Ghostbusters: That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me.

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Armyman25: Sep 6, 2005

FYI $11,500 a year translates to roughly $26,900 in 2013.

http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

# ? Sep 1, 2013 08:22

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# ? May 12, 2024 21:15

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

But at 19%! You didn't even bargain with the guy!

# ? Sep 1, 2013 12:55

Warm und Fuzzy: Jun 20, 2006

So did I read that right, Year One killed the possibility of Ghostbusters 3? They really should have tapped Parks and Recreation writers instead, because that show is already tonally Ghostbusters, much more so than the Office. In fact, they could have a pretty solid Ghostbusters 3 if they just retooled a P&R script. I just can decide if Ron Swanson should be played by Bill Murray or Ivan Reitman.

# ? Sep 1, 2013 13:01

SocketWrench: Jul 8, 2012; by Fritz the Horse

^ Murray was already pushing from the beginning of GB2 to make that the final movie. They should have stopped at GB1. The only thing I really enjoyed in the second was Lady Liberty walking and the Titanic arriving.

Mr. Flunchy posted:

The best we can hope for is that they don't make another film. Murray doesn't come across as a bitter guy, just as someone who quite rightly understands that a new Ghostbusters would most likely be awful.

This, right here. Hollywood has managed to lance and kill just about every remake of every movie they've done with few exceptions.

I see a new GB movie going the way of GIJOE. It'll be a movie (very) loosely based on the original (ie "we used the same character names at some point!") full of Michael Bay explosions, futuristic looking crap and CGI junk. It won't have any character to it and be purely flat like a 2 week old uncapped bottle of soda.

SocketWrench fucked around with this message at 12:57 on Sep 2, 2013

# ? Sep 2, 2013 12:45

MrJacobs: Sep 15, 2008

SocketWrench posted:

^ Murray was already pushing from the beginning of GB2 to make that the final movie. They should have stopped at GB1. The only thing I really enjoyed in the second was Lady Liberty walking and the Titanic arriving.

This, right here. Hollywood has managed to lance and kill just about every remake of every movie they've done with few exceptions.

I see a new GB movie going the way of GIJOE. It'll be a movie (very) loosely based on the original (ie "we used the same character names at some point!") full of Michael Bay explosions, futuristic looking crap and CGI junk. It won't have any character to it and be purely flat like a 2 week old uncapped bottle of soda.

Dancing Toaster, 80s rap montage, Anything involving Janos or Vigo directly, and the slime tub would like to have a word with you.

# ? Sep 2, 2013 17:25

Davros1: Jul 19, 2007; You've got to admit, you are kind of implausible

MrJacobs posted:

Dancing Toaster, 80s rap montage, Anything involving Janos or Vigo directly, and the slime tub would like to have a word with you.

And more Winston.

"I'm getting my own lawyer."

# ? Sep 2, 2013 18:46

Open Marriage Night: Sep 18, 2009; "Do you want to talk to a spider, Peter?"

And the entire courthouse scene. More Ghostbusters is never a bad thing. If there's a GB3, and it's not any good, we can just ignore it.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 00:59

Beachcomber: May 21, 2007; Another day in paradise.; Slippery Tilde

I just re-watched Ghostbusters and my girlfriend wondered what Venkman was doing between his 9pm date and when he shows up at the firehouse the next morning. He heads over right after he calls Egon, and it seems unlikely to me that he would have spent 6 hours trying various things before calling for help.

The only thing I could think of is maybe he had some trouble acquiring the Thorazine...but would he leave her alone for that long?

I'm completely aware that the movie is flawless and am more than willing to just go with it...just wondering if anyone had a good idea as to the timeline.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 01:37

Lallander: Sep 11, 2001; When a problem comes along,
you must whip it.

Beachcomber posted:

The only thing I could think of is maybe he had some trouble acquiring the Thorazine...but would he leave her alone for that long?

There is nothing else he could have done to calm down a sex crazed demon for that long. Nope nothing at all.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 01:44

PriorMarcus: Oct 17, 2008; ASK ME ABOUT BEING ALLERGIC TO POSITIVITY

Lallander posted:

There is nothing else he could have done to calm down a sex crazed demon for that long. Nope nothing at all.

I know he's kind of sleazy, and the scene where he calls Egon really implies it, but I don't like interrupting the scene that way at all.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 01:46

Crappy Jack: Nov 21, 2005; We got some serious shit to discuss.

PriorMarcus posted:

I know he's kind of sleazy, and the scene where he calls Egon really implies it, but I don't like interrupting the scene that way at all.

