I think it's a well-intentioned if very flawed film that is the best we probably could have gotten. My only real issue with it is that no matter how respectful of Harold Ramis's legacy Jason tried to be one can't escape the fact they used a dead guy's face to sell a product. I can't help thinking Harold would have had something bitingly sarcastic to say about that. That, and the whole family thing got kicked to the side in favor of nostalgia. There's been a lot of cynical critique of it which I absolutely think it earned. That said it's a fun, uplifting movie at a time when we really need fun, uplifting movies.


...I just wonder if people would be looking at it the same way had it come out when there was no pandemic like it was supposed to.


...and Podcast? Really? What a dumb name.

At least it is way better than that terrible 2016 reboot.

I liked the 2016 reboot.

I didn't, but I won't dislike anyone who enjoyed it.

i liked it but i agree it needed more of the original peeps and slimer

Well, hopefully there will be a follow up film.

maybe

I enjoyed it! I want to go see it again with friends but scheduling conflicts keep getting in the way.

Ok

I actually went on opening night. When they played the original theme, the crowd went wild! And when Venkman, Stantz and Zeddemore showed up at the end, there was a huge round of applause!

Awesome.

I got to see it in a proper IMAX theater which was just absolutely magnificent. The attention to detail in this movie was amazing!

But what was most important was the characters. Everyone got to do something and Jason Reitman didn't make Phoebe into another Rey Sue, instead she learns about how the proton packs work from her grandfather. Her brother Trevor also gets to shine here as well as the team master mechanic to his sister's science genius. And he also gets some help from his granddad as well (did you catch the crimping of the frayed wire during the attempt to start the engine?)

In essence, the movie is a proper handing the torch to the next generation without the newer one denigrating the old one. The set up at the end during the credits tells us that not only will the kids be in the sequel, but so will the original team.

I agree.

Best movie in the franchise besides the original

It's everything the 2016 movie wishes it could be, and even though I don't hate that movie like everyone else does, I won't hesitate to agree that this blows it out of the water.

Yeah, it is a truly great film.

I think Ghostbusters 2 is better.

not yet but may this weekend & its 65 miles away too

Ok.

It wiped that 2016 stain off the face of the map and was damn good and damn respectful to Harold Ramis, thats all I could’ve asked for.

So true.