Ghostbusters!

Hey everyone!

So, a few days ago (Thursday, actually), my aunt treated me and my 15 year-old cousin to a movie. We went to see the new Ghostbusters movie.

Now, after hearing all the negative comments about the movie and all the controversy that I really didn't bother to look into, I told myself I was going to go see this movie with an open mind and make an opinion for myself after the movie. And honestly, I don't know why they made that much of a big deal over this movie in the negative way they did.

Yeah, I get it. The original Ghostbusters was a classic and there's no way anything could top it. While I may not have 'grown up' in the era when the original movie came out, it was still something I watched many times with my parents and in a way did 'grow up' with. And yes, I know the theme song is great (trust me, I know it by heart too!), but that's no reason to bash on Fall Out Boy's version. Like, if it's not your cup of tea, then don't listen to it, go find the original and play it all day then.

We are all aloud to like or dislike things, but there's no reason to bash on something just because you don't like it. I don't like Taylor Swift and you don't see me talking shit about her!

But in all honesty, I actually really did enjoy this remake. The plot was good, the cast was incredible; the original ghostbusters (other than Harold Ramis who passed away in 2014) even made cameo appearances! Not to mention there was a ton of references to the original film. I thought that was amazing how they put in all those hidden 'Easter eggs' for those of us who have seen and remember the original.

In my opinion, there really is no legitimate reason to be so hateful against this movie. Now, I'm not saying that everyone needs to start liking this film, far from it, but, these people need to realize that they're being just plain dumb if they're going to hate a film because it's a remake of an '80's classic, or because the ghostbusters are women. I mean really, these ladies were fantastic in my opinion; extremely hilarious, and they were well written if you ask me.

From left to right: Leslie Jones (as Patty Tolan), Melissa McCarthy (as Abby Yates), Kristen Wiig (as Erin Gilbert) and Kate McKinnon (as Jillian Holtzmann)

I would definitely watch it again. While they claimed it was a 'remake' of the original, I personally felt like it was more of a new take on a classic, almost as if they sort of re-imagined it while keeping in some stuff that the fans of the original film would understand.

I'll leave the trailer below for those of you who might not have seen it yet!

- SerenaTheMoonPony