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[ManaByte]

Normally the closer to a movie's release they embargo the reviews, the worse it looks for the movie.

But Sony has lifted the Ghostbusters: Afterlife review embargo a MONTH before release.

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ review: Finally, a watchable sequel

It’s taken 36 years and six presidential administrations, but with “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” fans now have a sequel to love.

nypost.com

Well, it's taken 36 years and six presidencies, but with "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" fans finally have an unembarrassing sequel to love.

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Review: Jason Reitman Delivers The Smart And Fun Reinvention This Beloved Franchise Has Been Waiting For

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Review: Jason Reitman Delivers The Smart And Fun Reinvention This Beloved Franchise Has Been Waiting For

deadline.com

Perhaps the real star here is Jason Reitman who, like Phoebe, rediscovers and reinvents his own family cinematic legacy and in doing so provides a warm, funny, exciting, nostalgic, emotional, and altogether winning return to the pure joy of that 1984 classic by making something that also seems very new in all the right ways.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review - IGN

www.ign.com

Afterlife harks back to the age of The Goonies, but with a thoroughly modern twist. As the burgeoning ghost hunters try to save their town and themselves, there are enough Easter eggs to make a grown man cry. But those who’ve never watched a Ghostbusters movie are still in for a very fun ride, filled with cool creature work, awesome action, and more.

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' review: A ‘Force Awakens’ style revival about love, loss, and slime

Though it often feels like a mega culpa for 2016, ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ is the reinvigoration of an action-comedy classic.

www.inverse.com

[T]he movie is keenly aware of the original’s most important legacy: its genre-blend of action, comedy, and horror. Afterlife takes the 1984 film and cranks up the volume for 2021. The action is more visceral — a midpoint chase with the Ecto-1 could encourage Fast & Furious to take notes — while the series’ unique flavor of horror is more fierce than the originals could dream.

Film Review: 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is a Supremely Entertaining Mix of Old and New - Awards Radar

Jason Reitman crafts another classic in the franchise with Ghostbusters: Afterlife. This film will thrill fans old and new.

awardsradar.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is everything you want it to be. Several moments legitimately gave me chills. Jason Reitman honors what came before while blazing a new trail forward.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: So Much for Old and New Fans to Love

Ghostbusters: Afterlife has reverence for the previous movies, but it's the new stories told with heart and good characters that make it an excellent movie.

bleedingcool.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the best possible way to approach reviving franchises. It has plenty of reverence for the previous movies, but it's the new stories told with plenty of heart and good characters that really cements it as an excellent movie.

 

[Setzer]

From the Deadline review:

"Here, the focus isn’t on a team of Ghostbusters like the original and its sequel with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson. Nor is it trying to be woke, with an all-female team that included, among others, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon (without even bothering to rename the movie – how about Ghostbusters: MeToo?)"

That's great to hear. Looking forward to seeing it now.

 

[David Ricardo]

I was hyped already. Now I can't wait to see it

 

[poppabk]

The trailer looked good and the reviews along with the early lifting of review embargoes makes it sound like this is gonna be something special.

 

[ManaByte]

From the Deadline review:


That's great to hear. Looking forward to seeing it now.

Outrage grifters am cry.

 

[Catphish]

Outrage grifters am cry.

Collect the tears that I may drink them.

 

[ManaByte]

They showed it to fans at NYCC. Holy shit people are going nuts over it.

 

[ManaByte]

Holy shit.

