‘Ghostbusters’ back and still ain’t afraid of no critics
There are many curious aspects to the backlash against the new, all-female Ghostbusters, which opens in cinemas today.
The most striking, however, is the idea the original 1984 comedy-horror should be retrospectively regarded as a masterpiece. Ghostbusters was the best kind of B-movie: Cartoonish and pulpy, chiefly memorable for its zany theme tune and for giving us one of Bill Murray’s definitive performances.
