Paul Feig’s humiliating Ghostbusters «victory» over Sony is no victory at all!

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  • @MidnightsEdge
    @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому +125

    Digital copies of all the Ghostbusters may be included with the Ultimate Collection, but did you know that you can also make your own digital copies of your film and TV-series collection?
    For details on how, click this link: bit.ly/3EEbPTX
    …and play the game for a WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, and your chance to win an Oculus VR headset, The Matrix DVD and $50 Amazon gift card!

    • @davidaston5773
      @davidaston5773 2 роки тому +7

      Sony has got rid of a harmful and spiteful spirit that had bought misery and boredom to many...
      But enough about Paul Feig let's discuss Slimer...

    • @Justin-Hill-1987
      @Justin-Hill-1987 2 роки тому +5

      Paul Feig has no dick, just like Walter Peck!

    • @Solon_The_Lich
      @Solon_The_Lich 2 роки тому +14

      Fäg didn't make a Ghostbusters movie, he directed a Halloween themed Sex & the City episode

    • @Arthirias
      @Arthirias 2 роки тому +3

      @@Solon_The_Lich thar comment should have been pinned lol

    • @gaminglazarus4343
      @gaminglazarus4343 2 роки тому +2

      ghostbusters 2016 is not good movie. ghostbusters- the video game 2009 is (ghostbusters 3). wenn dan akroyd , ivan reitman, bill murray, ernie hudson, sigourney weaver, annie pots make new ghostbusters video game is best way

  • @SmoothCriminal12
    @SmoothCriminal12 2 роки тому +579

    I love seeing Feig and others like him squirm. He's never going to accept that people hated his film because of HIS creative choices, not because it's all women. Afterlife had a young female lead and nobody cared because it was a good film.

    • @supermariof0521
      @supermariof0521 2 роки тому +16

      Though at least unlike Derek Savage, Paul isn't blacklisting UA-cam channels for rightfully bashing his reboot.

    • @reikun86
      @reikun86 2 роки тому +37

      Yeah. I was originally looking forward to seeing female engineers and scientists, but they adlibbed too much and over-explained jokes.
      Nothing was gonna top turning on Ray’s proton pack in the elevator, and trying to back away as far as possible within a confined space. That was funny without any dialogue.

    • @joimumu
      @joimumu 2 роки тому +32

      Also in the Afterlife the main character had a hero´s journey unlike the characters in the crap that will not be named

    • @keiichi8191
      @keiichi8191 2 роки тому +40

      "Creative choices" is a mild way of saying that his directoral style consisted of pointing his camera at his actors and shouting "be funny!"

    • @chet1921
      @chet1921 2 роки тому +1

      @@reikun86 soo right!!

  • @NebLleb
    @NebLleb 2 роки тому +279

    Yeah, it's quite embarrassing to know that you'll still be humiliated and your film will NEVER be released on physical media again, isn't it Paul Feig?

    • @Jeff-cn9up
      @Jeff-cn9up 2 роки тому +6

      You could release it on physical media again. Unless Sony's cleaned it out, there are hundreds of thousands of original release copies sitting unwanted and unsold in a warehouse somewhere.

    • @Cuppy88
      @Cuppy88 2 роки тому +3

      I don't understand the impression people seem to have that it will never be released again. That's not how movies work.

    • @redeemer66666
      @redeemer66666 2 роки тому +10

      @@Cuppy88 But where is the demand though? It would most likely cost more to produce the discs then they'd make back in profit.
      Couple that with the decline of physical media in general, I'd say a re-release of 2016 is unlikely for decades. If at all.

    • @Cuppy88
      @Cuppy88 2 роки тому +1

      @@redeemer66666 It's so widely available now tho that it's not really in any danger of becoming completely unavailable for the minority of individuals who want it.

    • @mietha37
      @mietha37 2 роки тому +3

      @@Jeff-cn9up That's what I was about to say. There's probably enough unsold copies printed now to last for, literally, decades.

  • @darkroninmarvel
    @darkroninmarvel 2 роки тому +394

    It almost gives the impression that even Sony is getting sick of him

    • @Cau_No
      @Cau_No 2 роки тому +14

      Hold up the sign: "sarcasm"

    • @emergency0314
      @emergency0314 2 роки тому +33

      After so much loss of money from woke films in the past years, Sony has now become more wise learning where the real money is when you please true fans and not the woke mob. Venom, Spider-man and Ghostbusters this year has all proven that and hopefully now Sony and other film companies might start to learn from this. The real fans will spend the money on something they like, the woke mob won't spend a dime.

    • @gamemediafan1714
      @gamemediafan1714 2 роки тому +5

      @@emergency0314 Sony is just as bad as the other Hollywood studios. Has what they've done to their game division and their monopolizing of English dubs of anime not shown that?

    • @randomcharacter6501
      @randomcharacter6501 2 роки тому +15

      @@gamemediafan1714 Business is business. It's always been that way. I grew up in the eighties. We didn't get awesome properties like GI Joe, Transformers, and He Man because they like us so much. They did it for our money in merchandising lol. We live in a consumer culture, so the least a company can do is give us content we actually want to consume.

    • @gamemediafan1714
      @gamemediafan1714 2 роки тому +5

      @@randomcharacter6501 so.... you're OK with them going full PC censorship on their video games and injecting their American politics into English dubs of anime? And for what? For those mediocre venom movies and nostalgia pandering sequels?

  • @EnsignRedshirtRicky
    @EnsignRedshirtRicky 2 роки тому +662

    Feig's greatest accomplishment, whining his movie into a physical collectors edition as a digital code. Epic failure.

    • @MidnightsEdge
      @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому +133

      Yeah, and he couldn't even do that, because they were doing that anyway.

    • @davidaston5773
      @davidaston5773 2 роки тому +65

      Paul Feig was visited by the 3 ghosts of Christmas... they all gave up.
      Gave him a digital code though. Ironic.

    • @Kiyoone
      @Kiyoone 2 роки тому +31

      he might want hire some russian hackers for over downloading those to show the "support from fans" 🤣

    • @alienclay2
      @alienclay2 2 роки тому +16

      I wonder if it's even a dedicated code or just that gb2016 is included free for all who sign up for their service.

