if you did that though you'd be left with an internet that said "so ok... it's ghostbusters...with girls...and dubstep... but it's called ghostbreasters... no stealing there LOL k brb gotta post on youtube"Originally Posted by Psychotic
Then why not make a new franchise altogether? You've got these four talented actresses signed on, make them pirates or lawyers or, dare I say, paranormal investigators. But of course, the answer to that is because using an established and loved name means more money. You want to ride on the coat tails of something like that, that's your choice, but if you're putting yourself in the same series you've got to expect comparison to the original as a result. If you want to avoid it, it's very easily done. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Reboots like Star Trek and Fury Road were good because they took the spirit of the originals, dragged them into the 21st Century and were good sci-fi/action movies in their own right. With or without the Ghostbusters name, this just looks like a hack job tbh.
it may very well be a hack job once it's out yea
but i dunno why it can't be a hack job on it's own terms
i think in general we keep weighing things against the past too much
like final fantasies you know you guys
like 'is ffxx as good as ffx?'
that depends on what's important to you and how you perceive the message in the media
ghostbusters scared the crap out of me because i was a child, but that just won't happen now to me. looks not worse than 'let's be cops' and maybe fun to me from 1 trailer but i mean i'm not gonna try watching it expecting a life changing experience. but it might be really special to some kids these days tho who knows.
and i mean, ok, you can compare things to their originals, but i wouldn't even say mad max kept the same stylistic choices as old mad max movies. star trek certainly didn't either. i'd wager the spirit of a thing is a very personal thing and probably different for different people
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