There’s been a lot of hype — both good and bad — about the new “Ghostbusters’’ movie, mostly because director Paul Feig cast four women in the roles made famous by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Critics have been mixed in their reviews, but we were more interested in the reaction of the audience that went to a screening organized by the Women in Comedy Festival. “I went in with low expectations,’’ says comedian Kelly MacFarland, who co-hosted the event at Arlington’s Capitol Theater with Ken Reid. “Not because of the talent, but because any time you remake something magical, there’s a chance they might butcher it.’’ The good news is Feig didn’t, she says. While the audience, which included comedians Giulia Rozzi, Kwasi Mensah, Phoebe Angle, and Laura Severse, may be partial to the original movie, they enjoyed Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy, and Leslie Jones as the new gang of ghost wranglers. MacFarland said she probably would have liked the “Ghostbusters’’ reboot just as much if it starred men, but she’s glad it didn’t. “Women in comedy are relevant now, and we’re fighting to maintain that status,’’ she said. Feig “cast four of the best comedians — not just four of the best female comedians — and they nailed it.’’