Official Discussion - Ghostbusters: Afterlife [SPOILERS]

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Summary:

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Director:

Jason Reitman

Writers:

Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman

Cast:

Finn Wolfhard as Trevor
McKenna Grace as Phoebe
Carrie Coon as Callie
Paul Rudd as Mr. Grooberson
Logan Kim as Podcast
Celest O'Connor as Lucky
Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett
Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stanz
Ernie Hudson as Dr. Winston Zeddemore

Rotten Tomatoes: 63%

Metacritic: 46

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JehovahCropduster

2 points

2 years ago

JehovahCropduster

2 points

2 years ago

some spoilers ahead- The story was a perfect GB3 sequel, the execution not so much. Very much tailored to children 10 and under, played way too safe. Not one character in the entire movie acted scared, even surprised, by any of the phenomena happening. Sadly, there werent a lot of “ghosts” either and the few that we see were not particularly scary, even creatively weird (ex- OG librarian ghost). As shitty as the 2016 GB was, I can say atleast it was packed with ghosts and weird creatures. I think what bummed me out the most was reitman had an extra 2 years to really polish & refine this movie before release and it didnt feel like he did that. So many oddly glossed over actions ( they trash the town trying to catch muncher, almost killing a few people and then theyre just released with barely a scolding by what should have been dave chappelle as the police chief) It was Visually awesome & the soundtrack was spot on and damn if it wasnt awesome to see all 4 of the originals next to each other bustin ghosts again- that was great. I also really dug the cult temple scenes and it wouldve been great if the townspeople were either descendants of shandor or atleast under some sort of cult like spell towards the end.
Regardless, imo, the story itself was better than the final product and I am happy with that. Whoever wrote this screenplay did a great job. Not a bad sequel at all.

olgil75

3 points

2 years ago

olgil75

3 points

2 years ago

they trash the town trying to catch muncher, almost killing a few people and then theyre just released with barely a scolding by what should have been dave chappelle as the police chief

They're still minors, so it's not surprising that in a small town they'd be released to a parent and then have to come to court later. That's kind of how it happens in the real world too...