Let’s agree on 1 thing, GB afterlife is better then the 2016 GB.

*SPOILERS* I feel like a lot of these reviewers are forgetting that Egon’s ghost was leading Phoebe the whole way. That’s why she knew how to use the old tech and knew where to find stuff.

If ghost sightings had died down for years, I could see a possibility that the other Ghostbusters might doubt Egon. And if Egon was convinced he had to abandon his family to save the world and protect them, I totally believe he would make that decision.

"There is a post-credits scene." Two. There are two scenes. The second one starts with a deleted scene of Egon and Janine, then sees Janine and Winston talk, leading into an opener for potential sequels/spin-offs.

Keep in mind when all four blasted gozer in the original she reversed it back to them, when they cross the streams was only to close the gate. Hence why he built the proton blasters to keep closing the gate

Solid 7.5 with a 10/10 ending. Hope to see more Phoebe for sure! Absolutely loved the movie and it puts Matrix to shame with how to cater to nostalgia. Just a blast!

I hope we get a sequel to Afterlife but with Phoebe as a lead with new characters and maybe her brother is helping run the firehouse with Winston. Anything now is possible now that the old busters are gone.

Saw the film last night and loved it!!! How they played Egon's character throughout the film was just brilliant!. This is how it's done.

There was also an end credits scene setting up new movies with Winston going back to the firehouse. What didn't make sense to me was that ray said that it was a Starbucks but it's not in the end credits.

I watched Ghostbusters Afterlife a couple hours ago. It was my first time in a theatre since the start of the pandemic. I have to say . . . director Jason Reitman and his team did a pretty good job. Watching this film, you can tell that a lot of effort, care, love, and emotion went into creating it. I liked how it covered what happened from the 1980s until now. The film never really touched on the 2nd film (Ghostbusters 2) though. That was kinda odd. In a nutshell: Ghostbusters Afterlife is a fun, cool, and warm-hearted, gift to real Ghostbusters fans such as myself. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

This movie felt like a direct response to the queef crew movie, I absolutely loved it. So many Easter eggs

The ending had me tearing up in a good way. Its a good send off to the original cast, and Harold.

I just got back from seeing Ghostbusters Afterlife! and it was amazing! and so glad they decided to keep the one scene a secret before revealing it in theatres and also paying homage to the fans and people of Ghostbusters! This movie is way better than the other one and now it's making me save money to get a proton pack, the trap, the Ecto-goggles, and the jumpsuit with my name on it.

I saw Ghostbusters II at the theatre when I was a kid. The painting of Vigo absolutely terrified me! 👻

I think Alex has the best take on this. I feel like there were some deleted or missing scenes, particularly when the ghosts get loose. I fully expected more at the police station with the cops reacting to this. Aside from that gripe this movie has a very well put together emotional climax and particularly during the first half some solid scares and tension building, I have no idea what angry Joe is talking about saying it was afraid to go into the darker scarier stuff.

This movie for me was a blast. It gave the vibe of an 80s adventure movie for the first 2/3. None of the characters were annoying or bad. They wrote this film to lay against the campiness and silliness of the originals without going to far. This was a great way to explore the events of the first movie and tell a new one without ruining anything. This felt just as much as a return to form and I am excited for a sequel that could explore more of this world of Ghostbusters. I agree with Alex that the film was good with the build up. I enjoyed the ending and big battle, but it’s true that they could’ve explored the original villain more. Besides the kids not really feeling like a team or ghostbusters, Besides Spangler, nothing was to horrendous or bad. The Keymaster seen was pretty weird to begin with in the original and they went full crazy here. The original ending upon rewatch felt very rushed as well but done a lot better, so it doesn’t bother me that it ended quickly. Few nitpick things if you want to look at it critically. As someone who loves the original movie, this was a fun adventure. This is a great movie 8/10 movie for me. Surely will add to the collection and give more than 1 rewatch. (Extra) Egons separation actually makes sense. The others were enjoying it as it made money. Once the money and business stopped they went on to have families and different jobs. They believe they beat the villain. It caused riffs between the group and they wrote him off as crazy and that he was just to into the job that wasn’t profitable anymore. Egon made the choice to put himself away to protect the ones he loved and to figure out how to end this impending doom. He didn’t know the villain was going to be the same, just that something was happening.

