VFX Artists React to Bad & Great GHOSTBUSTERS CGi

[@The_Ostrich]

Do a King Kong visual effects breakdown video where you look at Kong in each movie appearance starting with the 1933 original and how the effects evolved all the way up to the new Godzilla & Kong movie.

[@The_Ostrich]

​@HelpMeplease991 Get a job

[@jeremythomas4660]

They literally did do this, search it

[@RSpracticalshooting]

That's a great idea! Love seeing the evolution of VFX

[@ghosted7450]

do this for EVERY series really

[@KABOBkabob]

​@HelpMeplease991begging for subs will not get you anywhere. Make good content and/or get a job.

[@FablestoneSeries]

FYI "martini shot" is film lingo for the last shot of the day. for those who don't know.

[@zachmoyer1849]

figured it was something like that but yeah never heard the term

[@johncuevas7084]

As long as we don't need a JFK, I'm good.

[@sam_vinette]

The pun still works even if you've never heard the term before, since "shot" could also be used in the alcohol context.

[@euansmith3699]

I wonder, is the Coffee/Cocaine Shot the first shot of the day? 🤔

[@The1RealDarek]

Thank you for that! Had no idea.

[@alastor461]

That salt/fine sand little effect with the marshmallow man never registered when I watched this as a kid. I just thought "Oh a fire hydrant ruptured." But having you break it down was really fun to find out!

[@crazyredhead-]

0:04 that voice is amazing

[@NeuroTheory]

Jordan @ 0:09 : "...and I busted." 😂 He killed that little song though. 👏👏👏

[@jasonnewby4908]

Yea he did

[@Donovarkhallum]

It's an actual song so yeah he nailed that verse

[@jm9523]

Jordan is a national treasure

[@everyoneelsemovedonfan]

On jah

[@Donovarkhallum]

@@NeuroTheory the Ghostbusters theme song by Ray Parker jr

[@Carstuff111]

Ghostbusters: Afterlife... I had no expectations going into watching the movie. Then it blew my mind and had me in tears more than I had ever expected. I am a HUGE fan of the original movies, and this truly feels like they can carry the series forward. The way they brought Egon to life and as a ghost was beautiful, and I hope he is smiling.

[@DarthBiomech]

Considering the 2016 reboot, I haven't bothered with even _caring_ that "they made another one". Seems like I was missing out.

[@amythistxue1]

yeah the way they handled the Egon character was so beautifully done, both as a way to bring back a character when the actor that played them has passed but also as a tribute to Harold Ramis in one of his most iconic roles one of the touches they didn't touch on, being as they focus on VFX, but I love in the movie how right when ghost Egon's hand appears all the sound cuts out and goes to silence for a good 10 seconds only for the score to finally fade back in as Egon is fully revealed

[@charityquill4965]

they went about it in about the most respectful way possible and also not having him talk was a good call as well.

[@jonstiffer4994]

For me it was the opposite. I had at least some expectations and found the movie to be just another fan service filled, generic reboot.

[@Tfaonc]

Nothing wrong with getting serviced every once in a while

[@sunnyleatham]

I didn't even know that Fenner left!!! How did I miss that!

[@boigercat]

Same here I'm so sad now

[@LordRaven256]

Me neither. Sad to hear.

[@CoryGarrett]

The Statue of Liberty's reflection in the windows as she steps into the main street.... that's always been an impressive shot!

[@GolfJulietBravo]

The blend between practical and visual is just so charming and will always win me over. I'm so happy that Jason Reitman and his team are doing the Ghostbusters franchise right by staying close to the source material and how they achieved those shots in 1984 and 1989. Wonderful video, fellas. As always.

[@joshuanagatoshi9081]

I think it was really neat that the look the production was going for was specifically an older Egon and not necessarily an older Harold Ramis. My favorite bit of trivia is that the body/face double for Egon was Bob Gunton, who most will remember as the Warden from the Shawshank Redemption (or possibly his characters from broken arrow and ace venture when nature calls).

[@Jaydogg222]

Why did you leave out his greatest role as the Bald uptight police captain in Demolition Man?

