Ghostbusters Afterlife - Movie Review
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Jay and Adam react, review, riff, rate and recommend(?) the sequel people have been waiting for since the early 90's, Ghostbusters Afterlife.
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I walked out of the theatre with my dad and the first thing I said was, this is how the star wars movies should've made us feel, just enough nostalgia and a good enough story to give us hope for the franchise
Bingo!
Yep
this is exactly what my dad said to me
That’s how the Star Wars sequels made me feel
@@ethanalfman7805 something wrong with u then mate
I cried my soul out at the end. Phenomenal movie that I’ve waited 3 decades for.
Mckenna Grace was the TRUTH. Also, the little actor who played Podcast RULED too
mckenna knocked that performance out of the park
harold ramis would've been extremely proud of it
@@cole003f absolutely!
She was great. I actually loved all of her character's jokes.
@@kerouac.jacksonthe cringiness of phoebe telling bad jokes to gozer i think worked well because you gotta remember that she's a kid in unfamilar territory of a situation so just goes with the first thing she can think of to cause a distraction but at the same time it was giving the slight feeling of ok any minute now gozer's gonna have enough of the jokes and just zap the living hell out of phoebe
Not gonna lie, I cried and whoever already seen the movie totally knows which scene I'm talking about.
Also : IN WINSTON WE TRUST!!!
I didn't expect to be that emotional.
@@frozenpiper2 Part of it is the nostalgia...but a bigger part than that is simply the fact that you got to see a father and his daughter (and his grandkids) finally say their goodbyes, and come to an understanding they never got to share in life. She got to see just what a hero her dad really was, and that everything he did, was to protect the world from a horrible fate...for her. He gave up being her father, to make sure she got to grow up safe. And we got to watch her realize it.
Believe it or not, the part that hit me hardest in the feels was hearing that classic Ghostbusters theme booming in a theater again! That was a special thing!
for me, it was the Ecto-1 Siren.
We sang it in my theater.
Ghostbusters: Aftelife was absolutely beautiful. The ending was bittersweet. Everyone was crying in the movie theater.
Yes
I've given up on trailers, so I don't know if there were spoilers for this one. So I was honestly surprised when the OG Ghostbusters showed up at the even. I mean they let us know Akroyd would be there, but I was thrilled by Murray and Hudson
yep same and then the original theme kicked off during credits OMFG my childhood has returned!
@@TheRevan1231 great to know 👍🙏👌
@@kevjohn2006 I had no idea the originals would be in it because I avoided spoilers.
Ray, When someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES.
He did and hot Gozer still blasted their arses
I went at a time when there weren't many people. When Ray was asked that again, a few of us shouted YES!
@@justaguy214 I think she was asking them again to mock them... She remembered them from before.
@@danielsanz2061 That's exactly what she did. Nimble little minx.
The beauty of Ghostbusters is the balance of pure absurdity with real stakes and consequences. Because when a giant marshmallow is threatening lives and destroying New York City, you take it seriously.
Yup especially Podcast cover foam "PRICELESS"
think it counts
i enjoyed phoebe interacting with gozer with the bad jokes as a distraction, it was cringey but worked with her being a kid and not knowing what else to do in that situation so just went with thr first thing she could think of
Yes, let’s fight GHOSTS with… NUCLEAR WEAPONS. Somehow, it worked and we love it.
That shot of the 4 of them. I broke down in tears. Loved this film. Such a love letter to this world.
Honestly. I wasn't excited about seeing this movie but 30 minutes in I was as giddy as you guys are in this video. it was really good and I am looking forward to see what they do with this franchise.
Just finished watching it. I friggin loved it. I cried a lot during the finale. Best send off to an iconic character I've ever seen. That was a beautiful tribute. Star Wars should take some notes.
Note: I lost it when I realized Egon was goin to be helping them from the AFTERLIFE.
It's definitely what we've been waiting for since 1989, it's beautiful
My buddy and I are showing up tomorrow night at our theatre in full gear and in my Dodge Caliber that I converted into an Ecto for Halloween. Gonna be a good time
Any pics of the ecto???
When i was watching the credits, i saw "Sigourney Weaver" and i was scared i was like "oh shit, did i not notice her, was she Gozer" then immediatley after, they did the shock scene with her in it, and i was like "oh ok"🤣
I just watched it last night (FINALLY) and same!
Well that pleasantly surprised me. They hit the right notes with nostalgia & all the old theme music to the original. Very enjoyable. 8/10 for marks.