I saw this last night and openly cried at the end. Almost everyone in the theater teared up. there was laughter through out the entire movie. THIS WAS THE MOVIE WE SHOULD HAVE GOT IN 2016

I literally cried at the end that was an ultimate send off for me... I thought it wasn't perfect, but with the shit the franchise has been through, i think they did as perfect as it could get!

Zuul: "You want this body?" Peter: "Is this a trick question?"

Egon leaving DOES make sense. Ray said "Egon didn't want to catch ANY other ghosts" He was obsessed with Gozer, to the detriment of the business. Then he RUNS off with Ecto-1, proton packs, and traps. It WAS Ray that financed the business remember. So he would be upset about that. The film rushed it, yes (but that might have been due to being unsure how much Bill would be involved). Having said that, it does work within the context of the existing canon.

Finally a sequel for a franchise that respects the fans and the movies that came before it. I'm going to be honest even if this doesn't get another sequel I'm completely happy. Harold Ramis must be smiling from where ever he is now, they treated him with such more respect than the 2016 one where there was only a random head bust of his face.

The movie was filled with so much story and that one particular scene...damn I got teary eyed.

I wanted to be a Ghostbuster when I was a kid, and me and my friends would pretend to be. I thought my daughter was too young to see this movie, but she left the theater wanting to be like the smart girl. I told her Egon was my favorite Ghostbuster. Like father, like daughter. I cried. Lol

"I had to turn off my critic brain" joe always has his critic brain off lol.... always love other joe and Alex's perspective on film reviews, they are stronger than Joe with movie reviews on this channel

"That scene" made me tear up and a perfect way to honor and homage the fans and people of ghostbusters. This is one of the rare cases for the fans only films done right.

The shot of the 4 of them in the end..... I almost started crying.

You didn't see the final end credits scene with Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts??! It looks like the start of a series, but might not involve the kids.

Clicking this after seeing the Redletter Media review. Let's see how this goes.

So much better than the 2016 reboot. And I haven’t even seen Afterlife yet.

I watch almost all your movies and series reviews. Good content, just one thing. Alex always have great input, almost always, in my point of view, the more unbiased and realistic input. AJ always forgets some important point of movies or series and Alex remembers all. I am writing this with the most respect possible. Love the content.

I can say one positive thing about the 2016 Ghostbusters movie, letting Chris Hemsworth work on his comedy/improv skills made for a much better Thor in Ragnarok.

the egon moment at the end was super touching for the gf and me in the theatre she had just lost her grandma in may so the scene hit us in the feelings hard AF.

I saw it last night and as a long time fan...I loved it! I think they can now expand more into possible sequels to really expand the universe.

I watched it last night. Sure its not a perfect movie, will never measure up to the original, but, I FUCKING LOVED IT! I give it an 8.5/10 .

Just stepped out of the theater and holy damn was this a fun movie! A true addition to the series! And perfect way to have a female lead without being a cringe fest. It's a 10/10 for me no doubt. Rip Harold

I'm ready for a sequel with Phoebe fresh out of university and with the help of Winston creating a new team ✌

3 seconds in and I’m already convinced that the film was well worth the wait.

I saw Afterlife last night and dam did I really enjoy this. Finally we can mercifully erase that infamous 2016 reboot from memory forever. I'm hoping & praying that Afterlife does extremely well at The Box Office so we can get another installment. Ghostbusters: Afterlife was awesome and Amazon's The Wheel of Time adaptation is off to a very promising start. Great way to start off the weekend👍

I would definitely watch the directors cut with more ghosts and spookies. Loved this movie a ton !

