Washington Post Gripes over Chris Hemsworth Upstaging Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Cast

[UnicronParticipant 752]

The Washington Post’s Stephanie Merry has a problem with the new Ghostbusters film. But unlike everyone else, it’s not because of movie’s poor quality, terrible plot, or the social justice pandering. It’s because the male character in the movie is funnier than the female cast.

“Isn’t it strange that a non-comedic actor has one of the funniest roles in ‘Ghostbusters’? Aside from Kate McKinnon, playing a bonkers scientist with endless facial tics, Kevin, played by Chris Hemsworth, delivers most of the biggest laughs,” wrote Merry in her latest piece on the film.

“He plays the ghoul-shooting quartet’s idiotic secretary. He’s not much of an assistant — an 8-year-old would probably do a better job — but he’s so nice to look at that he gets the gig,” Merry notes.

Merry complains that because Hemsworth was the funnier character, Ghostbusters is not actually a film based on feminism and equality.

“The idea behind the casting was clearly surface-level feminist stuff. After years of seeing hot women subjected to the male gaze, ‘Ghostbusters, set out to even the playing field. How does it feel to be ogled, Chris?” Merry opines, casually describing modern feminism as not being a movement focused on equality but rather maintaining negative gender roles but with the sexes switched.

“The difference, of course, is that he’s not just there for his looks; he also gets some choice lines. So much for equality,” complains Merry.

Merry extrapolates Hemsworth upstaging his female counterparts into a problematic trend across Hollywood: “Should the inequality be surprising? Of course not. After all, we know that more men than women get roles on the big screen, and the discrepancy between the number of lines male and female actors get to say on-screen is particularly egregious.”

“But wouldn’t it be nice if, before someone gives the sad-eyed Kit Harington the chance to prove he can send us into a fit of giggles, someone lets Kate Winslet, Lupita Nyong’o or Serena Williams have their chance? A moviegoer can dream,” she bemoans.

Apparently Ghostbusters director Paul Feig and the rest of the team were blind to the number one mistake of trying to appease social justice warriors: in the end their job is to complain, act oppressed, and play the victim. They will never be satisfied with your offering. Ghostbusters was never going to be an exception.

http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/07/22/washington-post-gripes-over-chris-hemsworth-upstaging-female-ghostbusters-cast/

Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.

[KeymasterKeymaster]

WHO YOU GONNA CALL???

WEIGHT WATCHERS!!!!

Anyone could tell by the trailer why this film wouldn’t work. The Bill Murray Ghostbusters were s~~~ty scientists terrible at their jobs and were FIRED for sucking at it. That’s how they got into the business. They were a “joke”. And becoming Ghostbusters was how they went from lame to FAME.

But the female Ghostc~~~sters are portrayed as brilliant scientists:
QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

A Twilight vampire would have been funny next to that crap.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[MonkeyMindParticipant 5340]

And thus once again proving that men are indeed funnier than women.

The laughs just keep coming from this abortion of a movie. They really deserved this for attempting to put feminist propoganda into their film.

[uchibenkeiParticipant 7965]

so never mind that they objectify men by using a himbo, villify men by making every male character stupid or evil, it’s not feminist enough because a man got some laughs and good reviews. only if 100% of men in the movie suck can it be truly feminist. sounds like equality. i remember annie potts was one of the most popular actresses in the original ghostbusters and she wasn’t a bimbo. lots of people like janine melnitz.

well, f~~~ her. I’m glad she hated the movie and i hope more women hated it because the guy got the best laughs. i still won’t watch it.

I bathe in the tears of single moms.

[Anonymous 6]

Keymaster wrote:

WHO YOU GONNA CALL???

WEIGHT WATCHERS!!!!

LMAO!

[RennieParticipant]

Sounds like they don’t want any men in the movie.

What was all that p~~~ing and moaning about equality again?

Keymaster wrote:

But the female Ghostc~~~sters are portrayed as brilliant scientists:
QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

Yeah, I called BS on that too.

And the childish ending where the ghost is shot in the b~~~~. Instant F- rating.

[Silverstone the SecondParticipant]

You have to put so many handicaps on men for women to even have a fighting chance.

Feminism is a movement where opinions are presented as facts and emotions are presented as evidence.

[Faust For ScienceParticipant 22540]

Chris Hemsworth is a skilled actor. The only thing good about that movie, that almost everyone can agree on was Mister Hemsworth’s acting. That is saying something.

Chris Hemsworth has played many roles, very well. He played a good Thor. Whom is the embodiment of the “alpha male”. And he has a commanding presence on screen.