    • @ohnosmoarlulcatz
      @ohnosmoarlulcatz 2 роки тому +21

      If you think about it, he got a participation sticker

  • @garym6315
    @garym6315 2 роки тому +101

    I'll forever be indebted to Mckenna Grace for giving us a likeable female lead to help blow these "sexist" 2016 arguments out of the water.

  • @daniell1483
    @daniell1483 2 роки тому +81

    There is no doubt in my mind that what he was pissed about was him personally not getting his pay from the box set. Which is both sad and annoying. Movies are best when they are creativity, not profit. Feig has the cart before the horse.

  • @TheQuietOne937
    @TheQuietOne937 2 роки тому +102

    This is career ending. He bit the hand that feeds him by stirring up drama publicly.

    • @noneya3635
      @noneya3635 2 роки тому +7

      Hollywood only fails upwardly now. Sadly he’ll be just fine.

    • @sikliztailbunch
      @sikliztailbunch 2 роки тому +14

      If you think about what movies were also released that year like Don´t Breathe, Dr. Strange, Deadpool, Capt´n America Civil War or Arrival, Paul Feig must really be the only person on the entire planet, who really believes his Ghostbusters was the best feature film of that year. That guy is completely mental :-D

  • @eamonnb2
    @eamonnb2 2 роки тому +72

    If anyone buys the collection, remember to post a picture of the coupon in the trash (or on fire, or whatever means of destruction works for you) and share it with Sony and Feig.

    • @thegamerdudeabides
      @thegamerdudeabides 2 роки тому +20

      Remember to colour over the code, or make it unreadable. Just in case someone actually wants to use it. Make them buy the box set lol.

    • @eamonnb2
      @eamonnb2 2 роки тому +9

      @@thegamerdudeabides Doh! Should have thought of that. Thanks Clinton!

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 2 роки тому +4

      @@thegamerdudeabides Again, fire. 😎

    • @umbra9273
      @umbra9273 2 роки тому +4

      Piss on it

    • @knowone2185
      @knowone2185 2 роки тому +9

      Send your digital copy back to Sony Pictures
      10202 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, United States

  • @dcb_75
    @dcb_75 2 роки тому +151

    It's been said before, if 2016 had the fans that Feig says it has then we would have been watching a sequel to that film and not Afterlife - why would they return to the original films when the new ones are successful? That alone tells you there isn't a fanbase significant enough to matter(not that anyone is shocked or surprised by that).
    It's entirely possible that they always were including a digital copy but even if they added it, it is still a middle finger to Feig. It won't cost Sony much if anything since anyone interested in the real GB films won't even watch or download it so in the end, and any fans of his film already have it and won't be buying this so they are literally out almost nothing other than the cost of printing the download sheet. It is an empty gesture, a "shut the f up" move by Sony and I love it.

    • @brendonford3838
      @brendonford3838 2 роки тому +19

      And they now have a metric to show how many people bought the physical copy and didn’t waste their time downloading a free extra movie.

    • @CoffeeConnected
      @CoffeeConnected 2 роки тому +18

      It's interesting to see Paul Feig demand a level of respect for his film which he denied the original.
      If GB 2016 was a huge success does anybody seriously believe he'd be promoting the original film right now? He showed zero respect for the franchise but expects that he's owed respect in return.

    • @Ins0mnia365
      @Ins0mnia365 2 роки тому +5

      20.000 gb fans just paid 399 usd for a proton pack replica from Hasbro. Yeah, it's significant.

    • @DivineFalcon
      @DivineFalcon 2 роки тому +11

      Fans of 2016 won't buy the collection because the only movie they care about is a digital download, and fans of the original films that buy the collection won't use the download code. No matter what, Feig loses.

    • @dcb_75
      @dcb_75 2 роки тому +3

      @@Ins0mnia365 But not a 2016 pack, a 1984/Afterlife version - significant fan base for sure but not the one some are trying to claim.

  • @codym5352
    @codym5352 2 роки тому +140

    It's literally the equivalent of the kid who got last place in something running up to the podium screaming and crying, grabbing the first place trophy, breaking it, and continuing to throw a tantrum until he's given a water bottle someone spray painted gold in back to give to him just so he'd shut the fuck up, and now he's acting like he just won ALL the Oscars for it

    • @RanMouri82
      @RanMouri82 2 роки тому +18

      Even more like, after pitching his fit, the organizer hands him the participation trophy they already prepared.

    • @therealpatriarchy
      @therealpatriarchy 2 роки тому +6

      Find out where Kanye West was last night.~Dave Chappelle

  • @Invidente7
    @Invidente7 2 роки тому +49

    To quote Montgomery Burns:
    "Can you spend 5 minutes without making an ass of yourself?".

  • @StrongStyleFiction
    @StrongStyleFiction 2 роки тому +54

    That Dan Aykroyd clip will never get old. I can watch it at least twice everyday.

    • @MrDevious88
      @MrDevious88 2 роки тому +7

      I just love how smug he is. I bet he was imaging the look on Feig's face after hearing him, especially after Feig ignored his and Ivan Rietman's advice making that bomb.

    • @rubix4195
      @rubix4195 2 роки тому +4

      Dan Aykroyd: "You could halve the budget and still make a Ghostbusters film and still make money."
      Paul Feig: "I like to see you try."
      Dan Aykroyd: *Hands him a copy of GB:Afterlife* The problem you have Paul is - like your films - you have to make it all about you. (Insert clip of him talking about the clip of the reshoots required).

    • @lucasoheyze4597
      @lucasoheyze4597 Рік тому

      Aykroyd had to issue an apology later because his information was mainly wrong.

  • @Jiren261
    @Jiren261 2 роки тому +52

    I was never buying the set anyway (Cheaper to get them separately) but I see no issue in 2016 being a digital code.
    This is more of a "This is as good as you're gonna get, now fuck off"

    • @Cuppy88
      @Cuppy88 2 роки тому +7

      Of course it's cheaper to buy them separately. That's not really the point of the set, it's the exclusive content which will be available nowhere else.

    • @BalrogUdun
      @BalrogUdun 2 роки тому +4

      There’s a ton of extra content and versions that’s why it’s so expensive

  • @garou12
    @garou12 2 роки тому +34

    the most damning thing about feig's unprofessionalism that you pointed out was the fact that he felt it was more important for him to troll the atc haters instead of actually thanking his "fans" for their support.

