When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
- Awards
- 8 nominations total
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This film is okay. It's not nearly as good as Ghostbusters Afterlife but it's about what you would expect from a follow up. The new ghosts and elements added to the lore are very cool and some of the visuals are very nice. Some of the jokes are very funny and some aren't. The cast is pretty good here but nothing exceptional performance wise. The action scenes are ok but the final battle is pretty short and a little anti climactic. The original crew is just there to be there with the exception of Dan Aykroyd, who actually has quite a bit of screen time. If you're a Ghostbusters fan you'll probably have a good time with it but don't expect to be blown away.
Huge fan of the first few original movies. They were good and didn't try too hard. Focused on the main characters and the ghosts even had something enjoyable about them.
But it seems these days Ghostbusters has fallen victim of trying too hard and making a connection with everybody by introducing all these extra characters with their own backstory. The ghosts just become a pawn piece and aren't really the focal point. So much promise in the first half hour, but then more new characters, more side stories, lots of one liners, and then...a quick wrap up and credits roll. Snore. Don't waste your $
But it seems these days Ghostbusters has fallen victim of trying too hard and making a connection with everybody by introducing all these extra characters with their own backstory. The ghosts just become a pawn piece and aren't really the focal point. So much promise in the first half hour, but then more new characters, more side stories, lots of one liners, and then...a quick wrap up and credits roll. Snore. Don't waste your $
Really bad characters with no substance and a sadly terrible movie. Turning McKenna Grace into some sort of boring Harry Potter character was a big mistake and the plot is full of the usual unbelievable Mary Sue tropes.
It's strange to me how it seems impossible for Hollywood to turn out a decent movie recently. Constant reshashing of old stories or franchises, with the inevitable eye-rolling tropes being added to make it more pc just smacks of desperation.
I could possibly understand the misguided attempts at girl-bossing every movie if it meant interesting plots, good acting, and clever writing, but fails so hard. Whatever happen to story-telling and good complex well-cast characters who are cast for their acting talent rather than immutable characteristics?
It's strange to me how it seems impossible for Hollywood to turn out a decent movie recently. Constant reshashing of old stories or franchises, with the inevitable eye-rolling tropes being added to make it more pc just smacks of desperation.
I could possibly understand the misguided attempts at girl-bossing every movie if it meant interesting plots, good acting, and clever writing, but fails so hard. Whatever happen to story-telling and good complex well-cast characters who are cast for their acting talent rather than immutable characteristics?
As i recall this is the 5th overall ghostbusters film since the 1984 first entry and still hollywood can not bring back the magic the first film had 40 years ago.
The first film had everything needed. The sci fi and fantasy factor the comedy element a great cast and above all a superb 80s epic soundtrack. The title ghostbusters song by ray parker junior is legendairy and still fresh after 40 long years. Even air supply performed a great ballad called "i can wait forever" a 6 minutes epic song which could be released as a single back then and score the charts.
We don't get songs like these anymore. This new entry in the franchise tried to bring back some magic of the old but not much succeeded to do.
The original cast was back but for a little time and they are getting old.
The music is indefferent and the good scenes are redused in the last half an hour of the film.
How i wish we could get the old days back. Sadly nothing will match the original 1984 ghostbusters film. These were the days .....
The first film had everything needed. The sci fi and fantasy factor the comedy element a great cast and above all a superb 80s epic soundtrack. The title ghostbusters song by ray parker junior is legendairy and still fresh after 40 long years. Even air supply performed a great ballad called "i can wait forever" a 6 minutes epic song which could be released as a single back then and score the charts.
We don't get songs like these anymore. This new entry in the franchise tried to bring back some magic of the old but not much succeeded to do.
The original cast was back but for a little time and they are getting old.
The music is indefferent and the good scenes are redused in the last half an hour of the film.
How i wish we could get the old days back. Sadly nothing will match the original 1984 ghostbusters film. These were the days .....
This film is the epitome of okay. It relies on a fairly bland, standard plot with tepid, generation spanning humor. It's an offensively inoffensive product, which takes few risks while attempting to cater to a generic corporate vision of the 'standard audience'.
Most of the performances are adequate. It includes a large and diverse cast of all your favorite new, forgettable characters, played by actors from better films.
Perhaps most importantly, the film overflows with member berries and nostalgia bait for product craving consumers of all ages and backgrounds.
And in a financial sense, the corporate entities and creators behind the film were moderately successful, earning over $200 million dollars on a film with a $100 million dollar budget. Truly, a triumph in generic corporate film-making.
Most of the performances are adequate. It includes a large and diverse cast of all your favorite new, forgettable characters, played by actors from better films.
Perhaps most importantly, the film overflows with member berries and nostalgia bait for product craving consumers of all ages and backgrounds.
And in a financial sense, the corporate entities and creators behind the film were moderately successful, earning over $200 million dollars on a film with a $100 million dollar budget. Truly, a triumph in generic corporate film-making.
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Did you know
- TriviaBill Murray has frequently been cited as a reason any kind of sequel to Ghostbusters II (1989) took so long to make. The actor's reputation as a "loose cannon" and his desire to distance himself from the franchise for many years led many fans to believe that movies such as Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and this film would never be made. However, director Gil Kenan, who directed Murray in City of Ember (2008), suggests that getting Murray back for this movie was quite easy, revealing: "Well, you know very well that Bill and I have a history because we made a movie together in 2007, a movie that almost cost [Bill his] life. That was the Hall H experience, and we won't go into too much. But it opened the door for Bill and I to have a relationship that has remained dynamic over the years. We've stayed friends, we've kept in touch. When I reached out to him to say that we were creating a story for Peter Venkman in this film, he was really enthusiastic."
- GoofsAn ancient artifact has been safely kept in a special brass lined room for decades and there are no issues until it is removed from the room. The main characters are aware of this, but nobody even suggests either returning the artifact to the room or making a brass lined container for the artifact. From what is shown, that should solve the problem.
- Quotes
Nadeem Razmaadi: Does anyone have a lighter?
Ray Stantz: I quit smoking in the '90s.
Peter Venkman: [dryly] Proud of you then, proud of you now.
- Crazy creditsThere is a mid-credits scene with a truck driver at a gas station at night.
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- SoundtracksGhostbusters Original Themes
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- Also known as
- Ghostbusters: Apocalipsis Fantasma
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- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $113,376,590
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $45,004,673
- Mar 24, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $201,967,521
- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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