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Why are they ignoring part 2?

posted 3 years ago by enriquesingh (1810)
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What does it have to do with this story? Like how if those events had taken place would they influence this one?

I understand that part 1 is like lightning in a bottle, but I consider part 2 to be an above average sequel for being made in the 80s when a lot of sequels were just rehashed versions of their original... GB2 had original villains and kept expanding their "universe".

My favorite line out of part 2 is: SUCK IN THE GUT GUYS WE ARE THE GHOSTBUSTERS!

*Edit, Jason Reitman was asked this question and came out with a somewhat bs answer that they are not ignoring part 2 just that "...nobody knows Ghostbusters 2 outside of Vigo the Carpathian and the Ghostbusters II logo."

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

I saw it yesterday. Why do you think this ignores part 2?

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7704) 3 years ago

It's mainly that when Ray appears in the movie to talk to the main protagonist, he makes it sound like there were no more ghosts to bust after the events of the first movie.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

The conversation he had from his store; which was featured in the 2nd movie?

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7704) 3 years ago

Yeah but the way he talks he acts like the events of Ghostbusters 2 didn't happen. Though the directer Jason Reitman says that is not the case.

[–] kuatorises (7467) 3 years ago

Not talking about something doesn't = "didn't happen". That's a bad argument.

[–] GreenGoblinsOck8 (7704) 3 years ago

I guess so. Still he basically says that after they defeated Gozer they went out of business and doesn't mention about their comeback in Ghostbusters 2.

[–] OuterSpace (128) 3 years ago

It doesn't ignore Ghostbusters 2. It just doesn't slavishly "celebrate" it like this does with the original.