Dana and Tully totally gently caress on the rooftop and Ray gets a blowjob from a ghost. It's not like the movie's afraid to go there at all.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 02:18

Lallander: Sep 11, 2001; When a problem comes along,
you must whip it.

Crappy Jack posted:

Dana and Tully totally gently caress on the rooftop and Ray gets a blowjob from a ghost. It's not like the movie's afraid to go there at all.

To be fair the ghost blowjob was a dream sequence. It was left over from a cut scene that I think Aykroyd really wanted in the movie.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 02:26

Babysitter Super Sleuth: Apr 26, 2012; my posts are as bad the Current Releases review of Gone Girl

Looking back on it as an adult, I always thought the "thorazine" comment was just Venkman lying because he didn't feel like telling Egon he banged a demon and have to deal with the consequences.

Crappy Jack posted:

and Ray gets a blowjob from a ghost.

Do you have to yell that every time?

# ? Sep 3, 2013 02:31

banned from Starbucks: Jul 18, 2004

He doesn't rape Dana, jesus christ.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 04:54

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

That whole section is a mess time-wise.

9pm, Venkman goes to Dana's, finds Zuul instead, goes through the possession procedure, whacks her up with about 300ccs of Thorazine.
At some concurrent point, the cops drop off Louis/Vinz Clortho at the firehouse, and Egon runs his tests. Say that takes them up to 12/1am when they finally talk over the telephone, and Venkman leaves.

Ray and Winston are out on a job, talking about the apocalypse. Both are in uniform at this point.

Early the next morning (there is orangey sunrise light everywhere and the shadows are long), Peck, the cop and the ConEd guy turn up at the firehouse. Venkman arrives by taxi moments later, still in the same clothes. Either he got the world's longest cab ride (15 minutes according to google maps for 55 Central Park west to 14 n. Moore street) or he went home for a few hours to sleep first (and GB2 says he sleeps in his clothes on occasion).

After the protection grid is shut off, Ray and Winston turn up, and now only Ray is in uniform. Winston is now wearing a checked shirt and jeans (maybe he got slimed?), which looks very much like the clothes he was hired in.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 06:09

Rupert Buttermilk: Apr 15, 2007; 🚣RowboatMan: ❄️Freezing time🕰️ is an old P.I. 🥧trick...

The_Doctor posted:

That whole section is a mess time-wise.

9pm, Venkman goes to Dana's, finds Zuul instead, goes through the possession procedure, whacks her up with about 300ccs of Thorazine.
At some concurrent point, the cops drop off Louis/Vinz Clortho at the firehouse, and Egon runs his tests. Say that takes them up to 12/1am when they finally talk over the telephone, and Venkman leaves.

Ray and Winston are out on a job, talking about the apocalypse. Both are in uniform at this point.

Early the next morning (there is orangey sunrise light everywhere and the shadows are long), Peck, the cop and the ConEd guy turn up at the firehouse. Venkman arrives by taxi moments later, still in the same clothes. Either he got the world's longest cab ride (15 minutes according to google maps for 55 Central Park west to 14 n. Moore street) or he went home for a few hours to sleep first (and GB2 says he sleeps in his clothes on occasion).

After the protection grid is shut off, Ray and Winston turn up, and now only Ray is in uniform. Winston is now wearing a checked shirt and jeans (maybe he got slimed?), which looks very much like the clothes he was hired in.

Let's not forget that Ray and Winston, according to the Richard Mueller novelisation, are going to Fort Detmerring when they're discussing the apocalypse. This is, in the book, where Ray has his phantom blowjob.

# ? Sep 3, 2013 12:14

Jason Funk: Dec 23, 2007; by XyloJW

I hope to see some new ghostbusters merch this Halloween season. This isn't an excuse to bump the thread. Nope.

# ? Sep 29, 2013 23:14

MrJacobs: Sep 15, 2008

Jason Funk posted:

I hope to see some new ghostbusters merch this Halloween season. This isn't an excuse to bump the thread. Nope.

There has been a comic book from IDW that's pretty loving sweet if you want some non-seasonal quality merchandise. Of course there will also be cheap order by catalogue costumes since that's about all you see in the Halloween season from the franchise.

# ? Sep 30, 2013 02:33

text me a vag pic: May 18, 2007

MrJacobs posted:

There has been a comic book from IDW that's pretty loving sweet if you want some non-seasonal quality merchandise. Of course there will also be cheap order by catalogue costumes since that's about all you see in the Halloween season from the franchise.

Mattel is making a particle thrower and ecto-goggles, but I don't know the release date of either. But, they exist. Or will exist. Or am existing now...

