LeSonataWishPark: The Ghostbusters remake sucks donkey balls

LeSonataWishPark 07.15.16	If you attack me for hating this pathetic remake you are a generic social justice warrior, a dumbass hipster with low IQ or a butthurt feminazi
zaruyache 07.15.16	Why cant i just be someone with abysmal taste?
JWT155 07.15.16	I'll take "Stating the Obvious" for $800 Trebek.
Sinternet 07.15.16	looks just like the originals except without the self-awareness that it's pretty dumb, which makes it instantly worse
LotusFlower 07.15.16	"If you attack me for hating this pathetic remake you are a generic social justice warrior, a dumbass hipster with low IQ or a butthurt feminazi" i dont think i want to trust your opinion on the quality of this film. and even I think it's going to be abysmal.
Trebor. 07.15.16	99% of remakes are garbage I don't really understand the fascination with this one
LotusFlower 07.15.16	because its ALL WOMEN and its ALL WOMEN taking the role of the GHOSTBUSTERS
TVC15 07.15.16	Why would you waste good money on watching this
Futures 07.15.16	because its ALL WOMEN and its ALL WOMEN taking the role of the GHOSTBUSTERS jesus christ
Shuyin 07.15.16	muhsogyny
Trebor. 07.15.16	An all female cast is probably the only interesting thing about the movie. At least it's something different Just watch the original Ghostbusters and fuck off, or see the new one with an open mind, or don't, maybe go outside, talk to someone new, climb a tree, something idk
Tunaboy45 07.15.16	whatever, I'll wait a week and see Star Trek instead
LeSonataWishPark 07.15.16	Why would you waste good money on watching this Morbid curiosity, curiosity killed the cat, movie curiosity killed verm
LotusFlower 07.15.16	I wouldn't even waste time with this movie, its obviously a supbar shell of the original chocked full of every summer action/comedy flick cliche that we've all seen over and over. Curiosity be dammed, we've all have seen this movie already in one way or another.
brainmelter 07.15.16	Of course this looked fucking abysmal. if you spend money on this you're an idiot
BAT 07.15.16	idk man boobs are kinda interesting
TVC15 07.15.16	I'm still waiting to watch Suicide Squad. That subpar Twenty One Pilots song has me slightly worried tho I'm still a fan of SNL and I think the actress' reputation/tremendous talent from the show should save them from this disaster
rockandmetaljunkie 07.15.16	since Harold Ramis is not alive and Ivan Reitman is not involved, i would be surprised if this didn't suck
LeSonataWishPark 07.15.16	Never cared about twenty one pilots. They have some enjoyable material but is far from being something exciting
Sinternet 07.15.16	worst thing about it is probably that god awful FOB track
BAT 07.15.16	i'll probably watch the porn parody instead, ghostbusties
LotusFlower 07.15.16	"I'm still waiting to watch Suicide Squad. That subpar Twenty One Pilots song has me slightly worried tho " that entire movie's soundtrack is a red flag from the artists involved alone.
brainmelter 07.15.16	idk I felt like it was really unnecessary to have the all girl cast, feels forced
Sinternet 07.15.16	but yeah all the actors in it have been pretty good in other shows, shame it sucks but hey it's a remake
LotusFlower 07.15.16	i mean, the entire concept of rebooting an 80s movie that was timeless in writing and effects is forced in of itself. no one will remember this film in a year, such is the way of all remakes.
TVC15 07.15.16	Twenty One Pilot's pre-Blurryface stuff is held in high esteem but the name has taken on a negative connotation since Blurryface; I have nothing against the band, I just don't like the song but mostly because I felt it didn't completely match the movie (at least from what I've been getting from watching the trailers)
Tunaboy45 07.15.16	It dawned on me today that they'll probably remake Back To The Future at some point, or maybe it'll be a soft reboot where Michael J Fox has a kid. Sigh.
Futures 07.15.16	leslie jones is awful in everything she plays a stereotypical loud black lady
LotusFlower 07.15.16	they better not touch my back to the future trilogy
Sinternet 07.15.16	it's kinda half-forced half-not too me, it does seem a bit odd to use this franchise, but i think this style of film with a female cast in a new IP instead could be pretty fantastic
bloc 07.15.16	2 is so good
SandwichBubble 07.15.16	Hear me out: Happy Gilmore, but with a girl this time. Get the word out.
brainmelter 07.15.16	such a shameless cash grab, some things just shouldn't be remade. it projects itself as hollow and empty as its intentions are. lol they'll probably remake the back to the future within 10 yrs calling it now
Sinternet 07.15.16	weekend at bernita's
Trebor. 07.15.16	I don't care if someone says some misogynistic bullshit itt, this will go down as the dumbest comment "Twenty one pilots? I thought they were considered a great band?"
