Watch any of the three and tell me the exact timeline. Is it strange to see if it fits for GB? They all have been slight messes with the overall plotting. A ghostbusters movie needs more ghosts and busting. This leads to a stretched first act and a quick end. Wait what? Like Annie Potts pops in, you think she'd fill in details. You’re uncovering something cool with your friend and then… it’s later. Especially maddening in they stretch it conversations are started and plot points found but scenes just end without a resolution and the expectation of things to continue. So it’s kinda maddening to wait as they catch up although it is also joy seeing their discovery so make of that as you will. It assumes we know 1984, although many of the characters don’t. On the downside, I had some plot/pacing issues. Old fans arent’ disregarded, not at all, but so much is for the young kids who will now take this franchise to their growth as we did. The kid sitting next to me was going nuts, fully invested, and having a ball. There is love and care to create something both for the lifelong fans and new. The first was lightning a bottle a script built on impeccable wit and timing from the cast so every GB film after is going to trip when trying to get the gait of dialogue GB2016 comes close, but too many throwaway lien/jokes can distract. Podcast could be an annoyance but delivered so well with a great connection to Phoebe. McKenna Grace, who has been letting out amazing performances for years now rightly gets front and center. Yes, they can be seen as analogs to the 1984 versions (compared to the mix/match well done in the 2016 take or force awakens) but it's all part of the familiar notes in a new book. The cast is phenomenal such as energy, charisma, and character. Lore is my favorite part in games and world-building. Builds on the lore in nice ways I love lore. It's GhostBusters soaked in a goonies bleach too. Reusing the previous to build this – not quite the new clothes on an old hanger like Creed or The Force Awakens is a common trend but if it works, it works. Just last month No Time to Die and Halloween Kills let me down hard. But don't let that think my nostalia and want for something good to blind me. Devoured the show, wore out VHS tapes, so many toys and other merch. Shifting the story to more Amblin-esque was a great choice. It did a great job in balancing nostalgia with it's own story. I enjoyed the hell out of it, albeit with some squalms. I’d even argue she could be passed off as Harold Ramis’ granddaughter too. The hair and glasses they gave her did a very convincing job that she was, indeed, playing the granddaughter of Egon. I’ll admit that I’m an easily entertained person but I had a great time watching the movie. I really enjoyed the tribute to him at the end. Seeing the Ghostbusters stand side by side was a pretty awesome sequence, and while the inclusion of Egon’s ghost was insanely cool, it’s a harsh reminder that we will never ever get a scene like that with all four of them because of Ramis’ passing in 2014. It’s like they expected the audience to not know that the mom and Gruberson were possessed so they had to throw in some very obvious hints. When Zuul and Vince Clortho possess the mom and Gruberson, it’s interesting that they decided to give them red eyes and deep voices, something that wasn’t done in the first film. Gozer has always been my favorite villain of the GB franchise so it was cool to see her again, portrayed by Olivia Wilde no less. It’s fun going through a movie like Afterlife and looking out for various Easter eggs and references to the previous entries. This is more than likely unpopular but I’ve never really minded fan service.
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