Comments on: Ghostbusters and the midnight movie phenomenon http://protoncharging.com/gb/2008/05/26/ghostbusters-and-the-midnight-movie-phenomenon/ All the Ghostbusters news that fit to print - est. 1995 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bryan http://protoncharging.com/gb/2008/05/26/ghostbusters-and-the-midnight-movie-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 Bryan Thu, 29 May 2008 15:26:22 +0000 http://protoncharging.com/gb/?p=736#comment-2450 Ugh, they put Forbidden Zone in there! I actually saw that. My eyes still bleed when I even THINK about having seen that. Not for the squeamish. Ugh, they put Forbidden Zone in there! I actually saw that. My eyes still bleed when I even THINK about having seen that. Not for the squeamish.

]]> By: Rolo aka Gb213 http://protoncharging.com/gb/2008/05/26/ghostbusters-and-the-midnight-movie-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Rolo aka Gb213 Tue, 27 May 2008 14:40:18 +0000 http://protoncharging.com/gb/?p=736#comment-2449 "But today’s midnight movie success is more contingent on an already-existing fan base, of which Ghostbusters’ is vast—and more than willing to wear a proton pack in public." And proud of it! :D “But today’s midnight movie success is more contingent on an already-existing fan base, of which Ghostbusters’ is vast—and more than willing to wear a proton pack in public.”

And proud of it! :D

]]> By: Ecto-san http://protoncharging.com/gb/2008/05/26/ghostbusters-and-the-midnight-movie-phenomenon/comment-page-1/#comment-2448 Ecto-san Tue, 27 May 2008 08:40:27 +0000 http://protoncharging.com/gb/?p=736#comment-2448 What a cool article. I was also happy to see "Donnie Darko" (one of my favorite movies), and the Evil Dead Trilogy make the list (also interesting since in Donnie Darko, Donnie and his girlfriend do indeed go to a midnight showing of Evil Dead 1). I think this is simply more proof that Ghostbusters is just one of those rare movies that just WORKS, no matter when it's shown or who it's shown to. Like all classics in all categories (that video game from '82 you still play, that car made in '75 you still work on), it's just timeless. The first movie holds up as well today as the day it opened in '84. Can't wait to get the Blu-Ray edition and a copy of the game, and hold a viewing party. We'll wait until Midnight to show the actual movie, though, of course. What a cool article. I was also happy to see “Donnie Darko” (one of my favorite movies), and the Evil Dead Trilogy make the list (also interesting since in Donnie Darko, Donnie and his girlfriend do indeed go to a midnight showing of Evil Dead 1).

I think this is simply more proof that Ghostbusters is just one of those rare movies that just WORKS, no matter when it’s shown or who it’s shown to. Like all classics in all categories (that video game from ’82 you still play, that car made in ’75 you still work on), it’s just timeless. The first movie holds up as well today as the day it opened in ’84. Can’t wait to get the Blu-Ray edition and a copy of the game, and hold a viewing party.

We’ll wait until Midnight to show the actual movie, though, of course.

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