Jesus. Skimmed through some of that and it was some of the most obnoxious “film criticism” I’ve ever seen. I hope people don’t trust stuff like this to determine whether or not a film is good.
Shrug.
I’ll post a full review once I actually see it (as soon as I don’t have to pay much for it), but every negative review I’ve seen of it confirms everything I’ve felt about it since seeing the first trailer.
Confirmation bias? Not saying you’ll like it or that it’s amazing and incapable of being criticized (far from it) but I’d suggest the best thing to do if you watch is keep an open mind.
I think the essential problem here is that the kind of comedy is just different here than in the original. TFA was a reboot for a new generation (though of course also with sequel status, though I doubt if the new film was a sequel the hatred would be much less) and the action and style was thusly updated for the new generation. Ghostbusters updates the comedy. Thing is, action isn’t all that different now, but comedy changes drastically over time. For the people who were young in 1984, this comedy isn’t for you. It’s for the people who are young now (and hopefully for some of the older people who can still appreciate it).
As for the sexism thing, I realize that’s not the only reason people are angry but it’s definitely a reason. Just because personally you don’t care that it’s women doesn’t mean lots of other people don’t. There are plenty of commenters out there who make that clear. Not everyone mad about the new Ghostbusters is a misogynist but lots of people mad about the new Ghostbusters are. Not to say if this same movie as advertised featured males it wouldn’t get hate but I think the astronomically high levels of hate we’re seeing are clear signs that misogyny is having some impact.
Not to belittle you guys but it’s unfortunate that the debate I’m having about this movie is whether it’s just some piece of garbage that should never have been made. I mostly liked the film but I do have complaints that I’d love to talk about but it’s a shame when the conversation is just about whether it’s completely unfunny (which is most certainly not the case) and not a deeper talk about the filmmaking and where things went wrong there (though of course I know people some people are picking up on that but perhaps don’t quite know how to pin point what’s not so great).