The trailer for Paul Feig’s upcoming Ghostbuster’s reboot is Youtube’s most disliked movie trailer of all time, according to a playlist of the site’s most thumbed-down videos.
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Like the majority of the other videos on YouTube’s most disliked list, the high number of dislikes arguably has less to do with the video’s quality than its focus on women: 59% of the 100 most disliked videos are female-led.
ScreenCrush noted this week that the Ghostbusters remake trailer that was first released in March has now become the most disliked trailer in the history of YouTube.
Justin Bieber’s “Baby” music video was recorded to have the most dislikes, with 5.99 million dislikes and counting, Hollywood Reporter said in a report.
We’ve known for months that “Ghostbusters”, the classic 1984 film starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, is getting a reboot. But that’s not all: In addition to experiencing the joy of watching one of the best comedies of all time on the big screen, attendees will be treated to a special sneak peek from Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, which hits theaters in July 15.
Wow, insanely disproportionate numbers of dislikes to likes.
Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy, who plays paranormal researcher Abby Yates, called the initial peek at the movie “very confusing” because the trailer makes it seem as if the movie is a continuation of the “Ghostbusters” films of the ’80s.
And while numerous video’s commenters are quick to insist they’re definitely not misogynists (they just don’t think amusing women are amusing, okay?), an investigation by outcome of Sound suggests the trailer may not be as universally reviled as the numbers indicate.
A quick glance at the YouTube comments reveals what’s really going on; a swirling mess of anti-women nonsense, running the gamut from accusations of “feminazi” propaganda to complaints that female-led films aren’t amusing.
While an all-female team is a refreshing take on the Ghostbusters, many were quick to hate on the move, citing childhoods ruined.
“If you’ve ever seen her do stand up, it’s just who she is”, the director said, adding that he wanted a showy role to launch Jones.
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With 618,000 dislikes and counting, there has to be a consensus thought among the ardent YouTube community.
