GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE Movie Review | Paul Rudd | Mckenna Grace

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE Movie Review | Paul Rudd | Mckenna Grace | Dan Aykroyd

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2 ай бұрын

We're lukewarm on "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," the sequel to 2021's "Ghostbusters: Afterlife." The latest film in the franchise is an improvement on its predecessor, as it does a better job of blending the old and the new. But the action comedy from director and co-writer Gil Kenan still struggles to cram in too many characters, images and subplots, tugging at our nostalgia for the original 1984 "Ghostbusters" while also spinning the series forward with new characters. Co-written by Jason Reitman, who directed "Afterlife." Starring Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Kumail Nanjiani, Annie Potts and Patton Oswalt. In theaters March 22.
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@keefriff99 2 ай бұрын

Uh oh, disappointed faces on the thumbnail 😂

@waynedexter 2 ай бұрын

Disappointed that the movie met their expectations

@centrevezgaming4862 2 ай бұрын

Clickbait don’t be fooled Andy Signore did the same expression for his and he wasn’t overly negative for the most part. They pull faces like that to bait people into watching them.

@paradisecity0406able 2 ай бұрын

Ah, *ICY* what you did there in the intro...🥶

@mattjazzfan2288 2 ай бұрын

I really wish these movies (including the original) relied less on epic monster/demon scenes and more on being down to earth ghost films that feel creepy and haunting, while still being funny

@VikingMatt879 2 ай бұрын

Came here to see you folks review this after reading Christie's review on Roger Ebert. Was unaware that Gil Kenan directed this, which is cool, since he made the vastly underrated Monster House which should have won the Oscar for best animated feature of 2006 over HAPPY FEET (!!!!). Fun review C and A, thank you. Last Ghostbusters movie I liked was 2 in 1989, if only for Bill Murray's line "Yeah, I know Bassmasters, sure..."

@cineologist_ 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! Monster House supremacy!

@Advent3546 2 ай бұрын

If we have to have a Ghostbusters movie every so often can we just get away from all the stuff in the past? Can we stop giving the nostalgia stuff such a level of unimpeachable reverence?

@kendallandrews8691 2 ай бұрын

Yep. New installments in a franchise should be able to stand on their own

@timreeves8937 2 ай бұрын

Yes, but they would not make it without it. Sony's go to play is nostalgia bait.

@kendallandrews8691 2 ай бұрын

@@timreeves8937 which is sad. You got to grow the world like creed did with the rocky series

@710blodgett74 2 ай бұрын

you two really work great together

@teddykgb9971 2 ай бұрын

I finally saw Afterlife the other day, too - and they Force Awakens-ed it: rebooted it with the exact same plot as the original, with similarly bad results. The original '84 film was written by comedians, and Afterlife and Frozen Empire were not. Why not let Patton Oswalt and Kumail Nanjani take a crack at the script, instead?

@ssssssstssssssss 2 ай бұрын

Yeah. It seems like they don't really understand what made the first one so endearing and popular. And the comedy was a huge part of that.

@yournamehere6002 2 ай бұрын

@@ssssssstssssssss the comedy was the main part of it. It was a direct descendant of ANIMAL HOUSE, CADDYSHACK, STRIPES etc.

@yournamehere6002 2 ай бұрын

Patton Oswalt and Kumail Nanjani are not funny

@teddykgb9971 2 ай бұрын

@@yournamehere6002 Well, the losers have spoken

@c17sam90 2 ай бұрын

I honestly blame all the problems the 2016 reboot on what this one became. While I have issues with both the humour but more importantly the directing decisions and editing of 2016 it was objectively a comedy about people catching ghosts. However what I think after 3 viewings over the years damages that film is it has all the hallmarks of that era of big American studio comedies where they seem to let the script go out the window and say improvise and I think in segments it works either the director or cast or more likely director, cast and editor couldn’t cut together a film where both the comedy came through and more importantly the characters came through. Scene after scene the characters seem to change because their actual personalities were lost with improvisations scenes and takes. While I think this can work with some comedies the story they were also trying to tell needed to be kept more intact. Then when everyone complained before and after the film the people behind the camera in the production side took the wrong message ghostbusters shouldn’t be a comedy it needs to be reverential to the past and now that Reitman and Ramis have died I think it makes it more complicated for them not to think about it in that way.

