Directed by: Jason Reitman
Written by: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman, Dan Aykroyd
Starring: Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Carrie Coon, Annie Potts, Logan Kim.
A single mother discovers that she has inherited her father’s old farmhouse in a small town, where she relocates with her two children. They soon begin to experience strange occurrences in the city, and Phoebe (McKenna Grace) starts exploring her grandfather’s legacy as a Ghostbuster, uncovering all that he has left behind.
This film is directly connected to the original Ghostbusters 1 & 2. Forget the 2016 film, which is unrelated to the originals and, honestly, not that good. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the third official film in the Ghostbusters franchise. It is directly related in so many ways, and I loved every single second of the film.
After waiting over a year for this film, it is FINALLY released, and I can geek out to it. It is worth the long wait we all had to endure, and the people involved did a fantastic job at following this film on from the original two. The story carries on into the 21st century. Ghostbusters: Afterlife definitely filled that gap we have all been waiting for, so bravo to everyone involved, and a massive round of applause to Jason Reitman for reviving this franchise and bringing all the old cast, minus Harold Ramis (may he rest in peace), back to this film.
I found the music, graphics, casting, and CGI to be really good, especially at the end with a particular character, which I thought was very well done – it brought tears to my eyes. Overall, this film has all that you would want in a continuation of a movie such as Ghostbusters, from comedy, amazing surround sound, amazing cinematography, great story writing, great feel-good moments, and the nostalgic feels from this film (which I felt throughout).
I am so glad I had the opportunity to see this film at an Advance Screening, and I am sure I was the most enthusiastic person in the room (I did become impatient with the trailers). I loved every second of the film. I watched it another few times, and took home a giant wall poster from my work (at Vue cinema) for my bedroom wall. Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a masterpiece, and it deserves the recognition it has earned.
My brother also built an Ecto-1 car from the Lego set and placed it on display at my mum’s house, it looks so cool.
Talking about the film again, Paul Rudd played his character well in this, and there is a scene at Walmart where you see him walking down an aisle towards the ice cream, and it’s the best Paul Rudd strut I’ve ever seen! I couldn’t help but burst out laughing. It’s great!
The science jokes from the character Phoebe made me laugh, as they are simple yet cheesy and funny – her character, played by McKenna Grace, reminded me a lot of a female Sheldon Cooper.
This film is excellent. For those who haven’t seen it yet, I urge you to visit your local cinema and watch it; I promise you, you’ll love it! Note that there are two post-credit scenes. The song played before the second credit scene is a song created by McKenna Grace called ‘Haunted House,’ which is fantastic!
Little bit of trivia for you, which I have found out recently;
- McKenna Grace wore the same glass frames as the late Harold Ramis did as Dr Egon Spengler in the original Ghostbusters movie.
- The development of this film was code named “Rust City”.
- Paul Rudd announced on social media he would be joining the cast of Ghostbusters whilst he stood in front of Hook and Ladder 8 aka Ghostbusters HQ, in NYC.
- Jason Reitman actually appeared in the original 1989 Ghostbusters 2 movie, as a small child who tells Ray that, according to his dad (in the movie), the Ghostbusters are “full of crap”.
I rate this film 5 stars
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