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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Official Teaser Trailer
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
I have a feeling it will be an average to bad movie.
Power Pro
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I don't trust anyone but myself when it comes to movies. Too many people praise things I find to be crap, and ignore things I love.
Revolutionary
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46% on RT now with 100+ reviews
Just gonna quote myself from the first page of the thread:
Just gonna quote myself from the first page of the thread:
From the director of the Poltergeist remake...
ManaByte
Gold Member
Critics will never forgive audiences for rejecting that piece of shit. They did the same thing with Afterlife and called everyone racists and sexists for not loving 2016.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
New Ghostbusters movies = Mi vieja mula ya no es lo que era.
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KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
Shocking: the sequel to the already average 2021 Ghostbusters film is also average, almost bad.
Who could have seen this coming, I wonder...
People need to stop falling for the bite of memberberries, take out their blinding glass and stop asking for more. The last good movie came out in 1989 and let it be that way.
Who could have seen this coming, I wonder...
People need to stop falling for the bite of memberberries, take out their blinding glass and stop asking for more. The last good movie came out in 1989 and let it be that way.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
The moment of glory ended in the 90's...
They should have made the sequels at that time, 90s to 00s... but they didn't want to, now it's too late...
Also, I don't like the new characters at all.
They should have made the sequels at that time, 90s to 00s... but they didn't want to, now it's too late...
Also, I don't like the new characters at all.
Power Pro
Member
I'm debating if i want to go see ghostbusters by myself or not tonight. Haven't seen any good reviews, which doesn't mean a lot to me, but it also doesn't encourage me.
I originally wanted to try going to see if my Dad was in shape to go see it with me, but his condition has only gotten worse, and his mental state doesn't make it easy to take him out of the nursing home.
I always get hung up thinking I'm a loser going someplace by myself cuz I got no friends to go with. I live in the same area as redlettermedia, so I've probably been one of those fat losers with popcorn they've complained about lol
I originally wanted to try going to see if my Dad was in shape to go see it with me, but his condition has only gotten worse, and his mental state doesn't make it easy to take him out of the nursing home.
I always get hung up thinking I'm a loser going someplace by myself cuz I got no friends to go with. I live in the same area as redlettermedia, so I've probably been one of those fat losers with popcorn they've complained about lol
RiccochetJ
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Just got back from seeing it. I quite enjoyed myself but will forget about it fairly quickly. I found it to be a harmless fun family movie that reminds me of the 80's type family movies with a bit of swearing, some scenes that will probably scare little kids, and some fun humor. Thought it was better than Afterlife.
Power Pro
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Yeah I just got back from seeing it also. I think it was better than afterlife as well, because it actually felt like the same type of movie as the original.
I don't know what critics are really talking about when it says it relies on nostalgia too much. I found it to be a decent balance of new ideas, and characters, mixed in with some old references and characters, but it never feels too forced or overwhelm the plot by any means. I think this movie does what I wanted Afterlife to do...introduce new characters, but still have the old characters relevant to the plot. Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson obviously just enjoy being Ghostbusters...and well...Bill Murray is obviously there for a paycheck, but whatevs.
It's not perfect, but I think it still gets my seal of approval. I think the setup for the villain is more interesting than the confrontation with the villain.
I do think I like Phoebe more in the last movie...she was smart, but amusing in that one...in this one, she's an idiot. Maybe cuz she's a teenager now? I dunno...her decisions were just really poor for someone who used to be the smart one.
Although here's the elephant in the room, and I hate to sound like a jerk by complaining about this, and I dunno if it would be considered a spoiler, but...this movie totally hints that Phoebe is into girls. Just makes me roll my eyes, and I'm tired of seeing it in everything. It didn't kill my enjoyment of the movie, but ugh...
Edit: I also just want to add...I think the thing that as a movie goer I need to start accepting is very few movies are going to be better than ones that come before it. There will maybe occasionally be one like Everything Everywhere All at Once that I loved....but for the most part, the talent of writers and directors is just not there anymore, and Hollywood is too scared to try new ideas, or give movies too hard of an edge like they used to. In a world full of franchises, reboots, and sequels, all we can hope for is if we're lucky, we'll at least get movies like this that try to be decent, and try not to ruin the source material like 2016 ghostbusters did.
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terintamel
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How big a part of the movie was that Phoebe subplot? Was it totally obvious that's what they were hinting or could it just be how we read into things now because movies and TV shows seem to think that girls just can't be friends with each other and it always has to be something more so when we see a portrayal of good friends of the same sex, it's hard to not assume that there somehow romantically interested?
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
The original cast only appear for 10 minutes like the previous one?
digoutyoursoul
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Afterlife was boring imo , it felt like I was watching a stranger things spin off then a Ghostbusters movie.
The original is still vastly superior to the other films in the franchise, humour , tone, pacing, soundtrack.
The original is still vastly superior to the other films in the franchise, humour , tone, pacing, soundtrack.
ManaByte
Gold Member
No, they're in it a lot but mostly Ray and Winston.
Her love interest is a ghost played by Emily Alyn Lind.
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Power Pro
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The subplot is pretty critical to the actual conflict in the movie, so a pretty big part. And it's not like she made out with a girl or anything, but....you can tell by her facial expressions, and the way she acts, that she's into this other girl. Here's a spoiler:
The girl that Phoebe befriends, and is into is a ghost...and their interactions totally come off as Phoebe being into her, and she even goes as far as remove her spirit from her body so she can become a ghost and being on the same dimensional plane as the ghost girl......like, you don't do that unless you want to touch them or something.
Fortunately no. Ray is actually one of the more important characters to the plot. Winston is surprisingly in it very little though. Bill Murray...like I said before, he's there for a paycheck. He is probably only 10 minutes of screentime, although the first scene he's in, I enjoyed.
