Why was everyone so obsessed with this movie?
It's just a remake. Numerous classics have been remade. People were judging it before they even saw it.
shareI think it's because a lot of people were hurt by this insult of a film. Fans of the original had been waiting in vain for years for a fun sequel, maybe even a story of the original Ghostbusters passing the torch to a new generation.
Instead, we get the exact same script with a bunch of stupid, unattractive women who can't act, doing the exact same thing as the men did in the 80s movie. There's nothing original beyond making the story excessively stupid with unfunny humor.
This movie also proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that you cannot trust critics' reviews on how good or bad a movie is. Throw enough money at them, and they'll say whatever you want about the movie, regardless of their own opinions or the quality of the actual film. If you take a look at the critics' reviews of this movie before it came out, many were saying how great it was, or the more "honest" ones were giving it lukewarm reviews. It wasn't until this steaming turd was shat out upon the world that movie-goers saw it for the crap it was, and then the critics didn't have to pretend anymore.
This pile of manure movie also heralded the era of shitty reboots and remakes. I have a feeling it did a "Batman and Robin" and killed the acting careers of everyone involved, save for Chris Pine.
I just saw A Simple Favor. I thought it was a fun, witty, well-made film. Same director as GB 2016.
Is GB2016 really that bad? I have never seen it but I didn’t think the original was all that great. It was certainly no Back to the Future. I do understand the original has a lot of fans, though. I wonder how much of the hatred to the reboot is due to fan backlash vs due to actual quality of the film itself?
I'd say it was a little of both.
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