Ghostbusters Remake Flops - Sequels CANCELED, Investors In Debt - Page 5

AzzarTheGod · #41 08-11-2016, 07:48 PM

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Ghostbusters could work fine with an all woman cast, an all male cast, a mixed gender cast, or whatever. It doesn't matter because the actors mostly run around in overalls and sex isn't relevant to the plot.

New movie "fails" largely because of poor budgeting. If it had been made with the (inflation adjusted) budget that the original one was made under, it'd be turning a nice profit right now.

Danth

Fair point. Why over-invest when the metrics say that the movie is unlikely to hit?

I guess this serves as an example of how SJWs can be harmful to the economy. Just because you "feel" a certain way, doesn't make it reality.

AzzarTheGod · #42 08-11-2016, 07:52 PM

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Hurr, durr, the movie did not fail because of the casting (the featured gimmick and only real premise of the movie) it failed cuz it was bad.

Of course a movie with an all female lead cast could be good, if the all female casting was coincidental or necessary. Thing is: it wasn't. No affirmative action film is ever going to be as good as a film that bends to artistic constraints first instead.

The movie failed because it was nothing more than an attempt to join the feedback loop of one of the creepier "social activist" "movements" of our day to generate what the illuminati at the top of Sony felt were guaranteed profits. In a sense attempting to use DARPA brainwashing for their movie's marketing campaign.

Point sustained.

Ahldagor · #43 08-11-2016, 07:54 PM

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So why do it? That's the question right now in regards to affirmative action.

Why empty investors pockets who worked hard for their money their entire lives? Did you think money is just printed?

Should the SJW effect excuse the studio and director from losing hundreds of millions of dollars out of the US economy? That money could have gone to something more enriching.

I see your thinking is very narrow here.

They did it because they thought they'd make money like in any investment, and like any investment, it can fail. Business is business. The guys that put up the money aren't going to be broke from it anyway. Your third paragraph doesn't make any sense.

pathius41 · #44 08-11-2016, 11:39 PM

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I think it did as well as could be expected given the bad concept. Imagine a remake of Charlie's Angels with all guys - think that would be a big money maker?

Not a freakin chance.

Auvdar · #45 08-11-2016, 11:51 PM

It was still better than Suicide Squad...

AzzarTheGod · #46 08-12-2016, 12:06 AM

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It was still better than Suicide Squad...

Really? The vibe I got was the masses and comic fans were generally happy with Suicide Squad.

big_ole_jpn · #47 08-12-2016, 12:40 AM

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It was still better than Suicide Squad...

Does Suicide Squad predate the suicide girls porn company? I heard one of the songs off the soundtrack (my 11 year old nephew was listening) and it was all about "i wanna tie you down i wanna pin you down" and shit? And the lead character is right off of SG.

seems like they were trying for some crossover appeal with people who like shitty porn but i don't know anything about the source material, what do you think?

AzzarTheGod · #48 08-12-2016, 12:46 AM

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Does Suicide Squad predate the suicide girls porn company? I heard one of the songs off the soundtrack (my 11 year old nephew was listening) and it was all about "i wanna tie you down i wanna pin you down" and shit? And the lead character is right off of SG.

seems like they were trying for some crossover appeal with people who like shitty porn but i don't know anything about the source material, what do you think?

Plausible theft of intellectual property. Call the Emperor's best men immediately.

Ahldagor · #49 08-12-2016, 08:40 AM

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Really? The vibe I got was the masses and comic fans were generally happy with Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad could end Will Smith. It was that bad.

myriverse · #50 08-12-2016, 12:04 PM

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Does Suicide Squad predate the suicide girls porn company? I heard one of the songs off the soundtrack (my 11 year old nephew was listening) and it was all about "i wanna tie you down i wanna pin you down" and shit? And the lead character is right off of SG.

Suicide Squad created in 1959, but it was a bit different back then. I think it's safe.

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Really? The vibe I got was the masses and comic fans were generally happy with Suicide Squad.

As near as I can tell, the people that didn't like the movie were mostly critics.