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Did this really come and go without anyone posting about it? I'm SURE there are some Ghostbusters fans out there.
For me, the original movie and to a lesser extent its sequel are still iconic, and one of the few films I can comfortably watch anytime. I think a lot of my humour has its roots in films like it too. So when I saw a trailer for it last month and it was clear that it would be sort of a sequel to the first movie, while also wrapping things up for the original cast, I couldn't not see it. (It only came out in Japan this month though)
I must say that the 2016 film was a huge disappointment, which was a real shame considering how pre-panned it was for its female cast, but it really was a prime example of a reboot with an identity crisis. It tried to establish itself as a totally separate universe, but not allowing itself to leave the original franchise alone. And it was kind of shit aside from that too.
So imagine my surprise when Afterlife was EVERYTHING I needed.
Casting it so young was a real gamble but Phoebe was perfectly casted - the Stranger Things boy and his love interest did a decent if inessential job. Podcast could easily have been dreadful but what a charming kid. The mum was great, and Paul Rudd was reliably good, even if he's really playing to type now.
I think they made a fairly skinny budget go a decent way, I loved that they had practical effects too. It didn't really feel like a reboot (honestly, where would this story go? post-credits teaser aside) but a really well-done epilogue to the franchise.
For me, the original movie and to a lesser extent its sequel are still iconic, and one of the few films I can comfortably watch anytime. I think a lot of my humour has its roots in films like it too. So when I saw a trailer for it last month and it was clear that it would be sort of a sequel to the first movie, while also wrapping things up for the original cast, I couldn't not see it. (It only came out in Japan this month though)
I must say that the 2016 film was a huge disappointment, which was a real shame considering how pre-panned it was for its female cast, but it really was a prime example of a reboot with an identity crisis. It tried to establish itself as a totally separate universe, but not allowing itself to leave the original franchise alone. And it was kind of shit aside from that too.
So imagine my surprise when Afterlife was EVERYTHING I needed.
Casting it so young was a real gamble but Phoebe was perfectly casted - the Stranger Things boy and his love interest did a decent if inessential job. Podcast could easily have been dreadful but what a charming kid. The mum was great, and Paul Rudd was reliably good, even if he's really playing to type now.
Going back to Gozer and the dogs could've backfired, but including them was a great idea that ended up fleshing out their mythology. And since they had been proven to be powerful, it raised the stakes when these kids were going up against them, rather than an original monster.
Also the Egon storyline could've been schlocky but the choice not to have him voiced was a good one. Seeing the whole team fighting together should've been a bit much, but it just felt like the old days, the characterisation was still all there
Also the Egon storyline could've been schlocky but the choice not to have him voiced was a good one. Seeing the whole team fighting together should've been a bit much, but it just felt like the old days, the characterisation was still all there
I think they made a fairly skinny budget go a decent way, I loved that they had practical effects too. It didn't really feel like a reboot (honestly, where would this story go? post-credits teaser aside) but a really well-done epilogue to the franchise.