[@joshuanagatoshi9081]

@@Jaydogg222 good call! I guess my fascination with the vulgar 20th century seems to be affecting my better judgement. Yes I looked up the quote. Lol.

[@kingleech16]

Bob Gunton was really great in Star Trek: The Next Generation. His episode, "The Wounded", is dang near perfect.

[@joshuanagatoshi9081]

@@kingleech16 I love that episode, though I’m biased cause I love most things TNG even the stupid episodes.

[@Famonty]

That was some serious vocal skills XD

[@Floyd1138]

In the UK back in about 86, 87-ish video rentals were the thing, to purchase an original copy of a movie you'd have to wait at least 3 years after the movie was in theatres before you could buy it and then it was expensive like £80.. We had a video rental place that would deliver and collect your movie 2 days later. I rented ghostbusters, they never came back for it. having the original movie and not a pirated copy as a kid made me a legend in my school XD

[@zachmoyer1849]

yeah its crazy how things have shifted electronics and media used to be super expensive but other stuff was cheap now other stuff is expensive and electronics and media is cheap lol

[@RocksterOO1]

​@@zachmoyer1849 Tell me that you never learned how to punctuate, without telling me that you never learned how to punctuate!

[@dialecticcoma]

get a life@@RocksterOO1

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@RocksterOO1 tell me you have a wife who hates you without telling me you have a wife who hates you!! its a quick comment man im not trying to get publishied.

[@RocksterOO1]

@@zachmoyer1849 Sorry, man! I can't help you!

[@hijiriyukari]

Stay Puff is the best american kaijuu effect ever

[@gerv55]

*Puft

[@saintplayer86]

God dang Jordan...Never thought Busting would make me feel as good as it does when you add just a little soul the way you did! 👻😅 lol you absolutely killed that little run my guy! 🎵🎼🎶

[@johnnyredd360]

I absolutely loved Afterlife, yes i do believe it was a love letter because it FELT like one and it really played with my emotions the entire movie. I cant say that it was 100% perfect but its still enjoyable to watch multiple times like the original and maybe Frozen Empire when it comes out!

[@TheD3LAY]

Egon being brought back to life... Goosebumps everywhere! And the edit of this video with you guys respecting the revealing of Egon in 17:06... Pure magic!

[@inkno701]

Learning Slimer's real name is Onionhead is almost as surprising as learning that Yoda's first name is Minch or Sonic's full name is Olgilvie Maurice Hedgehog.

[@furtherback6131]

What do you mean by 'onion head'?

[@charlesplante]

Wait...the Minch thing isn't just a funHaus meme?

[@lequinow]

@@charlesplante It’s a fanfiction thing. In early drafts of Empire, Yoda was called Minch, but that was eventually changed to Yoda. Some fans find it funny to keep it as a first name / last name thing, but it has never been canon..

[@kroee]

He was called "Slimer" in the Ghost busters animated show.

[@banjokazui4225]

Please stop

[@giancarloribeirobrito659]

This final, when Harold appear, I cried like hell

[@RadioactiveLobster]

Ghosbusters 2016: "Am I a joke to you?" Everyone: "Yes, actually."

[@mrflappie6553]

I'm glad the crew skipped that abomination. Afterlife is how you reboot a classic movie. It was fun AND had cameo's from the original team.

[@RobinHood3000]

I liked it. Not everything has to be perfect to be allowed to exist, including the original Ghostbusters.

[@mrflappie6553]

@@RobinHood3000 Apart from me not liking the humour, what irked me most is that they replaced Janine with basically the male form of a dumb blonde. Janine was a powerhouse, she ran that joint.

[@RobinHood3000]

​@@mrflappie6553 That's a fair critique. Speaking for myself, I really enjoyed seeing Chris Hemsworth do some comedy, and I thought Leslie Jones was a great take on Winston's "everyman" role. Here's the thing, though, I love Janine, but if I want to see Janine be awesome, I can just go back and watch Janine. I don't really think it's fair to judge a new film as though it's trying to replace its predecessor, instead of on its own merits/flaws, *especially* when we know we have strong nostalgic feelings for the original. That's just asking for disappointment, imo.