Not ashamed to say I cried at the end - a movie full of heart and a great story and cast
I've already seen the film 9 times in costume.......and not gonna be slowing down till the movie is no longer in cinemas!
PS I cried just like Adam with squid games at the end of this movie
This felt like the big warm movie hug I needed since March 2020. I haven't cried this much since Tony Stark in Endgame.
"Mando season 2 episode 8, but the whole time" sounds like the highest possible praise, and I somehow want to see it even more now
Weirdly, that was the same line that convinced me I'd probably not like this new movie. I'm a 90's kid who didn't really grow up watching Star Wars or Ghostbusters more than a couple times. I don't have a huge attachment to those characters, but I know a lot of people do. And that's fine! But the Mando season 2 finale was pretty disappointing in that it took something fairly new within that universe and built it all up to a moment that didn't really have any emotional weight within that standalone story, but rather only resonated if you came in with years of love for that character. (Honestly, same with the Ahsoka and Boba Fett episodes.)
I'm not against reviving old franchises, but even for fans who were moved to tears by those kind of nostalgic, wonder-filled "the thing I love is back!" moments, I don't think it's a trick they can do twice. Are people gonna freak out just as much the next time that Mando finale character appears and effortlessly slices through a bunch of droids? Does a Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 still rely on "wow, a proton pack?!" type moments, or will the characters and audience have moved past being excited about those things, and will viewers still enjoy whatever new elements it tries to bring to the table? I know this channel reacted really well to the Book of Boba Fett trailer, but my impression is that elsewhere, it surprisingly fell a little flat for a lot of fans, and I think that's because it's presented as if people are still going to be freaked out that Boba Fett is back - when, yeah, they freaked out about it when that happened a year ago. By the end of 8 weekly episodes (or however many that season will have), is that enough to keep people excited, or is there another element to that series that'll keep Fett fans and new viewers alike engaged til the end of its standalone story?
The moment you start to see the blue ghost outline helping Phoebe fight Gozer and slowly come into form as Egon was so beautifully done. I really enjoyed this movie.
And thus begins the crazy release schedule of the next few weeks! Good luck boys can't wait for everything you put out!
I've shown my kids most of the movies I loved from the 70s thru early 90s; their reaction to most is, "Meh. That was ok." Ghostbusters and Star Wars are really on only "old" movies they genuinely like. Ghostbusters still holds up. I'm excited to go see Afterlife with them this weekend.
Absolutely loved it. It had way more actual horror than any other GB movie.. RIP Evo Shandor
Ivo Shandor
@@LukeZwarteVacht This is his Japanese Cousin, really in to import cars
Lol..."rip". I see what you did there
Bruh if anything this is feel good Ghostbusters which is exactly what it needed to be
Edit: Also, mad respect for what they did for Winston. So wholesome to see it all come full circle for him.
I cannot see this until it streams. Love that you confirmed my hopes that this movie is Going to make me bawl and laugh.
I went to the red carpet, epic event for an epic movie !!! Yea going in with a Proton Pack is a problem. I also cried, I balled at the hugging knowing it was the first time she hugged him. End credits scene was definitely the cherry on top. I definitely see Phoebe and Trevor going to NYC with mom and they assist, not bust. Trevor knows cars, Phoebe knows the equipment. Can't wait to see what else GhostCorps brings us !!
After that first scene I turned to my husband and said “I’m going to be crying at the end of this movie” lol!!!
And yes, the actress who played Phoebe was amazing!!!!! The kids were the true stars, which is how it needed to be. The adults were making supporting cast.
I'd give it 8 out of 10 warm fuzzy feelings..
Loved it. Loved Jason Reitman's take and approach. Really loved Phoebe and adored Podcast's big Stanz energy.
I went into this film knowing I’d like it. What I wasn’t expecting was to get SO emotional and cry at the end. OMG. I couldn’t believe they actually showed us Egon. Loved everything about the film.
Beautiful review, boys. I did not grow up on the Ghostbusters diet and did not see the film until a few years ago but I teared up a bit myself. And McKenna Grace was spectacular. She is about to get LAUNCHED into stardom.
Amazing. It was absolutely amazing. I proudly cried my eyes out. I’m a 46 year old man and I cried like a baby. Thank you. God bless you Harold Ramis.
