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3. Ghostbusters 1984 Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

This movie will NEVER surpass the original, either in quality or influence. But that’s ok. It’s allowed to be its own thing.

But remember all those really terrible remakes I mentioned earlier? They didn’t ruin the originals. Robocop is still one of the greatest satirical action movies of all time. The Thing (while a remake itself) remains a majorly influential horror touchstone. And Red Dawn…well, ok, but the passage of time made that movie irrelevant long before the remake got ahold of it.

People won’t stop watching and loving the ’84 Ghostbusters anytime soon. It’s one of the ultimate comedy classics and a forerunner in the world of genre-comedy. I love it a lot. But this new movie can also exist. There’s room for both out there.

Just because GB16 isn’t as good as GB84 doesn’t make the more recent film bad. In fact, it’s pretty darn good. It’s not perfect, or even excellent (it drags a bit, the end of the second act could use another pass and the third act feels drawn out) but it’s good enough that its existence shouldn’t legitimately offend you. Because if it does, I have to say something…