[@fs9553]

@@RobinHood3000 I hated it, it was forced, not funny and lacked every little bit of what made the others good movies. The fact that a side character had to save what little there was left (Chris as Kevin) and had to destroy a good side character in the process for it says enough.

[@JonOfTheDead23]

I would say the Ghostbusters game that came out in 2009 was the third "movie" it was the last time Egon was around and you get to play as a new recruit. It was a great game and tied into the movies really well.

[@strangelpeaceful]

Agreed. It was a pretty big flop but pretty enjoyable

[@OpinionatedCabbage]

Ackroyd actually said at the time that he considered it to be the third film

[@GeryonM]

11:02 Came in here to say this glad someone else knew it. Set 2 years after film 2 it stars the voices of all the principal characters something Aykroyd didn't think would happen as Bill Murry was reluctant to do more ghostbusters content. As the end of a trilogy it was only fitting that the the final boss would be Ivo Shandor. Ivo founded the Cult of Gozer and following Gozer's instructions built 550 Central Park West (GB1) in exchange for mystical power. Ivo's machinations are the source of the mood slime in GB2. It was a great ending for a villain not many actually experienced as the game only sold just over 3 million units. In Afterlife is it his body preserved in the glass awaiting Gozers return. I never played it but i knew it was episode 3. Do better research Corridor Crew.

[@theartist8291]

It’s great on the switch

[@JojoeulisswowRBLX]

Did you know at 4:13 the actor for Stay Puft isn’t wearing the bottom half of the suit and you can actually see their t-shirt in the final clip!

[@einootspork]

Oh wow

[@picolete]

5:53 what's that behind his leg?

[@lr-forge2337]

@@picoletelooks like a miniature streetlight is caught in teh costume

[@L2PlayJ]

@@lr-forge2337 That's exactly what it is!

[@robertryan8784]

Movie fix Channel double o productions did some video showing how they try to fix the cgi. Really good and worth a watch. Explain the issue and what they do to fix it

[@elijahvincent985]

The Egon sequence never fails to make me cry! That was a first from a Ghostbusters movie!

[@HopeHendershot-Moskal]

I have been waiting for this video! I just love how Egon was done in Afterlife. Your seals of approval just makes it so much more significant.

[@Quarks123]

18:09 "They we're the team to call on this..." "Excuse me....who we gonna call?" 😁

[@jmemusic]

Those bastards 🙂

[@corey2232]

I think you guys should make a video highlighting all the movies that hyped up their use of practical effects in marketing & interviews, only to have tons of VFX shots throughout the films. You opened my eyes to this for Barbie & Top Gun Maverick (even showing the edited "behind the scenes" footage hiding blue screens), but it's still a topic few people are even aware of. I just saw an interview about Dune 2 focusing on "practical effects," but we all know the final shots are a blend of CGI or just CGI all together.

[@lawreecefluellen4872]

Bustin’ makes me feel good!

[@Johnny_Sweatpants]

Put THAT on a T-shirt

[@GeneralConobi]

@@Johnny_Sweatpants Allen tried.

[@johncuevas7084]

And makes Huey Lewis a boatload of money.

[@Clay3613]

@@johncuevas7084 Then he owed Ray Parker lots of money for blabbing about it.

[@davidkymdell452]

​@@johncuevas7084why Huey Lewis?

[@moi5219]

That Egon digi-double is incredible.

[@Travis-4U]

I love how Ghostbusters is like a family friendly kind of movie and then out of nowhere there's a sequence where Dan aykroyd has a dream about a ghost blowing him and then the movie just goes back to normal after that it's just the only crude moment and it's so out of field lol and that the exact same moment that happens that line "BUSTING MAKES ME FEEL GOOD" sounds lololol

[@rosshaseman5093]

What do you think the "Gatekeeper" and "Keymaster" did to summon Gozer?

[@Seven-Seas-of-Baba-O-Riley]

1:57 "He's scuba diving on set in a dog" Well, that's a brand new sentence.

[@cube2fox]

The sentence has meme potential!

[@dudenamedskip]

That intro was phenomenal, Jordan is a treasure.

[@elliot_grooves]

Bustin makes me feel good

[@253emiliano]

Jordan flexing his golden pipes was wild!