What the casting department forgot in this production was that even playing a fool, some of that commanding presence was still there for Mister Hemsworth.

The people that made this feminist ego trip probably intentionally cast Mister Hemsworth because he played Thor/ As a way to emasculate him on screen and further push feminism by insulting men. Well, they forgot that went you put a skilled actor into a bad role, the actor can play up the role to the point of stealing the spotlight and the show.

The term is called “Ham and Cheese.” http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HamAndCheese

And Chris Hemsworth just serve the producers of this movie was plate of ham and cheese on a silver platter.

I am happy for Mister Hemsworth. This means this movie will not hurt his career, and he can go on to play other roles worthy of his caliber of acting. While he was a supporting star in this movie, he has been avoiding the politics of the situation, and I think he will do fine.

I am not so sure about the other actors and actresses that played in this movie.

[RoyDalParticipant]

Take Milo Yiannopoulos, here is a man (albeit a homosexual Republican conservative) who was kicked off Twitter for life for raising the same criticisms about Ghostbusters that the above posts express so well.

Milo has a point. Why should anyone — well any male — like a movie about a bunch of low-rent man haters? His YouTube criticism of that movie is worth a look-see.

Society asks MGTOWs: Why are you not making more tax-slaves?

[ILiveAgainParticipant]

The only reason a man was in this film was to belittle, insult, emasculat and blame.

He is now filling that role.

[Anonymous 11]

Keymaster wrote:

QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

That one made me cringe too. They get a movie that egregiously pimps the SJW agenda and are still not satisfied. AWALT!

I think it’s funny that the male punching bag upstaged them. Just for even thinking about this s~~~ movie, I will watch a John Wayne flick today just to raise my testosterone.

[Deadly RaverParticipant]

So. Hemsworth was funnier than the comedians?

This is like putting me in a F1 racer Vs. Danica Patrick in a camry off the local dealership lot. In what is no surprise, she would lap me twice before the ten lap race ended.

“But, but, but………..I’m the GUY!! I have the faster car!!! Why did SHE win!?!?!?”

It’s simple. Take these words of wisdom from your buddy Deadly Raver:

“A low performance driver in a high-performance vehicle is a wreck waiting to happen.” Everybody pretty much knew this movie was going to be a wreck from watching the trailer and nobody is surprised that it did. Ironically, the guy known for playing more serious roles was considered funnier than the girls known for playing comedic roles. Is it funnier that it is because of their own hateful doing?

It is to me.

Learn from the past, Control the present, and you will know the Future.

[Cap285Participant 6007]

They’re p~~~ed because the funniest character in their feminist magnum opus is a man.

Go to YouTube. They’re still defending this failure of a ‘movie’.

Fuck this planet.

[Cap285Participant 6007]

Keymaster wrote:

WHO YOU GONNA CALL???

WEIGHT WATCHERS!!!!

Anyone could tell by the trailer why this film wouldn’t work. The Bill Murray Ghostbusters were s~~~ty scientists terrible at their jobs and were FIRED for sucking at it. That’s how they got into the business. They were a “joke”. And becoming Ghostbusters was how they went from lame to FAME.

But the female Ghostc~~~sters are portrayed as brilliant scientists:
QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

A Twilight vampire would have been funny next to that crap.

In all this hoopla, I can’t believe none of us have asked you, The Keymaster, what is your take on this whole thing?

Fuck this planet.

[Masculine_ManParticipant 2735]

Keymaster wrote:

WHO YOU GONNA CALL???

WEIGHT WATCHERS!!!!

Anyone could tell by the trailer why this film wouldn’t work. The Bill Murray Ghostbusters were s~~~ty scientists terrible at their jobs and were FIRED for sucking at it. That’s how they got into the business. They were a “joke”. And becoming Ghostbusters was how they went from lame to FAME.

But the female Ghostc~~~sters are portrayed as brilliant scientists:
QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

A Twilight vampire would have been funny next to that crap.

Amen to that. Everyone forgets these guys were supposed to be assclowns for scientists. A laughing stock of the science community. If this lady was the best in quantum physics she would be working for NASA, not opening her own ghost hunting firm.

If it costs you your peace of mind, then it is too expensive.

[KeymasterKeymaster]

Cap285 wrote:

In all this hoopla, I can’t believe none of us have asked you, The Keymaster, what is your take on this whole thing?

Since my first avatar here was Bill Murray in Ghostbusters – and you asked – I am now compelled.

