Ghostbusters 3 — All-female cast?
September 10th, 2014 at 8:13:14 PM permalink | |
1nickelmiracle Member since: Mar 5, 2013 Threads: 24 Posts: 623 | Ok. Sure I loved it back in the day and almost forgot it existed. |
March 3rd, 2016 at 5:23:33 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | It's official, they ruined the franchise. This looks terrible. Especially the addition of a token uneducated black woman to 'round out' the cast. This is just awful: If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 4th, 2016 at 4:24:53 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | I wonder how they divided up the cast salary. $1m, $1m, $100k, $100k, $1m, $1m, $100k, $100k, .... Melissa McCarthy Kristen Wiig Leslie Jones Kate McKinnon |
March 4th, 2016 at 9:45:58 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
The "token" black character was also in the original movie. According to this article, Ernie Hudson's character, "Winston Zeddemore" was supposed to be an equal member of the team from the beginning of the movie, but the bulk of his part was cut from the script the night before shooting started. |
March 4th, 2016 at 10:38:51 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | I saw the trailer yesterday. It's ok, but not catchy. The effects look naturally a lot better, and a lot more, than in the old movie. I'll probably break my rule of not going to the movies and see this one. I liked the first movie, the animated series (both of them) and finally doing a second movie strikes me as a great idea. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
March 4th, 2016 at 11:23:45 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
In the 80's that was a OK, today it's not. Lots of complaints that the 3 white women are scientists, and the lone black woman is a janitor, or something. It's a stereotype character that you'd expect to see in the 70's and 80's, not today. I don't even remember the guy from the orig movie, that's how important he was. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 6th, 2016 at 7:38:21 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
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March 6th, 2016 at 11:21:23 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Hudson has never not had a job since 1976. He works constantly. Just this year alone he has 9 credits on IMDB. He certainly can't complain about racism in Hwood as far as he's concerned. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
March 6th, 2016 at 12:33:15 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Is this comment complaining?
Bottom line, Bill Murray had been in four successful feature films and one average one. Ernie Hudson had been in three feature films with one that was probably profitable (Spacehunter). Sounds about par for movie acting jobs. They savage one role to give screen time to the more successful actor. Bill Murray 1984 Ghostbusters Dr. Peter Venkman 12/17/82 Tootsie $177,200,000 Yearly 1982 2 6/26/81 Stripes $85,297,000 Yearly 1981 5 7/25/80 Caddyshack $39,846,344 Yearly 1980 17 4/25/80 Where the Buffalo Roam $6,659,377 Yearly 1980: 76 6/29/79 Meatballs $43,046,003 Yearly 1979: unk Ernie Hudson 1984 Ghostbusters: Winston Zeddmore 1983 Spacehunter| Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Washington $16,478,265 Yearly 1983: 44 1976 The Human Tornado 1976 Leadbelly |
March 6th, 2016 at 1:00:35 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
He dang well shouldn't be. He's living the dream of actors, steady work. I once heard James Garner say that he envied character actors because they were always working, always bringing home a paycheck 52 weeks a year. Hudson never made it 'big' because he's not talented enough. But he's living a life that 95% of the actors in Hwood would kill for, steady work. One of my favorite was Whit Bissell. In the 50's-70's you almost couldn't turn on a TV without seeing this guy. And he was in over 200 movies. He played everything and everybody. You've seen him a hundred times and don't even know it. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |