Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, and Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler in 'Ghostbusters' Credit: Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Ghostbusters ...

It's been 40 years since audiences were first asked "Who you gonna call …?" "Ghostbusters" was released in 1984, instantly becoming a hit, thanks to its funny, original script and catchy theme song.

Ten years ago, the Ghostbusters reboot was released into a firestorm of rage and revulsion. What did the onslaught show us about film, fandom – and does it stand up today?

Ghostbusters III was stuck in development hell before Paul Feig, fresh off the trio of successes (Bridesmaids, The Heat, and ...