Ghosbusters: Afterlife Trailer Has Some Fans Asking Where's The Comedy
The new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer is now out, but it's not getting universal love from fans. [...]
Remember The Times?
lol, remember when Ghostbusters was a comedy? https://t.co/eCtFSWSrNq
— Jamie Lovett (@JamieLovett) July 27, 2021
Comicbook.com's Jamie Lovett wonders if we remember a world where Ghostbusters was still a horror-comedy franchise. Maybe 2020 truly changed everything...
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"Ah, now you do plan to eventually have jokes in your Ghostbusters movie, right?" pic.twitter.com/T0TUREZFgN
— Jacob deNobel (@Jacob_deNobel) July 27, 2021
Epic franchise crossover. This Jurassic Park meme has us #Dead.
prevnextA Comedy? Or Just Paul Rudd?
Another Ghostbusters trailer where I’m very confused about this story world. Ghosts exist but no one remembers the times New York was attacked? Egon has chosen to leave his family in a world where there is a life after death? Is it a comedy or does it just have Paul Rudd?
— The Marvelous Da7️⃣e Gonzales (@Da7e) July 27, 2021
The fact that every humorous moment in Ghostbusters: Afterlife's trailers belong to Paul Rudd is an ominous sign that he may be the only comedic relief in this movie.
prevnextSerious Legacy
ok, but is it just me or does the ghostbusters afterlife trailer seem to be taking the legacy of the original like *way to seriously*
i know i can sometimes be bad at picking up on jokes, but also the trailer gave literally no impression at all to me of even being for a comedy.
— 🦊Cdre daniel the evil pan gay (is nice rly) (@jkmurcury9) July 27, 2021
Could Jason Reitman's deeply serious love of his father and his legacy ultimately hurt the new Ghostbusters more than it helps the franchise?
prevnextThat's The Joke
Never thought there'd be a Ghostbusters movie with no jokes. Maybe that is the joke.
— Trashcan Man Respecter (@corgzone) July 27, 2021
Maybe Ghostbusters: Afterlife is going meta?
prevnextFor The (Old) Culture
An artifact of the lag time of features vs. TV is that the decision to make the new Ghostbusters an Amblin-esque kids' adventure was made at the height of Stranger Things mania but now that cultural moment has mostly passed & you have people saying "Why isn't this a comedy?"
— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) July 27, 2021
There may be more tragic truth to this tweet than a lot of Ghostbusters fans may want to admit. Stranger Things has been off for a while now, and the new season won't arrive until 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic delay may have really used up a lot of the cultural relevance that Reitman was going for.
prevnextNot My Ghostbusters
Nothing makes me think "Ghostbusters" like a trailer with a deeply reverential tone and *absolutely no jokes*.
— Stephen Geigen-Miller (@Stephen_GM) July 27, 2021
If inspiring the nostalgic feel of the original Ghostbusters was the goal here, it may not have been accomplished.
prevnextDid You See Ghostbusters?
Had to double check because I couldn’t quite believe it but there are no jokes in this trailer. Ghostbusters was a comedy film where a ghost gave Dan Ackroyd such good head that he went cross-eyed
— 𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙞𝙣 (@tamsincleary) July 27, 2021
It doesn't get stated enough: Ghostbusters was a bawdy comedy-horror movie, with a lot of dirty jokes. Even if Ghostbusters: Afterlife has jokes, it technically wouldn't be enough to equate to the original.
prevnextRespect 2016
Had to double check because I couldn’t quite believe it but there are no jokes in this trailer. Ghostbusters was a comedy film where a ghost gave Dan Ackroyd such good head that he went cross-eyed
— 𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙞𝙣 (@tamsincleary) July 27, 2021
Suddenly Ghostbusters fans are taking a second look at that 2016 female-led reboot. At least it had jokes. However, not everyone is mad that this Afterlife trailer isn't a joke fest.
prevnextI Like This
Ghostbusters Afterlife not being a full blown comedy is the best direction it could’ve gone. Otherwise all of its jokes would just be compared to the other 3 movies. However now it’s gone into a different direction while still respecting the legacy of the originals
— 🐞Ethan Beetle🐞 (@ectoeva) July 27, 2021
One brave loner stands against the Twitter tide and tries not to get swept away...
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