There’s something strange in the neighborhood. Who we gonna call?
Oh yes! The ghosts are terrorizing New York again and the new Busters happen to be four of the funniest women in entertainment. Naturally, people are psyched for this.
Just saw the new #ghostbusters ad, I'll be in the theater July 15th! pic.twitter.com/zBy8jn1zpk
— Jen X (@nativemuse) March 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/troonooyawker/status/705461047440904193
How could they not be? There’s a lot to like about this trailer. We saw some good jokes…
By far the best line from the new #Ghostbusters trailer: "The devil is a liar!" 😂 YAS pic.twitter.com/3sM4UrdyNN
— Lauren ✨ Galaxy (@LaurenGallaway) March 3, 2016
Some awesome-looking ghosts…
Love the designs of the new #Ghosts👻in the #Ghostbusters trailer but #Slimer is still my favorite😁 @Ghostbusters pic.twitter.com/88ING2v9Bi
— Steve Laughter (@SteveLaughter) March 3, 2016
(Yay Slimer!)
And of course…
In fact, he way this character is used in the trailer is one reason it’s getting such a positive reaction. And no, it’s not just because Chris Hemsworth is a pretty, pretty man. Though that is part of it.
Ugh I hate trailers with the funny male leads then the only woman is sexualised with no lines- OH WAIT WRONG GENDERS MWAHAHAHA #Ghostbusters
— Rachael Stott will be at C2E2 (@RachaelAtWork) March 3, 2016
This has made at least one Twitter user hopeful that other aspects of this movie’s marketing will be gender-flipped as well.
I hope the male Halloween costume versions of the all-female #Ghostbusters characters are skimpy & grossly hyper-sexualized.
— Kate Emswiler (@k8ems) March 3, 2016
(No lie, I’d totally be down to wear that come October. Make it happen, costume companies!)
A lot of people have also fallen madly in love Kate McKinnon’s character, Jillian Holtzmann. I’m pretty sure this shot alone sold millions of opening night tickets.
For a while, the entire Ghostbusters feed on both Twitter and Tumblr was like…
http://abitnotgood.co.vu/post/140396000728/jillian-holtzman-licking-that-gun
Still, this being the internet, the trailer had its fair share of haters. To be fair, some had legitimate complaints. Maybe they just found it underwhelming.
Still optimistic and excited OBVIOUSLY but that #Ghostbusters trailer underwhelmed me 😟
— Kasky (@bkkasky) March 3, 2016
Or they felt it didn’t do enough to address stereotypes.
just watched the #ghostbusters trailer.. no thanks. So "let's break they stereotypes" means dress the stereotypes as women? smh
— Mega Ran (@MegaRan) March 3, 2016
Or they think it’s a little messed up that the three white women in the movie are scientists, while Leslie Jones’s character, the only black woman in the trailer, works for the MTA and has a car. Yes, the roles were similar in the 1984 original, but it’s not unreasonable to expect more over 30 years later.
Leslie Jones is an actress, that's clear, right? You know she could act like a scientist like the white people, yes? #ghostbusters #ugh
— Sofiya Alexandra (@TheSofiya) March 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/summerbrennan/status/705442209269571584
https://twitter.com/Mark_Doubt/status/705475797163888644
Of course, a disproportionate amount of the hate this trailer received didn’t mention any of that. Instead, it looked more like this.
http://smallah.tumblr.com/post/140398570811/i-compiled-a-few-of-the-sexist-comments-i-found
And this.
https://twitter.com/RalphyMartz/status/705409247291547648
I even saw a few people try to start a #BoycottGhostbusters hashtag like they did with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Because that was so successful.
As you’d expect, comments like these were followed by the inevitable backlash to the backlash, which for the most part, is brilliant.
https://twitter.com/clarkewolfe/status/705407962521722880
Even Peter Venkman weighed in.
https://twitter.com/Cale_Baird/status/705471362471743489
Essentially, the #Ghostbusters hashtag looks pretty much like this.
http://mikyeong-ryu.tumblr.com/post/140395501631/lol
Or more accurately depicted by Tumblr artist Andthisiswhatthedagdoes:
http://andthisiswhatthedagdoes.tumblr.com/post/140397946840/opinions-seen-in-my-twitter-so-far-except-for-me
(Seriously though, where my Pacific Rim 2 at? I NEED my giant robot fix.)
In the end though, if you enjoyed the trailer, who cares what anyone else thinks.
Hey guys who are "meh" or hate on the #Ghostbusters trailer, I see you. pic.twitter.com/P5kAhMul5u
— Mary (@girlfromcanada) March 3, 2016
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to scour eBay for 20-year-old boxes of unopened Ecto Cooler.