    • @sergiocampanale3882
      @sergiocampanale3882 2 роки тому +6

      As far as the current Intersectional 'narrative' goes ... EVERYBODY is a fan ... EVERYBODY loves them, their ideas, their direction, their aims, their actions and them personally ... Therefore those who speak out in anyway with anything short of absolute adulation MUST be a minority of rabid psychopaths...and motivated by HATE too since they are attacking the champions of LOVE and FAIRNESS ..... Nobody actually believes that of course, but as with all 'great narratives' it is essential to keep it going at all costs.
      A bit long winded I know, but it sort of answers your original point. There was no need to 'thank the fans' since everybody out there is one already....

    • @RanMouri82
      @RanMouri82 2 роки тому +6

      LOL, truth is Feig knows he doesn't have any fans.

  • @javierramirez1805
    @javierramirez1805 2 роки тому +44

    So Paul is proud that his movie won an award that the CGI Alvin and the Chipmunks movies won? Also, there are no words to express how hilarious Paul's humiliation is. Sony losing money cause of this hack, Paul is screwed!

    • @Linkman247
      @Linkman247 2 роки тому +3

      And the irony is the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie is still probably a more entertaining film lmao.

    • @javierramirez1805
      @javierramirez1805 2 роки тому +2

      @@Linkman247 sad but true

    • @Ironcabbit
      @Ironcabbit 2 роки тому

      I don’t think Feig is a hack at all. Bridesmaids and The Heat are both hilarious and believable. That he’s choosing this hill to die on informs his insecurities. Were I him, I’d be switching sides and crapping on my own movie.

    • @ArmageddonEvil
      @ArmageddonEvil 2 роки тому +3

      @@Ironcabbit He too much believes the hype of being woke is a good thing. When it clearly isn't since it costs even more money to keep afloat. >.>

  • @jeremiahm1413
    @jeremiahm1413 2 роки тому +44

    Wish there was a way we could see a "download counter" to the 2016 version to see how abysmal it really is to the fanbase. You know, to prove the point that we DON'T want it.

    • @daveglo100
      @daveglo100 2 роки тому +6

      that number will be used to ensure he's never employed by Sony again , but yeah id love to see boxset vs digital numbers

    • @knowone2185
      @knowone2185 2 роки тому +5

      Send your digital copy back to Sony Pictures
      10202 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, United States

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +3

      WE won't ever see it (unless someone inside leaks it), but I'm sure Sony has access to this information.

    • @MrDash03
      @MrDash03 Рік тому +1

      I got a download code for 2016 when I got Afterlife then I threw it in my fireplace and took a pic of it to put on Feig’s twitter 😂

  • @garym6315
    @garym6315 2 роки тому +42

    I thought the reason Bill, Dan and Ernie were in it was because Sony threatened them with legal action if they refused?

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +10

      @Krut Hawort I think you're right about Ernie Hudson. He was in Dragonball: Evolution. After the GB reboot was announced but before he was involved, he posted on Facebook that he thought it was a "bad idea".

    • @FireRising86
      @FireRising86 2 роки тому +1

      @Krut Hawort Ernie Hudson never turns down a chance to get paid. He auditioned to be the voice of Winston in The Real Ghostbusters cartoon, because the man has nothing going on.

    • @goth_ross
      @goth_ross 2 роки тому +1

      I bet Ernie Hudson has more going on Than either of us do. Unless you include naming the ants in my cereal and regretting decisions past.

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +3

      @@goth_ross Definitely; he's done way more stuff than just Ghostbusters. I think he just likes to work and isn't a snob that thinks he's "too good" for certain roles. I seriously doubt he had any idea what "Dragonball" was when he agreed to do that movie. (He's mentioned his kids hating the Commodore 64 Ghostbusters game, so they would have been adults by that point and not into Dragonball.)
      I don't get why @FireRising86 thinks Hudson auditioning to reprise Winston in the cartoon is somehow bad or pathetic. Keanu Reaves, Alex Winter, and George Carlin reprised their roles in the Bill & Ted cartoon. (For the first season, anyway. For the second season, some idiot decided to replace them with the cast of the failed Bill & Ted live action TV series.)
      It annoys me when the Red Letter Media guys mock him for appearing at conventions and say that his character wasn't necessary and shouldn't have been in Ghostbusters II (his only value apparently being an audience POV character).

    • @FireRising86
      @FireRising86 2 роки тому

      @@KasumiKenshirou I never said it was pathetic or sad. Just seems like he doesn't have a lot going on compared to other actors. Don't get me wrong, I do like Ernie Hudson just fine. He's a Ghostbuster, after all

  • @farknado2930
    @farknado2930 2 роки тому +24

    I actually had a little respect for Feig back when he admitted that he shouldn't have made the film so political, but now that little bit of respect has gone away.

    • @theloanranger2632
      @theloanranger2632 2 роки тому

      Nobody cares what you do or don't respect. The world doesn't revolve around you.

    • @farknado2930
      @farknado2930 2 роки тому +9

      @@theloanranger2632 Obviously you cared enough to reply to me. Thank you for letting me know that I had an effect on your life.

  • @scottn7cy
    @scottn7cy 2 роки тому +35

    Everyone's life serves a purpose. Paul Feig's purpose serves as an example of failure to be avoided.

    • @ArmageddonEvil
      @ArmageddonEvil 2 роки тому +1

      He can be in the same league as Rian Johnson. >.>

  • @kitcat7538
    @kitcat7538 2 роки тому +14

    Throwing the digital code for the 2016 film into the set is a very Japanese gesture. Sitting at the feast, they have tossed Feig a gnawed bone. It expresses contempt. It causes him to lose face. And Sony can say, blandly, "We included the film in a way consistent with its merits". Very Japanese.

  • @robboyte1101
    @robboyte1101 2 роки тому +22

    You were already thought a fool, Paul. Best to have remained silent.

  • @DrFranklynAnderson
    @DrFranklynAnderson 2 роки тому +32

    I already got Ghostbusters 2016 digitally-for free, when I signed up for a digital movies account. Admittedly I’m not a Ghostbusters fan, but I still watched less than half due to boredom.