LotusFlower 07.15.16	to be fair, there was a time 21P had two albums rated at a 4 average and one at a 3.8
Tunaboy45 07.15.16	Last remake I can think of that has actually been amazing is Mad Max Fury Road, after that you're getting into The Thing territory and that was 30+ years ago.
tempest-- 07.15.16	fury road is not a remake
Trebor. 07.15.16	Mad Max Fury Road was written/directed by the same person which is why it's good
LotusFlower 07.15.16	i wouldnt mind remakes of movies if they werent namesake cash grabs, Mad Max worked as a remake (isnt it technically a continuation?) because the team behind it actually wanted to bring the original IP into a new generation of technology and effects to make it better than it already was. Hell I wouldnt even mind remakes of movies that were terrible back in the day as a "how about we try this again" ordeal.
bloc 07.15.16	Anna Faris-Beuller's Day Off
TVC15 07.15.16	"to be fair, there was a time 21P had two albums rated at a 4 average and one at a 3.8" I mean there still is but the avg for Vessel slightly went down since Blurryface dropped. And yeah Fury Road aint a remake "Hell I wouldnt even mind remakes of movies that were terrible back in the day as a "how about we try this again" ordeal." That new Judge Dredd one comes to my mind
Tunaboy45 07.15.16	Why doesn't Hollywood start remaking films that were shitty instead of films we all love? Wouldn't that be so much better?
Trebor. 07.15.16	What makes me sad more than anything is that there are 10,000 unproduced original screenplays for every remake that gets made
Sinternet 07.15.16	you try polishing a turd and hanging it on your wall
Trebor. 07.15.16	"to be fair, there was a time 21P had two albums rated at a 4 average and one at a 3.8" ratings on sput don't mean anything. A Brand New album has a 4.5 average ffs
anat 07.15.16	Surely it would be more empowering for women (actors and audiences alike) to cast women in well-written and original roles than to stuff them into existing IPs where they don't fit
LotusFlower 07.15.16	"What makes me sad more than anything is that there are 10,000 unproduced original screenplays for every remake that gets made" The movie market demands familiarity, we all like to pretend the marketing executives don't know what they're doing, but they do. And it sucks that they do. Notice how a lot of really good, original movies do shit financially?
Sinternet 07.15.16	'Surely it would be more empowering for women (actors and audiences alike) to cast women in well-written and original roles than to stuff them into existing IPs where they don't fit' probably but for that you need an actually good screenplay that doesn't rely on tropes or stereotypes, and there ain't many of those
LotusFlower 07.15.16	"Surely it would be more empowering for women (actors and audiences alike) to cast women in well-written and original roles than to stuff them into existing IPs where they don't fit" I agree, but I also don't get why we are saying "they don't fit". There's been a lot of animated Ghostbuster shows with female ghostbusters. That and there isn't any real defining rule saying it can't be a concept. The issue is that there isn't any good writing backing the concept up and the market is tired of reboots enough as it is, so screwing with an IP that people say still holds up to this day is insulting.
Trebor. 07.15.16	"Surely it would be more empowering for women (actors and audiences alike) to cast women in well-written and original roles than to stuff them into existing IPs where they don't fit" I mean duh, but that doesn't happen right now.
anat 07.15.16	When I say they don't fit, at least as far as Ghostbusters goes, I mean in the context that they've only cast all women for its own sake. So they can say "this cast is all-female" because they know it's then infallible, and anyone who hates it can be discarded as sexist. I can't imagine this trend lasting though. Ghostbusters has received way more backlash than praise. I'd be all for female-lead reboots if it made sense - but I'd rather see originals that can pave the way for women. If I was a woman, I feel like I'd be insulted by this shit. Films like Juno hold so much more weight.
tempest-- 07.15.16	"the market is tired of reboots enough as it is" is it? the 2 highest grossing films of 2015 were star wars and jurassic world which i guess arent TECHNICALLY reboots but they straddle a pretty fuckin thin line
Tunaboy45 07.15.16	^ soft reboots, using original cast and settings to tell new stories with new characters and settings
zakalwe 07.15.16	I won't be happy until there's a transgender, sexually aware remake of the Goonies. While in the summer cabin which is now Halal, Mamma Fratelli sits on chunks face while asking for equal rights.