Badlucktroll
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I dug it, despite the “frosty” reception from critics.
terintamel
Member
Thanks. if I do see it I'll probably just wait till it comes out on streaming or I just won't see it. I know that sounds kind of silly to not see a movie in a franchise that I like because of something this minor. but if it's something I don't really care to see or don't like, I just don't have to see it and that will be the end of it.
bitbydeath
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I enjoyed it, there was one part of the trailer that never happened which I kept waiting for but overall it was a lot better than the previous movie. The kids weren’t featured as heavily either. More ghost busting and less about family connections/drama.
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Ammogeddon
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Just watched it with the family, which is squarely where’s it’s marketed. It was a very middle of the road movie.
Revolutionary
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The boys have reviewed it:
It is very heavy handed and handled with as much subtlety as a bull in a china shop.
The film was overall fun, but every time these two interacted it was mind numbing.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Thats the real sequel of Ghostbusters
Nok Su Kow
Member
Just seen it
Needed about 50% of the characters cutting as well as a couple of plot points, nothing really happens and then it's over as soon as something does
Still ok but nothing great
Needed about 50% of the characters cutting as well as a couple of plot points, nothing really happens and then it's over as soon as something does
Still ok but nothing great
kunonabi
Member
My biggest issue with the subplot is that it just isn't done well enough to make up for how much screen time was devoted to it. The chemistry between Phoebe, Podcast, and Trevor was really good in Afterlife and it's pretty much missing in FE.
Ray probably got the most attention outside of Phoebe which was nice but the rest of the cast really could have used a bit of the same. I mean I probably would have dropped Lucky and Patton, moved the ghost girl to the Trevor and Slimer subplot, make it lighter and more comedic, and maybe have Venkman and Dana help with Phoebe's issues if they were intent on her not working through it with Callie and Gary directly. Winston also needed way more time but he almost always does unfortunately.
I still enjoyed the movie quite a bit but that subplot needed tweaking, especially since it doesn't really connect with the stuff between Phoebe, her Mom and Gary very well, and the 3rd act was way too rushed.
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The Skull
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Saw it last night and it certainly is better than critics are saying. As others have said there's way too many characters and the third act comes together too fast and judging by the bts videos / trailers and TV spots there's a lot of cut content. I hope there's an extended cut as it could really help the film.
It has some neat ideas but doesn't capitalize on them enough. Having said that, I really enjoyed it.
It has some neat ideas but doesn't capitalize on them enough. Having said that, I really enjoyed it.
bitbydeath
Member
They teased a scene of her dying in the trailer when they explained how the cold kills, and it got cut for some reason. Was looking forward to that part.
kunonabi
Member
Yeah, it's still a really fun time, I laughed quite a bit, it's just messy. It's also weird how little Ghostbusting is in it. They really needed a montage or little set piece in the middle. Especially since the one scene we get is another car chase like the last film.
I would be totally down for an actual director's cut.
VulcanRaven
Member
I just saw this and it was great. I liked Afterlife and this was even better. I hope they get to make more.
VulcanRaven
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I noticed that the pilot episode of Extreme Ghostbusters is on Youtube:
I recommend watching it. The whole series was there at some point.
I recommend watching it. The whole series was there at some point.
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Randall365
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They must get additional funding for this as it is just shoehorned in to all these Hollywood movies now And they must know it hurts the box office.
Pejo
Member
I agree 100% with this take. There were just too many characters. A lot of them redundant or unnecessary to tell the story. They should have cut a lot of the Afterlife characters. Podcast, the black girl, and even the Stranger Things kid could have been "off to college" and absent and it would have only made the movie better. There was just no reason for them to be in New York. Paul Rudd and the mom were pretty useless too other than the contrived "I'm dad now love me plz" shit.
I didn't think it was a bad movie though. The firebender guy was a surprise hit for me, he actually got some laughs out of my cold dead soul.
Also Dan Aykroyd was great and I loved his little library bit. Well, except that I fucking can't stand that little shit gremlin Patton Oswalt. I thought that ghost girl was totally Chloe Moretz but I IMDB'd her afterwards and it wasn't her.
Also kinda salty that the little red dot ghost got 100x more screentime than the freaky jagged tooth abomination.
Anyways, it was a nice enough stupid popcorn flick. Still doesn't capture the magic of the OG Ghostbusters, but compared to the absolute garbage being released these days, at least it was watchable.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
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Pejo
Member
Yea you get it. Having the 'big bad' cause more ruckus earlier in the movie and cutting out 90% of the tertiary characters would have made the movie so much better. There were minor other common logic problems that popped up like why would you keep the source of the demon god's power (his horns) in the same room where you kept him loosely confined?
I do appreciate that they tried to mimic the cheaper effects from the 80s for most of the garden variety specters. It gave it more of an authentic Ghostbusters feel opposed to just making everything common modern CG shlock.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Another "what is this film?" Moment was when Paul Rudd recites
the words to the Ghostbusters song.
Are people just wanting a series of flashing images that remind them of things? Is that enough? How is there time for that, but not for plot or action.
That was my biggest problem with the first film. Again, these films seem to be trying to service too many things at the expense of making something good. It's a shame, because I think they do get so many things right.
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VulcanRaven
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I wish they hadn't deleted the scene seen in the thumbnail:
bitbydeath
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Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
That's exactly
the song though - he's literally repeating the joke from the song. He's just reciting the words to a song that old people will recognise.
Some people may love that, but I think it's a shame that they could have made a really good film that everyone would have liked anyway. Rather than this, which got middling reviews pretty much everywhere and barely anyone seemed to really like.
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