    • @JerBuster77
      @JerBuster77 2 роки тому +5

      Same here. Stopped watching after 5 minutes and deleted the film.

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 2 роки тому +1

      When they can't even _give_ the movie away... 👻

    • @efdouglass
      @efdouglass 2 роки тому

      @@JerBuster77 Vudu won't let me delete or exchange it.

  • @harrydbastard
    @harrydbastard 2 роки тому +32

    If theres one this pandemic has taught me its that toilet paper will always been in demand and thanks to Paul Feigs whining I can use the paper from digital code that comes with the ultimate collection. Thanks Paul!!!

  • @capnpuncho6139
    @capnpuncho6139 2 роки тому +31

    It would be hilarious if Sony later announced how many of the digital codes were actually used.

    • @mintydog06
      @mintydog06 2 роки тому +4

      200, and they all come from Paul's IP address

    • @knowone2185
      @knowone2185 2 роки тому +6

      Send your digital copy back to Sony Pictures
      10202 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, United States

    • @capnpuncho6139
      @capnpuncho6139 2 роки тому +5

      @@knowone2185 This is brilliant and hilarious. With a note saying "No thanks."

    • @charlottelouise1409
      @charlottelouise1409 2 роки тому +1

      @@mintydog06 & Leslie Jones too, I bet.

    • @TheRedsuper1
      @TheRedsuper1 2 роки тому +2

      @@capnpuncho6139 nah. Put
      "C/O Paul Feig"

  • @AGS363
    @AGS363 2 роки тому +34

    To be fair, Mr. Feig had not much to do in the last 5 years. "GB 2016" is kinde of his legacy.

    • @ChildOfTheFlower
      @ChildOfTheFlower 2 роки тому +1

      Where was the Heat 2 or Spy 2? All he did was make a Christmas movie with Emilia Clarke that no one went to see because it was falsely advertised as a cute rom com than some pretentious introspective BS.

    • @rprealist4869
      @rprealist4869 2 роки тому +1

      So his legacy is making bad movies? Not something a sane person should ever be proud of, I would imagine.

    • @cesariojpn
      @cesariojpn 2 роки тому +3

      @@rprealist4869 Uwe Boll and Ed Wood called......

    • @rprealist4869
      @rprealist4869 2 роки тому

      @@cesariojpn I was referring to the GB2016 comment, but touche.
      ...Who are Uwe Boll and Ed Wood, again?

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +4

      @@rprealist4869 If Ed Wood had been given the money and resources that Paul Feig was for Ghostbusters 2016, he would have made a better movie than Feig did.

  • @AeneasGemini
    @AeneasGemini 2 роки тому +36

    I watched Afterlife today, easily one of the best films of the year. It was a genuine pleasure to watch, unlike the 2016 version (which I tried to give a chance to, but I simply couldn't bear to sit through more than 10 mins).

    • @toxictony4230
      @toxictony4230 2 роки тому +2

      The only scene I've seen is were they are in the mayors office and it was cringe inducing. It was on in the background while I was looking at some recording equipment in an electronics outlet. Thank god I didn't waste real money to see this crap is all I can say.

    • @davidjones3165
      @davidjones3165 2 роки тому +2

      It shouldn't be painful to watch a 🎥

    • @shaunw9092
      @shaunw9092 2 роки тому +2

      My wife and I fell asleep about 20 minutes into watching a burned copy of Feigs movie. Our entire immediate family went to see the new one and loved it. Enough said.

  • @capslockcapable1719
    @capslockcapable1719 2 роки тому +18

    "You tweeted about this thing, therefore it's all you can think about" from the guy who literally couldn't stop responding to critiques and internet vitriol to save his own movie from a PR disaster.

  • @23imansaray
    @23imansaray 2 роки тому +10

    I just think people should buy the box set and just toss out the code for Ghostbusters 2016. Not buying the box set is just a victory for Paul Feig

  • @studebricker2845
    @studebricker2845 2 роки тому +25

    A digital download isn't a real copy so who cares if it's included. Don't those codes expire after a year or so LOL

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому

      I've never used any of those digital download codes, even for movies I liked. I remember reading one about one of these studios' digital download services that they just shut down.

  • @dappermuis5002
    @dappermuis5002 2 роки тому +7

    When I saw the announcement of it been included as a digital, I kind of laughed at that. Like a few others I saw it as brilliant way of doing malicious compliance by Sony and their way of thumbing their noses at him. You are not paying extra for that rubbish and one can simply ignore it and throw away the slip of paper the code was on. No harm no foul. To me the only one left with egg on his face was Paul Feig.

  • @samlucas3243
    @samlucas3243 2 роки тому +13

    I’m glad 2016 ghostbusters was not physically included in the Ultimate set, because it was really embarrassing and Paul was trying to erase the Legacy of Harold Ramis

  • @Fractorification
    @Fractorification 2 роки тому +109

    Leave it to you guys to break things down in a clear and objective manner. Never would’ve figured the physical exclusion of the 2016 movie disk was to avoid paying extra royalties. That puts everything into perspective.
    This whole thing is just a shitshow and a time bomb waiting to go off. I think that if Feig (or people like Leslie Jones too) continues to run their mouths on twitter, Sony will eventually have to bring the hammer down on them and order them to shut up. It’s getting to a point where their petty drama will significantly affect sales and Sony might have to lawyer up from their obstruction.

    • @autobotstarscream765
      @autobotstarscream765 2 роки тому +12

      Guess what? You don't get a bonus for laying an egg that _lost_ money! 😂

    • @glynnec2008
      @glynnec2008 2 роки тому +3

      "Follow the money" == good advice in any sort of investigation

    • @dennys82
      @dennys82 2 роки тому +1

      I hope so too. It could really be the case where lawyers are considered REAL heroes.

    • @Ricardo-cl3vs
      @Ricardo-cl3vs 2 роки тому

      As if... 😅 😂 🤣

  • @aMrAppleMonkey
    @aMrAppleMonkey 2 роки тому +16

    I agree with this theory since it does take time to organize code redemption and sony did it blazing fast. Production, logistics, and design take time and money, and yet, they were able to just get it in there? Pre-planned codes make more sense.