Just seen it and I loved it!!! So well written and done right, it brought goosebumps and tears. So satisfied and I know Harold Ramis is smiling.

Fuck yes bring us more movies, the writing and acting was pretty awesome. This movie had it's flaws but aside from the rushed ending it was pretty amazing.

Haven’t seen the new movie, but I think the common thread of the reviews for it is that this one was written and directed and acted and supported by people who actually liked the original source materials. 2016 really felt like a movie that almost hated the source material and didn’t understand what made the original films so popular, but still tried to be a nostalgia bomb.

Joe there were 2 post credit scenes. One at the very end and one after the cartoony credits. The last one sets up the sequel

See it today! Had also stop myself from picking it apart. But soon as the sound of the ecto-1 and the proton packs! Oh the nerdgasm! And seeing the OG ghostbusters reunite at the end….. tears!

If it wasn't for 2016, I wouldn't be as forgiving because this movie was basically a rehash of the original 1984 film but other than that, I loved the movie

Really loved this movie and the dad jokes. Also the last scene ❤. After credits too so don't leave yet

Breaking Bad was 5 seasons full of "coincidences" and it's built around grounded subject matter. Why can't a 2 hour fantasy movie?

I got emotional at the end . I want to see more sequels with the OG guys and the new teens but this time in New York .

Thank you Other Joe for mentioning whether there are scenes after the credits. Wish this was always mentioned in the non-spoiler portion.

And just like a warm (slightly crazy) blanket, here comes Joe to let me know that everything is going to be Ok.

There was an after the credits scene where Winston brings Ecto 1 back to New York. I think they will give a sequel in New York with a new team.

Saw it yesterday and thought it was just fucking fantastic. I didn't cry at the ending but it was so sweet and such a surprise. Here's hoping for a sequel!.

There is two post credits scene in the film. Loved the film, made me cry which surprised me. Egon is a scientist which would have meant that he would have given up his life for his work.

Had the pleasure of going with my 5-year old son to see this last night and I cried at a movie for the first time in as long as I can remember. This movie was amazing.

This entire movie is just a metaphor for all the infighting about what Ghostbusters 3 should be. Egon’s death and the original ghostbusters returning and feeling bad for not working with him is completely direct and analogous for what happened in real life

I hope you read this one, the OG Ghostbusters never use streams to defeat Goza they use to close the gateway witch traps Goza. When they do fire at her in first movie she pushes them back just the same.

It's really cool to see the video of the small town that I lived near as a kid. Seeing the empress theater in Southern Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 was awesome. Nice to see home represented.

SJW: You're sexist if you like Afterlife OJ: Phoebe was my favorite character

Alex looks like he's contemplating his next serial kill the way he's looking at those gloves lol!

It was good I had fun with it, I'm going with a 7, hit the nostalgia feels well in most cases for me. It was done well enough to set up for a new Ghostbusters, Phoebe and Podcast will be the ones starting it up, the brother might stick around too or it'll be those 2 recruiting a few others to join the team, but I'm up for more. Also, I think it made some sense as to why Egon left his family and took the gear from the Original team. He knew what he had to do wasn't going to be a good thing to subject his family to and wanted to give everyone a chance at a normal life, while he took it on himself to keep the portal at bay. And tbf, if the power didn't mess up, he would have stopped it by himself.

As a 30 year Ghost busters fan, a 38 year old male, I loved it, and I was in absolute bits at the end. I've cried at two films. This, and Endgame. I loved it.

I watched it as someone who never watched the originals…only the female one when I heard how bad that one was. Afterlife was amazing. My mom who grew up with the movies thought it was cheesy but really good.

