There's nothing new to say about the movie at this point, and I kind of feel like any discussion of the movie needs to be refereed by or deferred to Stuart, our resident Ghostbusters nut.
This does give me an opportunity to say that I really like the four announced stars of the Ghostbusters reboot, and I hope the movie does them justice. But I also hope it's a complete reboot, keeping mostly the concept of a for-profit ghost hunting venture and then paving their own way. Making the same movie over sounds tedious at best, and the best way to keep us Ghostbusters fans happy is not to just remind us "this is the same but different" with, I dunno, a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man who is a cowboy instead of a sailor.
There's also been the spate of Ghost Hunters-type TV shows that Leslie Jones, herself, has spoofed on SNL that I think would make a welcome launch pad for a different take on the concept.*
And, because it's the weeked and I still have basic cable, I watched the 1983 Eddie Murphy/ Dan Aykroyd/ Jamie Lee Curtis movie, Trading Places this morning for absolutely no reason. I think there's a rule that all of us have to watch this movie every 3 years or the Elder Gods will return, or something.
I also had the stray thought watching the movie this time that Trading Places could make for a pretty good Broadway Musical, if you got the right music. It has a ludicrous set-up, unlikely romance, stereotypes interacting, and a pretty simple structure.
Call me, Broadway Producers. I'm here to help you make money. I'll also share my thoughts on Police Academy IV with you.
*Buddy Matt and I had an idea for a show called "Ghost C.O.P's." we wanted to do as a web video, but we got lazy and never did it, and I've always been sad about that. C.O.P's, of course, stood for "Challengers of the Paranormals". Trust me, it was really, really good.**
**this may or may not be true
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ReplyDeleteI thought so, but then Paul and I noticed the guy in the gray t-shirt who is at the Alamo every single night. He keeps a blog somewhere. I'm not sure what his story is, but he sees about 1000 movies a year.
ReplyDeleteI've been at like three or four movies he was at this week...not sure that's a good sign or not... I think he only has that grey shirt, that said I think I was in a black tshirt every time...so...
ReplyDeleteI like to think you're becoming one of those "that guys" people talk about. I've got a few of them from around town. Like the fedora and mustache guy who works in the mystery section at Book People and turns up other places that make sense like last year's Film Noir Fest.
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