Also building up to today.....
So, I guess I'll add my new thoughts.
I've seen it a bazillion times on Starz now.
Sometimes I'm bored with it, sometimes I love it all over again.
Depends on my mood that day.
Hell, I can watch it twice the same day, and get different moods from it.
Spoilers ahead-
A few things make me cringe no matter what.
Like, virgin-shaming Trever, why did that have to be in there?
He's a kid, who's he supposed to be fucking? Y'know? Eeew. Jesus.
Can we please bury this weird shit next to "Hocus Pocus" and "Monster Squad" and be done with it?
Yeesh, America.
And Gary and Callie remembering their possession fucking, and acting like it was them.
Um, identity problem there. Even if they had the memories, it wasn't their will.
Technically, sex under possession is rape of both participants.
This is the stuff you run into making a nostalgia sequel to an adult comedy as a family comedy.
Oh, America, you so crazy.
And....there's still no adequate logical character consistent explanation for why Egon was absent from Callie's life, and yet, why he had a bazillion photos of her whole life, and who was sending him the pics. I mean, obviously it was Callie's mom, but if he was in regular communication with Callie's mom, why didn't he just visit?
Or why Ray didn't believe Egon about Gozer. Ray believes everything.
Maybe the prequel comic will explain.
It shouldn't have to though.
These loose ends should be tied up in the flick.
It doesn't ruin the movie for me, I just imagine Basil Exposition from "Austin Powers" telling me not to think about it too hard.
And yet....they dangle these clues that force you to think about it...
Dammit, movie...
So, yeah it's not a perfect masterpiece, that would be the first one, but I still like it better than 2, and "Answer The Call".
I hope they hit it out of the park better with the sequel.
Anyway, that's year 1. We'll see if part 2 is out by year 2.
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