@SydneyTravellersGuide Ай бұрын

Having now seen the movie. The frozen ghost needed the Mckenna grace character to be possessed and somehow, the mechanics of the soul removing device was conveniently written into this plot to let it happen. Yeeesssshhhhh. No machine = no plot = no movie.

@dibs1601 2 ай бұрын

I am one of the small group of people who adored ghostbusters 2016

@BJAdamBarry 2 ай бұрын

2016 Ghostbusters at least has its own identity. I thought it worked for the most part too.

@tlovehater 2 ай бұрын

You're not alone, I liked it too!

@thewebstylist 2 ай бұрын

Yeesh just a cash grab pointless reboot. Let’s the 80s classics be on their own!

@cactaceous 2 ай бұрын

My daughter is about to turn 7 and she knows that the Ray Parker Jr song was a big hit on MTV and she loves the song because we’ve played it on Halloween since she was a baby. Parents play the songs of their youth to their kids. Explained.

@ChrisOliver4307 2 ай бұрын

No, in the universe of the movie it doesn't make any sense. That's what Christy means.

@cactaceous 2 ай бұрын

@@ChrisOliver4307 It does. In the Ghostbuster movies of yore they even reference, in the movies, that the Ghostbusters became pop culture stars. So, since in that universe they were pop culture stars like in the real world… why wouldn’t they know it? The internet exists, you know?

@lemosno 2 ай бұрын

I came here for a nostalgia hug. Sadly, I will leave without one.

@nikosvault 2 ай бұрын

Frankly, I think they are scared of the GB "fanbase". And for good reasons. Just like with Star Wars, the culture war makes studios hide behind the past as protection. Not because of lack of creativity on offer, but out of fear of a "fan" backlash. Not a good way to make movies (or even blockbusters for that matter).

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

That is a very good point.

@bleuthold 2 ай бұрын

I'm not planning on seeing this but I'm confused why they didn't plan for a summer release? Apparently it was originally supposed to be released last December but then it got pushed to March. I mean, I know it's not cold everywhere in the country right now but not releasing this when it's warmer out for the majority of the US seems like a foolish decision.

@HEAVYMETALmovie1981 2 ай бұрын

It's worth it!

@susanmctavish6639 2 ай бұрын

Ghostbusters was a great, fun 80's movie and the more I think about it that's all it ever needed to be. Wasn't meant to just go on and on.

@LarryFleetwood8675 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I detest all these stupid later sequels that Hollywood put out like the last two Indy sequels nobody needed, Escape From L.A. or all the later Halloween ones. Ghostbusters is one of those too, where all you really need is the first film and that's it. I only need the first three - original - Star Wars movies too.

@WaitingtoHit 2 ай бұрын

Can we talk about how great it is that there are so many Ghostbusters? Now there's a Ghostbuster for every type of person, so every type of fanboy/fangirl will love this! Fan service! This is a movie written, directed, and produced by people who are absolutely terrified of their audience: "Are we pandering enough? Will you give us your money? Please don't yell at us!"

@danielbarrero2815 2 ай бұрын

Great review!

@samhadvisions 2 ай бұрын

I'm seeing it this weekend thanks to a promotional deal for a $5 ticket as a Tmobile customer. Before this I had no real desire to keep up with the Ghostbusters and figured the original movies should have been left alone... however once I got the ticket, I decided to watch Afterlife and while it wasn't a great movie in any way, I really had a lot of fun with it. Much more than expected, and I'm really looking forward to Frozen Empire now.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Let us know what you think!

@musicmann1967 2 ай бұрын

I don't know, man. I seriously doubt I'll go see this. Not trying to sound precious or anything, but basically, I liked the first Ghostbusters quite a lot. Full stop. That's it, really. I haven't truly enjoyed anything in this franchise I've seen since then. A common criticism I've heard about this one besides the obvious one of constantly trying to remind you of the 1984 movie is that there is too much stuff, and yet somehow not enough, because it just doesn't measure up. I think I'll pass on this and see "Immaculate" instead! (Hot nuns make the world go 'round, after all) lol

@Flashbagfolly 2 ай бұрын

Five and a half? Say it ain't so Joe-- I mean Zo.

