- July 27th, 2021, 10:46 am#4952542That was fun! I read through all the pages of this thread, and have my own points to make. It would be impossible to quote every post that I want to, but they were all good. These are my immediate takes on the new trailer, and some follow-up to points that I read.
-Like a lot of other people, I was disappointed by the amount of recycled footage from the first trailer. Maybe this was intentional, under the assumption that a lot of people don't even remember the first trailer now. I certainly hope this makes it to theaters ASAP. Droid Guy also made a good point about a lack of theme in both trailers, but maybe that'll be tied up in the final iteration. I hope, too.
-My immediate favorite part, of course, was the Stantz cameo that abruptly ends. The GBII connections/references are definitely intended for the hardcore fans, and recreating Ray's Occult was a superb choice. Question: who calls the number, and do they find a business card or some other item with the other Firehouse HQ items?
-Someone mentioned the older-looking hand holding the PKE belong to Ray. That would be a really great scene as he prepares for the upcoming mission/regrouping by donning the blue lab coat and pulling the scratched PKE from a drawer. I really do hope the Giga-meter or Slime Blower show up in a shot. I really enjoy the new technology that was in II.
-That Gozer temple looks SO cool. As far as tying into the first film, yet creating/expanding on it, that's the winner right there. Also, I'm glad there's some expansion on the Terror Dogs, instead of just recycling them. I mostly avoid GB figures because so many are redundant/uninteresting, but that Sentinel is legit cool.
-The plot of Hellbent was mentioned. If I remember, that involved Egon trying to create a giant portal for the captured ghosts to permanently cross-over through. It seems possible that basic idea is being used again, except Egon is in Summerville to prevent the Gozer portal from being swung in the direction of our dimension. It also appears that Slimer has returned, if the Clue! game is accurate. I can't wait to know how he ended up in Summerville.
-Jason's commentary for the trailer was really great and the clips from the films were great visual aids. It was mentioned that he mentioned the modifications for Ecto-1 from 1984 to present. Based on his choice of the original orange plates from 1984, it may very well end up being two cars, especially since he was on both sets in the 80s. If he's going as far to recreate a one set from one scene in Ghostbusters II I feel like the "where's 1-A?" question will be answered.
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