:-) I might watch that one.
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I know the co-writer, Gil Kenan, pretty well, as our kids went to preschool together for four years. When The Poltergeist remake was announced, I said something to the effect of "You've got your hands full with the Poltergeist remake" to which he responded "I'm up to the task".

Unfortunately for him, that one didn't work out so well.

Let's hope this one avoids the same pitfalls.
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I don't think they would make a movie but it would make a great SNL skit.
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Sorry off topic but please go eat elote from “the corn man” on Workman st. ( not to far from dodger stadium)
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First off, it's a trailer. It's not showing everything.

Second and more important, an often overlooked aspect of the original Ghostbusters was, aside from Bill Murray wisecracking, the creators treated the execution of the narrative with complete seriousness.

Sometimes, often even, humor comes out of playing things straight and letting the absurdity of the situation speak for itself. Think about your favorite comedic performances and tabulate how many of them are coming straight out and saying 'look how zany I'm being.' Compare to situations where the characters treat the situation with complete seriousness, while the events around them get more and more absurd. Being able to relate to a character is often valuable in mining empathy and humor, as opposed to viewing them as a joke machine put to celluloid.
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That definitely holds true for Meet the Parents, DeNiro was brilliant in it.
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Trailer looks good.

Me being negative: I'm getting sick of Finn Wolfhard already.
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He's extremely typecast to the point his career will likely be over once the popularity over these types of movies/shows starts to decline.
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I would watch that.
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Watched this last night...

The Remote control car trap made me cringe....

There were some funny lines, but overall another failure.

Ghostbusters 2 has 100x more replay value.
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Watched it on Saturday.

I thought it was pretty decent. Interesting enough story, good performances. The effects were good. The comedy wasn't at the Bill Murray level, but what is?

And they leaned into the 'surprise reveal' a little too much and definitely too long at the very end.

But it was a good flick that could even be a worthwhile re-boot to an ongoing franchise if they wanted it to be.
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I watched this yesterday and didn't think it was terrible.

The end got me a little teary eyed, and I'm not sure why.

I'll blame it on the fact that I'm getting older, and more sensitive-ish.
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I watched this on Saturday night. I thought it was fun. It wasn't perfect, but it was a million times better than the last attempt. Yeah, I get the criticism that if you take out the fan service, it doesn't leave much to stand on. That being said, I'm that fan that is being serviced so I'm totally good with it.
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I'll never understand the hand-wringing over 'fan service' in reboots or sequels.

That's the point! If you're gonna capitalize on the goodwill generated by the original, there'd better by god be some payoff.

If not, just form your own franchise. That was always the biggest mistake Rian Johnson made with TLJ and that the idiots in charge of the other ghostbusters 'sequel' made.

Fan services is a necessary predicate for a successful reboot or sequel. That's the entire reason you have one to begin with.
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I don't think the problem is fan service per se, but rather that there should be more there than JUST fan service. If I were a 20 year old with no connection to the original, I don't know that I would've cared for this one. Luckily (I guess) I'm a 45 year old who vividly remembers seeing the original in the theater as a 7 year with his dad.
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