In the latest episode of our Remake/Remodel video essay series, Leigh Singer compares the beloved original Ghostbusters from 1984 with its maligned 2016 reboot, analysing the key similarities and differences between the films while also asking important questions about nostalgia, fandom and legacy.
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Published 2 Jun 2019
By Leigh Singer
A side-by-side video comparison of the seminal 1960 horror and its near-identical 1998 update.
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