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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-23-2011, 02:08 PM:

I guess my question would be, "why?" Is there that much demand to see that movie again? Or is this just to drum-up publicity for the long-rumored sequel?

One cool thing, this week's TrailMix has a trailer for it. It's a reprint of a classic trailer, not a "jazzed up" version created last week. None of that "They're back on the big screen! Where they belong! For the first time in xx years!" crap. Just a very simple "Back in theatres October 2011" on the end card.

Posted by Justin Hamaker (Member # 2165) on 09-23-2011, 03:56 PM:

Received an email from my Sony rep today about this. The plan is to do a single once a week showing for three consecutive Thursdays in October. The movie will be available in digital only to approximately 500 theatres.

Here's the text of the email:

quote:
Fyi:Get ready for mass hysteria! This October, Sony Pictures Repertory celebrates the original movie Ghostbusters, its franchise, and its fans by bringing the quintessential modern classic back to theatres for a special limited engagement of one showtime one night a week. Starting on Thursday, October 13 and continuing every following Thursday in October 2011, fans together will be able to see their favorite paranormal psychologists back on the big screen as they save the world from ghosts, ghouls, and Mr. Stay Puft.

Ghostbusters will show in approximately 500 theatres across the U.S. on October 13, 20, and 27, one showtime each day, in 2K digital with 5.1 surround sound.

Posted by Jonathan Goeldner (Member # 4854) on 09-23-2011, 04:48 PM:

strange Sony didn't go the 4K route for this - personally I find the bluray a grainy mess, but someone pointed out that it was intentionally filmed that way.

Posted by Ron Funderburg (Member # 4561) on 09-23-2011, 04:49 PM:

oh joy they will do millions in ad's and everyone will think it will be at their local theater. Then they get mad at the local manager (that would be me) for not having when it is only in 500 theaters across the nation. I so look forward that!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 09-23-2011, 04:57 PM:

They are doing things like this because there aren't many (any?) good current movies coming out.

Posted by Jonathan Goeldner (Member # 4854) on 09-23-2011, 05:00 PM:

quote: Joe Redifer
They are doing things like this because there aren't many (any?) good current movies coming out.

how very true.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 09-23-2011, 05:48 PM:

quote: Joe Redifer
because there aren't many (any?) good current movies coming out

Have you seen the remainer of the lineup coming out for the rest of the year? "J.Edgar" - may have some legs to it ... but for the others.....take your pick.

quote: Jonathan Goeldner
a grainy mess

..even the original 1984 pre-release, one minute teasers were horribly grainy...

Posted by Ron Funderburg (Member # 4561) on 09-23-2011, 08:25 PM:

So will they show Mr. Hover in his dress?

Posted by Michael Gonzalez (Member # 593) on 09-23-2011, 10:25 PM:

But will it be in 3D????

Posted by Ron Funderburg (Member # 4561) on 09-23-2011, 11:02 PM:

Who you gonna call? The Ghost Busters that's who!

Posted by Aaron Garman (Member # 1653) on 09-23-2011, 11:10 PM:

500 screens? Gosh I hope I don't have to travel too far to see this but I certainly will.

"Are you, Alice, menstruating?"

"What's THAT got to do with it?"

"Back off man, I'm a scientist."

AJG

Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 09-24-2011, 07:10 AM:

Someone should book this in 70mm. The prints are grain-city, but the sound is great.

Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 09-24-2011, 11:44 AM:

Who cares. The younger gen won't want to see it.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-24-2011, 12:57 PM:

I don't know....I told my employees about the reissue and they were all, "Are we getting it!?" excited. Might be kind of fun...too bad they're only doing 500 screens. I like how they're reissuing it without really stepping on the "current" product.

Posted by Tony Bandiera Jr (Member # 2365) on 09-24-2011, 01:40 PM:

My fav lines from the movie:

"Everything was under control until the power was shut off by dickless here."

(Mayor): "Is this true?"

"Yes sir, this man has no dick."

[Big Grin]

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 09-24-2011, 02:08 PM:

"What about the Twinkie?"

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-24-2011, 05:13 PM:

"Dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!"

"Who does your taxes?"

Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 09-24-2011, 05:51 PM:

I was able to catch a 70mm showing of GHOSTBUSTERS at the Waikiki #1 (Twins) and was probably the only one on the planet that did not enjoy this movie at all. I was so bored with it, I walked out after about an hour. After hearing how wonderful this film was, I decided to give it another chance and rented it when it came out on home video and I still did not like it. It probably is a great movie and how I wish I could have enjoyed it like all of you.

Either Regal's Dole Cannery 18 or Consolidated Centre 16 in Honolulu will probably show it and I hope it does well.

-Claude

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 09-24-2011, 05:58 PM:

I ran the movie that Summer of 1984, and that was one movie that I could watch over and over again.

It was so original that is what I liked about it along with the personality development of the characters...and their 'one-liners' that no-one would even think of saying.

Posted by Aaron Garman (Member # 1653) on 09-24-2011, 06:21 PM:

"We've been going about this all wrong. This Mr. Stay Puft's okay! He's a sailor, he's in New York; we get this guy laid, we won't have any trouble!"

AJG

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 09-24-2011, 08:53 PM:

quote: Claude S. Ayakawa
was probably the only one on the planet that did not enjoy this movie at all.

It was one of (if not THE) highest-grossing comedies of all time -- not exactly sure why that is, because there are a lot of films that are way funnier -- but what makes it cool is the cast. Murphy, Aykroyd and Rick Moranis are pretty much unstoppable.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 09-24-2011, 09:30 PM:

...and it gave "Temple of Doom" a run that summer...

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 09-24-2011, 10:20 PM:

quote: Tom Petrov
Who cares.

I'm gonna guess that they're all not named "Tom Petrov." But I could be wrong on this.

Posted by Aaron Garman (Member # 1653) on 09-25-2011, 03:45 PM:

I care.

Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 09-25-2011, 09:52 PM:

quote: Monte L Fullmer
..even the original 1984 pre-release, one minute teasers were horribly grainy...

I recently made a short film using a bunch of clips from old movies. Ghostbusters was one of them, and we specifically wanted to use the trailer. Unfortunately the video copies of the trailer were all pretty crappy looking. I ended up taking the audio from the trailer and rebuilding the video using the same film clips from the DVD - which looked stellar by comparison. Some of the scenes in the trailer were actually longer than what was used in the movie, so I had to get creative with it, but the end result was a trailer that probably never looked that good on video. ...Unless it's been suped up for the blu-ray or something.

Posted by Doug Thompson (Member # 6546) on 10-06-2011, 08:03 PM:

I ran this on the original release. Both screens of the twin in which I ran it used almost all of the frame height in 'scope. As I recall, during the Stay-Puffed Man sections, the frame lines were nearly academy thickness.