Watch the first teaser for Jason Reitman's secret Ghostbusters movie

Entertainment Weekly ^ | January 16, 2019 | ANTHONY BREZNICAN

[TheNext]

LGBTQ Ghostbusters III

[sphinx]

Sequels are tough. Sequels of slapstick spoofs are even tougher. The original Ghostbusters was brilliant. The first sequel was stale but still somewhat funny; the gags were already repetitive. I didn't see the female version and gather that I didn't miss much.

Rebooting the franchise after this many years requires a new concept and a new cast. The old-timers can be looped in for continuity, but they shouldn't carry the story. It's not as if the Ghostbusters "universe" has a deep internal logic to explore. It's slapstick. When well done, with the element of surprise, slapstick is hilarious, but -- after the age of five -- how much of Moe, Larry and Curly Joe can you take in one sitting, even with proton packs on their backs?

The more I think about it, the more I think this venture is a mistake. If the team can find a fresh twist to restore the element of surprise, kudos to them.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

There already was a sequel to the original Ghostbusters in the original universe with the original cast. Ghostbusters 2 was a terrible movie but it exists.

[spetznaz]

That would be so cool.

[Flick Lives]

“Print is dead”.

However, Hollywood sequels are not.

[jdsteel]

Aren’t they getting a little old? Geriatric Ghostbusters

They are the ghosts this time! 🤣🤣🤣