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And with that information I've just crossed it off my Movies to See list.

Thanks!

why does that matter

Because Ghostbusters is a classic that doesn't need to be rebooted. If it was an expansion of the existing universe, I'd be up for it, especially because the story lends itself to that kind of expansion. However, I have no interest in seeing four characters I really like being wiped out of existence.

but they're not being wiped out of existence

they're movie characters

As per the Anon above:

"Basically a reboot, the originals don't exist in the new film."

Let me rephrase-- I have no interest in watching a Ghostbusters film in which the original Ghostbusters don't exist.

That's fine, but I'm still curious as to why.

Is it a situation where a particularly large part of your enjoyment is tied to the relationships and lives of those specific characters? Like, they're just your favs?

That's it exactly. I like the four original characters. I grew up watching the cartoon and I read all the comic books. I got to know those four individuals, and I'm attached to them. Obviously, they're never going to make another movie about them, but to write them out of existence doesn't sit well with me.

I had no idea this was such an unusual position to take.

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well, this particular fandom I'm not crossing this movie off, but I can say the star trek reboot made me drop for that reason. Though that one was a more agressive in-movie retcon that just made me think "aw fuck you guys"

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Wiped out, but replaced with characters more deserving of existing.

Not necessarily.

Bill Murray would probably agree with you.

The movie isn't even out yet and you're assuming the new characters are more deserving of existing why? Because they have vaginas? Fuck that.

Yes, exactly that. Another film starting all males does not deserve to exist as much as a film giving women a chance to get out of the fucking kitchen.

And frankly, fuck you if you disagree.

I sincerely hope this is either sarcasm or someone posting from the 1950s.

NAYRT but that's kind of... ridiculously hyperbolic as a response

Like if this movie bombs all women are going to be forced into domestic servitude or something?

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Yeah no, Terk from Tarzan doesn't deserve to exist over Bill Murray.

This is exactly why I have zero interest in it. I loved the original Ghostbusters, why would I want to go see a movie that treats them as if they didn't exist?

because you think it's funny

i mean, i don't know if you think it's funny. if you don't, you probably shouldn't see it.

I don't, which is why I'm not going to see it. I don't tend to like reboots in general, especially when they make major changes to the characters.

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Because you loved the original Ghostbusters, so a version that has the same premise and a different take on the characters might be just as good or even better?

Because a reboot does not destroy/wipe from existence the original?

maybe they aren't interested in a new take on the characters. it's not that hard to understand why some people might not want that if they liked the original series and the original characters.

GTFO here with that "classic, doesn't need a reboot" nonsense.

Lots of people have a knee-jerk hatred for reboots! I'm usually that way, but I'm actually excited for Ghostbusters. Partly because I think the gender-swap thing is interesting, partly because I never really cared about the original anyway.

But Chris Hemsworth as the secretary. That makes it worth seeing regardless. Honestly, until I heard that I wasn't sure whether I was going to see this or not and wasn't all that excited.

That anon's talking about of their ass, though. It IS set in the original universe, with the original team still existing. This is the "next generation" of Ghostbusters.