  • @joshfleming6110
    @joshfleming6110 2 роки тому +7

    Fiege went out of his way to ostracize the fan base, saying his movie wasn't for them. Now he's mad that he was absolutely correct.

  • @MattGarZero
    @MattGarZero 2 роки тому +48

    It would be great if they included a digital copy of The Real Ghostbusters.

    • @ANUBIS209
      @ANUBIS209 2 роки тому +5

      And Extreme Ghostbusters

    • @coreylevine8095
      @coreylevine8095 2 роки тому +3

      Flimamation GHOSTBUSTERS

    • @fandomvault4901
      @fandomvault4901 2 роки тому +2

      I'd be all over that.
      Sony pay attention please

    • @Ensign_Cthulhu
      @Ensign_Cthulhu 2 роки тому +2

      @@coreylevine8095 Is that the one with the two guys and the gorilla, i.e. not these ghostbusters at all? Or was that another spinoff in the universe of the original 1984 film?

    • @scottdoesntmatter4409
      @scottdoesntmatter4409 2 роки тому

      @@ANUBIS209 ISH! That garbage?!

  • @jvstice56
    @jvstice56 2 роки тому +25

    This is one of those "Keep your mouth shut and wait" things that Feig was never taught either as a child or in the schools he went to. It's not unheard of for teaser announcements, they happen often. Problem is, people tend to look at the surface level all too often, esp. in today's day and age. They see what they want to see and misread the stuff very often.
    If he had kept his fingers off his phone and stayed off Twitter until AFTER the real announcement (where details are released), he wouldn't have made an ass out of himself. As a result of his blunder, Sony is now going to potentially lose money because to some people, Sony caved. Sony caving means they bent the knee, and it results in those opposed to the knee benders to walk away. It'll most likely make Sony blacklist Feig and anyone connected to him since they lost money from 2016. His words will have lasting impact.
    For me, I'm just sitting on the sidelines, popcorn in hand and munching away.

  • @countofarcadia
    @countofarcadia 2 роки тому +15

    In terms of classical D&D, Feig rolled a 1 on a D20 where he hurt himself by his action.

  • @donaldseale2700
    @donaldseale2700 2 роки тому +14

    In my opinion, the digital copy is genius. Now when the box set comes out, they can find out just how many people actually wanted his version. I'd say it will come as no surprise to many that the download code will be used by a very small percentage.

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +2

      I think they already know nobody wants his version based on the box office from the theatrical release and Walmart bargain bins.

    • @donaldseale2700
      @donaldseale2700 2 роки тому +2

      @@KasumiKenshirou Yeah, they already know. This would just be more proof while at the same time letting the complainers think they have won.

    • @brianl8481
      @brianl8481 2 роки тому

      Could be used to help start a fire.

  • @TheSniperGTO
    @TheSniperGTO 2 роки тому +11

    “and it won the Kids Choice Award…” Imagine using that as an argument as an adult filmmaker. “Um, Doctor, I’m not going to brush my teeth, and I’m only going to eat Reese’s Cups and drink Mountain Dew. I mean, kids do it.”

  • @MisteRRYouTuby
    @MisteRRYouTuby 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you for bringing this information to light, as well as reminding us how Paul Feig has fallen far.

  • @patrickmusson4571
    @patrickmusson4571 2 роки тому +4

    I changed my mind about canceling my order for the Ultimate Collection when it was pointed out that I wouldn't have to look at a disc of 'Answer the Call' when I opened the Collection ghost trap. I would urge anyone thinking of canceling their order to stop and think, as I did. It is a beautiful collection and I wouldn't want anyone to miss out because of a digital download that you'll never see unless you look for it.

  • @guyfawkes8313
    @guyfawkes8313 2 роки тому +25

    What would be interesting to find out...is that whomever buys the box set, how many people will actually bother to download the digital copy?😁😂

    • @daveglo100
      @daveglo100 2 роки тому +1

      release the download numbers Sony

  • @MiniatureMasterClass
    @MiniatureMasterClass 2 роки тому +6

    The best part of his Twit was mentioning Bill, Dan and Ernie was in it forgetting the Sony hack where it was revealed Sony was going to sue them if they refused to be in Feig's shitty movie!!!

  • @glorygloryholeallelujah
    @glorygloryholeallelujah 2 роки тому +8

    Yeah.. I’ll fess up…
    I was one of the people that drew the wrong conclusion and canceled my preorder. 🤷‍♀️😆

    • @RanMouri82
      @RanMouri82 2 роки тому +5

      You can always order again!

  • @sneakyrodent1853
    @sneakyrodent1853 2 роки тому +11

    He got his movie made into a code that I'm willing to bet is used by very few people.
    As a wise man once said, 'twice the pride, double the fall'.

  • @JaminTaylor
    @JaminTaylor 2 роки тому +8

    I'm thrilled that you guys are putting out more regular content. Midnight's Edge is pretty much the BEST pop culture news out there. Hell I even listen to your reports on IPs I am not even that interested in.

  • @clydecollins
    @clydecollins 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Andre: relevant facts, backing receipts, and calm analysis.

  • @danielsmall3403
    @danielsmall3403 2 роки тому +57

    I was considering purchasing this set, but not after they caved Edit: He def cost them money lol

    • @rikuruohomaki3230
      @rikuruohomaki3230 2 роки тому +18

      If you buy the set and do not download Feig's film, and if many others do that too, that will send an even stronger message to Sony. This is only a free digital copy to appease the twitterazis and embarrassing to Paul Feig. A digital download code is pathetic and it's just a code, not another disc in thr collection. Don't throw the baby put with the bathwater. Or do so, of you want to, your choice (as long as you understand I was talking figuratively about the download code, not about actual babies and bathwater)

    • @thegamerdudeabides
      @thegamerdudeabides 2 роки тому +63

      Buy the boxset. Take the little paper the code comes in, block the actual code, then throw it away. Take a picture of it in the trash, and tweet it to Feig. As long as you dont actually download the movie, the message is still sent.

    • @MidnightsEdge
      @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому +34

      What Clinton said.

    • @JerBuster77
      @JerBuster77 2 роки тому +9

      People will still get the boxed set. They just wont download the fembusters movie.

