Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Anyone else get the impression that Venkman and Spengler didn't like each other much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Not really. They obviously don't get on perfectly because Egon's so serious and Peter's a goofball, but they're the Yin to each other's Yang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Anyone else think the only worthwhile thing to come out of the franchise is the soundtrack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 That's a resounding no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 17 hours ago, Thekthithm said: Anyone else get the impression that Venkman and Spengler didn't like each other much? I'm not sure if Murray and Rietman liked each other, but then, Murray has a reputation for being a little "difficult", at times. I'm sure Mr. Dreyfuss would agree As to GHOSTBUSTERS II; I once thought it was better, by virtue of the fact that I knew what to expect - which I did not from the first one. I was never a fan of the original, but I've grown to appreciate it, at least. So...good things about II: the effects, the song (I think it's called ON OUR OWN), Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis. Not so good things; the silly villain, the underused Peter MacNicol, the absence of William Atherton, and the sense that, as nice as it is, well...we've seen it all, before. I wouldn't call II "rushed", but there is an "undercooked" feel, to it. The biggest mistake (and no-one could blame Columbia for not knowing this) is that II had the misfortune to be released against a certain film, which became the phenomenon of '89. Now, one could argue that other films did alright, and that II failed due to its lack of merits, but how much better would it have been, if a later release-date, had been decided, coupled with some extra work? Of course, we'll never know, and, as it stands, II is a good film, but not the great film that it could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: The biggest mistake (and no-one could blame Columbia for not knowing this) is that II had the misfortune to be released against a certain film, which became the phenomenon of the '89. Tango and Cash? Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 I'm baffled. What could it possibly be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 ...at last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Jack Palance was in both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 He must be insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I've maaaaade over a hundred films... how many have you maaaaade?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Illustrious Jerry 3,356 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Saw Ghostbusters 2 last night. I prefer this one- I certainly found it to have a lot more laughs, likely a product of growing comfortableness after the first one, which is still a classic and highly esteemed by myself. Both are very fun romps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 It's a good flick. They've both been among my favorite movies since I was a little squirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Wanna play with a big kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Anyone else get the sense they were originally going to reveal that the baby was Venkman's and not Dana's ex's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 So what happened to Mr Right? Did he ditch her and run off to Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 993 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 On 9/11/2018 at 1:22 PM, jwalk713 said: The first one may be the technically 'better' film of the two, but the second one is ... funnier to me? I don't even know any more. I love them equally. That's basically what I think of it. Despite knowing its faults, it just appeals to me more. How can one hate a movie where four guys control the Statue of Liberty with an NES Advantage, while "Higher and Higher" plays in the background? Just sublime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 A true believer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 mstrox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 What the hell is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Pig-Faced Vigo was so much cooler than Stern Austrian Vigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Your next month's cover of GQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 I think there's some kind of slime in my bathroom sink drain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 You think there's a connection between this Vigo character and the...slime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 That slime wall is pulsing with evil. It would take an incredible amount of positive energy to crack that shell and I doubt there's enough goodwill left on JWfan to do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Did this movie inspire anyone else to research whether the Pneumatic Transit System was an actual thing? It's really one of those "Dan Aykroydy" things about the script that he'd actually know about that stuff. It must be a labyrinth of abandoned tunnels and layers of long defunct infrastucture beneath New York City that dates back centuries. That was the only thing about the 2016 film that I thought was about right, using the spooky subterranean infrastructure and vintage local government schematics to unravel the big bad's evil plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Dan Aykroyd tours our area every year or two to hock bottles of his space vodka. Looks like he mainly does voice acting now, and the occasional live-action cameo. What a weird career turn for somebody who was one of the biggest comedy actors on the planet for an entire decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 8:50 AM, Gruesome Son of a Bitch said: He must be insane. I thought he was a Pisces. On 10/26/2019 at 9:48 AM, Thekthithm said: I've maaaaade over a hundred films... how many have you maaaaade?? He's...still...the #1...guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 I also researched the train derailment Egon references, but it wasn't real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Sorry. I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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