The Reel Rejects - GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (2024) MOVIE REVIEW!!

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Starting point is 00:01:28 Who are you going to call? Say the line. Andrew Flash. No, dude, you say going. He says Ghostbusters. Let's do it again. There's something strange in the neighborhood. Who are you going to call?

Starting point is 00:01:45 Ghostbusters. I said it. All righty, guys. Let's get into it. If you got some thoughts. All right, guys. Got thoughts, Greg? Well, if you're listening to us on Apple and Spotify, we just watched Ghostbusters Frozen Empire.

Starting point is 00:02:07 Okay, some positive. Let me just try to lean some positives. We get some positives. You don't think of a total asshole. You hate everything. I loved a lot of the visuals. You told me halfway through that it's the director of Monster House. Correct.

Starting point is 00:02:22 And Poultergeist 2015. Well, let's stick with the former. the Monster House is a visually stunning movie amazing camera work and truly like it's truly like a haunted horror movie I really I really like that movie a lot and you could see a lot of that animation director flourishes here with the camera work

Starting point is 00:02:44 that was one of the things I remember Monster House being like oh yeah the camera works amazing here and then with a lot of the visual aesthetics like it's a good looking film and I think in terms of Ghostbusters it's probably the most visually striking but that does weigh thin it stays strong

Starting point is 00:03:03 that element stays strong throughout and the performances are actually pretty good other than Bill Murray who I still feels like doesn't really care to be just phoning

Starting point is 00:03:12 I'm here let's do this I'm not really invested but I'm so happy to see him of course because like Dan Aykroyd Ernie Hudson

Starting point is 00:03:21 they're characters they give performances and they're actual characters in the film whereas Bill Murray's. Oh, you hear the behind the scene stories. And it just, it does seem like, yeah, I just want to, I'll just get my money. Um, but and everyone else, even though the, I was actually hearing a talk about it from the Duffer brothers. They're the guys who created stranger things. Funny enough, they have film Wolf Park. I don't know what that is. Um, both certain things is a hit Netflix show. And they're talking about how a lot of the times when you have too many plot lines and too many characters, you try to give arcs to everyone that actually can undercut. Um, on. their arcs. I understand that. And watching this movie just kind of made me remind me a lot of what they were talking about. Absolutely. Because this isn't a TV show what we're watching. We're watching

Starting point is 00:04:07 a two hour, less than two hour movie. Good point. And they're trying to give, they're trying to give arcs to like everyone. And, and, and then you end up having this like movie with a lot of plot. And they just like, let's just throw a podcast in here. Let's throw this person. And then by the end, when they're all there, you're like, half of you guys don't. need to be in this movie like most of you guys don't need to be here yeah and you're actually taking it and and and when they the amount of artists I try to give take away substantial impact for the other ones because like you know we've seen the trajectory of ghostbusters it was like a fun spooky sci-fi supernatural yes fun spooky spy-fi comedy sci-fi supernatural comedy

Starting point is 00:04:49 and it was like one and two and then part three afterlife takes a little bit more of this like intimate small town family vibe that goes in a very different tone but that really worked for a lot of people and then this i think did not ultimately succeed at being the blend of both for sure it actually felt like a lot of it ended up feeling flat even though i was really trying like the first hour i was like keep looking at the screen and then i was like yeah you know what I am not feeling the movie. At the end of the day, it should be an emotional experience. Whether you're having fun or you're being scared, you know, or connecting in some way, I guess

Starting point is 00:05:34 I wasn't connecting with the characters of the movie as an experience overall, even though while I can watch and go, it's pleasant. It's nowhere near as bad as anyone made it out to be. But in terms of the sequels, I would say this is the weakest entry. That's a very good point that you said the. What are their names? The fluff. The tougher brothers. I'm sorry. I haven't seen the show. So that's like I am. I know everyone's probably shocked. I keep saying I haven't seen that show with you especially. But no, that's a very astute and interesting point that if you try to create arcs for so many different people, so many different characters, it undercuts, you know, what else is going on. I think that was a, you know, not to compare anything, but I think that was a major issue for me personally. I still enjoy the film, but it's a major issue that happened in Spider-Man 3 for instance, you know, when you're trying to do too much, it just undercuts a lot of what else is going on. So I agree. Like, for instance, you got Finn Wolfhard, which he's a great actor,

