The first Ghostbusters- film from 1984 no longer needs an introduction, of course. The film received a not too well-received sequel in 1989 and a reboot in 2016, which was also received with mixed feelings. This reboot was not followed up, while the end was left open and the hint of that was the return of Zuul. Until we were allowed to see Ghostbusters Afterlife in theaters in 2021, the long-awaited sequel to the original Ghostbusters film that features Egon Spengler's daughter and granddaughter. The film was very successful and a sequel could not really be missed. Under the pseudonym Ghostbusters: Hells Kitchen, this project started and later it was renamed Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The entire cast returns only this time the direction is in the hands of Gil Kenan, who also helped write Ghostbusters Afterlife. The trailer makes you expect a lot, despite the film being received lukewarm from many sides.
I don't understand anything about all that nagging on the movie, because Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has become a really nice movie. However, the film is different from the predecessor Afterlife and that works fine. Perhaps the film leans just a little too much on the past, but on the other hand it does work. For example, the link is made to Ghostbusters 2 in the film, but even more to the first part from 1984. For example, the ghost from the library comes back, the lion image for the library comes to life and the little marshmallow man returns. This time we are not dealing with Zuul or Gozer, but Ray gets his hands on a spherical object, which soon turns out that he has an evil spirit on board that has the other spirits under control. When the ghost storage in the barracks begins to fill up, Winston Zeddemore's Spenglers are told that there is an improved and larger storage elsewhere. This to the great dismay of Mayor Walter Peck, who in Ghostbusters (1984) naturally let all ghosts escape from the storage due to his hatred for the Ghostbusters.
The effects in the film are also more than fine. I visited the 2D version of the film myself, but especially the last half hour of the film will look fantastic in 3D. This is the part where all of New York is frozen and the Ghostbusters have to save the world again from the clutches of an old evil spirit. Maybe the film is somewhat predictable here and there and the formula of the mix of young and old works a little stiff. Still, this is absolutely not in the way of the fun in the film, because the film is a small two hour popcorn entertainment from the top shelf, with the fun of the cast splashing off the screen. As mentioned before, the fans of the old movie(s) are served at their bells and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Can you say that that already happened in the previous film, but in this film it also works fine and that has everything to do with the setting in New York. The ancient icy enemy may be an enemy who is scarer than what we have seen so far in Ghostbusters- movies, so beware off with too young viewers, the film could be just a little too intense for that.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has become a good sequel to 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Fans of the original films are served at their service and perhaps the only small point of criticism is that the film may lean just a little too much on nostalgia. Yet it doesn't bother and maybe the interaction between the old and the new cast is just a bit on the stiff side, but it's fair to say that it doesn't bother a meter. Because the creators have kept the film under two hours, the pace is very high in the film and it is precisely because of this that the film has become a wonderful roller coaster ride and the film really should not have lasted any longer. As already mentioned, the end enemy is perhaps the scariest we've seen so far in a Ghostbusters movie, so be a bit careful with too young viewers. For the rest, I wave away the destructive criticisms of some sour plums, because Frozen Empire is a bin of fun that is absolutely worth checking out. And there is an aftercredit below the credits, but you don't have to stay there after that because after that the film is really over.
I don't understand anything about all that nagging on the movie, because Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has become a really nice movie. However, the film is different from the predecessor Afterlife and that works fine. Perhaps the film leans just a little too much on the past, but on the other hand it does work. For example, the link is made to Ghostbusters 2 in the film, but even more to the first part from 1984. For example, the ghost from the library comes back, the lion image for the library comes to life and the little marshmallow man returns. This time we are not dealing with Zuul or Gozer, but Ray gets his hands on a spherical object, which soon turns out that he has an evil spirit on board that has the other spirits under control. When the ghost storage in the barracks begins to fill up, Winston Zeddemore's Spenglers are told that there is an improved and larger storage elsewhere. This to the great dismay of Mayor Walter Peck, who in Ghostbusters (1984) naturally let all ghosts escape from the storage due to his hatred for the Ghostbusters.
The effects in the film are also more than fine. I visited the 2D version of the film myself, but especially the last half hour of the film will look fantastic in 3D. This is the part where all of New York is frozen and the Ghostbusters have to save the world again from the clutches of an old evil spirit. Maybe the film is somewhat predictable here and there and the formula of the mix of young and old works a little stiff. Still, this is absolutely not in the way of the fun in the film, because the film is a small two hour popcorn entertainment from the top shelf, with the fun of the cast splashing off the screen. As mentioned before, the fans of the old movie(s) are served at their bells and there is nothing wrong with that at all. Can you say that that already happened in the previous film, but in this film it also works fine and that has everything to do with the setting in New York. The ancient icy enemy may be an enemy who is scarer than what we have seen so far in Ghostbusters- movies, so beware off with too young viewers, the film could be just a little too intense for that.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has become a good sequel to 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Fans of the original films are served at their service and perhaps the only small point of criticism is that the film may lean just a little too much on nostalgia. Yet it doesn't bother and maybe the interaction between the old and the new cast is just a bit on the stiff side, but it's fair to say that it doesn't bother a meter. Because the creators have kept the film under two hours, the pace is very high in the film and it is precisely because of this that the film has become a wonderful roller coaster ride and the film really should not have lasted any longer. As already mentioned, the end enemy is perhaps the scariest we've seen so far in a Ghostbusters movie, so be a bit careful with too young viewers. For the rest, I wave away the destructive criticisms of some sour plums, because Frozen Empire is a bin of fun that is absolutely worth checking out. And there is an aftercredit below the credits, but you don't have to stay there after that because after that the film is really over.