I memorized the entire Gozer monologue by Rick Moranis – word for word – in 1985 …. which was the most hilarious thing to me back then. And I do a KILLER imitation of it, okay. For 30 years my friends begged me to do it parties and wherever. “DO THE GOZER THING!!!” – for 30 years.

(That, and an imitation of Jack Nicholson in “as good as it gets” when his gay neighbor knocks on his door.)

Now SONY pictures f~~~ed it all up. I’m P~~~ED.
(fast forward to 1:00)

•••

I’m not p~~~ed because 4 women also want to call themselves “Ghostbusters”.
Im p~~~ed because SONY pictures called it “Ghostbusters”.

….. instead of “Ghostbusters III” or “Ghostbusters – Part SHE”.

They wanted to wipe that comedy classic out of existence and replace it with this piece of feminized s~~~ , where the “funny” moment in the first most anticipated trailer in 3 decades is a screaming loud bitch smacking the s~~~ out of her colleague — TWICE.

What happened to “STOP violence against women!!”? If they are trying to make a statement, then don’t be such colossal hypocrites about it. Bill Murray and Harold Ramis didn’t punch Rick Moranis in the face, even through he was the biggest threat to New York City.

Then in the second trailer, the great big fat / loud / violent one falls down and nobody catches her, and she says “I don’t know if this is lady thing, or a black thing” and it revealed itself as clearly a feminist , racist, sexist piece of propaganda garbage instead of a “comedy”.

That’s “comedy” to women: how big an abrasive c~~~ can you make her character out to be.

No wonder the toys were already in the clearance bin before the movie opened.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[bigboy83Participant 11312]

There bunch of no talent ass clown c~~~s.

Shit Tested, Cunt Approved.

[GrumpyParticipant]

Keymaster wrote:

But the female Ghostc~~~sters are portrayed as brilliant scientists:
QUOTE: “NO ONE is better at quantum physics than you” … about a woman? Please.

Sorry KM.
For a second there I thought you were talking about Trudeau, then I realized it was a synonym

There was a time in my life when I gave a fuck. Now you have to pay ME for it

[KeymasterKeymaster]

OK gents, I saw the 2016 Ghostbusters movie yesterday. NO, not in the theatre. I watched it with someone who has a “for your consideration” copy which people in the film industry get. And let me tell you… it is BAD.

Not even so bad it’s good. Just bad. Like if you have nothing to do with 2 hours and don’t mind throwing them away, it’s not even entertaining. You would be more productive drinking bleach.

I don’t even think Chris Hemsworth was “good”. He just didn’t suck.

Anyone who liked it or gave it a positive review of any kind is being kind, politically correct, and saying it because they have to. When I was a kid, the first movie I ever walked out on was “16 Candles” .. which I think was a John Hughes movie. They were hugely popular back then. This movie was worse than a bad movie.

Kristen Wiig was actually quite charming in places. The other 3 were irritating as all hell.

Holtzman (the blonde) sheepishly smiled at s~~~ that wasn’t even clever or amusing and clapped and cheered and high-fives at stupid moments – like the kind of moron who says “THAT’S AWESOME DUDE!!!” when s~~~ is lame. She literally makes a fool out of herself. It was …. embarrassing.

The fat one – Jenny MacDonald’s voice was a cheese grater on my nerves, but I really wanted to try and find some good stuff and could’t. Kristen Wiig ruined the flirting thing with Hemsworth and if you reversed the sexes it would be pure “sexual harassment”. ZERO chemistry.

Even in Hemsworth’s job interview, Jenny Craig said “this is a lawsuit waiting to happen” when she showed overt interest in him. It was the sex-reversal of “nice t~~~”.

This movie not be watched by anyone or even talked about. Talking about it at all – or giving it any kind of s~~~ review – gives the film more credit than it deserves.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

[ConstantineParticipant 4420]

“The idea behind the casting was clearly surface-level feminist stuff. After years of seeing hot women subjected to the male gaze, ‘Ghostbusters, set out to even the playing field. How does it feel to be ogled, Chris?” Merry opines.

BUT JANINE WASN’T OGLED, YOU BITCH!

Name me one goddamn scene in the first movie where Janine was subjected to cat-calling, wolf-whistling or general disrespect?! She and Egon had a relationship, but a consensual and loving one! Then in the second movie she moved on to Lois, but again, that wasn’t done tactlessly – in fact she seduced him! Take a look at this picture and tell me what you see! Does this look like a woman who’s in a position that she doesn’t want to be in?

And there was – oh forget it, I might as well be yelling at a wall…

To see what is in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle. -Orwell

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