And for Jon, who says they need to take off their proton packs and say “Im getting too old for this”? Why would they have to do that, exactly? See, all the annoying fan skepticism almost dictates that they have to say that now, because your saying they should. Why don’t we all be supportive of them, and then there would be no reason to throw that into the script? This is what I loved about Rocky Balboa. All the same people who complaining and crackin jokes about Rocky being in a wheel chair, and Stallone made that movie and proved everybody wrong. He even made a point to say in the actual movie how he was tired of the jokes. Basically if everybody just left it alone, they would never put any lines in the scripts saying “Wow, were so old apparently. Look how old we are.”

My biggest fear is that the studio will not have enough trust in the original blueprint and will try to make GB sexier or whatever in an effort to increase ticket sales (like how GB 2 went more kid-friendly and, while not trash, did not come close to the original).

If a Ghostbusters 3 is to succeed it must both poke fun at itself and the absurdity of ghostbusting (the Venkman character fulfilled this objective perfectly in the first ones) while developing a compelling story. All we need is an intelligent script with the right kind of comedy (The Office writers seem like a great choice to me), actors/comedians who can pull it off (no Apatow guys), and the belief that we will come if they stay true to what made the original Ghostbusters such a classic film (and great cartoon series).

Go Ghost Busters 3! I just hope they give me enough time to tape my lightsaber to my neutrona wand, throw wings on my tricorder, and dig my Indy hat out of the closet. I wouldn’t want to miss this cluster of a midnight movie release.

“Is that enough proof or what?”

Patrick? Are you a (gulp) registered voter? I mean, do you actually cast a ballot based on your findings and “research”? ( Oh God, now I understand why we’re in the mess we’re in. )

Also Shia has been making waves since 2003, Transformers gave him worldwide fame but the guy has been around for a while.

Personally, the only new characters that should be cast are supporting cast (like the mayor’s aid, the new mayor, etc.) Just because the Ghostbusters are older doesn’t mean we need to physically see them retire or pass the torch. Would you like to see Danny Glover and Mel Gibson pass the torch in a Lethal Weapon 5? Prolly not, cuz those characters are what made that series good, not “the job”.

It’s all going to come down to the writing. If they can get a good writer who knows what made the first movies click in the minds of the audience, and keep “The Lucas” away from the final script (not necessarily George Lucas, but a writer/producer who might have that kind of power and no one to tell him when he’s screwing something up), then this movie will work. New actors or not, it’s all up to the quality of the actors and the quality of the writing.

As for sequels never being better than the originals…Spiderman 2…’nuff said. Alfred Molina…villain of the freakin’ year. Also, X-men 2 was a lot better than X-men.

I’m going to wait and see. If it’s greenlit, I’m going to hope to hell that it’s good. I’ll probably wait for the review though, as much of a fan as I am. I won’t judge the future, I don’t have the balls or the right.

And no it wasn’t.”

Yes superstarseven it was a crap film. Passing the torch contributed the most because they were focusing on cramming Shia Lebeuf and a father son story in instead of doing an indiana jones movie. And in all honesty we got a good father son story in last crusade. We didn’t need another. There were a few bad plotlines but thats what you get when Lucas isn’t distracted on star wars and decides he’d like to steal credit from another popular franchise.

New point. Think about this. When they needed an actor who could possibly play and hold his own with harrison fords indiana jones, as his father in Last Crusade. They found a really good actor, a legend in and of himself. Now in crystal skull they just hired a flavor of the month run of the mill teenie bopper actor. What line of thinking worked? And what line of thinking will they take for GB3. Certainly the later. Because thats hollywoods trend right now.

No they’re not.

“Indy IV is the closest thing to Ghostbusters in terms of precident, and because of a lame “passing the torch” story (among other things) that movie was shit.”

And no it wasn’t.

Thank you Mills.

“The simple answer is because you are all scared. It’s funny how you compare GB3 to the last Inndy film, but when I compare the GB franchises longevity to Star Trek and Star Wars you fellows “go for the jugular” and wont hear it. Wow. That’s DOUBLE asinine!”

Again, all you seem to be concerned with is longevity, rather than quality of the product. And Star Trek/Star Wars and Indy are completely different concepts. Star Wars Episodes 1-3 are terrible on all levels, as is that Star Wars: Clone Wars show. The only good things about Star Wars after Return of the Jedi were some of the video games and novels. Personally, I’d rather they had not made those shitfest prequels, since generally when people reference Star Wars they are talking about the original trilogy anyway. Star Trek is a franchise based on an entire universe of characters, and there has been relatively no down time since the beginning. Indy IV is the closest thing to Ghostbusters in terms of precident, and because of a lame “passing the torch” story (among other things) that movie was shit. We don’t want to see that happen to Ghostbusters by forcing the franchise down the wrong path.

the actors made the films successful, with their subtle comedic movements, ad-libbing, and just overall great character embodiment.

when the average movie-goer hear GB3 is being made, they’re planning on seeing Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, and Hudson being those goofy characters again.

Yes, nothings in stone yet, and were bitching about nothing, but were only going by what we’ve heard so far, and what we’ve heard so far isnt…what we were hoping for, and since in the past weve seen, new sequels (and prequels) end up epic failures, because hollywood is a marketing greed-machine, and movies have become less about art and more about the dough.

Putting aside nostalgia, and in all honesty, back then, big budget blockbuster summer movies like GB, Gremlins, BTTF and Indy were made with heart,passion, and style. NOW in the 00s, were just treated with an over hyped, poorly written, flavor of the week celeb being surrounded by really pretty pictures, lights and special effects.

it gives us all reason to worry. why worry? because its a movie we’ve been waiting for, for a very long time, and we want it to live up to the wait or atleast be fair and be done RIGHT.

Sure, as a GB fan who wouldn’t want to see another one made? I’ve waited 25 years for this, but given recent excursions into sequels-from-80s-movies I think I’ll pass on this and just accept the new game as the finest sequel that could be made.

Hey, Extreme_gb4evr? I’m with ya on Indy 4. Do yourself a favor and run a google search for “Frank Darabont script Indiana Jones”. A friend turned me on this and I think you might like it. This was the ORIGINAL script for Indy 4, called “Indiana Jones and the City of Gods.” It was vastly better and if I understand properly, the very script that sold Ford and Speilberg on even doing the movie. ….and then Lucas got his hands on it and started making changes. We all saw how that turned out. >:-(

#2.Ghostbusters Online Community… There is obviously a HUGE following and a solid core audience for this film. Internet chat, magazines JUMP when GB-3 news leaks or when an original producer/actor can be squeezed for info!

#3. The Video Game… There is such a frenzy over this game and solid sales of it highlight the fact that not only is there an original solid fan-base, but there has to be a NEW audience that will fall in love with not just the characters themselves (the most important part of a story), but the idea itself as a subconscious thing inside all of us, that needs an outlet to be expressed.

#4.The Original cast… Even Bill Murray finally wants another movie, someone who fundamentally isn’t that fond of sequels in any form, only to have his convictions forged in what he sees as the wildfire of Ghostbusters 2. Well Bill Murray’s interest in seeing a film be made has BIG sway in the eyes of the studio (Columbia/Sony) , believe me.

#5. A New Pool to Draw From… If they wanted a passing of the torch story, (or now need one), the studio KNOWS, not thinks, that there is a new pool of SUCCESSFUL, BANKABLE new comedians that are PROVEN to be able to carry a film. I wont cite names here, but you know who I’m talking about.

Thanks for listening to my opinion as to why Ghostbusters 3 might actually be made.