Spoiler: Casting Spoiler

JK Simmons is Ivo Shandor

Which means these earlier spoilers are probably true:

Spoiler: Possible Ghostbusters: Afterlife plot

- Paul Rudds Character is called Jason Grooberson and he is mysteriously headhunted by Summervilles High School principal to join the faculty
- The Town of Summersville hides a dark secret, they are all in fact members of the cult of Gozer
- In 1984 when the doorway to the Gozer dimension was sealed the energy from the porthole was expelled from New York and latched itself onto the selenium mines in Summersville, where the stone to build Spook Central came from
- There is a temple in the Shandor mines that the cult uses for rituals
- It is revealed that Egon knew that the Cult of Gozer lived on and went to the town to wait for his return
- In the subsequent years he passed away but left instruction to his family to continue his vigil. And should Gozer return he left contacts for the other Ghostbusters too
- Janine and Winston are happily married as are Peter and Dana.
- Gooberson is revealed to be the only living descendent of Ivo Shandor who the cult have lured here to act as the vessel for Shandors Spirit.
- Ray has been living alone in his occult book store keeping watch on the local paranormal activity in New York. It has been quiet for decades but he always holds onto the hope that one day he may be useful again.
- Egons Farmhouse is filled with miniature stay Puft Marshmallow men
- There are 3 Terror dogs in the film, The Gatekeeper, The Keymaster and The Custodian which are made up of two of the cult members plus Ivo Shandor (who is played by JK Simmons)
- Gozers form appears at the Firehouse as a giant Terror dog.
- Phoebe, Trevor, Ray, Peter, Winston and Dana all suit up for the final battle
- Gozer is finally defeated because the ghostbusters have a member on the other side.
- Egon becomes the Guardian of the portal to the gozer dimension

Which means the earlier rumor about the buried containment unit probably isn't true.

 

[bitbydeath]

From the Deadline review:


That's great to hear. Looking forward to seeing it now.

Good to hear not all outlets are infected with the woke virus.

 

[Star-Lord]

Good to hear, I can’t wait to see it now.

strange headache , you coming to see it with me?

 

[TaylorSwiftFan]

Outrage grifters am cry.

You are truly mad at people for not worshipping the MCU, aren’t you?

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I mean I'll watch it I guess but anyone shitting on GhostBusters II has bad taste.

 

[Ailynn]

I'm so happy that this is getting great reviews, and that it's a love letter to Harold Ramis' Egon Spengler. I can't wait to see it- I know it's going to bring the tears.

 

[ManaByte]

I'm so happy that this is getting great reviews, and that it's a love letter to Harold Ramis' Egon Spengler. I can't wait to see it- I know it's going to bring the tears.

Yea if the ending spoilers are true, people are going to be crying. It's just such a perfect way to include him.

 

[ClanOfNone]

HYPE RISING

 

[Ionian]

Really looking forward to this now. Not sure I'll bother with the cinema but even when released online, I'm caustiously curious.

 

[El Pistolero]

I could not be more excited!

 

[Excess]

Thread theme?

 

[Ailynn]

Yea if the ending spoilers are true, people are going to be crying. It's just such a perfect way to include him.

I'm avoiding any spoilers right now, but it sounds like they are going in the route I had hoped.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Alright I’m allowing myself to get hyped. First an incredible 2D Metroid sequel and now Ghostbusters, what a time to be alive

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I'm in

 

[ManaByte]

I'm avoiding any spoilers right now, but it sounds like they are going in the route I had hoped.

The Hollywood Reporter review mentions one minor spoilery thing that hints at how Egon is included.

 

[Xenon]

That is good to hear, but I will be avoiding this thread, because I do not want to spoil the movie. /Mitch Hedberg

 

[Badlucktroll]

Will we see Egon spirit? Will he be computer generated, also using clips from previous instances of harold ramis speaking, much like chef in south park after isaac hayes left?

 

[ManaByte]

much like chef in south park after isaac hayes left?

Well thankfully technology is better now than what they do on South Park. 100% of Luke's dialog in The Mandalorian S2 finale was AI generated, and no one knew until they revealed how they did it.

 

[ManaByte]

Minor very cool spoiler about who's in the ghost trap that's in the trailer:

Spoiler

Vinz Clortho

Lots of hardcore Ghostbuters fans are seriously getting choked up just remembering what they watched. They say it's THAT good and Jason Reitman completely nailed it and the movie comes off as a completely genuine love letter to the original that respects it and wants to continue its legacy in a proper way.

