Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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.
- Released: 2021-11-11
- Runtime: 124 minutes
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
- Stars: Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Logan Kim, Celeste O'Connor, Oliver Cooper, Sydney Mae Diaz, Bokeem Woodbine, Marlon Kazadi, Tracy Letts, Paulina Jewel Alexis, Billy Bryk, Artoun Nazareth, CJ Collard, Bud Klasky, Faith Louissaint, Daniel D'Angelo Sparks, J.K. Simmons, Josh Gad, Bob Gunton, Shawn Seward, Hannah Duke, Chiara Petersen, Danielle Kennedy, Artoun Nazareth, Crystal Roseborough, Dusan Rokvic, Emma Portner, Stella Aykroyd, Kim Faires, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Harold Ramis, Olivia Wilde
- Director: Jason Reitman
Comments
- ItsJustSlater - 12 January 2023
A very poor follow-up to the originals
After the 2016 Ghostbusters absolute crap-fest they couldn't do any worse. Afterlife is better than that mess but it isn't anything great, or even good.
The original was a solid funny movie that adults and kids could enjoy but Afterlife was clearly made for children. As an adult I just don't find watching a movie centered around a check-the-box cast of kid stereotypes to be particularly entertaining.
It also just doesn't make sense. These kids suddenly have magical knowledge about how stuff works, like fixing a delict vehicle vehicle in no time at all with no experience. And of course the adults just give up and have to be saved by the plucky little children. It's all just so disappointing and cliched. Where has good writing gone? - infinitetyler - 17 December 2022
Worth Watching
It deserves a 7-8 because everything is done pretty well across the board: actors, story, vfx, sound, cinematography. It definitely suffers from being a reboot, which inherently means there's a level of predictability, but they managed not to be too pandering while still respecting the original material. This movie proves that you don't have to tear down old icons in order to build up new ones. 200 chars left, so let's note that for some unholy reason Ghostbusters 2016 is sitting at a 6.9 "adjusted" rating on IMDB, and I just want people to know that if Ghostbusters 2016 was your introduction, please don't judge the other movies based on that car crash.