When you look back at the original it only had 2 major action scenes too. The stakes just seemed higher in teh first one because of the amount of damage done. I would have loved to have seen more ghosts in the town, but I was satisfied with what I got. I loved it. It wasn't perfect, but I wasn't expecting it to be. 8 out of 10 I think this is not as good as the original, but I feel like it's better than GB2. More heart in this one than most movies I see now.

Yes. This was a perfect film. It didn't force the kids on us. It gradually had them learn about the ghosts and Ghostbusters and had the original cast come in when there was a good reason to. Plus ever since Harold passed away I always said they can still make a third movie but make Egon a ghost and have him help them and when I first saw this and they had him come out and help them, I just came out of my seat and said, "yes!!!". My idea was actually made and I am so grateful. Plus I couldn't help but cry. Harold is such a genius writer. I love this movie. Best third movie in a trilogy.

Gonna be watching it this Saturday and I can’t wait

I love the costumes Joe you ways bring it back so classic Joe it doesn’t matter what age you are 👍

Phoebes character really made the movie for me, and just the way she connected with her grandfather and understood him/connected with him even though he wasn’t there. I do agree that the final act needed to be longer, easily add another 30 minutes and I wouldn’t have complained lol Podcast was fun, Paul Rudd always delivers, the other characters were just not fleshed out enough. I hope we get another one with the old cast having a more prominent role, and I wouldn’t mind the new cast being in it as well (-:

there is at least ONE GB2 reference. Remember, after GB were sued out of business between the 1st and 2nd film, Ray opened his Occult Book store. In Afterlife he still runs it.

Saw it last night, really enjoyed it. The film both advanced the story and enhanced the lore from the previous films, I thought the new characters were charming enough, I do think there were a little too many "dad" jokes which hurt the comedy for me, and the plot was a bit too formulaic/predictable but that didn't necessarily hurt the film overall. The ending scene was awesome and did make me feel something in my eye. I do wish the teenagers a couple rows behind me would've kept quiet during the film.

I absolutely loved this movie. Going in, we already know it's not going to be the lightning in the bottle like the original. I think 6 is too low a rating for this film. This was easily a 7.5-8. Yes the ending seemed a little rushed, but it was similar to the original except without the 100 ft tall Marshmallow man. I am for sure watching this movie again. Great movie!!! Definitely a love letter to the fans.

I really want to see how they brought Harold back for the ending. It's like they went to heaven and asked him to make a cameo.

I just saw ghostbusters afterlife and it was amazing. I loved that egon was helping his granddaughter use the technology and help his family get to the mission stuff. I loved that we got a lot of call backs to the original characters and I love that they had all the original cast return. Especially bill murray

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This movie looks amazing. 💯👍

Small Glurmo #1: But, Your Highness, she's a commoner. Her Slurm will taste foul. Slurm Queen: Yes! Which is why we'll market it as New Slurm. Then, when everyone hates it, we'll bring back Slurm Classic, and make billions!

I just got home from watching Afterlife and it was fucking awesome! Had a smile on my face from beginning to end. Respect to the source material, og cast, new cast (kids) were great, especially Phoebe and Podcast, Paul Rudd was great. But man that ending was something else, definitely a worthy Ghostbusters sequel. I say this as a lifelong fan of the franchise since 4 1/2 yrs old in 1984! I am still teary eyed, damn man.

We haven’t watched it but we’re here to listen to their opinions and have them spoil it for us 👍🏽

I think Podcast is essentially Ray's character because he's always explaining things like Ray did and analyzing things!

They didn't completely ignore Ghostbusters 2, Ray's Occult bookstore is from that movie, so that's there. Plus Winston acted more like himself from GB 2 then he did with GB 1 when Ernie Hudson had that mustache and kept wanting to distance himself from the other guys when they got thrown in jail and had legal trouble.

42:55 “Hey OJ I’m a kid and ur stupid. Kids also like Space Jam 2” LMFAOO 😂😂😂😭😭

A lot of this movie was filmed in rural Alberta where I’m from so I’m excited to see it! Glad it turned out better than the last one

Just finished watching it and I LOVED IT!!!!!!!! ❤️

You forgot to mention that somehow spenglers ghost is totally unaffected by the super god level ghost trap

"For whatever reasons, Ray, call it . . . fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason."