 

[Xisiqomelir]

Guardian review:

Guardian reviewer:

 

[pesaddict]

What a cockwomble

 

[ManaByte]

Guardian review:

Guardian reviewer:

What's his Era name?

 

[DeafTourette]

Guardian review:

Guardian reviewer:

He probably didn't even like the original movies. His opinion is moot! Bye Felicia!

 

[Turnt]

He probably didn't even like the original movies. His opinion is moot! Bye Felicia!

Just looked up the review. His issue seems to be that it’s not enough like the originals. That it just uses the costumes, car etc. but with a different tone and can’t match the humour of the originals. The trailer did give that impression. But I guess we’ll see once it’s actually out.

 

[SantaC]

I bet he liked the woke movie

 

[ManaByte]

I bet he liked the woke movie

Guardian gave that 4 stars

 

[Stuart360]

Never trust early reviews, especially when its from fanboys at a test screening.

 

[ManaByte]

Never trust early reviews, especially when its from fanboys at a test screening.

These aren't fanboys at a screening. These are actual critics. It's 82% on RT right now:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Rotten Tomatoes

In 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.

www.rottentomatoes.com

 

[Stuart360]

These aren't fanboys at a screening. These are actual critics. It's 82% on RT right now:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife | Rotten Tomatoes

In 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.

www.rottentomatoes.com

Only 33 reviews though. The majority of the critics havent seen it yet.
I'd wait for the final verdict.

EDIT. In fact 5 of the 6 top critics gave it a negative review so far.

 

[ManaByte]

Only 33 reviews though. The majority of the critics havent seen it yet.
I'd wait for the final verdict.

All critics have seen it. Some want to hold their reviews closer to release because it gets more traffic and ad impressions when the movie is on Google Trends.

 

[ManaByte]

EDIT. In fact 5 of the 6 top critics gave it a negative review so far.

And they loved 2016. What does that tell you?

 

[Turnt]

Never trust early reviews, especially when its from fanboys at a test screening.

That Guardian review does talk about how anytime a reference to the old films appeared the audience went crazy.

 

[TGO]

And they loved 2016. What does that tell you?

You can actually hear the bitterness in those top critics reviews.
It's like the film offended them just by existing.

 

[ManaByte]

You can actually hear the bitterness in the reviews.
It's like the film offended them just by existing.

They were hoping their "YAAASS QUEEENS!" movie would get a ton of sequels. Instead they make a sequel to the original two movies WITH the original cast.

 

[TGO]

They were hoping their "YAAASS QUEEENS!" movie would get a ton of sequels. Instead they make a sequel to the original two movies WITH the original cast.

But it's still a film mainly about a Girl

 

[ManaByte]

But it's still a film mainly about a Girl

Nah, it's a movie mostly about Egon.

 

[TGO]

Nah, it's a movie mostly about Egon.

Yeah I heard one reviewer say it's like Ghostbusters if Egon was the main character instead of Peter.
Not sure what that means because because all of them was main characters but I understand Peter had more focus but it would still be that same imo.

 

[ManaByte]

Yeah I heard one reviewer say it's like Ghostbusters if Egon was the main character instead of Peter.
Not sure what that means because because all of them was main characters but I understand Peter had more focus but it would still be that same imo.

Because it’s Egon’s movie.

 

[TGO]

Because it’s Egon’s movie.

 

[ManaByte]

The whole movie, from the opening scene, is focused on Egon.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Guardian review:

Guardian reviewer:

Oh behave, i've got pants older than him, and for christ sake someone get the cat to lick that bumfluff off his top lip and tell him to try again in a few years.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I wish it had a cameo from Peter Macnicol as Janoz Poha, maybe working as an assistant in Ray's Occult. Ray and Janoz seemed like buds at the end of Ghostbusters 2.