Typhoon24 07.15.16	"I won't be happy until there's a transgender, sexually aware remake of the Goonies. " dead
TVC15 07.15.16	Classic Zak
tacos n stuff 07.15.16	IF THEY REMAKE GOONIES I SWEAR TO GOD
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	well clearly you must be a sexist misogynist with an anti-woman agenda!!!
AlexKzillion 07.15.16	Honestly Melissa McCarthy being in this movie kills any small chance of me seeing this movie.
DominionMM1 07.15.16	http://www.onionstudios.com/videos/the-onion-reviews-ghostbusters-4173
sonictheplumber 07.15.16	pretty sexist to not like a movie with an all female cast.
sonictheplumber 07.15.16	nah adding politics to this discussion is gay but really why would anyone watch a ghostbusters remake anyway? ashton kutcher in a clockwork orange remake next? johnny depp in death wish? the system has failed
HeckToPay 07.15.16	melissa mccarthy is the worst human alive
Gwyn. 07.15.16	Melissa Mccarthy is just Kevin James cross dressing
AlexKzillion 07.15.16	Kevin James is actually funny though, unlike Melissa McCarthy.
SandwichBubble 07.15.16	"Kevin James is actually funny though..." In what world is Kevin James funny?
LotusFlower 07.15.16	Kevin James is the dictionary definition of unfunny
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	lmao
Typhoon24 07.15.16	kevin james was funny in king of queens lol. dumb af in everything else isn't the core problem of all this the premise that the average man doesn't mind seeing women in leading roles, he just doesn't wanna be lectured about it?
AlexKzillion 07.15.16	Fuck yall lol
zaruyache 07.15.16	"Honestly Melissa McCarthy being in this movie kills any small chance of me seeing this movie." Spy was really good tho and so was Bridesmaids, so what's your rationale for thinking McCarthy = auto-bad?
LotusFlower 07.15.16	I don't really know if the film itself is lecturing you, but more the people who want to desperately feel validated that they're supporting the idea of an all woman ghostbusters team. I'm sure as hell open to a reboot of this kind, but I can't place any faith in it because of who stars it and who wrote/directed it. And because of how politically topical people make the film, I feel like a lot of discussion will be wrongly placed in praising or trashing it and it will be judged for the wrong reasons. The movie just seems like a waste of time. I'm saving my money to see Jason Bourne instead.
Futures 07.15.16	she is not funny and plays the same annoying character in every movie
LotusFlower 07.15.16	I hear Spy is hilarious, I still need to see it.
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	Pretty much
Typhoon24 07.15.16	"I hear Spy is hilarious, I still need to see it." didn't laugh more than twice and I didn't already hate her
anat 07.15.16	How long til a Godmother trilogy?
Gwyn. 07.15.16	the double toasted review basically sums up how I imagined the film was gonna end up being: a really shitty (they didn't think it was super shitty but whatever), but forgettable and inoffensive piece of pointless fluff that doesn't do anything that will make it worth remembering a week later. The controversy surrounding it seems more interesting than the movie itself. Way too much credit is being given to such a worthless waste of time.
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	Haven't seen the Double Toasted thing yet, I love their reviews so I'll be sure to check it out
AlexKzillion 07.15.16	"Spy was really good tho and so was Bridesmaids, so what's your rationale for thinking McCarthy = auto-bad?" I just can't stand her in literally anything she is in and I admittedly don't have any reasonable/logical explanation for it. Plus, I think she is just one of those actors who pretty much just plays themselves in everything they are in (like a lot of other actors do too) so it's hard for me to ever want to see her in anything ever again unless it's something completely different from the sorta cliche comedy/action flicks she's normally does. I've seen both of those movies. Didn't like Spy, and Bridesmaids isn't horrible but I definitely didn't like her character.
TVC15 07.15.16	Well Melissa McCarthy is better than Amy Schumer. Her episodes hosting SNL were great too imo
Futures 07.15.16	well amy schumer is the worst ever so
Snake. 07.15.16	"Well Melissa McCarthy is better than Amy Schemer." water is wet
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	Fat comedians who base their entire comedy on "hey, I'm fat" get on my nerves more than anyone else
Typhoon24 07.15.16	"Fat comedians who base their entire comedy on "hey, I'm fat" get on my nerves more than anyone else" especially when they themselves aren't comfortable being fat
AlexKzillion 07.15.16	I wouldn't even consider Amy Schumer fat tbh.
TheSonomaDude 07.15.16	Nah she's not really fat, i'm talking about melissa mccarthy and kevin james and those types
zaruyache 07.16.16	"I hear Spy is hilarious, I still need to see it." They swear to the point of it becoming rather tedious, but it's still really great when she calls someone a "bag of dicks" out of nowhere.