    • @ross2283
      @ross2283 2 роки тому +5

      @@thegamerdudeabides That's kinda my plan. I'm gonna flush it down the toilet though.

  • @Trelmayas21
    @Trelmayas21 2 роки тому +7

    Y'all are missing the best part of this. With the digital download codes, Sony will get an exact count of how many people who purchase the box set care enough about GB 2016 to download it. Hard numbers as to what % of GB fans have any interest in the 2016 film. While those numbers may never be released publicly, they will likely be used internally with any discussion of GB2016, Paul Feig, and perhaps reboots in general.

    • @VulpisFoxfire
      @VulpisFoxfire 2 роки тому

      Yup, and in the very slim chance there *is* interest in it, can release the 'Super Ultimate Collection' that includes a physical copy and a place in the fancy case for it.

  • @FreeThePorgs
    @FreeThePorgs 2 роки тому +5

    More of a *concession* then a win, a win would be a physical copy, a digital copy is a “fine, here you go baby so shut up now….. happy now?????”

    • @RanMouri82
      @RanMouri82 2 роки тому +1

      A digital copy they were already going to include. Feig made himself look foolish.

  • @chromosomeboo
    @chromosomeboo 2 роки тому +1

    I’m still buying the set and burning the printed code.
    I might even video the burning and upload it to UA-cam!
    A symbolic gesture to Paul Feig. 😎

  • @AnomalySource
    @AnomalySource 2 роки тому +11

    I think the ultimate collectors edition is awesome. Problem is I already own ghostbusters 1 and 2 on blue ray and 4K isn’t a selling point to me

    • @knowone2185
      @knowone2185 2 роки тому

      They include the TV cuts and edits as well as never before seen gb2 scenes. Ones that have absolutely never seen the light of day. Trust me. I have an 8ft tall painting of Vigo in my basement...

    • @Cuppy88
      @Cuppy88 2 роки тому +2

      The selling point is the bonus content, not the movies or the format.

  • @fridaythe13thpartx
    @fridaythe13thpartx 2 роки тому +3

    Dang...I was really hoping for that physical copy to be included so I could use it as a coaster for my tasty liquid beverages while I watch the great Ghostbusters trilogy.

  • @StolenEyesX
    @StolenEyesX 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you. Great to see a video that finally puts this pointless mess into the proper perspective.

  • @BrandonTheAnimeGuy
    @BrandonTheAnimeGuy 2 роки тому +2

    Well that explains that. I will get the Big set. I have always loved Ghostbusters. It was one of the first movies I ever saw at my friends place for a sleepover back in the 80s. It will be great!

  • @Klishar122
    @Klishar122 2 роки тому +3

    If nothing else, we can at least take solace in the implication that he will not be back on the Sony lot any time soon.

  • @arioch2112
    @arioch2112 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this update. As you suggested, I did react with anger at how this was handled, Sony could've done a better job. Then again, Feig and others could've been adults, too.

  • @psully212
    @psully212 2 роки тому +6

    I submit the comment section for future use
    Ghost Busters 2016 shall henceforth be known as *Bhost Gusters*

  • @jkdbuck7670
    @jkdbuck7670 2 роки тому +3

    9:32 Dan Ackroyd with the truth.

  • @TheJuRK
    @TheJuRK 2 роки тому +3

    Wow, five years later and Feig is still finding ways to fail miserably with the same movie.
    That has to be some kind of record.

  • @JustaGuy_Gaming
    @JustaGuy_Gaming 2 роки тому +2

    There is also the possibility Fieg didn't know about the digital copy and Sony let him squirm knowing he'd lash out as a marketing ploy. You gotta say him making a fuss let far more people know there even was a box set coming out than would normally even care.

  • @deezee2965
    @deezee2965 2 роки тому +4

    Again : Those screaming at "the man-babies" turns out to be one.

  • @mjwp5447
    @mjwp5447 2 роки тому +2

    Just pre-ordered the Ghostbusters Triple Blur-ray. Release date - May 2026

  • @rds4629
    @rds4629 2 роки тому +10

    FIrst time seeing Dan's interview. Pretty unusual for an actor to speak so bluntly and honestly these days.

    • @muhaoai4693
      @muhaoai4693 2 роки тому +1

      Well, Dan Ackroyd is also a producer and co-creator, so he has both a monetary _and_ an artistic stake in the Ghostbusters franchise. That's why he was able to say, "The director didn't shoot scenes we felt were needed", since he made that suggestion in his role as a producer rather than just an actor. I mean, I don't think actors have the right to go to the director and go, "Hey, maybe we need a scene to explain (x)?"

  • @chelmi9413
    @chelmi9413 2 роки тому +1

    Anxiously waiting for the deluge of people tweeting a video of how they disposed of said coupon.

  • @FranzSanchez-ky9up
    @FranzSanchez-ky9up 2 роки тому +5

    I'm gonna try and import this box set, if I can ; I live in the U.K, so it will be pretty expensive, but I think it's worth it. True fans can look past the digital copy (which feels like such a backhanded gesture from Sony) of Ghostbusters 2016 and just enjoy the rest of what's in the set.

    • @knowone2185
      @knowone2185 2 роки тому +1

      Send your digital copy back to Sony Pictures
      10202 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, United States

    • @FranzSanchez-ky9up
      @FranzSanchez-ky9up 2 роки тому +1

      It would cost me money to send it back to them. As someone else said in these comments... better off just taking a picture of the code sheet being burned (with the code crossed off in marker, so other people can't download it) and tweeting it to Feig.

    • @scottdoesntmatter4409
      @scottdoesntmatter4409 2 роки тому

      @@FranzSanchez-ky9up dude, you make me laugh hard!

  • @combatking0
    @combatking0 2 роки тому +2

    I think it's considerate of Sony to include a download code for "Ghostbusters" 2016 in the Ultimate Collection.
    Now I can carry it around just in case I need emergency toilet paper.

  • @Lassenissen
    @Lassenissen 2 роки тому +29

    I feel kinda bad for Feig because he seems like a friendly and chill guy in interviews and such. Don't sacrifice your own character for the sake of wokeness... oop, too late.

