History YMMV / Ghostbusters2016

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In spite of the first trailer being torn to shreds by fans, it still managed to gain 24 million views across multiple social media platforms in 24 hours, surpassing the amount of views that the first trailer for ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'' got in the same amount of time.
** Of course, most of those viewers downvoted the trailer.

** Feminists and other left-leaning fans, who previously supported the film to a great degree and who Paul Feig has been trying to appeal to, are now [[BrokenBase split on whether or not they should support the movie]] due to the perception that [[UncleTomfoolery Patti is an offensive stereotype]].
** Generally speaking, the '''[[SeriousBusiness insanely heated]]''' political discussions over the film with screaming accusations like that have also driven a few people away out of worry. Since the release of the first trailer, some people have pointed out "If you hate the trailer, you're a sexist. If you like the trailer, you're a racist."

* BaseBreaker: Patti, who is on the verge of being seen as an outright EthnicScrappy. Her scenes in the trailer rely on a lot of stereotypical SassyBlackWoman humor, while also pointing out that unlike the three white women on the team, Patty apparently doesn't have a Ph.D. or a college education. This has led to debates between those who think this makes simply Patty the more relatable "Average Joe" of the team, and those who think portraying her in this manner is offensive and rife with UnfortunateImplications.

** The social justice crowd, who previously supported the film to a great degree and who Paul Feig has been trying to appeal to, are now [[BrokenBase split on whether or not they should support the movie]] due to the perception that [[UncleTomfoolery Patti is an offensive stereotype]].

** A variant of the CatchPhrase, as employed by the film's detractors: "'Who you gonna call?' [[DeadpanSnarker Someone else.]]"
*** This phrase actually comes from the movie ''Film/{{Casper}}'', where Dan Aykroyd [[TheCameo cameos as Ray Stantz]] to rid the house of Casper's uncles, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z0IXDaJ1Tc then remarks this as he flees from the house.]]

** Since the release of the trailer, some people have pointed out "If you hate the trailer, you're a sexist. If you like the trailer, you're a racist." Generally speaking, the '''[[SeriousBusiness insanely heated]]''' political discussions over the film with screaming accusations like that have also driven a few people away out of worry.
** If you want to know people's opinion about the film, just look at the trailer's rating bar on Youtube, it is excessively in favour of "dislike", with most comments citing how it looks lame, unfunny and forced, and the issues mentioned above.

And now the official trailer is out, and is quite an ugly sight on the YouTube and on Twitter. And ironically enough, the backlash is coming from not only the detractors who see the trailer as nothing more than a processed Hollywood comedy film with the Ghostbusters license slapped on it for marquee value, but also from the people defending the movie from the detractors who were either dismissed as sexist or stupid for insulting the film, as these people are now calling the film racist for having the TokenMinority member of the team [[UncleTomfoolery act stereotypically "black"]], while also having her serve as the only member of the team who is not a scientist or even college-educated[[note]]it's also worth noting that, even though he wasn't a scientist, Ernie Hudson from the original movie had a Ph.D. in another field, which would explain some of the controversy[[/note]].

* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In spite of the first trailer being torn to shreds by fans, it still managed to gain 24 million views in 24 hours, surpassing the amount of views that the first trailer for ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'' got in the same amount of time.

* InternetBackdraft: [[Series/FreaksAndGeeks Paul]] [[Film/{{Bridesmaids}} Feig]]'s concept for a reboot of the franchise has drawn anger from a lot of fans. The idea of including an all-female cast didn't seem to help, and although other mediums for ''Ghostbusters'' have had female teams before, most of the ire toward the project seems to be toward not bringing the original cast back in any significant capacity. And once the trailer announcement for the reboot was put up on YouTube, the backlash rose to an all new high with there being way more dislikes than likes. The trailer advertises the film in a much more serious and darker light (whether the film itself will actually be dark is unknown but doubtful), with many commentators pointing out how the trailer does many similar things to other earlier trailers for reboots. In fact many comments say that they see the film as an unnecessary reboot and are just sick of them by now.\\\
And now the official trailer is out, and boy is an ugly site on the YouTube comments and on Twitter. And ironically, enough the backlash is coming from not only the detractors who see the trailer as nothing more than a processed Hollywood comedy film with the Ghostbuster license slapped on it for marquee value, but also from the people defending the movie from the detractors who were either deemed sexist or stupid for insulting the film, as these people are now calling the film racist for having the TokenMinority member of the team [[MinstrelShow act stereotypically "black"]], while also having her serve as the only member of the team who is not a scientist or even college-educated[[note]]it's also worth noting that, even though he wasn't a scientist, Ernie Hudson from the original movie had a Ph.D. in another field, which would explain some of the controversy[[/note]].

