- January 12th, 2023, 4:55 pm#4976751
If GB was made today they’d make such a big deal out of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. They bleed the moment dry.
The tone of ghostbusters is such a hard to needle to thread. I can’t think of another movie that has the comedy, the scares, the thrills, the action, the character work. Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz thread that needle pretty well.
Ghostbusters really is a miraclemlol
DancingToaster wrote: ↑January 11th, 2023, 11:04 pmYes. The self aware thing! That started with the Judd Apatow style. It’s like now when something crazy happens in a movie the characters have to say “Isn’t this crazy everyone?” That carried over into the Marvel movies and now it’s just how things are done.Sav C wrote: ↑January 11th, 2023, 12:23 pm Is it just me or are theatres not showing many comedies these days? I never used to be much of a theatre goer prior to around a year ago, but I get the impression that most comedies are going straight to steaming (I don’t have any data to back this up, so I’m probably wrong). Anyway, I know this was a minority opinion, but a few of us thought Afterlife was more of an amusing adventure movie than a comedy, whereas the original was decidedly a comedy. I was wondering if this has to do with audience tastes moving away from comedy, and if this is an indication that firehouse might not be a clear cut comedy the original was… Just a thought. Curious what others think.The first movie is definitely largely a comedy, but it's really difficult to pin down its genre definitively, which is one of the things that makes it so great. I think Afterlife's moodier, more character-driven tone results from a few factors, including having Jason Reitman as the director. Perhaps, other than the easter eggs and plot similarities, they also did not everyone to be comparing it to the style of the originals ("these jokes aren't as good," "I wish these characters were as funny as the others," etc.).
Also, happy new year fellows! It’s been longer than I thought since I last posted…
A lot of current comedy is also very "self aware," with characters referencing how funny things are and breaking the 4th wall. The lack of this self awareness is a major source of GB's humor - they just deal with the ridiculousness of these genuinely freaky scenarios as practically as they possibly can. GB with the style of more current comedy, at least in my opinion, just wouldn't work as well. The 2016 movie might have also scared some people away from it.
If GB was made today they’d make such a big deal out of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. They bleed the moment dry.
The tone of ghostbusters is such a hard to needle to thread. I can’t think of another movie that has the comedy, the scares, the thrills, the action, the character work. Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz thread that needle pretty well.
Ghostbusters really is a miraclemlol
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