@Jeannine_9 2 ай бұрын

I loved the original Ghostbusters in my childhood but could care less about these recent remakes. how about having Paul Rudd, Simi Lu, Bryan Tyree Henry and Kamil N. be the new GBs, have them try to put a team together in NYC, fighting ghosts while living in an inflated, post pandemic NY. I would see that movie

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

That sounds like fun casting!

@Vulcanerd 2 ай бұрын

The Ghostbusters saving NY (and maybe civilization) being forgotten 40 years later is like if we forgot about the Vietnam War or people forgetting about WW2 in the 1980s. Amusingly, another fan favorite franchise does the same thing. Originally, when Star Wars hit the theaters, it was made to sound like the Jedi had vanished (yet to be determined how at this point) so long ago that no one remember them and even considered it a superstition or sad religion... only to find out that it only happened 16-20 years before the OT and that the Jedi were galactically famous for negotiating disputes and keeping the peace... It'd be like if the Beatles were forgotten 20 years after their peak. *Many* of the senior officers in the Imperial Fleet would have fought by Jedi and been commanded by them and served under them... I think we just have to chalk it up to continuity issues that are inevitable when sequels and prequels and whatever else are made so far apart from the originals. Of course, I guess with SW, Lucas started in the middle of the series and had to work backwards then forwards while the GB creators could have made the transition smoother? I dunno... eh well.

@Kraziken0 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed it. It isn't perfect but I liked the melding of nostalgia and new 😊

@travisflores7300 2 ай бұрын

I found it to be pretty meandering. There was so much set up but so little action. Id watch the next one but I would expect alot less character building since we did so much this one and alot more action.

@TheMovieTeaser 2 ай бұрын

They loved the 2016 gb 😮

@yournamehere6002 2 ай бұрын

2016 AND Afterlife sucked

@Mickey-1994 2 ай бұрын

Another example of why drugs are bad.

@emanuellawton7942 2 ай бұрын

I definitely sensed romantic vibes between Phoebe and the teenage ghost girl.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Right? They had such a cute chemistry with each other.

@crithon 2 ай бұрын

Are we really going to "into the logic?" when even in part 2 a 10 year old me went, "hey, that's now how a Nintendo Advantage work? It's only 12 inputs to operate a statue of liberty?" lmao, shrug emoji Lets just pretend, the Ninja Turtles came onto Ghost Storage unit, and Donny took care of it? Okay?.... it's just a really goofy movie, even a 10 year old me is like "meh, I'm gonna go draw some munsters instead." DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT!

@andresperez5430 2 ай бұрын

Why is it hard to get about Ray Parker Jr's song? In Ghostbusters 2 it was already established that it existed in the GB world. I think you guys are asking for logic that isn’t part of the GB world. We're talking about a world were a 50 foot marshmallow man walked down the street and the statue of liberty was moved via an NES controller and a toaster danced to "Higher and higher". I will say the pacing could have been better, but overall it was a good movie.

@waynedexter 2 ай бұрын

I’m shocked you guys didn’t like this. Beating a dead ghost to keep a franchise alive, much? Lol

@jeremydawe341 2 ай бұрын

I know I'm in the minority here in saying I never understood the attraction to Ghostbusters in general, so the idea of seeing a legacy sequel that has pretty shameless callbacks is not on my to do list. The review is more entertaining than the picture itself! The one thing I do want to comment about is the sharp looking Izod that Alonso was sporting! Every once in a while he's wearing something that has me check online retailers to buy. Case in point; he had a Cannon Films logo tee on a review. I have one now hanging in my closet and if it's on in public, guys in my age range will be nodding in approval.

@Mickey-1994 2 ай бұрын

I f@@@ing hate legacy sequels, they're so lazy and pointless. I hope this movie bombs.

