10 Reboots/Sequels That Didn't Know Why The Originals Were Popular
8. Ghostbusters
The 1984 Ghostbusters is a comedy classic for many reasons: the comedic genius of stars like Dan Akroyd and Bill Murray, sharp wit, and a fun plot, but it wasn't just that. The Ghostbusters were a team and their collaboration as a group was what made their victory over the ghosts possible. It is a rare thing when a team feels like no one member is unnecessary, and Ghostbusters managed different people who each had unique brands of humor and contributions to their efforts.
The 2016 reboot, however, feels like every other generic action movie with too much CGI crammed into an emotionally dead finale. The characters are all the same, over-the-top loud mouths who mistake insulting their partners for friendship. There is no weight to their interactions or the climax of the story, because unlike their predecessors, they are unlikeable.
What the filmmakers didn't understand was that the charisma of the leads was vital to the first Ghostbusters, and when the charm is sucked out of the cast, the movie was bound to flop.