Starting point is 00:06:32 and I enjoyed his performance in the film. But, like, again, what was he doing in the film? Like, his arc is he wants to drive? Yeah. I mean, in that relationship between him and Lucky, like, it was very, you know, underdeveloped in the last film. And I wanted to see more of that, you know, in this film. And I wanted to see the four of them. as well in this film and didn't get much of that and I was glad that Gary and Callie were and more included in this film as well but I'm like that was an interesting inclusion to have them be part of the actual Ghostbusters as well okay fine but I thought there was going to be more focus on those four especially what happened at the end of the last film and then again podcast I like the

Starting point is 00:07:13 relationship between him and his interactions between him and Ray but it just it didn't amount to anything you know what I mean and then the whole thing with Phoebe and Melody I totally understand what they were going for and I and I respect the ambition but at the end of the day for someone and again I know the argument can be she's young and you know she felt lonely and I totally understand that but she's also we saw in the last film she's extremely highly IQ and for what she was doing there that's that was just really dumb and I get it sometimes when we're lonely we make stupid decisions then also too you know at her age I understand but come on it's Phoebe um but uh positives like you I love the visuals I think we all know I love the references. You love the references. Yeah, but that's, and again, the film was, for me, like, taking away my critical side, I thought it was actually a very fun and entertaining film when you, again, taking away the critical side of an element of things, I actually had a good time.

Starting point is 00:08:08 Having said that, I had a great time watching the first film and the second film and afterlife, but there were still critical things I enjoyed about the film as well. So, you know, taking that into account, you know, there were things about it that I didn't enjoy. But I appreciate that it was still fun and entertaining, but yeah, I agree with you. There was just too much going, too many subplots, too many, they were trying to do too many arcs for other characters like Gary trying to be the step. I didn't mind them going that, but again, it just amounts to nothing. I mean, they were trying, again, I love also, too, that they tried to make this more of a horror

Starting point is 00:08:41 film. Like, you know, that's something that they didn't really, you know, delve too much deep into in the first and second film. There were those elements, but they didn't delve too deep into those. and I appreciate that they were really, like, from the tone of the beginning, I'm like, this really actually feels kind of scary. And I appreciate them. I just wish they would have gone, like, I just, again, it's a very difficult thing.

Starting point is 00:09:01 You know, it's easy for me to just criticize, but balance is very key in that, in that sort of aspect from the drama and the comedy and the horror. And I just didn't feel they stuck that landing personally. No, it's like you just, you nailed, you spoke on every genre that this movie is aiming for, drama, comedy, horror. And I felt like the drama didn't really hit. And it just kind of slugged along and the comedy was at times funny and that was yeah the horror was probably listed the most response and was very cool to look at but was the movie ever really scary visuals horror wise there was a couple times where like tone and I was like oh shit this feels kind of scary but like holy shit yeah yeah yeah so it. And that's what I mean. I'm talking about impact in and of itself because they have all these characters here and I appreciate the intent of trying to combine the universe of our new characters

Starting point is 00:10:03 and instead of making just cameos of your former ones, actually make them characters and set it back in New York. Like there's a lot of intention that I see here. And I think they just, they're not a television show. So you don't have the screen time to flesh out. everyone or make everyone feel like even it's not even like giving them arcs like a lot of times they're wasted here that's the thing there's so many wasted returning care most of the characters are returning but jeanine wore a uniform gray sure and she got to hold the weapon at the end

Starting point is 00:10:36 it was cool it was it was it was just a lot of wasted characters and i agree i agree and that ultimately is the part that kind of weighs down for me being like i had fun watching it the whole time I was like, this is a fine, really good-looking movie, you know? And to me, that is a, that is a disappointment because I thought there was a lot of the ingredients there. And I can't really, it's not like a chaotic mess in the way how, like, Madam Webb is. It just falls a little flat. And it's because they do have too many things to focus on. And nothing really gets enough time to flesh out.

Starting point is 00:11:16 And even the, like, there's not a natural sense of wonder or heart. And I think that's really important to Ghostbusters. A lot of people think, like, no, it has to be really funny. It has to really do this. Really, it's the heart and the wonder that is the most important ingredient. And sometimes certain things can just feel a little bit rush. Like when he becomes the fire star, and again, I understand he's had that. He's had it within him his whole life.

Starting point is 00:11:37 I get it. I'm like, damn, he got good at that really damn quick. And the situation was dire, I get it. But okay, I just, I'll buy it. I mean, not fleshed out well enough. Yeah. So should I read a couple really quick trivias? Yeah.

