Saturday night, one of the stars of the 2016 'Ghostbusters' reboot took to twitter to express her frustration over the news that the new film will be set in the original universe.
In an announcement that is blowing up fan groups across social media, a new 'Ghostbusters' movie set in the original film universe will be written and directed by Jason Reitman, son Ivan Reitman, director of the first two films.
The Internet Movie Database is a fount of helpful information. With a few simple clicks, users can learn who shot the Miley Cyrus vehicle So Undercover (Things to Come cinematographer Denis Lenoir), which sequel in the Hellraiser franchise featured a performance from a young Adam Scott (the fourth one), or how old Taraji P. Henson is (who looks that good at 46?!). As a repository for loose factoids from in and around the world of screen entertainment, it can’t be beat. As a source for critical perspectives on those same films, however... hoo boy. Just take a gander at any comment section for a movie’s page and marvel at the IMDb is the site where rabid anti-Ghostbusters zealots congregated to downvote Paul Feig’s movie into oblivion weeks before its actual release, and the newly-released IMDb Top 10 provides an even clearer view of its user base.
With the release of the controversial 'Ghostbusters' remake, popular YouTube personality Comic Book Girl 19 shared her thoughts on why we must be honest about movies like 'Ghostbusters' and movies in general.
If you got the feeling of deja vu watching Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, it wasn’t just something strange in your neighborhood. The new movie is loaded, from one end to the next with references and homages to Ivan Reitman’s 1984 original. It’s haunted, you might say. (And I did, in my review of the film.)
The very last line of Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is “That isn’t terrible at all,” dialogue that can only be interpreted as a final nod to a fanbase that has worked itself into a lather fretting about this reboot’s tone, special effects, and particularly its female-centric cast. It feels sort of like when the doctor gives you a pep talk after a shot you’ve been dreading: That wasn’t so bad now, was it?
With the Ghostbusters reboot less than two months away and the controversy surrounding it at an all-time high, we spoke with our local experts, the Texhoma Ghostbusters, about the film and its resulting controversy.
With the tensions among fans over the upcoming 'Ghostbusters' reboot steadily on the rise, reboot director Paul Feig chummed the waters even more by blasting upset fans on Twitter.