--- title: Ghostbusters 2 Honest Trailer: Don't Worry About Reboot description: While some believe the Ghostbusters reboot will ruin the franchise, the latest honest trailer points out Ghostbusters 2 already did that. canonical: https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-12T20:18:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:20.561Z og:title: Ghostbusters 2 Honest Trailer Proves You Shouldn't Worry About Reboot og:description: "Every generation has its Hangover 2" og:url: https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ghostbusters 2 Honest Trailer Proves You Shouldn't Worry About Reboot twitter:description: "Every generation has its Hangover 2" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Honest Trailer for _Ghostbusters 2_ Proves You Shouldn't Worry About the Reboot  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 12, 2016 8:18 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 12, 2016 8:18 PM UTC The [female _Ghostbusters_ reboot](http://time.com/4360765/ghostbusters-elle-covers/) hasn’t been released yet, but that hasn’t stopped online commenters from preemptively slamming the film. However, while some believe the [remake](http://time.com/4399395/review-the-new-ghostbusters/) is a ploy to make money off of [fans of the 1984 cult classic](http://time.com/4390604/ghostbusters-producer-reboot-backlash-sexism-nostalgia/), the latest honest trailer from [Screen Junkies](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpcACMWblDls9Z6GERVi1A) points out that the franchise already produced a film that did just that: _Ghostbusters 2_. “Before you see the reboot that the Internet thinks will be an unfunny attempt to cash in on your nostalgia for the original _Ghostbusters_, revisit the unfunny attempt at a sequel that kind of already took care of that,” the voiceover begins. The narrator then goes on to explain why the sequel didn’t work. “If you loved the first _Ghostbusters_ movie, then you should definitely go watch that one instead,” he says. “But if you insist on seeing part two, prepare for the exact same plot with tiny cosmetic changes.” Watch the full trailer below. The reboot — which stars Kristen Wiig, [Melissa McCarthy](http://motto.time.com/4352318/melissa-mccarthy-ghostbusters-sexism/), Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones — hits theaters July 15. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/"},"headline":"The Honest Trailer for Ghostbusters 2 Proves You Shouldn't Worry About the Reboot","datePublished":"2016-07-12T20:18:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:20.561Z","description":"\"Every generation has its Hangover 2\"","url":"https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Ghostbusters","honest trailers","screen junkies"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4403380/ghostbusters-2-honest-trailer/","name":"The Honest Trailer for Ghostbusters 2 Proves You Shouldn't Worry About the Reboot"}}]}] ```