Thoughts I Had... Whilst Looking at Chris Hemsworth in "Ghostbusters" Uniform
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 4:00PM In the order they arrived...
• This would not qualify as a 'Cool Rider' by Stephanie Zinone's standards. No hell in his eyes. No skintight leather.
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• When are jumpsuits coming back in style? They look so comfy.
• He's playing the Annie Potts receptionist role but this is the new Ghostbusters uniform so even when genders are reversed, male privilege guarantees a slice of the action!
• For his next trick: "Mary Jo" in the gender reversed Designing Women reboot. How is this not a new gay network sitcom already? Get me a pitch meeting.
• Hopefully this is a windblown rather than a hairsprayed look since he needs his bangs for Hair Acting (see: Thor, Blackhat, Rush)
• Is this hunky guy still Chris's go-to stunt double?
• The Avengers all seem to be getting a little slaphappy lately what with press rounds and comic cameos and dubsmashes and what not. Chris is clearly in the mood for comic larks.
• <-- See also: Vacation Dong. Whose job is it to provide actors with fake cocks lately (see also: The Overnight) and exactly how profitable is this niche?
• Whatever happens in this movie it is bound to make more sense than whatever was going on with Thor in Avengers: Age of Ultron. I just saw that for the third time -- it was my inflight movie over the weekend -- and everything Thor-related, yikes. Not his fault but cut his key scenes and the whole movie plays better. In Related Unpopular Note: I have also come to the opinion that it's a much better movie than people give it credit for... but it is ungainly and it's a miracle that Joss Whedon pulled it off, given the clear presence of a dozen plus agendas outside of Tell This Story.
• If we must have remakes then a Lady Ghostbusters is the best possible outcome on paper. But I hope not to be sick of the movie before it arrives 332 days from now which is always a threat when internet interest is high.
Reader Comments (5)
WTF are they not including Annie Potts in this in some way???!
Chris is really coming into his own as a comedic presence. He was totally on his game when he hosted SNL.
Dave: They'll probably give her a cameo or have her for the "normal" Ghostbusters film. But I'm going to toss out this guess based on the plot synopsis: Cecily Strong almost certainly HAS to be Kylie Griffin, who GIVES it to them permanently after observing if they can handle the capturing and containing process. It dovetails nicely with the thematic idea of the film, it's a slightly better explanation for how four non-scientists get their hands on the Ghostbusters gear than "they're well-off authors, so they just bought it" (who would just sell something as dangerous as the Ghostbusters gear (the first movie established the proton pack was an unlicensed nuclear device) to people before the seller knows if the buyers can even use it responsibly) and it confirms that they're (closer) to accepting the two Ghostbusters cartoons as canon than the cinematic Ghostbusters II. (Unfortunately, it IS a choice between the two cartoons and Ghostbusters II and given the choice, I have to side with the former.)
Chris Hemsworth is one of the visual pleasures of modern cinema.
(sigh) Surprised no one came out to defend or bash my guess.