My friends couldn't go until after thanksgiving. We got our tickets preordered for the Saturday after thanksgiving. I am taking my 8 year old daughter, who loves everything ghostbusters. I am super excited to see this, so I stopped right at the spoiler section.
Bring tissues my friend
If you've never seen Gifted (2017) with Chris Evans I'd highly recommend. McKenna Grace absolutely stole that movie and I was hoping she'd have a bright future ahead.
She's been amazing from the start
As someone with autism I loved the representation we got with phobe in this film. The only other main character with autism I can think off that isnt in a film about atuism is newt from fantastic beasts. It's so rare to see a character I can relate with on film.
I don't think Phoebe had Autism ...
Yeah she's not autistic man, just smart and awkward lmao. Not sure why you'd think she's autistic
@@codyt821 Exactly, she was a kid version of Egon.
Da fuq you talking about?
@@codyt821 probably because she clearly states that she doesn’t process or show emotion like everyone else. She is definitely on the spectrum.
I grew up on Ghostbusters and Egon was/is my favorite character. This movie felt like a love letter to Egon fans. It wasn't overly childish (a fear I had), and I felt that the movie hit the nostalgia points right while pointing to the present and the future. McKenna Grace is a gem.
McKenna Grace is AMAZING. Just plain funny while also nailing the dramatic parts. Also, I sincerely teared up the second I realized Egon was there with her at the end.
“Bustin’ makes us feel good” 😳 😂
Saving that daaaay
I loved it. Can’t wait to see it again.
dammit jay. I told myself I wasn’t gonna have an iced coffee from dunkin today. but I see you drinking yours so I have to now
Saw it last night, I was smiling all the way through but those last 15 minutes I was constantly wiping my eyes. Absolutely fantastic
As a fellow '84 baby, I was enthralled in Ghostbusters I and II. I always loved II more because I thought VIGO was terrifying and the river of slime freaked me out in the best way. I'm STILL waiting on a TMNT movie that brings back the same joy I felt watching those movies and cartoons as a 7 year old.
All of this
This film takes itself just serious enough.
That was the best one sentence review of this movie I've heard so far.
Saw it first showing yesterday, it was AMAZING
I can't agree with you enough about this film. I went into it not expecting to like it, and I was pleasantly surprised. The emotional unpinning within this story helped forgive the nostalgia dump that has sunk most of the other reboot/sequels of these beloved franchises. Also, I completely agree about McKenna Grace. She sold the film. When Phoebe is going to public school for the first time and says, in that completely Egon deadpan delivery, 'This is a state-sponsored work camp for degenerates.' I fell in love with the character. This is a respectful and solid continuation of the Ghostbusters franchise.
That was such an Egon thing to say, I adored it.
It was a great movie for the ones who grownup on the cartoon and movies… i shed a tear(s) for this beautiful and iconic picture 👍👍👍👍👍
Planned on watching the movie last night, never made it. Going to see it tonight. Thank you for the "non-spoilers" / "spoilers" sections. Will watch the other half of your posted video after tonight!
How did you like it?
@@danielsanz2061 A wonderful movie! Heartfelt and filled with nostalgia. Will definitely see it again!
Holy crap I thought the same thing!! When ghost Egon showed up to help his granddaughter I thought Goku and Gohan all the way.
“An ending we all knew was coming,” but were in no way ready for! I loved how they used the original score.
I did not expect that Harold Ramis would be CGIed in this movie and I had seen so bad Versions of that technique that I got a bad feeling about that during the first scenes. I was kind of relieved to see that they grayed out his face, because that is what went bad in the past about that.
Then I did not expect that they would actually show his face, but together with the ghost effects, all the bad sides of CGI were nicely covered.
Then I assumed that they would go all the way and let him make a small computer generated speech, which would have gone too far in my opinion, given that the actor is no longer alive. But they did not. They knew exactly how to handle this whole sensitive topic.
This whole movie was explicitly made for Harold Ramis as a tribute and it could not have been executed in a better way.
Thank you both, for loving this movie! We’re in the same-ish age bracket, and I loved it as much as you did. I’m so glad they nailed this movie. NAILED IT!
Went today to see it and all i can say is EPIC!!! As Jay says 1 heart /1 heart!!! Worth watching in the theater!!!
Just got Home from seeing it. Out of all the movies I have seen this year this was the best one of the YEAR from Jan to now I strongly feel.
Rest In Peace Harold.
This is a great review guys. I’m so glad this movie is being loved by so many. After all this time… they NAILED it. Absolutely NAILED IT!