** Pretty much any criticism laid against the movie - at least until the release of the first trailer - was dubbed as being misogynistic. While there certainly are fans that could fit under that categorization, this screaming overgeneralization which is something that didn't sit well with the number of fans who were decidedly '''not''' misogynists. Not helping matters is that Paul Feig has engaged in this line of thinking, which in part contributes to {{Audience Alienati|ngPremise}}on for the fans that are on the fence.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the trailer came out, reactions were extremely divided, with many feeling that the film was relegated to standard comedy movie rather than the horror/comedy mix that made the original famous. Of course, those who defended the movie also pointed out that the all-female cast was similar to the original cast on the grounds that, with the exception of Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis in the original movie, they were all cast members of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. Some fans ended up resorting to [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-fan-edited-ghostbusters-trailer-fixes-several-prob-1762935173 making their own versions]] of the trailers in order to fix most of the problems the trailer had (such as removing humorless jokes and unnecessary one-liners).

** As far as the reboot goes, [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/ghostbusters-hospital-visit the cast visited a children's hospital]] with gigantic, goofy-looking grins on their faces in a number of photos. Unfortunately, [[DidntThinkThisThrough many of the patients looked like they were about to die]] (or at, least, were very, very ill), and a number of viewers with [[BlackComedy morbid tastes in humor]] joked that they were there to capture the ghosts the dying kids. Others simply made fun of the sheer contrast in the images and note how the images themselves appear to be in poor taste.

** The social justice crowd, who previously supported the film to a great degree and who Paul Feig has been trying to appeal to, are now [[BrokenBase split on whether or not they should support the movie]] due to the perception that [[MinstrelShow Patti is an offensive stereotype]].

** Since the release of the trailer, some people have pointed out "If you hate the trailer, you're a sexist. If you like the trailer, you're a racist."

** Once the trailer came out, discussions about the film being racist in regards to its portrayal of [[TokenMinority Patti]] started appearing all over the internet. Even Leslie Jones' own statements on the character didn't quell the controversy.
* TaintedByThePreview: And ''how''. When the trailer came out, reactions were extremely divided, with many feeling that the film was relegated to standard comedy movie rather than the horror/comedy mix that made the original famous. Of course, those who defended the movie also pointed out that the all-female cast was similar to the original cast on the grounds that, with the exception of Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis in the original movie, they were all cast members of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. Some fans ended up resorting to [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-fan-edited-ghostbusters-trailer-fixes-several-prob-1762935173 making their own versions]] of the trailers in order to fix most of the problems the trailer had (such as removing humorless jokes and unnecessary one-liners). Please note that where you stand on the issue is [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement none of our concern]].

* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that Patti is portrayed as a SassyBlackWoman - who is both BookDumb and StreetSmart - and is the '''[[TokenMinority only]]''' non-white major character in the film has not gone unnoticed with certain circles. Criticisms of this range from [[http://www.inquisitr.com/2851130/ghostbusters-is-a-disgrace-and-its-not-because-of-the-all-female-cast-opinion/ accusations that the movie is portraying a black character as ignorant when compared to the white characters]] to [[http://douglasernstblog.com/2016/03/04/pc-ghostbusters-cant-even-get-social-justice-right-lone-black-star-not-a-scientist/ noting how this completely undermines the "progressive" message that the film is trying to support]].

