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Originally Posted by MockTurtle
OK, I think I've found the problem.
People didn't hate this movie, they just had a fixed idea in their head what a new Ghostbusters movie should be (even a remake).
And so they held this not only to an impossibly high standard but felt it should be just like the original. If you want the original just watch the original. I've never seen it though.
You don't owe it to like it but you do owe it to watch it for it is, not what it isn't, because otherwise you miss out on a good experience.
Maybe it wasn't (entirely) misogyny after all.
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Nice to have you on the forum, MT. Glad you liked Ghostbusters (2016). But you have to admit, the film makers named the film, "Ghostbusters"... and not only that, they took the gear and tons of other things from the GB-1984 film. It milked the old fans. And films tend to be compared with other films, and this film embraced the legacy of the first.
People who never saw the original are much more likely to enjoy this film. But for those who have already seen GB-1984, or like-films after it, are likely to find it mostly old hat, or even a lifeless hack. The rare folks who saw GB-1984 first-run know the film was quite original in many ways, and so making a film with the same name, without also being adventurously original is a poor leading hand.
Unfortunately, I think you're enjoyment of the original will be lessened because you saw the 2016 film. Can't relive an original experience, it's just a fact of life.