Starting point is 00:11:49 Music was also really good, and, yeah, I like some of the references, too. I mean, really quick, before I read these, would you be okay if they continued with another one in this series or reboot? I think they're trying to build up a universe. I mean, you know, I understand it. In fact, they have a ghost score production. Yeah, of course. But do you want to see a continuation of this series personally? I think they need to reevaluate what they're doing.

Starting point is 00:12:11 And I don't think you need any of the old guys back. Okay. So it sounds like you're open to a redo, but I mean, excuse me, a continuation, but just like, let's get our shit to you. either please yeah yeah i didn't think they had a good balance of like the old and the new um i feel you because every time they cut back to another character i was like oh yeah they're in the movie you know that's how it was every time they cut back oh yeah they're in the film i feel you reject nation when i heard that this company wanted to partner up with us yet again i was so enthusiastic about it reason being i had already been using their product for well over a year

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Starting point is 00:17:07 another, perhaps to test the effects of the slime. We did mention that a couple times, I believe. When Nadim asks, if anyone has a lighter, Ray replies that he stopped smoking in the 90s. Well, this may be a burden to their current predicament. It's a callback to Ray's bad habit where he can be seen smoking throughout Ghostbusters, the first film, and smoking a cigar and Ghostbusters, too. Yeah, I remember that. That's a good call.

Starting point is 00:17:28 When Gary says he picked out a film for the movie night, he holds up a VHS copy of Cannibal Girls, 1973. This was the second feature film directed by Ivan Reitman who directed the first two Ghostbusters films. He's also listed as producer on this film, which is dedicated to him. The title Cannibal Girls can also be seen on a movie theater marquee in both Ghostbusters 2 and Ghostbusters After Left. That's right. That's a fun fact. That is a cool one. I'll do two more. According to McKenna Grace,

Starting point is 00:17:57 according to McKenna Grace, it was somewhat more difficult at least for her to work with the surviving original cast compared to Ghostbusters Afterlife where the original actors came in late in the film and were only on set for two weeks to shoot the climax. In this installment, the original cast were on set for about 90% of the shoot. Grace admitted

Starting point is 00:18:15 that while it was fun working with them and hearing their stories, she also felt a little intimidated and worried about screwing up in front of the guys who started this whole thing 40 years ago. I don't feel like they're 90% of the movie. They're on that 90% really? That's fucking weird. Okay, last one. Like maybe Dan Aykroyd.

Starting point is 00:18:30 Yeah, I was going to say, yeah, for sure. Bill Murray has frequently been cited as a reason any kind of sequel to Ghostbusters 2 took so long to make. The actor's reputation as a loose canon and his desire to distance himself from the franchise for many years let many fans to believe that movies such as Ghostbusters afterlife and this film would never be made. However, director Gil Keenan suggests that getting Bill Murray back for this film was quite easy. Revealing, and I quote, well, you know very well that Bill and I have a history because we made a movie together in 2007, a movie that almost cost you your life.

Starting point is 00:19:05 That was the Hall H experience, and we won't go in too much. But it opened the door for Bill and I to have a relationship that has remained dynamic over the years. We've stayed friends. We've kept in touch. When I reached out to him to say that we're creating a story for Peter Vankman in this film,

Starting point is 00:19:20 he was really enthusiastic. Yeah, there was a really major story for Peter Vankman in this film. You're going to do a polygraph test or whatever for Nadine's, character and then you're going to come in at the end he felt like a cameo everyone else like a character he still felt like a cameo okay um all right good to know though that sounds like some studio shit happened yeah the fact that he was pitched on that and that is definitely not the movie

Starting point is 00:19:48 okay i think this movie needed to be like two and a half hours um i with everything that was going on i i agree with you yeah it's the missing plot so yeah i mean overall i don't know i i'm like a five out of ten i guess i'll just be cool cooler than you i'll go six out of ten okay sure that's fine it's cool the references you are you are cooler than me now i do it it was a frozen reference i'm cool you're cool i get it man that's that's that's that's that's hilarious like this movie yeah like camille nangiani i just don't want to be scary like this movie How many people get your comedy? Only Greg gets my socially awkward, dry sense of humor.

Starting point is 00:20:34 I get you. I get you. What did you guys think of Ghost Wester's Frozen Empire? Did you like it, love it, hate it? Gotta have it. Coldstones, leave your thoughts down below. We'll talk you all soon. Tyler Haig.

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The Reel Rejects - GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE (2024) MOVIE REVIEW!!

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