Based on 508 votes and 150 reviews.
A nice nod to the classics. Sets up a new gen and makes note of being able to have closure with lost ones. It was entertaining and charming
The last good movie Aykroyd made was My Stepmother Is An Alien.
Perfunctory, but that's kinda the point, really.
I left the theater feeling that the film I had just watched simply replayed scenes from older, better movies. There was no spontaneity, no originality; it all felt so calculated, as if the script had been written by a focus committee implementing a formula worked out by computer. No, I didn't care for it.
It has so many great things but most importantly it was fun! I had fun. felt like a continuation of what I loved about the OG as a kid. Not Nostalgia pandering or unwanted gender and race swaps and not devoid of an actual script. (like some other salty bait and switch attempts we know)
If you loved the previous films in the franchise stay away from this one.
We went as a family and this was a very fun movie. Just enough time of the original cast, and presence of the cast member who is no longer with us, great homage to him and what he did for the franchise in the past. I love movies especially on the big screen and this didn't disappoint. Looking forward to seeing more from the new bunch.
I remember the excitement surrounding the previous movie. Against all odds, that film turned out to be a classic, but I doubt anyone is going to remember this installment even a year from now. A bloated, boring, and unmemorable send-off for the team.
It wasn't as bad as I thought...it was worse.
The movie was almost over when the Ghostbusters finally showed up. What a letdown.