History YMMV / Ghostbusters2016

** Holtzmann allows Erin to go first during a weapons assessment since she says she's had a long day. She also gives Erin her own personal Swiss army knife, obviously caring a lot about her safety.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise:
** Many have dismissed the film for being a remake of ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' instead of a sequel (as the trailer text sort of implies with "30 years ago", but it's appealing to nostalgia instead). Others would have preferred that there be no more ''Ghostbusters'' movies, especially since Creator/HaroldRamis (Egon) has passed away and it's now impossible to get the whole original crew back together.

** The "crossing streams" reference. When trying to stop the ghost, Holtzmann warns Erin not to let her beam get entangled with Holtzmann's beam because of too much power and it would cause a counter-reaction.
** Holtzmann telling Erin and Abby that they're all doing great and Patty to try a little harder.

** Holtzmann smiling in awe at Abby and Erin's presentation and telling Patty thank you for requesting such.

* DearNegativeReader: Paul Feig (as well as several of the girls themselves) seemed to all but come out and say in interviews that anyone who didn’t like the movie and all the negative reviews were sexist.

* CrazyAwesome: Holtzmann: Nuclear engineer, can find seven uses for a cadaver on sight, and nonchalantly noms on Pringles when faced with evidence of the afterlife.

** Even those who like the new team and Kevin would admit that Rowan is [[NightmareRetardant very far from from threatening]] and has too weak a backstory and forgettable a presence for their first BigBad.

** A lot of people were not pleased when they heard that the Ghostbusters would now be secret government workers, and that the government is keeping the ghosts a secret from the public.

** While he's meant to be disliked due to his {{Jerkass}} nature, you'll find very few who actually enjoyed Martin Heiss. This is due to the general consensus that Creator/BillMurray [[DullSurprise sleep walked through his whole performance]], putting in no effort. Additionally, his [[spoiler: UndignifiedDeath]] is regarded by many as a TakeThat to the actor and his original character due to his reported apathy towards and initial declination to appear in the film before being. Ultimately, while [[TheCameo the appearances of the original actors]] were meant to show the original team PassingTheTorch, Murray's involvement was seen as lacking, insulting to him, and sparked talk about behind the scenes drama.

* DesignatedHero: After being egged on by a {{Jerkass}}, Erin unleashes a ghost that she knows is dangerous just because she wants to prove him wrong. The result; he gets murdered and Erin never faces any repercussions.

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Chris Hemsworth becomes chilling when playing a Rowan-possessed Kevin. His voice becomes lower and his body language drastically changes. You can believe the movie's DitzySecretary just became a competent supervillain.

* CatharsisFactor: After the mayor pretending not to know about the ghosts and harassing the Ghostbusters into silence, it's a bit of RootingForTheEmpire that Rowan through Kevin turns him and the army into PeoplePuppets, making them dance around 'cause it's cool.

** It's a remake of ''Ghostbusters'' with a female team. Like the talk of all-female ''[[Film/TheExpendables Expendables]]'' movies from years ago, this has become controversial in itself.

** Holtzmann lip-syncing and dancing along to "Rhythm Of The Night" by DeBarge to impress Erin.

** [[http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/21/12239704/ghostbusters-is-still-haunted-by-negative-racial-tropes Accusations of racism]] have been leveled surrounding the character of Patty, the only major non-white character in the film, who is portrayed as a StreetSmart SassyBlackWoman. She's the only Ghostbuster that lacks a college level education (she's a subway employee) while her white teammates all have [=PhDs=] in their respective fields.

* DesignatedHero: After being egged on by a {{Jerkass}}, Erin unleashes a ghost that she knows is dangerous just because she wants to prove him wrong. The result; he gets murdered and [[KarmaHoudini Erin never faces any repercussions]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: [[{{Jerkass}} Martin Heiss is clearly a dick]], so when [[spoiler: he gets murdered]], we're supposed to see him as [[spoiler: an AssholeVictim]]. The problem is that aside from being [[SmugSnake a smarmy jerk]], he doesn't do anything that bad, meaning his comeuppance feels like some major DisproportionateRetribution. [[KarmaHoudini Erin never paying]] for her role in [[spoiler: his death]] makes it even worse. Additionally, the fact that he's played the [[Creator/BillMurray original film's lead]] makes him this on a meta level, as it feels like an aggressive example of the new cast taking over his franchise.

* Both cuts of the film (as well as some deleted takes) dance around the fact that Rowan is an EvilCounterpart of the team, and fleshing out how he was similarly bullied all of his life like the main cast could've helped make him a more interesting villain.

* InformedWrongness: Erin is treated as ridiculous for wanting Abby to take down their book from Amazon. Except...she makes a lot of legitimate points that she never gave her consent on it, and it's implied Abby is withholding Erin's share of the royalties out of bitterness towards their grudge. Not helping matters is that Abby does it ''again'', posting a video of the ghost at the Aldridge Mansion without Erin's consent, which went viral and got Erin fired. Her only response to a crying Erin is to offer to hire her at the university where she works. What's more, [[spoiler:when you're ridiculed for years because you saw a ghost and couldn't convince anyone, you would do all you can to deny the lady who stood overyour bed for a year]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: [[{{Jerkass}} Martin Heiss is clearly a dick]], so when [[spoiler: he gets murdered]], we're supposed to see him as [[spoiler: an AssholeVictim]]. The problem is that aside from being [[SmugSnake a smarmy jerk]], he doesn't do anything that bad, meaning his comeuppance feels like some major DisproportionateRetribution. The fact that [[KarmaHoudini Erin never pays]] for her role in [[spoiler: his death]] makes it even worse. Additionally, the fact that he's played the [[Creator/BillMurray original film's lead]] makes him this on a meta level, as it feels like an aggressive example of the new cast taking over his franchise.

** Even those who like the new team and Kevin would admit that Rowan is [[NightmareRetardent very far from from threatening]] and has too weak a backstory and forgettable a presence for their first BigBad.
** While he's meant to be disliked due to his {{Jerkass}} nature, you'll find very few who actually like Martin Heiss. This is due to the general consensus that Creator/BillMurray [[DullSurprise sleep walked through his whole performance]], putting in no effort. Additionally, his [[spoiler: UndignifiedDeath]] is regarded by many as a TakeThat to the actor and his original character due to his reported apathy towards and initial declination to appear in the film before being. Ultimately, while [[TheCameo the appearances of the original actors]] were meant to show the original team PassingTheTorch, Murray's involvement was seen as lacking, insulting to him, and sparked talks about behind the scenes drama.

* TheScrappy: Even those who like the new team and Kevin would admit that Rowan has too weak a backstory and forgettable a presence for their first BigBad.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A lot of people were not pleased when they heard that the Ghostbusters would now be secret government workers, and that the government is keeping the ghosts a secret from the public.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Both cuts of the film (as well as some deleted takes) dance around the fact that Rowan is an EvilCounterpart of the team, and fleshing out how he was similarly bullied all of his life like the main cast could've helped make him a more interesting villain.

** Holtzmann getting close to Erin in the subway by having her go first and test their new untested nuclear laser gun aimed at the ghost in the subway. Complimenting her by saying she has the longest arms. Followed by her putting protection on her neck.
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