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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 11:40 - Mar 5 by isawqpratwcity
On that we can agree.
I think John Carpenter didn't do the story justice. Mind control and aliens-hidden-in-plain-sight are two of my favourite sci-fi themes.
And no, I do NOT suffer from paranoia (much).
I read that story as a kid.That and The Other Sky by Keith Laumer on a similar theme - Carpenter seems to borrow from Laumer a lot.I don't think you have to be paranoid to notice parallels.I've just been going through the original series of Quatermass And The Pit,can see why it scared me shitless as a nine year old. Nigel Kneale tapped into some very dark race memories.
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 12:13 - Mar 5 by TheBlob
I read that story as a kid.That and The Other Sky by Keith Laumer on a similar theme - Carpenter seems to borrow from Laumer a lot.I don't think you have to be paranoid to notice parallels.I've just been going through the original series of Quatermass And The Pit,can see why it scared me shitless as a nine year old. Nigel Kneale tapped into some very dark race memories.
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A link to "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson, the source story for "They Live". It only takes five minutes to read.
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 02:17 - Jul 19 by SydneyRs
I saw it with the kids at the weekend and enjoyed it. Its really not that bad.
I've heard it isn't as bad as some people late making out...my kids are a bit young otherwise I'd probably have taken them, I'll wait for the blue ray to come out.
I'm excited for Bourne, suicide squad, no so for Star Trek.
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 08:39 - Jul 19 with 1938 views
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 09:30 - Mar 5 by isawqpratwcity
I was intrigued by the mention of "They Live", so I watched it this arvo on YouTube (you can get the whole film).
It was bloody awful! Badly written, acted and directed; I couldn't wait for it to finish. The only thing that had me guessing was that woman who worked at the TV station, Holly, I was sure she was a bloke in drag! I was waiting for the plot twist when she rips off her wig (or worse, her pants) and yells "Surprise!" But it didn't happen.
It wasn't all bad. I'd like to read the source short story "Eight o'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson as I really like the premise that we are constantly bombarded with subliminal messages to "Sleep", "Conform", "Consume", etc. That's very Gurdjieff. Also I love a good paranoid sci-fi 'they-live-amongst-us' thriller. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (both 1956 & 1978) are meat and potatoes to me.
Another nice bit lifted from IMDb:
"Writer-director John Carpenter has said of this movie that it was a critique of Reaganomics, a "vehicle to take on Reaganism"."
Good stuff.
Meg Foster is a goddess, punk!
Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.
The new film doesn't look all that but probably not as bad as has been made out. the racist abuse that one of the women in the new film got on twitter over it was an absolute disgrace though
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 14:43 - Jul 19 with 1814 views
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 14:43 - Jul 19 by NW5Hoop
Good to see so many men on this thread moaning about a crap film. Which they had not seen, but knew it was crap. Because it had women in it.
*bangs head repeatedly against desk*
Nothing to do with having women in it, I thought it was actually a good idea. Until they started walking into things and laughing at funny wigs, etc. Akroyd/Murray it aint....
ask Beavis I get nothing Butthead
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 16:21 - Jul 19 with 1764 views
Saw it last night, laughed a lot, but then I never got the outpouring of hate to begin with.
A bit disjointed and not every gag lands, but hey, it's a Paul Feig film. Kate McKinnon properly kills it - channelling 70s screwball. Overall, it's a lot of fun. I found it interesting that one of the subtexts from the film is that you can't actually remake Ghostbusters directly, as the New York of the 1980s has ceased to exist. I quite liked that element to it
Could have done without the cameos , but I imagined they would've been slaughtered even more without them
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 10:40 - Jul 20 by robith
Saw it last night, laughed a lot, but then I never got the outpouring of hate to begin with.
A bit disjointed and not every gag lands, but hey, it's a Paul Feig film. Kate McKinnon properly kills it - channelling 70s screwball. Overall, it's a lot of fun. I found it interesting that one of the subtexts from the film is that you can't actually remake Ghostbusters directly, as the New York of the 1980s has ceased to exist. I quite liked that element to it
Could have done without the cameos , but I imagined they would've been slaughtered even more without them
completely agree, i thought the cameos added to much "cheese" to the film. If im going to nit pick i thought they over did it on the gadget front tbh, but otherwise it was entertaining enough.
McKinnon was great, theres something about Kristen Wiig that makes me want to run off into the sunset with her!
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 12:31 - Jul 20 with 1652 views
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 11:13 - Jul 20 by willis1980
completely agree, i thought the cameos added to much "cheese" to the film. If im going to nit pick i thought they over did it on the gadget front tbh, but otherwise it was entertaining enough.
McKinnon was great, theres something about Kristen Wiig that makes me want to run off into the sunset with her!
I quite liked how they mixed up the dynamic from Bridesmaids with this time McCarthy more playing it straight and Wiig being a kind of sad comic relief. Her bits thirsting after Hemsworth properly had me in bits
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 12:57 - Jul 20 with 1628 views
on topic....has anyone seen the documentry on netflix called 'ghost heads'? its about ghostbuster fan groups n the usa. was an ok watch, didnt realise it had a cult following
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 13:19 - Jul 20 with 1622 views
Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 12:31 - Jul 20 by robith
I quite liked how they mixed up the dynamic from Bridesmaids with this time McCarthy more playing it straight and Wiig being a kind of sad comic relief. Her bits thirsting after Hemsworth properly had me in bits
Saw it on the day of release (out of curiosity) and happy to agree with those who've actually seen it that it ain't a bad effort by any means…wondered if Feig could handle an action movie, but he dispatches the full-on denouement with aplomb.
The cameos…the Ramis statue was inspired, Murray had his tongue firmly in his cheek, Ackroyd a bit predictable, and Ernie was fine. Sigourney Weaver looked like she stumbled in and didn't know what was going on. Nice spot for the old receptionist, too.
Looking forward to :
Star Trek Bourne David Brent
before summer's gone.
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Ghostbusters (non QPR obviously) on 13:25 - Jul 20 with 1618 views
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