69los Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 I didn't realize they were making a sequel. I thought Afterlife wasn't a hit, but maybe I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Brick said: I didn't realize they were making a sequel. I thought Afterlife wasn't a hit, but maybe I am wrong. It was a $75M movie that made $129M domestic and $203M WW. Certainly not a profit center, but not a complete disaster. I know they did a lot of merchandising around it, so I wonder if that aspect is what drove them to keep this going, otherwise it's probably Sony just desperate to keep any franchise going. I never even saw Afterlife. Did people like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, TwinIon said: It was a $75M movie that made $129M domestic and $203M WW. Certainly not a profit center, but not a complete disaster. I know they did a lot of merchandising around it, so I wonder if that aspect is what drove them to keep this going, otherwise it's probably Sony just desperate to keep any franchise going. I never even saw Afterlife. Did people like it? I enjoyed the hell out of it and the ending was very emotional! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Will Release Sooner Than Expected WWW.CBR.COM Sony has moved up the release date for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Moved up to March 22nd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ – Promo Photo from Empire Magazine Reunites Peter, Ray, Winston and Janine! BLOODY-DISGUSTING.COM The original Ghostbusters are back in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the brand new issue of Empire Magazine reveals an awesome new shot of the crew JANINE IS FREAKING BACK!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Hell yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Looks like a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 God I'm so sick of this trend of trailers starting with a small preview of the very thing I'm about to watch, with "Trailer starts now!"... YES I KNOW THAT'S WHY CLICKED TO PLAY THE BLOODY THING!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 This looks great and scary. Plus I liked the use of the practical effects ghosts mixed in there with the CGI ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Afterlife was forgettable fan service fluff which also somehow managed to botch the original characters, so I’m not expecting much out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 It's at 45% on RT so far, which makes it the worst rated Ghostbusters movie. I watched Afterlife, which was fine. It's very much The Force Awakens, but Ghostbusters. It's kind of weird how it venerates everything Ghostbusters. It's not enough to have nostalgia, it has to be in awe of it's own nostalgia, which felt kind of weird for a comedy. Still, it was fun enough to not be a complete disaster. I might go see Frozen Empire just because there isn't much else out, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Will watch when it’s free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Went to see this movie tonight. My wife signed up for some AMC rewards program a while back, and sometimes they do member only screenings of new movies. My kids were really excited to go and got extra pumped when we pulled in and saw the Ghostbusters car parked out front of the theater. There was probably 15 people dressed up in full costume and gear which was fun. Most of them were part of the Central Pennsylvania Ghostbusters (didn’t know that was a thing) and they raise money for charity. The screening was in a nice big theater and was rather empty besides us, the “ghostbusters”, and maybe 4 other families. I thought the movie was fun. I’m not the best at rating movies these days. I feel like older kids and teens will like it. Adults will think it’s fine with plenty of “remember that/remember that person” moments. My kids are 10 and 12 years old and they LOVED it. Had some good jump scares for them. The story centers a lot around the girl, Phoebe Spengler, so like the last movie, it feels like it’s geared toward the young adult crowd. Some mild complaints(pretty much spoiler free): Phoebe has a few scenes with another girl that I thought drag on a little too long. Another was that I didn’t think the “big bad” of the movie was really utilized much by the end of the movie. You see in the previews that the city freezes over but I thought they could have explored a lot more with that. Actually my favorite part of the movie was just the first 3 or so minutes of the film. I think I would have liked to see a story set in that time a lot more. Might be able to do some fun stuff there. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Earth shattering? No, but this one was a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I liked it, but it’s missing the laughs. Lucky and Podcast were absolutely not needed in this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I wonder why two completely mediocre Ghostbusters movies aren’t getting the same absurd amount of vitriol as a different thoroughly mediocre Ghostbusters movie… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamusha Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I hated Afterlife and went into this one with low expectations. Basically only saw it because I work at an indie theater and get to see movies for free. It’s more functional than Afterlife and has more humorous moments but it’s still not really a comedy. There’s too many characters and most of them are barely given anything to do. A better and less-safe movie would have focused more on the lesbian ghost relationship. Still, I was entertained enough at the time until the last 20 when it devolved into a CGI-goop fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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