Insurrection 07.16.16	jason statham is the best part of spy
SandwichBubble 07.16.16	@TheSonomaDude The DT review is ace. And I agree with most of what they said. @CL0VER Don't, it won't meet your expectations. It's not hilarious, it's just okay.
zaruyache 07.16.16	See Spy. Do it. Get to zeh CHOPPAH.
brainmelter 07.16.16	"pretty sexist to not like a movie with an all female cast." L O L
grannypantys 07.16.16	"jason statham is the best part of spy" I've jumped from a high-rise building using only a raincoat as a parachute and broke both legs upon landing; I still had to pretend I was in a fucking Cirque du Soleil show! I've swallowed enough microchips and shit them back out again to make a computer.
runaways 07.16.16	It's definitely not as bad as you claim it to be, but it's also not as good as it probably could've been. Honestly, I think out of all the 80's classics Ghostbusters holds up the worst.That being said, I do still like it. Also, I know this won't change how you feel but why use the word "feminazi"? Why compare a movement for equality to genocide? That's pretty messed up, man.
Sevengill 07.16.16	Reviews for it are largely positive, but I have no idea if that's because it's actually funny, people didn't want to feel sexist, or because they felt bad for Melissa McCarthy being hung out to dry in another shitty script (Identity Thief, Tammy, The Boss, etc).
zaruyache 07.16.16	why would they feel bad for her willingly signing onto a role after reading the script?
RogueNine 07.16.16	And then there's a remake of Ben-Hur coming in August. Ugh. Do yourself a favor and watch the 1959 version.
Sevengill 07.16.16	Even better, watch the 1925 version.
RogueNine 07.16.16	Yeah but that one will never feel like the original to me.
Sevengill 07.16.16	Everyone knows the movie is never as good as the book anyway.
MistaCrave 07.16.16	well you're clearly a missoginyst asshole, this movie is about GIRL POWER, which is totally necessary in the modern first world where women are oppressed everyday by stupid bigot pig men who are always telling them to shave their legs
RogueNine 07.16.16	My dad has the novel by Lew Wallace around somewhere but I've never read it.
Sevengill 07.16.16	It's one of those books I've read about but haven't actually read, like War and Peace or Uncle Tom's Cabin. Would probably be a fun one to dig into.
furyroad97 07.16.16	Still better than that pos game that just came out.
Mystletainn 07.16.16	can't believe people paid $ to watch this shit
iloveyouall 07.16.16	dear verm, why would a man with a high iq such as yours expect the remake of a shit movie to be anything other than shit? keep djentin, sach
bakkermaarten007 07.16.16	This movie is just another example that feminism is not about equality and is a joke that focuses more on popular culture than on real problems in other parts of the world
Sinternet 07.16.16	no it isn't
LotusFlower 07.16.16	i know sooner or later bakker would make a comment like that
tempest-- 07.16.16	im so mad at you right now arcade you have NO IDEA
LotusFlower 07.16.16	"but let's not pretend the original didn't also suck" how dare you
Cygnatti 07.16.16	the original was not good this was very not good pretty fair remake all things considered.
tempest-- 07.16.16	original rules hard, don't be a zucchini even ghostbusters 2 was decent
bakkermaarten007 07.16.16	"no it isn't " You underestimate the power of feminist lobbying
Cygnatti 07.16.16	"This movie is just another example that feminism is not about equality and is a joke that focuses more on popular culture than on real problems in other parts of the world" stop
Cygnatti 07.16.16	"You underestimate the power of feminist lobbying" stop
barcafan21 07.16.16	what the fuck do you even mean by "feminist lobbying"
Sinternet 07.16.16	he means he's mentally deficient
LotusFlower 07.16.16	the evil feminist lobbies are literally pooling MILLIONS into ensuring that beloved 80s classics are destroyed by their wicked touch.
bakkermaarten007 07.16.16	"what the fuck do you even mean by "feminist lobbying"" Well, you don't know what lobbying is? Lobbying is trying to push your/ your movements agenda by catering/ networking to/ with those who can vote laws or those with influence in the process. Given feminism's current target (the entertainment industry), this movie doesn't surprise. Via popular culture they try to instill their message into the brains of millions of consumers. It is a highly effective way, for entertainment consumers find themselves unguarded (they are enjoying something, trying to rewind) and the images/ phrases can more easily seep and lock into their minds. It is vile neuromarketing.
50iL 07.16.16	Meh. I just thought it was average and nothing more than that. It didn't suck ass, but it was very bland. Sometimes even boring, actually. Still, don't watch it.