I spent a LOT of time while watching this screaming in my head " no no no please don't hurt the car!!"
The 80s had kid me OBSESSED with The Ghostbusters especially Egon. Being a huge f*cking movie geek, I’ve had extreme highly anticipated films, but never in my life, have I ever had a movie actualize EXACTLY the way I imagined it in my mind like this beyond wonderful Ghostbusters sequel. Now leaving the theater in complete satisfaction. They really gave Winston much more this time! McKenna is that kid who’s been in everything recently and she’s going to be key in the next GB movies. Pro-tip: always check if the film has mid/post credit scenes online. Half our theater left like noobs.
From the first few notes of the opening music, I knew it would be good. He used the original soundtrack..and it was just a perfectly written love letter from the son of the original director. It was a love letter to our childhood and the magic that movies can do. The kids mirrored the original four, and I can't spoil the ending for anyone but yes the last 10 minutes of Mando gave the same feeling that this one did. Thank goodness we can put the 2016 dumpster fire away for good.
I cried my eyes out at the end. From the opening moments, I was hooked. Monumental return to the Ghostbuster world, hands down
"This is not a kids film even though, at the same time it also is a kids film." _Adam
Are you talking about this movie or one from Amblin's catalog? Cause you just described a *LOT* of Amblin movies.
Yes! The whole end battle totally felt like an 80s Spielberg film.
I seen it last night at the first showing and enjoyed it. I had fun. The end had me in tears and they nailed it. Also, stay to the end of the credits! We had a group of cos players last night and it made it even more fun. I had to buy the ecto1 popcorn holder lol
This movie was AWESOME!
(Edit:) This movie made me cry in the best possible way. It was a perfect passing of the torch, period full stop.
The bad reviews were so biased, if not they were written by people who don't get it. Complaining about fan service, saying the 2016 version is better, and how they completely ignored the 2016 version. If it's honestly not your cup of tea, you shouldn't review it. Lastly, didn't the 2016 version completely ignore the events that took place in the first 2 ??
I cant stand negative reviews that basically says, “the filmmaker didn’t make the movie I want, so it is bad.”
This was a beautiful movie and I agree with everything y'all said. My lifetime Egon-loving heart was a mess at at the end. The movie felt like a love letter to him and Harold and I couldn't be happier with how it was handled. 15/10, going to see it again tomorrow.
I'll say this as I said in other comments, this was the idea for Ghostbusters all along. When they started to develop 2016 Ghostbusters, it was suppose to be about a franchise thing, there franchise was struggling and such, but they changed it down the road for some reason. Venkman says in part one, the franchise rights alone are lucrative. So this was always suppose to head that way. With this direction, this allows the world to expand, allows directors to have their twist and style, as now it is more about the world and no longer centered around the original. This movie close that chapter, and opens up the world. Can't wait, please see it, it is so good. The tribute is amazing.
"It's Ray..."
"It's Egon..."
"Ghost...bust-ers!"
Even got a theme song.
It was a fun movie with a few excellent surprises, and I will thoroughly enjoy putting it in my GB marathon lineup. I am also excited to seem them take this somewhere in future movies.
Afterlife was the perfect sequel
So no Rick Moranis cameo in a post credit scene? 😭 That would be amazing!
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that made that connection to DBZ when that moment happened XD
At the beginning of the film, i was ok with the way they "showed" Egon. Always in the shadow, never show his face, just to remind you.
At the end, when the film went silent and you see Egon next to Phoebe felt so good. I didnt tear up...until you have the 4 back together... and even the first time in cinema, i had one thought, Dans "Im sorry" Bills "I knew you might turn up" and Ernies "You should have called, i miss you" to me, it wasnt said to Egon, it was them saying "Sorry Harold, we should have done this, while we had time"
12:30 My wife and I JUST got back from the theater seeing this movie. Everyone stayed for the mid-credit scene. By time we got to the post-credit scene, EVERYONE except for us had left. We're the only ones who saw it. Ridiculous.
Saw this movie today with my Nephew and we both loved it, I grew up with the OG movies and Cartoon series my Nephew is new to it all only being 11, but he's mad on them as I am, I agree with everything you both said ,it hit all the beats, plenty of references to the first movie whilst adding more to it, and yes i shed tears when they paid that little tribute to Harold, I sure hope they do another one with this cast it so much deserves it, i'm giving this movie a one out of one Hamster cigarette joke, just what the f, that had me rolling.