# ? Sep 30, 2013 03:35

Parlett316: Dec 6, 2002; Jon Snow is viciously stabbed by his friends in the night's watch for wanting to rescue Mance Rayder from Ramsay Bolton

Been waiting for a Mattel ecto goggles. I love the pke meter and trap

# ? Sep 30, 2013 04:39

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

The ectogoggles came out in August, and "sold out"*. The proton gun is yet to come. Possibly November/December.

* as much as anything 'sells out' on Mattycollector. The PKE meter has sold out so many times, and then it'll quietly reappear back in stock again on the site.

# ? Sep 30, 2013 08:47

Parlett316: Dec 6, 2002; Jon Snow is viciously stabbed by his friends in the night's watch for wanting to rescue Mance Rayder from Ramsay Bolton

drat, I still have my first prop build Ectogoggles. But I'm all geared up and ready for Halloween.

# ? Sep 30, 2013 14:52

Cage: Jul 17, 2003; www.revivethedrive.org

I too am ready for Halloween.

Cage fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Sep 30, 2013

# ? Sep 30, 2013 19:51

Pope Guilty: Nov 6, 2006; The human animal is a beautiful and terrible creature, capable of limitless compassion and unfathomable cruelty.

Cage posted:

I too am ready for Halloween.

Oh my god, I think my copies of those are all in a box in my parents' house somewhere.

# ? Sep 30, 2013 21:00

Necrothatcher: Mar 26, 2005

Future Cinema in London are doing a Ghostbusters themed Halloween event!

Turning an abandoned hotel into the Sedgewick and having a big interactive theatre experience. These things are loving ACE, and though it's about �50 a ticket it's well worth it. I'd highly advise anyone in London to check it out:

Here's how they did The Shawshank Redemption recently, which should give you an idea of the scale of these things:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbRvkQsgzCM

Tickets on sale this Friday! Yessss.

# ? Oct 3, 2013 14:34

McSpanky: Jan 16, 2005

Cage posted:

I too am ready for Halloween.

How did you find my childhood photos???

# ? Oct 3, 2013 17:25

text me a vag pic: May 18, 2007

Cage posted:

I too am ready for Halloween.

I wish I still had that stuff, I'd wear it for Halloween as an adult. I WOULD MAKE IT FIT.

# ? Oct 3, 2013 18:02

Basebf555: Feb 29, 2008; The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!; Fun Shoe

Cage posted:

I too am ready for Halloween.

Even as a kid I knew that foam thing looked nothing like a proton stream and I refused to use it. That sound it made and my imagination were enough.

# ? Oct 3, 2013 20:49

Cage: Jul 17, 2003; www.revivethedrive.org

Basebf555 posted:

Even as a kid I knew that foam thing looked nothing like a proton stream and I refused to use it. That sound it made and my imagination were enough.

Youre supposed to hit your sister with it, because shes a ghost. Thats why mine had a bunch of scotch tape where the foam met the plastic.

# ? Oct 3, 2013 21:11

Gaz2k21: Sep 1, 2006; MEGALA---WHO??!!??

Mr. Flunchy posted:

Future Cinema in London are doing a Ghostbusters themed Halloween event!

Turning an abandoned hotel into the Sedgewick and having a big interactive theatre experience. These things are loving ACE, and though it's about �50 a ticket it's well worth it. I'd highly advise anyone in London to check it out:

Here's how they did The Shawshank Redemption recently, which should give you an idea of the scale of these things:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbRvkQsgzCM

Tickets on sale this Friday! Yessss.

Why must these thing's always come about when I have no money, I would kill to get to this thing.

# ? Oct 3, 2013 22:02

McSpanky: Jan 16, 2005

Basebf555 posted:

Even as a kid I knew that foam thing looked nothing like a proton stream and I refused to use it. That sound it made and my imagination were enough.

I'm positive they did that on purpose, so you'd have two reasons to buy the second one that came with the wavy green foam beam. (The other reason is that it had a crank you could turn to make the wavy beam spin around and that poo poo is incredible when you're five.)

# ? Oct 4, 2013 02:07

echoplex: Mar 5, 2008; Stainless Style

Mr. Flunchy posted:

Future Cinema in London are doing a Ghostbusters themed Halloween event!

Turning an abandoned hotel into the Sedgewick and having a big interactive theatre experience. These things are loving ACE, and though it's about �50 a ticket it's well worth it. I'd highly advise anyone in London to check it out:

Here's how they did The Shawshank Redemption recently, which should give you an idea of the scale of these things:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbRvkQsgzCM

Tickets on sale this Friday! Yessss.

I am so ready for this.

# ? Oct 4, 2013 08:47