GO SEE Ghostbusters (2016)

[Benjamin]

Given the controversy that surrounds the remake and that I recall that DDT had characters named after characters from the 1984 classic, I thought I would ask. So far the reviews I trust say that it is mediocre to average, but sound pretty underwhelming for a studio that wants to create an MCU-level franchise with it.

Personally, I don't want to pay full price for it. 2D movie tickets at my nearby theatre cost $13.25 and five bucks more than that for 3D. Given that Star Trek Beyond is coming out next week, I want to save that money to take my mother to it for a belated Mother's Day/birthday present.

[Akurei Nagisa]

Hey, there is in fact a Dr. Spengler on ICARUS' payroll researching Ghost Digimon! >__> AND the former Captain of SCORPIO Division was none other than one Dr. Venkman! The DDT cameo Ghostbusters are alive and well.

...well, "Egon" is, anyway. >_>; Venkman kinda got died by Shinri during the whole Burning November thing. ANYWAY.

I'm gonna see it, I think. If nothing else, maybe it'll help erase the Hollywood bogeyman that "all lady ensemble casts can't ever possibly sell an action flick!" Even if things ain't that great. >_>;

I dunno that the Ghostbusters in general can sustain an MCU-level juggernaut. o_O; Like, GB2 wasn't my favorite either.

[Benjamin]

I dunno that the Ghostbusters in general can sustain an MCU-level juggernaut. o_O; Like, GB2 wasn't my favorite either.

Allow me to put this in perspective: due to Hollywood math as funny as it is, a film has to make 2.5x its total budget for it to be a bonafide hit, or least that what I had heard on other forums as theatres take half of ticket sales. Ghostbusters 2016 had a budget of $154 million, but that does not include marketing. Though I have not seen any figures, I will use Batman v Superman as my metre stick. Sony aggressively marketed this movie in a same manner as Warner Bros with BvS, which had a marketing budget of $150 million. If Sony spent $100 million to promote GB2016, that would mean that the studio spent a quarter of a billion on this franchise. Taking Hollywood math into account, the film will have to make at least $625 million to be a hit and $500 million to just break even. I have my doubts whether Ghostbusters can make $400 million or not.

[Akurei Nagisa]

OKAY FUCK EVERYTHING I PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT MOVIE IS FUCKING GREAT

[Yoshino Shurensuki]

I second this. ♡ This movie was awesome. So worth almost $14 a ticket. ^ 3^

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[Benjamin]

Still saving my nickels (because Canada retired the penny) to take my mother (a huge Trekker) to Star Trek Beyond when she comes to Calgary next.

[Akurei Nagisa]

Well if you see two movies then you should fucking see Ghostbusters. I will tell you, as someone for whom the 1984 version was a pillar of my childhood (I mean, we had the DDT cameos for a reason >_>;;;), this movie lives up to the legacy. I was laughing basically the whole movie.

[Crescent]

I shall strive to see it, then u_u (Though I may be tempted by Beyond first, reviews on that seem surprisingly stellar)