So what was so wrong about Ghostbusters 2? I don’t get it. It’s pretty surprising to have a fandom based on only two movies, but to have one of those movies actively disliked? That’s an entire half of the canon you’re leaving out. If you can’t already tell, I liked it. I was eight years old when it came out and the first thing I did when I got home was make a crayon/stapled book of the movie. Of course, I wasn’t prone to deep critical analysis back then. And why should I be? No movie is without sin. And if you like something, no one should be able to…
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Your Childhoods Are Already Ruined
After watching the Ghostbusters “controversy” diffuse into a “meh” movie, I have one thing to say to those idiots who made a huge deal because they didn’t want their “childhoods ruined.” First of all, if the existence of a movie ruins your childhood, then your childhood wasn’t worth diddly in the first place. Second, there’s never been a case where a movie made this actually happened. Look at Michael Jackson — now THAT’s an example of a ruined childhood. But the bigger issue is this: No matter what happens, your childhood will be ruined. It is inevitable, no matter what you were into. Nothing is ever going to recapture the…
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Thoughts on the New Ghostbusters
DISCLAIMER: I am not a misogynist and I am not racist. I love Ghostbusters. My mom still has my proton pack and Ecto-1. I was looking forward to the new movie – everyone in the cast has proven themselves over and over again. I don’t believe the movie’s existence is/will ruin my childhood. I don’t believe “reboot syndrome” is anything new in Hollywood. I saw the trailer and was disappointed in what I saw. But I also knew that trailers lie. They’re advertisements and don’t feature the complete product. (The Ghostbusters II trailer had an unfinished effect where there should be a ghost, but there’s nothing.) In other words, I…
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What Happened to the Ghosts at the End of Ghostbusters?
Soooooo… what happens at the end of Ghostbusters? I mean, yeah, they defeat Gozer, cross the streams, save the world, and everyone gets diabetes from the marshmallow covering the city. Sooo… then what? We know what happens to the characters from Ghostbusters 2 — the city sues them into bankruptcy and they all go their own separate ways. But that doesn’t tell us what happened to the ghosts. As far as I can tell, there is no link between Gozer and all the ghosts appearing in the city. Slimer’s not an agent sent by The Traveler. Zeddmore makes a mention to Ray that the proliferation of ghosts might signal the “end times”,…
