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Originally Posted by kysirsoze
Well this is clearly not true, so what's your point? I can't think of another movie people so baselessly decided to hate in my life. I haven't seen it. I don't even know if I will, to be honest. This hate based on one bad trailer and some controversial casting (including 2 of the biggest comedy stars on the planet) is just mind boggling to me. Hell, the theme actually wasn't that bad for what it was. Did you guys actually think the original theme was any good? I mean as a kid I thought it was awesome, but of course I am capable or revising my opinions as I get older.
It's just weird. I hope it does well primarily because the knee jerk pre-reviewing internet herd is waaaaay more annoying that the 'no new ideas', Hollywood retread system.
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Most people are just mildly annoyed at the drama. It's just a movie.
We survive tons of shitty movies, but this one the creators and talent are determined to shame people for not celebrating.
It flared back up this week because it's getting screened for critics and there are clearly some movie critics, many from questionable sources, who are being cheerleaders rather than objective reviewers.
In case you missed it, the title of the 'review' on uproxx I posted above is
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The New ‘Ghostbusters’ Will Make Misogynists Mad, Because It’s Pretty Darn Good
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Read it and tell me how it measures in the tradition of Ebert or Kael.