Ghostbusters is getting ready to come out next weekend. So, I had been discussing it with friends at my previous day job. I am with everyone that the film is going to be horrendous. The trailer does nothing in terms of selling me on it. It feels like the same rehashed bullshit about Melissa McCarthy being fat and Kristen Wiig being a goofy twat. And two other female celebrities who aren't as famous as Melissa and Kristen. And I'll address those two in a bit.
I will first say off the bat that while I did like the original films, I never fully went out of my way to watch them religiously like other people in the fandom. If you know me, I really love Godzilla. Godzilla is my thing and hands down I will watch a Godzilla film over anything else, even over Star Wars. But, going back, I still enjoyed the shtick and the chemistry between the original Ghostbusters team. Seeing this trailer feels like the same recycled jokes from Bridesmaids and the Heat just with ghosts. While I never saw Spy, I can pretty much get the assumption that it's going to be just that with secret agents.
Going outside of Paul Feig, the two films that Melissa McCarthy wrote and were directed by her husband; Tammy and the Boss, were horrible films that both myself and fiancee did not enjoy. Mainly, it was jokes about Melissa's character being fat and just screaming "Fuck" over and over again and it became a gimmick which got old very fast. I'm not saying that I don't like McCarthy at all, but, she hasn't reached her potential and like other comedic actors like Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, who fell into this horrid typecast which is sad. Vaughn did Lost World: Jurassic Park and the Cell. Wilson did Anaconda and the recent No Escape. McCarthy did a film with Ryan Reynolds called the Nines. That film which was three different short stories stitched into one film shows her play three very different personas which she did amazing. But, that film was nine years ago and she kinda fell into obscurity, in my eyes at least, until Bridesmaids.
But, when Ghostbusters was announced and that it was a female cast, I instantly knew that it was going to be Wiig and McCarthy. And ultimately, my fears were a reality. All though, even though she has said things about haters on Ellen, it's been revealed that Melissa McCarthy did not like the film's story and wanted to make something close to the original. That was something that caused much tension on set with her and director Paul Feig. Apparently, Wiig wasn't too enthusiastic about it either during the filming process. Sony has forced non disclosure agreements on all the cast and they can't trash the film at all, which is why they are trying to joke about the haters; even though apparently Feig's muse, McCarthy, made him weep and brake down several times during filming.
As far as the other two cast members go, Leslie Jones was in Top Five which is the only thing that I've seen her in. She was ok. My thing about the other chick, Kate McKinnon, Initially, the Sony heads wanted Elizabeth Banks for a role. That is clearly visible with how wacky Kate McKinnon acts in the film. Yes, I am saying she is second rate Elizabeth Banks. I also had the same feeling of deja vu while watching the film Ant-Man with Evangeline Lilly's character.
According to Wikipedia, the approximate budget for Ghostbusters is $154 million dollars. It will bomb. For the U.S, I predict, opening weekend at the most, $30 million and that's being generous. Ghostbusters is going to be contending against the following films which are packing heat; Finding Dory, Secret Life of Pets, Legend of Tarzan, The Purge: Election Year; as well as opening up against the Infiltrator with Bryan Cranston. At most, it'll probably end it's theatrical run in the U.S. with $50 to $60 million dollars. Worldwide, the film will probably make over $100 million total but fall completely short of making it's money back.
The backlash is that strong.
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