Link to the download isn't working for me.
2 2010-01-01 15:46:30
Re: Ghostbusters 2 (9 replies, posted in Episodes)
Trey Stokes was being far, far, far, far, far, far, far, far too harsh on this film.
Yes it was probably a cash grab but it was a damn funny one.
There's a good laugh and a couple of chuckles every couple of minutes. As a comedy it exceeds the required laugh quotant many times over. 99% of comedies being made today have nothing on this film.
Yes the plot using the same template as the original and I don't for one second believe they thought they were doing otherwise. They were deliberately playing off people's familiarity with scenes from the original and giving them a new spin.
The original Ghostbusters wasn't serious and this wasn't either. It isn't intended to deepen or evolve the universe of the Ghostbusters, it's meant to give us another two hours of fun with our favourite characters from the first film.
The reason why the Ghostbusters aren't Ghostbusters at the beginning of the film is because they were bankrupted by the state after being sued because of all the destruction they caused. Which if you see the political figures in these films is ENTIRELY PLAUSIBLE!
Also if there is one reason why this movie needs to exist it's "Do, re, Egon." Classic.
3 2009-12-16 09:29:16
Re: The Matrix: Reloaded (12 replies, posted in Episodes)
Jet Li didn't turn down the movie, he wanted his leading man pay for what was a supporting role and Warner said, "Er, no."
The reason why Neo is able to disable the machines at the end is because he is now connected to the source, which also gives him an affinity to the machines which is why he pursues peace in REVOLUTIONS.
Also I loved the twist that the Oracle was a machine. It was suprising but totally logical. I think one of you guys complained about how it was explained or demystied in RELOADED during THE MATRIX commentary. But this is THE MATRIX, it's awesome that they tied such an overused element into some to do with computers. It makes sense that she's a program that analyses the matrix and her "predictions" come from this rather than her being some body with unexplained supernatural powers.