Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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Egon Spengler
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Haven't seen that one. So it still stands
CB2001
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Haven't seen that one. So it still stands
I say give it a shot. It's actually quite good.
...so spoilers are out there now. And, well... OK.
If they hold true, seems like a "good" way to tie in the original GB team, and grant a satisfactory passing of the torch. And the big name actors that AREN'T seen in the trailers but show up in the film? Holy cow.
FWIW, there are two intra/post credits scenes.
FWIW, there are two intra/post credits scenes.
Riceball
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It looks like the press sites that were cheering for the 2016 Ghostbusters aren't too happy about this new sequel. Some of the comments that these media outlets posted make it sound like that this sequel will finally be the sequel that the fans have been wanting for years. It's also funny to note that many of the comments these "journalists" make Afterlife sound a whole lot like the same sort of comments made about the 2016 reboot. It seems like they don't like it too much when the shoe's on the other foot.
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The two main things for me are: I'm sad that Rick Moranis isn't in it. I hope, if his prior experience as one of the terror dogs becomes relevant, that he might be in a potential next one..., and also curious whether the film being set in 2014, rather than present day, will be relevant. That was the year Harold Ramis died, and also when the Feig reboot was authorized. Makes the temporal setting of the movie curiously specific...
Paul Andrew
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Well, Polygon's review is pretty glowing.
www.polygon.com
Ghostbusters: Afterlife takes a Force Awakens approach to nostalgia
It brings in a new generation to share everything fans may feel about this franchise
www.polygon.com
This one has a moment I've been waiting for...
I'm very curious to see this. That's the thing is if you have a good script then the movie will likely be good or at least your chances are much better. That turd of a reboot in 2016 was downright awful, which is a shame because I loved the cast. I just thought their talents were wasted on a dumb script. Critical reviews are too often bought and sold anymore for early access so I don't put any stock in them. Plus if we go by the holy standards of Rotten Tomatoes, thus says the Lord, it's clear there is a schism between critics and audiences that's too wide to ignore as just being the divide between scholared writers and the unclean masses but more about the critic's own bias towards the studios.
I'm looking forward to Afterlife and while I don't have lots of expectations for it, it would be nice to have a worthy sequel that honors the past films while carrying the story forward in a natural way. In a time where institutions are being torn down and our entertainment is being infested with contrarian garbage that seeks to undermine everything, I think at this point all we can honestly hope for is a decent movie rather than a great one. I will say that everything I've seen thus far with Afterlife looks promising.
I'm looking forward to Afterlife and while I don't have lots of expectations for it, it would be nice to have a worthy sequel that honors the past films while carrying the story forward in a natural way. In a time where institutions are being torn down and our entertainment is being infested with contrarian garbage that seeks to undermine everything, I think at this point all we can honestly hope for is a decent movie rather than a great one. I will say that everything I've seen thus far with Afterlife looks promising.
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I feel exactly the same way
Egon Spengler
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Well, it's not even just the bad script. They were pretty much given free reign to improvise like maniacs and well, look what that for the 2016 film on top of the crappy script. I like the cast too. All talented, all funny, but the movie was a mediocre disappointment. That wasn't because of the all female cast, it was because the script etc sucked.
Agree, I’m not gonna lie I laughed a few times through it.
I hate being a negative Nelly… I’m really hoping to enjoy afterlife
But the more and more I see im just like “why?” I have “a force awakens” feeling about this one
Praying im wrong, I just can’t see any ghostbusters movie without egon
I want to love it. I really want to be able to find something truly great in the continuation of one of my favorites but history has taught me to approach with caution. So far I haven't seen anything that I left me with an uneasy feeling in my stomach. But I'm going to aim low and just try and enjoy myself as best I can.
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