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Originally Posted by StanTheMan
"I don't like gender being used as a gimmick. This is perfect: they've created a movie beyond reproach. If anyone criticizes it, they're instantly sexist. Nevermind that the jokes fell flat, the Ecto-1 looks even more dated than the original, the premise is absurd and they rely on slap gags--nevermind all of that. If the movie fails--it's not their fault for making a bad movie, it's the fault of the patriarchy for being sexist. There's no universe in which this movie could be criticized without the specter of "sexism" looming in the minds of people who defend it. It's the perfect alibi for failure."
Granted, that might the root of some opposition of the film, but there's plenty of other shit to criticize as the above quote points out (this was back at the first trailer, mind you), especially after seeing two trailers. Excalibur said it, it just looks bad. And that's about all I'll say in that regard.
As I said, I HOPE it is better than what I'm seeing. Of course I said/desired the same about the RoboCop remake which was also produced by Sony. Bah.
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"The premise is absurd?" It's a comedy about hunting ghosts with portable nuclear reactors, what's the expectation here?
I'm just not willing to dismiss it based on one trailer (I haven't seen the second one.) I like the writer/director, and I like most of the cast (not a huge fan of Leslie Jones.) I'm just going to keep an open mind.