The felt like a lot like a child discovering their parent's hobby and fall in love. Which I appreciate as someone whose has a niece that als is loving my hobbies now I'm glad it exists, I'm glad we can watch it anytime we want

I found this movie quite charming and creative with the source material, and while some of the motivations were a bit clunky, overall it felt like the kind of movie I would have enjoyed back in the day as much as today.

I just got back from seeing it. Would probably give it an 8 or 9. A reboot done right. Spoilers: It was very respectful to the original film. Great characters. Paul Rudd was superb as a comic lead. The kids were great, though the sheriff's daughter could have been fleshed out a bit more, and I loved the mom. As a 42 year old parent, I found her relatable in a way that isn't often done well in films. As for the ending, not going to lie, I nearly cried. Easily the most respectful and justified use of CGI of a deceased actor I've ever seen. I particularly got the impression that Jason Reitman told the actors "just say what you'd want to say to Harold if he were here". Just beautiful. Especially the line "I wish I'd picked up the phone. I miss you man" sounds more like something Ernie Hudson would have said to Harold Ramis, rather than something relevent to the script/characters. Just beautiful. Yes, the recreation of some scenes (especially the Gozer temple) were just rehashes of the original, but for some reason this didn't feel as cheap or forced to me as it did on other films. As someone who has been a lifelong Ghostbusters fan (and who went into the 2016 film thinking of take any addition to the franchise as welcome, then thoroughly disappointed in the unfunny car crash that turned out to be), I can't recommend it enough.

When Egon was in ghost form helping her with the power struggle it reminded me of when Goku helped Gohan with Cell.

The child next to me in the theater would not sit down, constantly talking, constantly moving around, well under 8 yrs old and definitely a contender for ADHD. Not the child’s fault, the damn parents did nothing parental.

So basically, “Not as good as it could’ve been, but it was alright and better than 2016” I’m sold honestly.

My theory about the proton packs is the one Pheobe had was dismantled, it was being worked on before everything happened (trying not to spoil anything), perhaps that one was being modified for more power. Since things naturally would mean in a sequel would have to be ramped up I simply assumed that one was being hot rodded.

Watched this last night with my family. We went out in our flight suits and packs! The theater thanked us for coming in full regalia and gave us passes for our next visit. I have been a fan since the original release in 1984. When Other Joe mentions the packs have the same power when Pheobe fires at Gozer. Keep in mind that was Egon's pack and was there all alone and had modified it quite extensively. It is plausible to say that it might have more power than the stock packs of the rest of the group. Just a thought.

This movie is a "Love Letter to Harold Ramis" and a very fitting movie worthy of the Ghostbusters name. I'm very happy with it, and am hoping to see the GB franchise carry on to more movies.

I swear Joe never let's the other guys talk which is a shame cause they have good input . Reminds me of a guy at work and he drives me nuts

I don't like how Phoebe was recklessly firing off the protonpack, especially when on the gunner seat, she could've killed someone, like her mother who was sitting just inches away from it in the diner.

40:30 ROFL Alex has the mindset of the retail worker and I love him for it xD

I just saw it a few hours ago and absolutely loved it and was tearing up at the scene towards the end.

How’s a Ghostbusters movie gonna make me cry?! Loved the film. Y’all talked about having heart and it definitely does. Sounds like y’all missed the end credits or just didn’t mention it but, would have been worth mentioning.

Took the wife and kids to see it in Cinemark-XD yesterday. We all loved it! I like the throw back to the puppeteered demons they used in the OG movie by making it look somewhat 80's special effects (and animations) with a mix of modern effects and CGI.

when you think of how big shoes the new actors had to fill out it is actually very good :)