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Ghostbusters Remake Flops - Sequels CANCELED, Investors In Debt

Trolls cited as the reason for the flop by Sony Pictures.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2745798

"Director Paul Feig's all female "Ghostbusters" is limping to the $180 million mark worldwide at the box office, well short of the $300 million the studio needs to start breaking even"

Director Feig says "never again":

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Despite the fact that the new rendition of the 1984 classic included some of the best-known female comedians in the industry — Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon — this year’s “Ghostbusters” still faced a lot of criticism. The film’s director, Paul Feig, has made up his mind on one thing after the backlash — he will absolutely not be rebooting any more classic movies.

“No, no, no. No, I will not,” he told the Huffington Post. “This one was just too tempting because I knew we could do something with it that was exciting.”

Director Feig goes on to get bitter about the flop and questions misogynist motives, "Heroes are heroes, what's the problem audience?":

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“It’s such a validation for the years of false controversy,” Feig said. “Up until then it was me just dealing with a bunch of angry dudes. There’s a whole generation of kids and young people who didn’t have their own ‘Ghostbusters,’ who, to them, even though it’s a great movie, it’s an old movie.”

“I don’t know why all this was controversy leading up to this, because heroes are heroes,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what gender they are,” he added.

Sony Pictures chalks the "backlash" up to some "pissing and moaning" on the internet, still short hundreds of millions to investors:

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Sony Pictures head Tom Rothman also echoed McCarthy’s sentiments at the Paley International Council in New York, saying: “It’s original. You get pissing and moaning on the Internet — sexist comments – but, you know, f–k ’em.”

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gh...hy-1201832804/

Thoughts? Did you see the movie?

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Originally Posted by AzzarTheGod (Post 2338487)

Thoughts? Did you see the movie?

My single mother aunt who talks about how bad we need gun control and more syrian refugees because children are suffering at every family gathering saw it, loved it, so did her 12 year old son who talks in an affected girl voice constantly and never gets told it's creepy.

Myself, only saw a clip that included the line "safety lights are for dudes"

heroes are heroes, it doesn't matter what their gender is? ok, but isn't that what we should be saying to you and not vice versa, Mr. Feig?

ps: how is that pronounced? Like "fegg"?

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‘Ghostbusters’ Director Paul Feig Says He Won’t Reboot Another Classic

good?

stop rebooting classics you fucking cunts

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Originally Posted by big_ole_jpn (Post 2338491)

ps: how is that pronounced? Like "fegg"?

I suspect it may be pronounced in ways that can't be disclosed on these forums.

Heroes are heroes, but we're missing a few hundred million dollars, made no profit, and have to cancel Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum's A+ sequel movie over this. I am sure those two stars are thrilled at what Fegg has perpetrated.

Yes a generation grew up without a ghostbusters, but you just killed any chance of remaking something actually decent for them with what's being largely perceived as an affirmative action gimmick.

Sony pictures exec and Feg are seemingly mad as fuck right now. Not only did it bomb, but ghostbusters was killed over it. Male sequels canceled lol.

Nobody wants to see ugly/fat women except ugly/fat women.

Also, comedians aren't heroes.

Also, gender does matter due to differing expectations (see above)

Also, is that really his name?

It is because they think ninja turtles are from space.

Lolz. Mayhaps the movie is just bad and not for any reason listed in the thread. Nostalgia milking like Hollywood does isn't a sustainable market.

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Originally Posted by Ahldagor (Post 2338532)

Lolz. Mayhaps the movie is just bad and not for any reason listed in the thread. Nostalgia milking like Hollywood does isn't a sustainable market.

Lol'd @ this comment. And I don't want to bang you over the head, but Sony execs and the director both disagree with you. Not sure what it will take to convince you of the perceived problem.

There isn't a single fucking original thought in this thread that the producer and director didn't already come up with in their aftermath analysis of what happened.

No offense but I'll take their estimation over some SJW forum potato.

I'd appreciate your view and input more if you weren't up against the opinion of the creators of the fucking thing.

What's scary is to think that someone could have tried to remake The Blues Brothers with women instead.

Thank God they only defiled Ghostbusters.