38 year old Male here.. Just watched it...
... I didn't bother going to the cinema because of all the negative reviews and general hate for it.. I thought it must be really bad to generate THAT much animosity towards it.
Like I said I am a 38 year old male with extremely fond memories of the first 2 films. the first one in particular was one of the first cinema experiences I ever had as a child of the 80s..
That all being said. I ENJOYED THIS FILM. not as much as the originals but a lot more than I ever expected to judging by all the negativity. the story is probably as good as it gets for this generation of kids as far as summer blockbuster films go. The humour is actually pretty funny for the most part. the many many references and general throwbacks to the originals are fun.
I don't get the hate.. I really don't... its fun and entertaining for what it is... easily a high 6 out of 10.. the general concensus I seem to get from fellow males around my age is that they are offended that the roles are taken by 4 women and its not on par with the originals... so what to both I say. I enjoyed the fresh take by the 4 women.. the blonde girl was particularly interesting and amusing and I never for a second expected this to be as good or even close to the original film... but as it is on its own.. an entertaining and enjoyable film.. people need to stop comparing to the original.. I guarantee even if 4 guys were in the roles it still would have paled to the original anyway.