* TaintedByThePreview: And ''how''. When the trailer came out, reactions were extremely divided, with many feeling that the film was relegated to standard comedy movie rather than the horror/comedy mix that made the original famous. Of course, those who defended the movie also pointed out that the all-female cast was similar to the original cast on the grounds that, with the exception of Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis in the original movie, they were all cast members of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. Please note that where you stand on the issue is [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement none of our concern]]. Some fans ended up resorting to [[http://io9.gizmodo.com/this-fan-edited-ghostbusters-trailer-fixes-several-prob-1762935173 making their own versions]] of the trailers in order to fix most of the problems the trailer had.

** Pretty much any criticism laid against the movie - at least until the release of the first trailer - was dubbed as being misogynistic. While there certainly are fans that could fit under that categorization, this screaming overgeneralization which is something that didn't sit well with the number of fans who were decidedly '''not'' misogynists. Not helping matters is that Paul Feig has engaged in this line of thinking, which in part contributes to {{Audience Alienati|ngPremise}}on for the fans that are on the fence.

* BrokenBase: Extensively.

* CounterpartComparison:
** The movie's first trailer netted a number of comparisons with ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', which featured a similar premise and a heavy reliance on CGI. Due to the latter's reception, this isn't the most flattering comparison.
** There are also comparisons to ''[[Film/FantasticFour2015 Fant4stic]]'' due to the film distancing itself from the original source material and relying heavily on a political angle (FF's case was a RaceLift, while this movie prominently features a GenderFlip) to sell the film. This isn't a particularly flattering comparison, either.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jillian seems to be the favorite teammate, even by people who don't like the movie. Erin also has her share of fans, most likely due to her being played by Kristen Wiig.

** A variant of the CatchPhrase, as employed by the {{Hatedom}}: "'Who you gonna call?' [[DeadpanSnarker Someone else.]]"

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter[=/=]TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: How a lot of people feel about the movie being a complete reboot is that it completely erases the possibility that the new Ghostbusters will ever team up with the original ones. Many wonder why Sony even bothered getting the old cast to do cameos if they're playing completely different characters.

** Once the trailer came out, discussions about the film being racist in regards to its portrayal of [[TokenMinority Patti]] started appearing all over the internet.

* UnfortunateImplications: The fact that Patti is portrayed as a SassyBlackWoman - who is both BookDumb and StreetSmart - and is the '''[[TokenMinority only]]''' non-white major character in the film has not gone unnoticed with certain circles.

** The social justice crowd, who previously supported the film to a great degree and who Paul Feig has been trying to appeal to, is now split on the movie due to the perception that [[MinstrelShow Patti is an offensive stereotype]].
* BaseBreaker: Patti. Her scenes in the trailer rely on a lot of stereotypical SassyBlackWoman humor, while also pointing out that unlike the three white women on the team, Patty apparently doesn't have a Ph.D. or a college education. This has led to debates between those who think this makes simply Patty the more relatable "Average Joe" of the team, and those who think portraying her in this manner is offensive and rife with UnfortunateImplications.

** One employed by the {{Hatedom}}: "Who you gonna call? [[DeadpanSnarker Someone else.]]"
%%* OvershadowedByTheControversy:
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: With several fans of the original movie who aren't too huge on Paul Feig's style of comedy and/or aren't on-board with the idea of an all-female team, many are disappointed that the movie is not at least a continuation of the original movies. Not to mention that the existing fanbase doesn't really have a PeripheryDemographic of women like other franchises do. This doesn't encompass the entire existing ''Ghostbusters'' fanbase, but it does account for a significant portion of it.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Jillian seems to be the favorite teammate, even by people who don't like the movie.

** As far as the reboot goes, the cast visited a children's hospital with gigantic, goofy-looking grins on their faces in a number of photos. Unfortunately, [[DidntThinkThisThrough many of the patients looked like they were about to die]] (or at, least, were very, very ill), and a number of fans with [[BlackComedy morbid tastes in humor]] joked that they were there to capture the ghosts the dying kids. Others simply made fun of the sheer contrast in the images and note how the images themselves appear to be in poor taste.