[@SeanBlader]

Honestly, I can quote big parts of the first Ghostbusters movie because I saw it in theaters and wore out my VHS copy back in the late 80's, but still Afterlife is absolutely my favorite. Mckenna Grace is cute as a button, and I love her science nerd character Phoebe, and Antman, I mean Paul Rudd is an absolute treasure, and thank Jason Reitman SO much for making the movie. Also, how cool and sexy is it that they got an uncredited Olivia Wilde to play Gozer, amazing. I wish she had been in the credits for the movie because she was amazing. I will hell yeah go see the next movie in theaters, even though my nearest theater is an hour away, worth it. Also, I have an issue with calling them "Terror Dogs". They are actually gargoyles, which were used on medieval and medieval inspired structures to scare off spirits, and of course medieval people gave no thought to the idea that their gargoyle "protectors" could actually be problems in themselves, which the writers of the original Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis took excellent advantage of.

[@The1withlogic]

Ghost Busters Afterlife paid such great homage to the original and did a great job. When Egon entered as a ghost I choked up.

[@sethparadox]

Wren nails it: "the right tool for the right job."

[@wildexperiense]

That bustin' makes me feel good has the be the beginning of a video where we make a full song/video for Jordan that was surprisingly good.

[@Veektohr]

Has the crew covered the car crumple effects in Christine before?

[@alexandrem798]

No they haven't afaik. That's the shot I've been the most thinking of every since I found out this show.

[@ZipplyZane]

1:27 Plus, if anyone notices the semitransparency, there's the fact the dog is a *ghost.*. I'm surprised they didn't keep some transparency throughout--just enough to make it otherworldly.

[@zDToddy]

They had the unique opportunity to make the dead actor a ghost and make sense within the universe and they did not waste it

[@scriff70]

Ghostbusters is a definite favourite of mine. I saw it in the cinema when it originally released when I was 15 years old, and it was the most amazing movie ever. Still is.

[@chaos.corner]

It was part of cinema coming out of a longish slump at the time.

[@CarlosCardoso2amissao]

Love how they ignored Ghostbusters 2016.

[@commanderbanks5095]

What do you mean? There wasn't a ghostbusters in 2016

[@mr.adventure5254]

@@commanderbanks5095yeah the all female cast remember

[@zedrake]

@@mr.adventure5254 The joke ---> Your head

[@funnykai1]

@@mr.adventure5254r/woosh

[@DominatorElite4]

​@@zedrake It's not a joke don't ever mention it. It's a mandala effect.

[@lorcadoodles]

I’m literally obsessed with ghostbusters right now, what are the odds that this channel makes this video at this moment

[@joshuabarnett88]

Don't care what anyone says, afterlife was a blast. I loved it.

[@sharpie3811]

Everyone who’s seen it loves it.

[@TheRealGSmith]

Haven't heard anyone voice a different opinion yet.

[@cruz1ale]

0:05 I have a newfound respect and admiration for this man

[@flashtu]

Good practical effect > Bad cgi

[@RogueBagel]

Your eye for detail is insane! So many little things y'all notice that the general viewer does not. Thanks for posting these!

[@glennmorganfan9411]

With the work they did on Harold Ramis for the third movie I think the emotional aspect helped too. That ending hit hard for all of us fans of the originals. I didn't like how many callbacks they did, but I understood WHY they did them.

[@chaos.corner]

I would have preferred it was more original too but on the other hand, it's been a while.

[@neo7909-r3q]

Jordan is the funniest always clownin exactly my type of humor

[@parikshitbelsare6914]

Man I really liked the old VFX artist react videos... Now it's like there's a sponsor here and there and they end the video with another sponsor... I mean i do understand that they need it for running their channel and all but i really miss the old days

[@RSpracticalshooting]

Yeah it feels like their 20min videos are actually 15min.

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@RSpracticalshooting well they pull parts for their website now

[@thepapschmearmd]

There’s one sponsored segment and they have the chapter tags to skip it. Not that serious.

[@lonelylama5222]

There's one sponsor segment and you can skip it easily. And a little information on where Fenner is at.

