RichardLess wrote: ↑September 25th, 2020, 11:25 amBUT there is no way in hell that putting a “3” on that title hurts it financially.
I still trust the people who actually made this decision, and presumably for good reason.
RichardLess wrote: ↑September 25th, 2020, 11:25 amAlso, Sony couldn’t even get the “answer the call” thing straight with consumers last go round.
I think "Answer the Call" was Sony getting cold feet. The movie is, and should have been called
Ghostbusters, as it is a remake/reboot in its own universe. I don't like "Answer the Call," and I don't use it.
RichardLess wrote: ↑September 25th, 2020, 11:25 amthe home release of “Edge of Tomorrow” which Universal decided to call “Live. Die. Repeat”(a much better title but confusing to some due to the title change).
Warner Bros., not Universal.
RichardLess wrote: ↑September 25th, 2020, 11:25 amAnd putting a 3 up on there tells them this isn’t some new reboot or reboot sequel. It’s not New Coke. It’s the classic coke. And that will get more butts in seats. Anyone who thinks that isn’t true is just straight up wrong.
This is very specifically the thing I don't agree with. I genuinely don't think the general public cares that much, and they're the demographic that matters. Either the movie looks good to people or it doesn't.
We're the ones who care deeply about continuity. Plus, the audience might be dumb, but you're underestimating them -- the trailers have footage of the original cast from the events of the original movie, and it shows the original car all rusted and old. Not rocket science.
Furthermore: the reboot was a bomb, but Sony still wants to court that demographic, and they might be turned off by too much aggression on Sony's part in terms of distancing itself from that movie (thinking of Jason's comments on Bill Burr's podcast getting blown out of proportion). Trend-wise, lots of sequels are going with subtitles rather than numbers (
Top Gun: Maverick,
Captain America: Civil War,
Terminator: Dark Fate,
Alien: Covenant, etc.), so it might make the movie look out of touch (not to mention, nobody has seemed especially confused by any of these titles -- hell, they weren't even confused by
Halloween 2018 being a sequel to
Halloween 1978). Some people might think it would just look desperate and kind of sad (like me). Plus, you ruled out the artistic side, but the artistic argument
is a financial argument -- there are probably people who would be angry if they went to see something called
Ghostbusters 3 and the original Ghostbusters were barely in it.