RichardLess wrote:I'm wondering, has anyone encountered a moderator that doesn't like the reboot on this site? I don't think I have. I could be mistaken but it seems they are all fans. Anyone know of one that didn't enjoy Pixels 2, err, I mean Ghostbusters ATC? Granted I only see Kingpin and one other Mod round here(whose name escapes me) so I guess that's hardly a consensus(I'm not even sure how many mod there are on here?).
There are two standard Moderators (one's me), two Global Moderators, a Deputy Admin and AJ, the Admin, I've not had any recent conversation with one of the Global Mods, so I don't know his feelings on the reboot.
RichardLess wrote:What's your problem man? How is that suggesting there is a bias?
I can see the angle Alpha's coming from because I initially took home the same interpretation. The comment about all the mods appearing to like it could've been interpreted as suggesting we'd all been bought off by Sony - which is something that's been suggested by other members of the forum, or that we could've all had the same poor taste - which has also been suggested by some on the forum.
RichardLess wrote:What did you think of the reboot Kingpin? If you liked it, what didn't you like about it? If you had the chance to see Ghostbusters 3 or Ghostbusters ATC 2, which would you take?(let's assume Murray is involved in GB3).
The official review the forum
posted in July pretty much details what I thought of it, though here's a quick summary:
Fun but flawed, I liked most (though not all) of the character interplay and comedy - though Holtzmann was my clear favourite, I liked the car and equipment, I dug the battle/busting visuals and the ghost effects. Rowan was left lacking for greater character development, and some of the supporting cast of characters could've been a lot better - the Mayor and his aide to name the main ones. It'll never be as good as the original, but I think while flawed, it had/has potential.
I'm honestly not sure if I'd want to see Ghostbusters 3 (even with Murray involved), while it'd be nice to have three of the four original busters back in gear, something I've mentioned before that I'm not too keen on is seeing them past their prime, and not really able to bust ghosts anymore. If it'd happened 10, 15, 20 years ago, then sure, I'd have been game for it, but nowadays? I'm... content with leaving the classic franchise where it is... "untarnished", you could say. I suppose maybe I'm worried that "Ghostbusters 3" could end up like
Independence Day: Resurgence.
I enjoyed ATC enough that I'd be happy enough to give a sequel a try (where they hopefully build on the good aspects of the first one, and improve on the bits that were critiqued), and it looks like a sequel is something Sony is still considering.
We'll have to disagree on feeling that the set and score were bland. While Shapiro's score didn't have as many memorable tracks as Bernstein's, I thought there was plenty of material there that could be expanded on (the opening track introducing the Aldridge Mansion, the battle of Times Square, the closing of the portal were some that stood out to me) - on a scale it was maybe a B- or a C+, and I've heard some solid Ds or Es in some other, more successful summer tent-poles recently.
As for the sets, while the lobby of the Mercado obviously doesn't compare to Gozer's temple, the Firehouse and the Chinese Restaurant were no less drab than the '84 Firehouse, or lab at Weaver Hall.
About the only CGI that I felt was on the lower-quality side of the spectrum were the daytime shots of the Mercado, and some of the instances where they'd had CG Proton Packs replacing the low-detail stunt ones.
RichardLess wrote:This looks like it was made circa 2002.
I don't know, I think there's at least a few films from 2002 where the effects in ATC look more convincing.