[@EndlessNameless5]

Really?? It's just a really small part, easily skipable, and you are complaining about it?

[@commonarium3585]

Sam's voice when he talks about the 'skin pamphlet' has got to be one of my fav things in this show (12:15). Solid 5/7 episode

[@Kinitawowi]

I love how the internet has collectively agreed that Ghostbusters 2016 did not exist.

[@zachmoyer1849]

yeah SNL crew was not the right choice for that

[@PaulMcElligott]

@@zachmoyer1849 Ahem… SNL actors? Dan Ackroyd? Bill Murray?

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@PaulMcElligottyeah it was great back then not the modern ones

[@Astute-Brute]

I appreciate that when you talk about lighting you have the super purple lights on your set bouncing off of the couch cast.

[@Cread_]

I just love wren and Jordan, man!! the BEST!!

[@Hudson316]

If you like the design of that Terror Dog puppet, look up the rig that the Jim Henson company uses for a bunch of stuff (Most famously Big Bird on Sesame Street, but also Bear from Bear In The Big Blue House and a similar rig is used for some of those big Coca Cola Polar Bear suits) where they have a television monitor strapped to their chest, one arm up in the head, the other arm in one of the suit's arms, and that arm rigged to the other with a wire to allow for movement. I bring it up because one of the really impressive things from hearing from the puppeteer who played Bear was that he was walking around on a set that was filled with puppeteer pits for the puppeteers running the smaller characters in the scenes, and navigating the whole thing from a third person view (AFAIK there was no third camera, he was working from the actual feed from the show cameras) with no view of those pits, all while dancing around in a giant bear costume.

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

I've never noticed the rigging on Stay Pufts leg before in the fire hydrant shot, and I've seen Ghostbusters a million times :o

[@TauGeneration]

3:49 HOLY CRAP ! SLIMER HAS SOME *GYATT* !

[@2006irish]

Thank you for being so kind and sparing us all the monstrosity of 2016... we all know what I'm talking about...

[@lbsfproductions2166]

I just watched Argyle tonight and I need you guys to discuss some of the effects. Specifically the oil skate scene and the lack of oil that stays on Bryce Dallas Howard (also little funny side note the cat looks at the camera a lot)

[@Cannoncourt]

Another awesome video! P.S. Directors react episode 2 when? So looking forward to it.

[@Johnf2022]

I haven't seen Afterlife yet, But that Clip of Harold Ramos, Hit so hard. The best send off to a great man.

[@belgrifex]

I saw the 3rd one in a theater that had moving seats synced to the motion. The new one comes out on my birthday and if i can see that one the same way id love to lol, really good. This was a nice episode : )

[@Sephiroth144]

Onionhead? ONIONHEAD?!? Even his mama don't call him that anymore- you call him Slimer, and you put respect on it!

[@LordofDD24]

Jordan hitting the pitch so well needs to be seen in another video from y’all! 🎉🎉

[@TrekBeatTK]

The Ecto Cooler commercials solidified his name as Slimer

[@vitoguttilla2926]

No.... He was named Slimer by Ray in the Real Ghostbusters episode citizen ghost. Good try though.

[@AvisPraeda777]

The proof the Corridor Crew used for Onionhead is the same proof for Slimer.

[@josephbrown9685]

Oh yeah, memories as a kid of drinking Ecto Cooler. I thought it was good at the time.

[@ModernMyths]

When you guys mentioned the skin patch. I actually got very interested in it. Mostly cause I'm an painter, and to see how it would look under different situations would be very helpful for me.

[@FHL-Devils]

My parents took me to see this in the theatres... 9 years old... And it scared me so badly that after the showing if Slimer, I had to sit in the lobby for the rest of the movie. It took me another decade before I was willing to watch it, and to this day I have zero tolerance for 'stress scares' (the ones where you know something is coming, but don't know what or when).

[@KaldraJayd]

I'm really impressed by your CG Wren. It's like he's a real person

[@dennistribeproductions]

Please react to dune part two! The visuals are insane! The final battle when the sandworms charge is such a perfect combination of practical and cg, and there's a specific scene in the middle of the film where a priestess handles a young sandworm, I can't tell how much is practical and how much is cg but it would be awesome if you could have a look at it! Thanks! I really enjoy watching your reacts!

