The new "Ghostbusters" movie is coming to theaters this July, and on March 3 fans were finally given a full-length trailer for the reboot. The response was mixed, with the largest criticism focusing on Leslie Jones's character (Patty Tolan) being portrayed as a black stereotype.
One fan took matters into their own hands and released a self-made take on the trailer. Redditor AbrahamAshley, a self-identified filmmaker and editor, created the shorter (and possibly way better) version.
Take a look:
The biggest difference is a lack of dialogue from nearly every main character. AbrahamAshley was going for a more "teaser" vibe - quick cuts and mere glimpses at many of the characters.
"The only thing I added was the original song, original movie sound effects, a small light leak and a couple of sfx hits," AbrahamAshley explained in a Reddit thread. "The concept was to show that it didn't have to suck."
Fellow Redditors are big fans of the remake, referring to it as a "fixed" version. In just five hours, one link to the YouTube video has 4,000 upvotes and counting. "This is 1000% better," one commentor wrote. "My personal opinion with previews is that less is more."
The motivation behind making the changes was made clear in one of the discussion threads.
"I don't really believe in this project," AbrahamAshley wrote. "I'm a hardcore Ghostbusters purist. I'm also a filmmaker and editor - so when I saw the trailer, I was so angry that it was so so so bad. I took the material that was given and tweaked it."
Whether you side with AbrahamAshley's thoughts on the upcoming film, all fans can agree that this teaser version of the trailer is pretty awesome.