LotusFlower 07.16.16	i sincerely hope you are hardcore trolling right now bakker
Snake. 07.16.16	"This movie is just another example that feminism is not about equality and is a joke that focuses more on popular culture than on real problems in other parts of the world" yeah because the first ghostbusters really changed the world back in the 80's; extinguished the star wars, cured AIDS before it became it worldwide crisis, and brought world fucking peace log off
Ryus 07.16.16	@clover nope he's just terrible
LotusFlower 07.16.16	@ryus, how can one be so far removed from reality
Ryus 07.16.16	idk but i find it pretty amusing when people get so riled up about feminism
LotusFlower 07.16.16	especially when its over first world things like movies and video games, especially when they think these lone exceptions will magically affect entire multi billion dollar industries.
Sinternet 07.16.16	it's because their fragile masculinity is threatened
Ryus 07.16.16	FEMINISM is a serious issue and its dangerous message is seeping into the minds of consumers with such terrifying propaganda like the new ghostbusters remake.
zaruyache 07.16.16	"terrifying propaganda" lol
bakkermaarten007 07.16.16	Propaganda is long past the days of being 'terrifying'. It's much more innocuous. Fosr instance: look at the men in the last GB. They are dumb, juvenile and incompetent. And look at how they finish off the vilain (SPOILER):they shoot him in his genitals. Were the gender roles reversed, feminists would cry uprage. But the message here is that 1)women don't need men, they are disposable tools and 2) it is okay to sexually harass a male (ever have your genitals grabbed by a female stranger before? I have, it's no fun and you can virtually do nothing about it. instead you should 'enjoy' it is how people react.
Snake. 07.16.16	sounds like somebody's #TRIGGERED
Cygnatti 07.16.16	Bakker dude, feminism had almost nothing to do with this until the trashy trailers showed up. Calm down.
onionbubs 07.16.16	is anyone surprised?
TVC15 07.16.16	propaganda [prop-uh-gan-duh] Spell Syllables Examples Word Origin See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com noun 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. 2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc. 3. the particular doctrines or principles propagated by an organization or movement. 4. Roman Catholic Church. a committee of cardinals, established in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, having supervision over foreign missions and the training of priests for these missions. a school (College of Propaganda) established by Pope Urban VIII for the education of priests for foreign missions. 5. Archaic. an organization or movement for the spreading of propaganda
bakkermaarten007 07.16.16	"Bakker dude, feminism had almost nothing to do with this until the trashy trailers showed up. Calm down." I AM CALM! (lol)
Gyromania 07.16.16	it's the best movie of the year. it takes generously from the past film and makes it new and exciting again. amazing performances from all the actors and some of the best cgi i've ever seen. 10/10
tempest-- 07.16.16	lol gyro with your opinions i wouldnt be surprised hahah
Gyromania 07.16.16	lol thanks tempest
SgtShock 07.16.16	I thought the original movies were dumb so it's hard for me to get upset about the remake "ruining" the IP (or legacy or whatever you wanna call it) of the series. I liked Bridesmaids and Spy so I'll honestly probably see this just to be able to form my own opinion of it. It's obviously a contentious title with all of the negative attention drawn towards it.
LotusFlower 07.16.16	I guess stereotyping women in films is ok but when it's reversed it isn't ok. This is a film where it's so called "evil influence" can't spread if it's ignored.
SgtShock 07.16.16	Bruh, misandrist feminist harpies are swooping down to take everything we men love. Soon there will be no place left to be "one of the guys".
Emim 07.16.16	"I thought the original movies were dumb so it's hard for me to get upset about the remake "ruining" the IP (or legacy or whatever you wanna call it) of the series. I liked Bridesmaids and Spy so I'll honestly probably see this just to be able to form my own opinion of it. It's obviously a contentious title with all of the negative attention drawn towards it." To each their own, but calling (at least the first) Ghostbusters dumb while enjoying Spy or Bridesmaids seems a little incongruous.
Sevengill 07.16.16	I'll probably watch it once it's either on HBO or in the discount bin at BestBuy. It can't be that bad with a 75% on RT.
SgtShock 07.16.16	Incongruous? Yeah. Probably. Movie tastes are weird like that.
Emim 07.16.16	As I said, to each their own.
LeSonataWishPark 08.02.16	Movie sucks, if you enjoy this piece of poop I will cut your balls
Crymsonblaze 08.02.16	Will probably torrent this when it comes out on dvd to see how bad it is. Looks pretty terrible.
LeSonataWishPark 08.03.16	Is worse than expected, and my expectations were low as fuck
LeSonataWishPark 08.03.16	This is at the same level of jack and jill

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