[@ienjoyoranges]

the fact that his eyes jump around at the points where a real person's actually might just shows how much effort they put into it.

[@RighteousBrother]

Truly one of the highlights of my week. Thanks guys!!

[@adamant4107]

Your ads are so clever. This one made me smile.

[@cpmario97227]

I can never unsee the cross fade when liberty steps on the cop car

[@kuromiLayfe]

Full corridor ghosts shorts when? the ad segment looked amazing

[@theotherguy6155]

"it's not a cloud it's just really dispersed water" Well, i got some news for you lol

[@ALLENM07]

The look of the Library Ghost in Frozen Empire makes me so happy because it looks like the original with cg enhancements.

[@martianmarcera6721]

What I like a lot about the Ghostbusters Afterlife when they showed Egon Spengler is that they actually asked the Family if they were good with them doing the tribute. It's a very nice love letter to the original Ghostbusters, and they gave the utmost respect to my favorite character in those movies.

[@VitalisProd]

18:57 Wrens evil face got me😂😂😂

[@jackuid4474]

Especially the morph 🤣🤣

[@Crisverge]

Bruh we got Jordan killing those notes before GT6

[@DumbDrum]

That sponsor read was great. Hats off Jake.

[@ceno10101]

I am always amazed how few movies they have actually seen, with being in the effects industry.

[@seanfirmage3048]

I know I’ve seen you do clips from Mission Impossible before but I have two suggestions from MI Fallout. 1st is when Solomon Lane is in the armored truck that fills with water. I think that angle is fascinating and would love to see how they did that. Another is when Benji assumes Lane’s likeness. That transition is really cool.

[@AaronSkone]

I was really happy with how they handled Egon in Afterlife. Got me choked up a bit in the theater that’s for sure.

[@Rocky_January]

Ghostbusters are my favorite movies! I hope to see more Ghostbusters on your channel

[@kadewade351]

YES! Thank you guys for looking at afterlife! Always was curious to see your reactions.

[@Daveyboy100880]

With Slimer/Onionhead, they had to do some extra trickery in optical to make the stuff that the ghost was holding look solid, while still having the ghost be transparent. It was especially difficult with the pouring wine.

[@GaaraLover1792]

If you guys like the terror dog, y'all would probably also like the skeksis in The Dark Crystal. Similar concept with a screen inside, except it was big crt tvs if I remember correctly. But Henson company's effects are always so fun to look at behind the scenes

[@gecho8848]

Dude when I was a kid this old lady ghost scene stuck with me for years! Actually freaked me out haha 20:00

[@fredfredburger5150]

Same. The library lady ghost scared me as a kid. I'd be lying if I said the new version isn't a little scary.

[@TracksideViews]

Who you gonna call? Corridor Crew!

[@CrispysCrafts]

Absolutely love Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters+Corridor= perfection

[@ChantingInTheDark]

I can't begin to tell you the impact this movie (1984) had on my life. I LOVED it!

[@Mercury_Beetle]

Man. Seeing grampa Egon come out and do his Ghost Goku moment got me choked up. They did great.

[@jeremybeamer3029]

Fun fact: the actor who did the body doubling for Egon in Ghostbusters: Afterlife was Bob Gunton, who played, among a litany of terrific roles, Warden Norton in The Shawshank Redemption.

[@reedrendered]

i loved wrens blendshape demo

[@boitmecklyn4995]

Ghost Egon reveal always gets you!

[@MrgnFlnn67]

that ghost shot in ghostbusters is surprisingly good!!

[@greg_belnap]

Just rewatched Mousehunt (1997) and it’s got some real fun scenes you could look at!

[@jm9523]

This videos energy was hilarious and amazing - EVEN the ad 😮😂😂

[@dysFUNctional93]

10:28 toob o rocks lmao

[@M-xd5pk]

As a hardcore fan, a lot of the little tidbits and comments were hilarious. "Flinstones mode Paul Rudd"

[@oskar7962]

3:29 BRO SLIMER (onionhead) IS CAKED UP