I just saw it tonight and after a rough few month this movie smacked me in the face and I bawled in a good way as it honored my favorite Ghostbuster.
Haven't watched the movie yet, so i skipped to your rating of it. That's a smile I needed to see. Will come back to watch your full review after I watch for myself. Thanks guys!
Sounds like a very good movie 😁. Without seeing it, I hope they get to include Rick Moranis as a Ghostbuster if they make a sequel 😃👍👍.
Just got back from watching it. I bawled my eyes out seeing Egon again 😭 The cgi was incredible and such a touching tribute to Harold.
McKenna Grace also sang that song “Haunted House” in the credits.
Fab actresss
Winston is the Charlie to the Ghostbusters' Angels
When there’s something strange
On ya grandpa’s farm
Who ya gonna call?
GHOST-BUSTERS!
With Shandor, I was really hoping the OG Ghostbusters game would be canon. It would've made me so happy since that was the first game that I was truly invested in and 100%'d. Good game, go check it out.
I love that game. SUPERB game. Still get the itch to play it.
Adam I want that tshirt!!!!👻🚫
I went ..I saw...it kicked my ass! 😍 They nailed it...you nailed it! One sweet heart of a movie..a ghost hug and more. I punched the air and blubbed like a baby. ❤️👻
Haven't watched yet. Just saw the thumbnail and wanted to say that Bustin quite often makes me feel good as well! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Catch you guys after work ✌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏾
Genuine tears at the end. It was exactly what I wanted. Nay, what I needed.
My favorite thing about this movie is they knew exactly what to do with Harold’s character and it was perfect from beginning to end. The ending was the cherry on top of it all I got worried how they would make him talk, but they didn’t and I think that was a smart move. And I loved the symbolism that even though all the ghosts went down in the traps, Egon went up and turned into sparkle like dust before the movie ends they admit that this whole movie was not just for a revival of the franchise but makes the title “afterlife” have a deeper meaning for Harold.
I was so surprised by them ghost trapping Zuul. It's like.... how did we NOT think of this last time? lol. Loved it.
And that’s why the movie has a 96% audience approval
The car chase scene was AMAZING
the entire last 10 min felt like a love letter to the 80s and their goodbyes, like ET, Goonies, Gremlins. A wonderful closure!
I haven’t seen the original Ghostbusters movies, but I thought this movie was great! There weren’t any moments in which I went “am I missing something?” I could sense the nostalgia, but it never felt overwhelming. Solid 9/10!
I love and adore every micro-millisecond of this movie. I loved the chess game between Phoebe and Egon's spirit. I loved the hug that Callie got from ghost Egon near the end before he dematerialized. Fun fact, multitalented McKenna Grace (Phoebe) sang "Haunted House", one of the songs played during the end credits.
Loved subtle things like being no cellphone coverage in town, so with no coverage; no mobile phones in the film. School still operates on VHS, so using 80s tech in the film. Both took the modern gloss off the film which I loved.
My only complaint is that I wish they'd worked the theme song into the last part of the final battle. I realize they were focusing on the sad, emotional beats, but they could have done that after the battle was won. Just my opinion, though. It was still a great film.
Sounds like what Rise of Skywalker should've been. Based on your description
I consider myself to be a "tough guy" but I totally lost it at the end. I cried like a widow at the end and I'm not even ashamed of it. Seeing my childhood heroes back together again just crushed me in the best way. I had all of the toys, the books and devoured the cartoon as a kid. I waited over 30 years for this and I'm so grateful for it.
I just walked out and still tearing up over this movie. Sooooo Good!! Not since the end of Endgame did I tear up this much after heading home.
I think that's the best way to think about it. I left just very happy like I got a big hug from an old friend and wanting more from the franchise.
Loved it! and hearing the sound design on those loud theater speakers was great!
I absolutely loved this movie! Loved it! If I had to pick one thing I didn’t like, it was the fact that Ray did not believe Egon and that was the cause of their falling out.
In no way, in my head, do I see Ray suddenly dismissing Egon. That was one plot point I did not find believable.
He implied that it was an ongoing issue and that Egon may have been acting obsessive. Over time that can build up... Especially as people age.
As weird as this may seem, I actually cried a little at the end credits song with McKenna grace, her voice just really hit me in the feels, the whole movie was wholesome itself but that song just made me feel at home
Man, what I would give to see this movie again for the first time