timeware wrote: ↑February 19th, 2019, 12:34 amDid you ever see that get active commercial with Winston and his grandmother? Seriously, that lazy sh*t's using the treadmill to walk the freaking dog like he's George freaking Jetson. That is how lazy we've become since the 80's. All were missing is moving sidewalks and flying cars.
I don't completely condone the idea, but... First, it's a commercial.
A commercial isn't automatically an accurate reflection of reality. Now, that's not to say there aren't people who use treadmills for dog walking, but it excuses some of the potential practical reasons for doing so, such as:
•Their work/home commitments may not allow them the flexibility to disappear off on a 30-60 dog walk.
•Their neighbourhood may not be the safest place to go dog walking all the time.
•The weather might not allow for going outside for a dog walk, such as a severe storm or blizzard.
Some people are lazy with technology, plenty aren't. Some are even innovative with it.
Each generation bemoans the next for laziness and social disconnect, whether it's legitimate or imagined.
Not every teenager who has a smart phone is constantly glued to the screen, and a Ghostbusters movie set in the era of smart phones, tablet computers, and the internet can't just go ignore those technological advances because they don't seem immediately integratable with technology devised 35 years ago.
It may not be considered canon by next summer, but the production staff at Terminal Reality mused on the new design for the P.K.E. Meter being the result of Egon inventing compact computer/touch screen technology ahead of the curve.
The Ghostbusters may've only had a handful of years after 1989 where they remained in business, but they weren't in a complete bubble of isolation during those years - they would have had some technological advances in one area or another when it comes to their equipment.
If the trailer's to be taken at face value*, then we'll likely see the classic gear for the most part, and maybe the odd post-Vigo design, or prototype. If this movie becomes a spring-board for a new film franchise, we likely will see new technology either by the final scene, or the blueprints/prototypes for it by the end of the credits.
Whether that's completely new stuff, or augmented... Will remain to be seen. It could even be a happy medium: classic-looking Ghost Traps, but with wireless activation - something already established in
The Video Game, and
Legion.
As for action...
We have to remember that while the indications Jason's given are to try make this film more in the vein of the 1980s films than other efforts, we also have to remember that this film will (very likely) be geared towards new fans as well as established ones.
As such, we may well see a bit more movement and action being brought into the busts compared to before - because today's audiences have some expectations that a film production can't just ignore. I'm not talking about Matrix-style jumps and falls, or Jackie-chan style rolls and ducks... But there is likely to be more running, more pot-shots in the tight corners, and more jumping out of the way.
Because, we'd already seen an evolution in how the busts were being handled, compare Slimer being caught in the ballroom of the Sedgewick and the Scoleris being trapped at the Court House. The latter scene does feel more action-packed - largely because the second ghost present just made that bust so much harder.
*Taking the teaser as representative of the final product...
The point of it being more of an allegory is an interesting one, that's not something I'd considered.
I'm not sure it will prove solely to be just a "flavour" of what we'll actually see, but... It is worth keeping in mind that Jason may've shot it at short notice, and with what was available to hand. It's almost a guerilla production, with minimal crew and equipment: a lighting rig, fans, some electricians, a guy with a steadicam, and potentially guys to pull the tarp covering Ecto-1, as well as the crew who transported the car.
This may not be the barn we end up seeing in 2020, heck, we may not even see a barn in the end.
I guess, part of what I'm trying to say is, the trickled tidbits aside, we're like John Snow when it comes to Ghostbusters 2020: we know nothing.
Davideverona wrote: ↑February 19th, 2019, 1:18 am If Sony greenlighted the first draft it had to be motherfuckingly good!!
Well... They at least thought the idea can make them a profit.