The 2021 reboot of the Ghostbuster Franchise, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE was a pleasant surprise in that it brought a perfect mix of nostalgia with an influx of modern sensibility (and younger cast members) all blended together to form a very satisfying re-introduction of the GHOSTBUSTER universe to the modern audience. It was inevitable that a sequel would be explored.
And...it's too bad that, instead of expanding on this, the filmmakers decided to just try to make the same film again.
GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE finds the new heroes from AFTERLIFE (Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace) resettled into the old Ghostbuster's Fire Department Headquarters in New York City and are aided by the remaining "classic" Ghostbusters - Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and (in a too brief appearance), Bill Murray.
They are joined by newcomers Patton Oswalt (who is playing...well...a character quite like...Patton Oswalt), Emily Alyn Lind (as a ghost with a past...and a future...) and Kumail Nanjiani (who brings a bit of a lift to this outing in the "Rick Moranis" role) as well as good ol' William Ahterton as "bad guy" (from the first Ghostbuster film) Walter Peck.
Writer/Director Gil Kenan (taking over the Director duty in this film from Ivan Reitman) hits all the right beats and this Ghostbusters is a "fine" entry in the universe - it just doesn't bring anything new and exciting to the party - and that's it's biggest flaw.
This film is "Fine", but nothing "Special" or "Nothing New".
And the same goes for the special effects and plotting of this film. They are all perfectly "fine", but nothing new.
A perfectly agreeable way to spend a few hours - you'll be entertained by this entry in the Ghostbuster Universe - you just won't be strutting out of the theater at the end singing "Who Ya' Gonna Call..."
Letter Grade: B
7 stars (out of 10) and you can take that to the Bank(ofMarquis)
And...it's too bad that, instead of expanding on this, the filmmakers decided to just try to make the same film again.
GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE finds the new heroes from AFTERLIFE (Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace) resettled into the old Ghostbuster's Fire Department Headquarters in New York City and are aided by the remaining "classic" Ghostbusters - Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and (in a too brief appearance), Bill Murray.
They are joined by newcomers Patton Oswalt (who is playing...well...a character quite like...Patton Oswalt), Emily Alyn Lind (as a ghost with a past...and a future...) and Kumail Nanjiani (who brings a bit of a lift to this outing in the "Rick Moranis" role) as well as good ol' William Ahterton as "bad guy" (from the first Ghostbuster film) Walter Peck.
Writer/Director Gil Kenan (taking over the Director duty in this film from Ivan Reitman) hits all the right beats and this Ghostbusters is a "fine" entry in the universe - it just doesn't bring anything new and exciting to the party - and that's it's biggest flaw.
This film is "Fine", but nothing "Special" or "Nothing New".
And the same goes for the special effects and plotting of this film. They are all perfectly "fine", but nothing new.
A perfectly agreeable way to spend a few hours - you'll be entertained by this entry in the Ghostbuster Universe - you just won't be strutting out of the theater at the end singing "Who Ya' Gonna Call..."
Letter Grade: B
7 stars (out of 10) and you can take that to the Bank(ofMarquis)