    • @Lugbzurg
      @Lugbzurg 2 роки тому +20

      Considering the years he's spent attacking fans, and this bizarre self-hate misandry of him condemning all men in general, he does not seem friendly at all.

    • @Thesavagesouls
      @Thesavagesouls 2 роки тому +4

      Not that shill seeing how much hatred he geared toward ghost buster fans

    • @Mastervading4306
      @Mastervading4306 2 роки тому +9

      Never trust a male feminist.

    • @MrTreyshawn22
      @MrTreyshawn22 2 роки тому

      It’s not woke tho…it’s just a trash tier movie

    • @Lugbzurg
      @Lugbzurg 2 роки тому +2

      @@MrTreyshawn22 Oh, it's very woke. It kicked off the film side of the woke nonsense that exploded after Marvel Comics and GamerGate in 2014.
      The whole film takes every opportunity to trash men while acting as though women are infallible.

  • @jean-mi1825
    @jean-mi1825 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for enlightening us on this situation.
    I was starting to be lost with all this nonsense.
    I might buy the box after all (although mostly for the new bonus features).

  • @Unknown.NotRegistered
    @Unknown.NotRegistered 2 роки тому +23

    The set does look nice, but if you honestly want to keep a message, not buying it would be the call.
    Even if its included digitally, its still there - and there is no way I am going to encourage recognizing such an insult as okay.
    Let Sony learn its a bad move, assuming they learn it at all.

    • @MidnightsEdge
      @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому +35

      They won't learn the message you intend to convey.
      Not buying this set = voting AGAINST the O.G. Ghostbusters and Afterlife.

    • @Unknown.NotRegistered
      @Unknown.NotRegistered 2 роки тому +3

      @@MidnightsEdge But that's not how it came across - as you explained it they released a soft release of what's in it minimally, let the crybaby whine and then show he gets his way? That is what everyone else saw, and it doesn't matter what they intended behind the scenes when they play coy and underhanded. As far as I am concerned, what it appears is just a greedy company that chose to bend the knee for more bucks, not that they are actually intent on respecting what was created.
      Mark my words, once they get themselves out of that supposed contract for physical sales they would include it 100% on the spot because as far as they are concerned its an asset that can be sold, not that it doesn't fit with the franchise.

    • @RanMouri82
      @RanMouri82 2 роки тому +9

      @@Unknown.NotRegistered They were already going to include the digital download for Ghostbusters 2016 *before* Feig whined about it. Nothing changed. Feig played himself.

    • @mallninja9805
      @mallninja9805 2 роки тому +1

      @@RanMouri82 Judging from the number of comments of folks saying they're canceling pre-orders and/or plans to buy the box set, Feig may have played Sony a tiny bit.

    • @thewolfofwallstreet627
      @thewolfofwallstreet627 2 роки тому +1

      @@mallninja9805 welp feig will be oh so lucky to be hired by another studio for any major projects now after this. Me personally I may still buy it but I'll just throw the digital codes in the trash.

  • @spiritofthewolf15x
    @spiritofthewolf15x 2 роки тому +1

    It being relegated to an OPTIONAL digital download coupon. Is justice at its most pure.

  • @theFLCLguy
    @theFLCLguy 2 роки тому +7

    Here's a tip, if you want to make a good comedy find actors that are funny and not just pick actors and tell them to act funny.
    That's the main difference between the original ghost busters and this one.
    The original cast felt like normal funny people. While this trash cast felt like a bunch of boring people trying to act funny.

    • @VulpisFoxfire
      @VulpisFoxfire 2 роки тому

      I keep hearing the 2016 was arranged with 'comedic pauses' where the audience was supposed to laugh...and were usually dead silent instead.

  • @OpEditorial
    @OpEditorial 2 роки тому +2

    Who'd have thought giving the fans what they want (or at least a reasonable substitute) would be such a novel concept

  • @sousedmonk7418
    @sousedmonk7418 2 роки тому +3

    Really, if Feig had kept his mouth shut he could have spun this into a little moment of vindication by pointing out that it still counts enough for a freebie digital voucher. Now he comes off like a whining child, and Sony's definitely losing out on a (admittedly very small) amount of copies that they never had to lose in the first place.

  • @madderthanever
    @madderthanever 2 роки тому +2

    The Ultimate Collection set will still sell. People who wants it will get it, regardless of the stupid code.
    I've already preordered it and can't wait to get it in a couple of weeks.

  • @CoffeeConnected
    @CoffeeConnected 2 роки тому +8

    The irony is that when Ghostbusters 2016 came out every effort was made to distance itself from the original film as if this new film was to replace it.
    Well done Paul, you successfully distanced yourself from the main universe Ghostbusters franchise. It's what you wanted. We remember the promotional campaign at the time. You wanted rid of the fans of the original film and taunted and goaded them while promoting GB 2016.
    Your disrespect has resulted in your film being seen as a mere novelty extra which people can download as an option if they really feel the need to.

    • @ElecManEXE
      @ElecManEXE 2 роки тому +1

      They wanted their own cool kids club with blackjack and hookers that would be way better than that other club full of evil ists and manbabies.
      And now the cards have burned and the hookers all have syphilis at the new club. So they're putting on their fake moustaches and trenchcoats hoping they can get back in to the original club that's still going strong.

  • @Clint52279
    @Clint52279 2 роки тому +1

    Murray, Aykroyd, and Hudson were in GB 2016, but Venkman, Ray, and Winston, weren't. Big difference.

  • @ForceMaximus84
    @ForceMaximus84 2 роки тому +4

    Meh. Buy it and throw away or burn the code. Done.

    • @Ljordan093
      @Ljordan093 2 роки тому

      Same here.

    • @MidnightsEdge
      @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому +3

      That is the way to do it. Or give it away to someone who may want it.

    • @bobbymunster3451
      @bobbymunster3451 2 роки тому +2

      @@MidnightsEdge Paul Feig loves his move so much he can have my copy!

    • @khosrowzare8301
      @khosrowzare8301 2 роки тому

      @@MidnightsEdge So, I guess mail all the codes to Feig? I doubt anyone else would want it. Plus, a pile of unused digital copy codes in his mailbox might move him closer to probably thinking about reconsidering his position?