@timreeves8937 2 ай бұрын

The original was a 100% comedy starring three of the most gifted comedians at the time. The ghost busting was just the vehicle for the comedy. That is what is missing is the new "generation" are too serious and bland with little to do. There is no it factor saying man we want to see these new people take a crack at this. The studio knows it too, since they cram 100% nostalgia in every ounce of it. The plot was too scary and "serious" and the new characters are not zany, they are earnest. It is like they do not get what the original was at all.

@keepdreamin 2 ай бұрын

Ghostbusters Frozen Empire is a new classic. Bill Murray pulls it out of the fire and brings it. And Walter Peck brings it too.

@paulrevere1479 2 ай бұрын

Watched Afterlife and frozen Empire back to back and Afterlife is so much better in my humble opinion.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Interesting, how come?

@0214Bub 2 ай бұрын

Cool green nails. Bold move.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

It was St. Patrick's Day!

@Shadowman4710 2 ай бұрын

Haven't see this one but "AfterLife", while not horrible was just...pointless. This ship has sailed...let it go.

@ThomasAndSkye 2 ай бұрын

not really. maybe for you but not for the real fans of the ghostbusters who always wanted that 3rd movie. a continuation

@Dobbsy79 2 ай бұрын

@@ThomasAndSkye But- I'd say "fans" wanted a 3rd movie say....in the 1990s before they were all elderly. It just feels sort of stale / lazy / cash in / nostalgia porn. I agree with the other comment - Afterlife isn't a TERRIBLE movie...it's just sort of .......there.

@centrevezgaming4862 2 ай бұрын

Great marketing strategy dangle merchandise in front of die hards faces like novelty popcorn buckets and they all fall for the bait and it works all the time by putting brand Ip recognition to it at theaters. And what did the Uk get for the 2016 movie ghostbusters theme telephone booths that was it no novelty items whatsoever.

@jdj830 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the original in a packed theater in 1984. Probably the most fun I’ve ever had in a movie theater. The commotion that occurred when the Stay-Puf Marshmallow Man was revealed was a level of communal public laughter/hysteria/craziness that will never be equaled. The movie knew its zeitgeist. It was perfect for its time. But it faded pretty quickly. All the sequels sucked (ok I haven’t seen all of them - let me know which didn’t) and even the original has not aged particularly well and looks terrible on home video. Even by the 90s it was outdated. I don’t understand why people keep revisiting this. Note to my fellow boomers: you will never be young again. The 80s will never come back and they shouldn’t because they were actually terrible except for the fact that we were young and had friends and fully functioning bodies. The fun is all over. Time to accept this. Democracy is over, the planet is melting, and it’s our fault for laughing at Bill Murray instead of trying to build a better world. Let Ghostbusters die.

@MrJbuzz19 2 ай бұрын

What a sad liberal wacko loser

@MrJbuzz19 2 ай бұрын

Okay liberal boomer

@brianng8350 2 ай бұрын

I had fun with the last movie. Not the best, but just looking for a good popcorn movie. Sounds like more of the same.

@commandZee 2 ай бұрын

I'll just watch Dune 2 again. It's clear in the _Ghostbusters_ commercials and trailers that most of the adult actors were just going about the motions.

@Flashbagfolly 2 ай бұрын

Is Gilded Age any good? Always seemed like Downton's less sexy cousin.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

So good! We recapped it on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/bfastallday

@Mickey-1994 2 ай бұрын

If you've trouble sleeping, put Gilded Age on, it's a sleeping pill without the side effects.

@Brian-sf6ew 2 ай бұрын

*LOL you spoiled the mayor, even though you said you wouldn't. Who is doing the editing here? LOL.* 😅🤣😂

@user-cu7uz5le3h 2 ай бұрын

“Updating” movies means making them terrible. People want to have charm, fun, laughs. These and new Star Wars have none.

@Mickey-1994 2 ай бұрын

I hope this movie bombs, these legacy sequels that are all about leeching off nostalgia need to go and these franchises from far better decades like the 70's, 80's and 90's need to f@@@ing end already.

@dnice4145 2 ай бұрын

How about letting this ip from the 80s, like Predator/Aliens/Terminator etc etc, die. Love these franchises but I dont need another Ghostbusters film, I can watch the original from time to time. Invest in new ip, there has to be new idea's out there that Hollywood is ignoring.

