New Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer

[Morrus]

The stupidest thing ever uttered by a movie executive was "Sure Mr. Lucas... You can keep the merchandising rights and soundtrack royalties."

Not being precognitive doesn't make one stupid. In no way was this down to stupidity. Do you have Apple shares? Does not having them make you stupid?

 

[Imaculata]

 

[Imaculata]

Another video from Adam. Also, this movie is getting pretty positive reviews already. It may actually be good.

 

[Grendel_Khan]

Another video from Adam. Also, this movie is getting pretty positive reviews already. It may actually be good.

We must be looking at different reviews:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife review – a slimy, stinking corpse of a sequel

Jason Reitman takes over his father’s franchise and immediately tanks it with a tonally misjudged blend of fan service and bizarrely played-straight spectacle

www.theguardian.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Is a Reanimated Corpse

But hey, people love zombies.

www.vulture.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: Great Until It's Derailed By Fan Service

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a film at war with itself, unsure of exactly what it wants to be. Directed by Jason Reitman and co-written along with Gil Kenan, the sci-fi sequel film stars Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, and more. io9 reviews.

gizmodo.com

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is a gloomy nostalgia trip through the ruins of American culture

Jason Reitman takes up his father's legacy in 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' but it becomes a gloomy nostalgia trip through the ruins of American culture.

ew.com

Granted, there are some good reviews out there--I know I'm always waiting with bated breath to hear what the finest minds of IGN have to say--but it's by no means a critical darling. And the problems critics are raising are exactly what some of us were worried about based on the trailers--an overdose of fan service. Though I guess that describes most of the MCU at this point, so maybe this'll be a hit, too. If nothing else the most vocal of the Ghostbuster reboot haters can finally feel seen!

 

[Imaculata]

Ouch, yeah those reviews are not kind.

 

[billd91]

We must be looking at different reviews:

Ghostbusters: Afterlife review – a slimy, stinking corpse of a sequel

Jason Reitman takes over his father’s franchise and immediately tanks it with a tonally misjudged blend of fan service and bizarrely played-straight spectacle

www.theguardian.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Is a Reanimated Corpse

But hey, people love zombies.

www.vulture.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review: Great Until It's Derailed By Fan Service

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a film at war with itself, unsure of exactly what it wants to be. Directed by Jason Reitman and co-written along with Gil Kenan, the sci-fi sequel film stars Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, and more. io9 reviews.

gizmodo.com

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' is a gloomy nostalgia trip through the ruins of American culture

Jason Reitman takes up his father's legacy in 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife,' but it becomes a gloomy nostalgia trip through the ruins of American culture.

ew.com

Granted, there are some good reviews out there--I know I'm always waiting with bated breath to hear what the finest minds of IGN have to say--but it's by no means a critical darling. And the problems critics are raising are exactly what some of us were worried about based on the trailers--an overdose of fan service. Though I guess that describes most of the MCU at this point, so maybe this'll be a hit, too. If nothing else the most vocal of the Ghostbuster reboot haters can finally feel seen!

The Guardian reviewers tends to be pretty harsh.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is still running 82% positive on RottenTomatoes. That's with 33 reviews counted. So we'll see how it all sorts out, it's early.

 

[Grendel_Khan]

The Guardian reviewers tends to be pretty harsh.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is still running 82% positive on RottenTomatoes. That's with 33 reviews counted. So we'll see how it all sorts out, it's early.

Rotten Tomatoes can be a bit sketchy anytime, but especially when something hasn’t hit a ton of critics. If you check the Top Critics reviews on there, which filters out stuff like small or personal blogs, there are a whole lotta splats. Even the NY Post’s review, which I think RT considers Fresh based on whatever mysterious calculation, calls the movie “watchable.” Praise doesn’t get much fainter.

 

[Morrus]

Eh, I’m going to see it whatever the reviews say. I’ll decide for myself.

 

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We must be looking at different reviews:



Granted, there are some good reviews out there

Ghostbusters: Afterlife takes a Force Awakens approach to nostalgia

It brings in a new generation to share everything fans may feel about this franchise

www.polygon.com

Ghostbusters Afterlife Film Review Entertaining Sequel-Reboot Dazzles While Still Feeling Familiar

Jason Reitman pays homage to his father's 1984 remake by both updating it and borrowing from it as much as possible

www.thewrap.com

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Pays Homage to Classic while Being Its Own Film

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is a continuation of the original films that follows a new generation of characters on the hunt for ghosts.

nerdreactor.com

Also given how well it seems to have been received by the fans at NYCC, I think it will be fine

 

[payn]

Eh, I’m going to see it whatever the reviews say. I’ll decide for myself.

Right, a film like this is going to have a ton of legacy baggage. The best way is to just judge for yourself.