424396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-18291632236292635032016-07-15T10:21:10.346-05:002016-07-15T10:21:10.346-05:00When I watch Superhero movies I notice how costumi...When I watch Superhero movies I notice how costuming is so important, because they kind of all look the same - like they're made of spandex, plastic or metal/shiny material, and in a lot of primary colors. And lately the aesthetics are really black and gritty. I would just be interested in seeing a different take on all the aesthetic aspects of these superhero movies. Meredith https://www.blogger.com/profile/11361935408436355904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-15462197299739161982016-07-15T00:42:38.956-05:002016-07-15T00:42:38.956-05:00Oh boy...Oh boy...Predator Minute Podcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958735770519595547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-74317464878020551682016-07-14T19:56:17.557-05:002016-07-14T19:56:17.557-05:00#Jancast#JancastRob DiCristinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402698333999727219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-67939250756558573162016-07-14T17:33:53.236-05:002016-07-14T17:33:53.236-05:00I've also found this a weak summer. But then, ...I've also found this a weak summer. But then, this summer gave me Civil War, The Shallows and The Nice Guys, so I can't complain too much. I think if a person only watched new movies in the theater then he/she would be far more likely to feel gloomy about movies. I've been going through a lot of 80s/90s Action and cannon films at home so I've been quite happy.Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-61629012529434874582016-07-14T17:29:33.571-05:002016-07-14T17:29:33.571-05:00I kind of love 90s TV. Quantum Leap? Lois and Clar...I kind of love 90s TV. Quantum Leap? Lois and Clark? Love it!Daniel Eplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866855763520017556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-71471535666192209772016-07-14T17:22:07.094-05:002016-07-14T17:22:07.094-05:00We're in the middle of a particularly bad summ...We're in the middle of a particularly bad summer so I think it's natural to focus on the negative. We got some good movies earlier on in the year and there's also always going to be good stuff in limited release that maybe we miss theatrically but then end up coming back to later. I think in hindsight you can usually go through a list of movies that came out in any given year and see a ton of stuff that you really liked.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69936624414184498332016-07-14T13:57:25.904-05:002016-07-14T13:57:25.904-05:00Two of my favorite film critics of today (David Ed...Two of my favorite film critics of today (David Edelstein and Mick Lasalle) <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/movie/x-men-apocalypse/critic-reviews" rel="nofollow">quite liked <i>X-M:A</i></a>. But even if I shared your gloomy outlook on big movies, and I don't, I'd rather live in the now, with all our home entertainment options past and present, than twenty or thirty years ago. Maybe partly because I'm a homebody who'd rather save his going-out energies for parks and nature than movie theaters, for which I feel respect and some affection, but not profound or wild love.<br /><br />Onwards and upwards! Optimism! :)Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-83370652413111487252016-07-14T13:43:29.580-05:002016-07-14T13:43:29.580-05:00You're not wrong, El Gaith, but it really depe...You're not wrong, El Gaith, but it really depends on what matters most to you I suppose. I agree that we're in a (new?) Golden Age of Television and that's wonderful, but I think it's fair for "Movie Lovers" especially those that value the theatrical experience (which cannot truly be replicated at home regardless of equipment), to bemoan the current state of mainstream cinema and fear for its future. I'd like to think we're in a state of flux while the industry truly figures out piracy/VOD/Netflix/etc (I don't think the industry has ever needed to adapt to so many different changes so quickly before) and that ORIGINAL, story/character-driven movies will find their way back on top of the mainstream, but it's hard to feel confident about it.<br /><br />Sometimes part of loving something is wanting it to be better.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-64451363688757758492016-07-14T13:36:56.561-05:002016-07-14T13:36:56.561-05:00But X-Men Apocalypse is so not good! I want to be ...But X-Men Apocalypse is so not good! I want to be PC and say the world is a rainbow but if we're already cranky, why not just embrace being Mr. Glass on this one? Blockbusters are SO BAD right now El Gaith. I mean, c'mon, man. They're so bad! Just because they're for global audiences and teenagers doesn't mean they can't be good movies for global audiences and teenagers. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85593684164406243422016-07-14T13:33:57.096-05:002016-07-14T13:33:57.096-05:00Thanks Jan!Thanks Jan!Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-7346381713488033062016-07-14T13:32:58.631-05:002016-07-14T13:32:58.631-05:00Thanks Adam! Mystery solved.Thanks Adam! Mystery solved.Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26411216932972467562016-07-14T13:20:49.146-05:002016-07-14T13:20:49.146-05:00I didn't intend to single this article/you out...I didn't intend to single this article/you out; I was responding to what often feels to me like a somewhat cranky tone to the site at large. And I don't mean that as a personal criticism of/attack on you or the others; it's just my sense of things, and that sense could well be wrong. Maybe <i>I</i>'m unreasonably defensive of the status quo (being, I freely admit, one of those who totally enjoyed both <i>Jurassic World</i> and <i>X-Men: Apocalypse</i>, and considers <i>Iron Man 2</i> a superb multi-plot thread juggling act as well as a splendid stand-alone flick). I totally understand why today's franchise-saturated, CG-heavy blockbuster movie landscape rubs many the wrong way, and I'm not saying they're wrong to protest, and I'm also maybe hyper-sensitive to the allure of nostalgia. But I don't think The Movies are on a path to extinction just because we're getting lots of franchise/movies, either. As Ian Malcolm might say, "Entertainment... finds a way."Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-47149869421669119982016-07-14T12:48:55.149-05:002016-07-14T12:48:55.149-05:00Thanks for the comment. I think we just disagree o...Thanks for the comment. I think we just disagree on the state of film culture (specifically blockbuster culture) at large. I don't think my article is disingenuous. It's an op-ed, not a news article. I'm all for embracing the positive (see my last two articles focusing on toys e.g.) but sometimes I want to offer constructive criticism too. It shouldn't be one or the other. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49103049128542273762016-07-14T12:37:25.216-05:002016-07-14T12:37:25.216-05:00I know this is a movie site, but it seems to me a ...I know this is a movie site, but it seems to me a tad disingenuous to repeatedly and largely exclusively bemoan the death of Hollywood/studio creativity because movies are increasingly made for bigger international audiences and teenagers, and in so doing imply via omission that TV isn't <i>also</i> Hollywood/studio product. I wasn't old enough to watch 80s or 90s TV (apart from <i>Star Trek</i>, of course), but wasn't most of it pretty blah, and wouldn't most of it be nigh-unwatchable today? Whereas who among us can keep up with the great TV series of today, not to mention movies?<br /><br />I'm not saying you guys are wrong to be frustrated with the state of movies, or that you're wrong to not be <i>F This Movie and/or Television Series!</i>, but with streaming and on-demand and Netflix disc options, it's much easier to watch something great now than it was twenty years ago, no? For under a grand, one can now buy a kick-ass digital projector and bring the magic of movies (and TV) to one's living room or back yard, programming one's own slate of high definition, original aspect ratio entertainment from every corner of film history and world screen culture for family and friends. <br /><br />Seems to me, then, that film culture isn't "dying", but rather <i>evolving</i>. (There's plenty enough unvarnished bad news in the planetary environment department that I hardly think a balanced perspective on entertainment is amiss.) We're all safe (I hope) and alive! It's summer! Why not embrace the positive? :)Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57047143183328165472016-07-14T11:10:43.865-05:002016-07-14T11:10:43.865-05:00TBT: In 1986 I worked at a daycare center and the ...TBT: In 1986 I worked at a daycare center and the children LOVED He-Man, Skeletor, etc. One quote I remember fondly is a little girl saying to a little boy, "okay, I'll be the mommy She-Ra, and you be the daddy She-Ra." It makes perfect sense to me that 1986's He-Man-loving 5-year-olds would be 1988's He-Man-loving 7-year-olds.janbottighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126929026388305201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-81709455236319696722016-07-14T10:22:29.085-05:002016-07-14T10:22:29.085-05:00FROM IMDB:
The mention of He-Man early on in the f...FROM IMDB:<br />The mention of He-Man early on in the film is fact-based humor: Filmation, the animation studio responsible for Ghostbusters (the series with Jake Kong, Eddie Spencer, and Tracy the gorilla) as well as Masters of the Universe, went defunct in 1989, the same year this film was released. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-45893805669406901182016-07-14T10:13:18.590-05:002016-07-14T10:13:18.590-05:00Looking back, the scene at the beginning with Ray ...Looking back, the scene at the beginning with Ray and Winston at the kid's birthday party is weird in that the kids are annoyed that He-Man hasn't showed up. How in 1988-89 was He-Man so popular? The cartoon and successful toys had long been cancelled and the Canon Films adaptation was a bomb and hadn't become a cult classic. Did Ackroyd and Ramis have an axe to grind and put He-Man in as a joke?Shannon Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736249327322979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-16374367332941303542016-07-14T09:10:35.563-05:002016-07-14T09:10:35.563-05:00You raise some interesting points, especially your...You raise some interesting points, especially your last paragraph. I just hope that if we're not cramming every tentpole into the summer now that it will mean some diversification of content. I feel like we are getting the same movies every week i.e. sequels/reboots/superheroes or kids movies. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-89038946796928735532016-07-14T06:04:42.518-05:002016-07-14T06:04:42.518-05:00Yes Ghostbusters II is a bad movie in that I never...Yes Ghostbusters II is a bad movie in that I never have any desire to go back and revisit it. I just finished watching the new one but I'll refrain from commenting until the weekend open thread.<br /><br />As for why blockbusters are bad? I almost can't blame the studios since they're just giving customers what they apparently want. People are dropping enough cash to go watch Transformer movies that 5 is on the way and 6 and 7 are already greenlit.<br /><br />There's also going to be more and more catering to the international market to the point where studios are going to be working hard at trying to make their movies appeal to everybody. The best any of us can do is to continue to support the filmmakers and projects we like.<br /><br />To be a little optimistic though, it's also true that the release schedule is getting spread out more and movies like Deadpool or Zootopia are getting released in February and March whereas they previously might have gotten shoved into the Summer. Next February we get John Wick: Chapter Two, Lego Batman, and The Dark Tower. Not everything has to be released in May-August or December now, and that at least is a good thing.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129602094443434975noreply@blogger.com