@yournamehere6002 2 ай бұрын

Afterlife had none of the irreverence and slob comedy aesthetics that were the engine of the original two

@squatch545 2 ай бұрын

Bad movie busters......who you gonna call? Christy and Alonso!

@jasoncarrick5461 2 ай бұрын

Alonso was getting worked up over this movie, when building upon a true classic like Ghostbusters there is just no way it will come out anywhere near as good so I guess just watch for the nostalgia......if you dare! lol

@leapingwater 2 ай бұрын

You don't understand the Ghostbusters reboots, Christie? You have to realize us millennials run entirely on nostalgia; it's the only thing keeping us going.

@Bozek10 2 ай бұрын

Should have had Dan Aykroyd writing the script. At least it probably better than madam web.

@joel_holzapfel 2 ай бұрын

Oh this bums me out a bit. I loved about 70% of the Ghostbusters Afterlife and despised the remaining time with the desecration of Harold Ramis. I really felt if they focused on the new characters they could have something really great to bring to the table. Seems to me the studio isn't brave enough to break away from the original cast. The "Force Awakens" formula is not the way to go folks.

@investined 2 ай бұрын

They have bring the old if they dont they will be attacked again

@JMANB5 2 ай бұрын

The best thing Ghostbusters did was the 90s cartoon.

@adamJKpunk 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s not great.

@johnkaufman5474 2 ай бұрын

Mayor Andy Garcia

@Dobbsy79 2 ай бұрын

One of the few funny moments in the 2016 remake. "Do NOT compare to the mayor in Jaws! EVER!" hahaha

@aloneinthedark2023 2 ай бұрын

This movie was not made for 84' and 89' fans. The ghosts are not scary and there's no seriousness at all like the first 2 movies.

@NightOwl_30 2 ай бұрын

Girl they literally explained all of it word by word. You just didn’t pay attention.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Girl I did! But it was overly convoluted. Thanks for watching.

@Ballbagsaggins 2 ай бұрын

I had no interest in this film and have less now. Thanks for taking the hit.😉

@robertcongdon6296 2 ай бұрын

Less than zero interest in this nonsensical film.

@SydneyTravellersGuide 2 ай бұрын

🚫👻🧊

@ranestorypictures1738 2 ай бұрын

So many stories worth tell than this tired one.

@joecamps1119 2 ай бұрын

Gah the thumbnail 😓

@kyoto5 2 ай бұрын

No, you people don't need to review this film.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Hello! We grew up in the '80s, but thank you for thinking we're so young that we couldn't possibly have fond memories of Ghostbusters. And thanks for watching.

@HEAVYMETALmovie1981 2 ай бұрын

I saw the movie and it's absolutely *WORTH IT!*

@jackwwalsh 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was truly and epically terrible. Cynical, lazy, pointless, cringy and awkward dialog, flat jokes.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Indeed, but slightly more tolerable than Afterlife. Thanks for checking out our review!

@SpoonfulForYou 2 ай бұрын

Good video….but why do you want a romance between Phoebe and a ghost? McKenna is 17. 15 in the movie and the other actress is 22! Not only is it being a pedophile but it’s forced queer representation we don’t need. She’s a child! Why can’t we ever just enjoy a female character? Plus, it’s way too far for ghostbusters.

@BreakfastAllDay 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts, have you seen the film yet?

@MrJbuzz19 2 ай бұрын

17.5 years old is not a “child”

@manojkarthick 2 ай бұрын

I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't even like the original Ghostbusters. It's an unfunny, boring movie with visual effects that's aged really poorly. I wish they would stop making more of these already.

@corymiller536 2 ай бұрын

Well like you said you're in the minority

@uhuhuh1966 2 ай бұрын

I agree. I just love Bill Murray and that’s it.

@alanbehrens4231 2 ай бұрын

It was just an OK movie. Don't get the love.

@BJAdamBarry 2 ай бұрын

You're not alone in this, never understand the nostalgia for it.

@atmosphericfloatything2472 2 ай бұрын

I don't think you are. I think it's a film that has aged poorly and never great to begin with. It's pretty solid up to the hotel hunt with Slimer. The film then just flat lines after that and has very weird sexual situations.