We saw Ghostbusters Afterlife earlier today. This is the spoiler thread.
I enjoyed it. It's Stranger Things crossed with Ghostbusters. A bit more slapstick than the dry humour of the original, but everybody did a great job.
That said it is VERY fan servicy. Brings back everything from the first film. That might bother you or not (didn't bother me).
I kinda felt that the old crew showing up at the end was a bit too much. They're so old now! And the Spengler ghost was kinda creepy in the wrong way the way he didn't speak. But I understand why that is -- making him speak would have been way worse.
I would say it's more Stranger Things + Ghostbusters than it is Ghostbusters + Stranger Things. Which is fine -- New York is a character in the GB films, and its absence makes this feel different. But also allowed it to feel a bit 80s as the small town is kinda behind the times, which you couldn't do in a major city.
I enjoyed it. It's Stranger Things crossed with Ghostbusters. A bit more slapstick than the dry humour of the original, but everybody did a great job.
That said it is VERY fan servicy. Brings back everything from the first film. That might bother you or not (didn't bother me).
I kinda felt that the old crew showing up at the end was a bit too much. They're so old now! And the Spengler ghost was kinda creepy in the wrong way the way he didn't speak. But I understand why that is -- making him speak would have been way worse.
I would say it's more Stranger Things + Ghostbusters than it is Ghostbusters + Stranger Things. Which is fine -- New York is a character in the GB films, and its absence makes this feel different. But also allowed it to feel a bit 80s as the small town is kinda behind the times, which you couldn't do in a major city.
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