The already-divisive Ghostbusters reboot is going to go down in history as the single most disliked trailer in YouTube history.

That is, of course, assuming that there'll never be a Dirty Grandpa 2. Nevertheless, Paul Feig's take on Ghostbusters, featuring an all-star cast of female comedic talent, has come in for vocal criticism online and it's not gone unnoticed. Recently, Dan Aykroyd spoke up in its defence whilst Melissa McCarthy admitted that she almost pitied those who spent their time ranting against the film.

Judd Apatow, who's made such films as Knocked Up, The 40-Year Old Virgin and Trainwreck, was recently quizzed about his thoughts on the film and his opinion on the hate it's been getting. "I would assume there’s a very large crossover of people who are doubtful Ghostbusters will be great and people excited about the Donald Trump candidacy. I would assume they are the exact same people."

Yikes.

"That movie is made by the great Paul Feig and stars the funniest people on Earth, so I couldn’t be more excited. I think people have paid too much attention to just some angry trolls. And it will be judged on its own greatness."

To be fair, Apatow has a point here. The hatred for the Ghostbusters reboot has been exceptionally vocal and, yes, the media is to blame for that. Not only that, those who dislike the film are basing their anger on two trailers and the fact that it's a Ghostbusters reboot.

Keep in mind that Melissa McCarthy - who's actually IN THE FILM - said that the first trailer wasn't all that great and the fact that the CinemaCon footage (most of which hasn't been seen online) received quite a warm welcome by those who saw it. Apatow went on, explaining that some things need to change and "we have our past and if you can come up with a new, cool way to do something, then that’s exciting and hopefully it will make a lot of people happy."

Again, this is a fair point. You only need to look at successful reboots like Christopher Nolan's Batman to know that, with the right talent behind it, things can work out. While Paul Feig might not be in Christopher Nolan's league, he does have a solid filmography working with comedy. He directed Bridesmaids, Spy, some of the best episodes of Arrested Development AND The US Office, so clearly he knows what he's doing.

What do you think? Are you against the idea of another Ghostbusters and if so, why? Let us know in the comments!

 

Via Uproxx