Finished watching the latest from Netflix - the new Voltron cartoon. Wow.
I was big in to Voltron back in the days of childhood. I would occasionally pick up the latest action figures they had, or be on the lookout for them at garage sales. I was a fan, but there has been enough distance that it isn't something that is sacred or unchangeable in my eyes.
Cue the latest series. Wow, it did some good work. Roommate even sat down and watched some of it with the same impression. Who knew that good kids shows could make in to an interesting anime experience.
There are many shows that could benefit from this type of nostalgia mining that brings back these retro shows in new lights. Some of the approach to re-imagining these shows can work, where others you can tell little to no effort went in to it and it is purely a cash grab.
With that, let's look at the Ghostbusters movie coming up. Personally, the trailers didn't sell it to me. They just weren't funny. Then I saw a video online where an editor compared the international trailer with the U.S. one and there is a world of difference between the two. Essentially, the timing was better for the international and it helped make the jokes land. It also brought a bit of a creepy vibe to it, which I believe is what the film makers want with this edition of the Ghostbusters.
Cut to a Jimmy Kimmel appearance for the entire cast and they played a small scene from the movie. I was impressed with it. You got to see an actual scene as opposed to a poorly cut together trailer. And it looks like it worked. I;m holding out optimism, if only because Bill Murray is fully behind this edition of the movie. If some of the original cast/crew can appreciate what is going on with the movie, you better believe that it definitely helps. Check out how much Evil Dead was awesome with the latest movie. It ruled and had the backing of the creative team from the original.
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Is it misogyny that is the problem with the reaction to the trailers so far? I believe so. Not 100%, but you can't deny it is part of the problem. Hell, when Bill Murray was asked a few years back what kind of Ghostbusters movie he wanted to do, it was him who suggested to make it all female. Maybe that helped plant the seed in my head that it would be OK, but I really don't see why it has to be remade to be like the original. The original is standing by it's own merits, let the remake stand on their own.
And that is why I like this Voltron. It takes some good parts of the original, and lands some excellent twists to the story as well as making it feel fresh in it's own right. I didn't think I would find myself liking it like I did but the first season ended on a cliffhanger and I want to see more of it right now. So it must be doing something right. Let's hope the new Ghostbusters does the same thing.
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