Eliminate Dana from GB2? | General Ghostbusters Discussion | Ghostbusters.net

by back

23 years, 9 months ago

I think that GB2 shouldve been alot more fresh, brand new, exciting & scarier beyond belife. dana ruined that, but none the less i still love the movie.

im gone.

by Dougbuster

23 years, 9 months ago

I read an article some place (I think it's the Rolling Stone article at Spook Central) that they even went as far as having other actresses read for the female lead in GBII. Don't get me wrong I really like Ghostbusters II alot but it could have been done better in some ways. I would have kept Dana but not have the ghost problem be her's. I think that there should have been more tension (comically speaking) between Venkman and Dana. That's where the first film really scored I think (“I'll proove myself to you”).

by Dr.Venkman

23 years, 9 months ago

IMO, Dana ruined the whole second film.

by Volguus

23 years, 9 months ago

Of course, if Sigourney ever reads this thread she could still kick our collective butts!

by d_osborn

23 years, 9 months ago

i'm with dougbuster. i liked dana being in gb2, but the tension just wasn't there anymore. it was too easy for venkman to get her back. seems like a lot of stuff like that was missing from the original, kinda like egon smiling.
derek

by Iceman416

23 years, 9 months ago

I think that Dana Barrett didn't really have a place in GBII. However, Sigourney Weaver is such a good actress that she could pretty much read the phone book and make a good movie. After all, she used to shoot aliens. What might have helped this position is if Dana were to strap on a Proton Pack. And maybe even have a ghost pop out of her chest at the end. I don't know. Maybe that last part was a little too far, but Dana could've put on a pack and joined the guys. It would've been cool!

by EctoEd

23 years, 9 months ago

What the heck??? Are you crazy? The ghostbusters got back together basically because of her problem. Most of the movie is about her son!

by Spike

23 years, 9 months ago

“Sigourney Weaver is such a good actress that she could pretty much read the phone book and make a good movie.”

I love that sentence, lol

Agreed too