I finally saw the original Ghostbusters after the remake and it changed my mind

The 2016 one just felt like a bunch of jokes thrown at a wall, while the 1984 version had that slow burn where the humor came from real characters. Has anyone else gone back to an old movie after a bad remake and realized how much the tone matters?

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gavina7325d ago

Watching the original after that remake felt like night and day for me.

the_jenny25d ago

The "throw jokes at the wall" thing is exactly why the 2016 movie fell flat for me. I watched the original again last month and noticed how much of the humor comes from things like Bill Murray's deadpan delivery during the library scene, where he's just riffing on the spooky atmosphere. That slow build lets you care about the characters before they start cracking wise. The remake tried to be funny from the first scene and it never let the audience breathe. Tone is everything in comedy, and the original understood you need quiet moments for the jokes to land.