  • @thunderrobots1980s
    @thunderrobots1980s 2 роки тому +2

    i think your right ,cause in order to meet the release date they had to of already had the sets boxed and ready to ship so they would.t go back an open them all up to slip in a digital code after wards

  • @taoisimdrunkard
    @taoisimdrunkard 2 роки тому +3

    "go act like a woman somewhere else, paul." -sony

  • @darthfixer7853
    @darthfixer7853 2 роки тому +1

    I fully believe it was always included especially if it's on the box art... I work for a company that deals in shipping and many years ago I got to do the install at one of my customers that printed box art for VHS and DVDs (yeah it was that long ago) and while we were waiting for the install to finish we were looking at some of their production run and say the case for Forrest Gump, we joked about liking Tom Hanks but this was going to be a failure as the description on the back was not something we wanted to see... this was about 4 months before the movie hit theaters... so plans for this ultimate collection were likely in process at least a year ago and the decisions were made then.

  • @silvernova354
    @silvernova354 2 роки тому +14

    When you try to placate the whims of whiny, petulant children, no good can ever come of it. Epic fail from Sony.

    • @GoodwillWright
      @GoodwillWright 2 роки тому +2

      Eh, I'd say it is a win. What Sony did is the most back-handed 'caving-in' of recent memory. Anyone can read the writing on the wall and I appreciate that the fanfiction isn't embellished onto the valuables.
      It's like the same, if not worse than a participation ribbon. The person got something, but everyone knows, and most of the time, even the recipient knows it's a hollow show of acknowledgement.

    • @silvernova354
      @silvernova354 2 роки тому +2

      @@GoodwillWright Good point. It's not a real inclusion, it's just a coupon and a code that will scarcely be used by anyone. I can see that the biggest embarrassment from this will be mainly felt by Feig himself.

    • @1SpicyMeataball
      @1SpicyMeataball 2 роки тому +1

      Did you watch the video?

  • @madgeordierob7890
    @madgeordierob7890 2 роки тому +1

    If Sony planned all along to include ATC, even just digitally, that means they factored it into the pricing of the set as a whole. Therefore my preorder is staying cancelled. I'm not paying a single penny for ATC in any way.

  • @RolandDeschain1
    @RolandDeschain1 2 роки тому +5

    This brings up something I have always wondered. If you got fired from a job, why would you ever sue to get it back, as some people do? Why would you want to be somewhere you know you're not wanted?
    Is Paul Feig a sociopath? Or just liberal?

    • @Ironcabbit
      @Ironcabbit 2 роки тому +3

      I think he’s just a highly insecure man that can’t stand to think one of his movies (one he had to be studio-pressured into making, by the way) was terrible.

    • @miketheskepticalone6285
      @miketheskepticalone6285 2 роки тому +1

      How do we tell the difference at this point?

  • @sird2333
    @sird2333 2 роки тому +2

    Already have Ghostbusters 1 & 2 on DVD.
    Going to buy Afterlife and make it complete!

  • @nigelyorkshiremanwadeley6263
    @nigelyorkshiremanwadeley6263 2 роки тому +1

    Very slick on Sonys part. We'll include it without having to pay Feig any money for it. If that isn't a blatant Roshambo, I don't know what is...

  • @TheNaturalPatHarris
    @TheNaturalPatHarris 2 роки тому +1

    Digital codes mostly get tossed in the bin

  • @Drew_Thompson
    @Drew_Thompson 2 роки тому +1

    Twitter exists as a promotional platform, the fact they didn’t tell him about material someone in his position would normally promote means Dan was telling the truth.

  • @professor_lembach
    @professor_lembach 2 роки тому +1

    I'm GLAD they're including the 2016 Ghostbusters. I can always use another drink coaster.

    • @tomspence8506
      @tomspence8506 Рік тому

      Lembach I don't think a physical copy of the 2016 reboot in included in the box set! It is mentioned however that it is included as a digital download, however your comment is making me literally P*** myself laughing LOL! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @RN1441
    @RN1441 2 роки тому +2

    One of the most interesting observations from all of this is that Tom Rothman is doing a good job at Sony. He's better known for his mistakes with choices regarding deadpool and other properties where he was clearly wrong (or associated with the retrospectively wrong choices) but he's apparently not a strikeout artist.

  • @khalidmkhan
    @khalidmkhan 2 роки тому +1

    Was excited originally, but, now can't be bothered.
    Sony can keep their box, I'll make my own and stick some USB sticks on it.
    Surfshark wins.

  • @coralinealgae
    @coralinealgae 2 роки тому +1

    Good video Tom. Very glad that this wasn't another clip of a livestream.

    • @MidnightsEdge
      @MidnightsEdge  2 роки тому

      We actually do very few livestream clips...

  • @TroyPacelli
    @TroyPacelli 2 роки тому +2

    I love the "sarcasm" bit. That's awesome.

  • @maliceflare
    @maliceflare 2 роки тому +1

    Sony would have been better off calling this 'The Reitman Collection'. Ivan & Jason were certainly the 'Right' men for Ghostbusters...

  • @minecrafter2005
    @minecrafter2005 2 роки тому +1

    I'm thinking about getting this set, Ghostbusters holds a special place for me because it was one of the first classic movies my dad introduced to me, other than Star Wars of course. Also I'm burning that code (that'll definitely feel very satisfying to me).

  • @rockbottom2822
    @rockbottom2822 2 роки тому +1

    So, Paul Feig got caught in 4k?
    Ironic.

  • @visionaryventures12
    @visionaryventures12 2 роки тому

    I want the 4K set, but not the packaging of it. The picture you showed of the presumably lower-priced on only had blu-ray. Is there a lower-priced 4k version of all the discs?

  • @stephenwoodard7756
    @stephenwoodard7756 2 роки тому +1

    And all those digital codes are going in the bin.

  • @trentsolie4146
    @trentsolie4146 2 роки тому +2

    He always falls back on that 'critically acclaimed' feather in his cap. The fact this was critically acclaimed in the slightest is one of the most baffling mysteries of the known universe

    • @Ricardo-cl3vs
      @Ricardo-cl3vs 2 роки тому

      We all know by now that if the "critics" hate a movie/show/game the audience usually loves it.
      Who are those critics anyway?! A bunch of arrogant Twatter scum.