They pulled a 'StarWars'! - Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review

[@tonylavagnaart3865]

For the record, the animated series isn't looked upon as "whatever". Many people consider it the best Ghostbusters related piece of entertainment. I personally find it comparable to the first movie.

[@supersilverjnr9683]

@28:35 - What does a Cigarette and hamster have in common? They are both harmless until you put them in your mouth and light them on fire.

[@rohithramesh9204]

1:02:20 Deep down you know Carpool Critics is the superior name for this podcast.

[@bkim12000]

BTW, Harold Ramis was about to start filming Ghostbusters 3 with Ivan Reitman and OG cast before he got sick and died in 2014. So he would've been in another and his family felt and approved his likeness to be in GB Afterlife. There's a ton of heart in this film, it is NOT a cash grab. Also, Jason said this was not Ghostbusters 3, hence the name for this tribute/bridge film.

[@majikmessiah]

Just started listening to yall a couple days ago and it's pretty much all I've been listening to, I love yalls points of view and banter

[@Blarbo]

The original Ghost Busters is required viewing

[@matiasgl]

Yeah, at least they should all have watched it before the review

[@notaninja5621]

My name is also Riley this is very cool

[@anameyouknow4022]

My name is flobolabadingdong you don't hear me celebrating

[@Tomkatos]

I love when Riley work shopped some philosophy. "You're a loser Everyone's a loser Everyone's cringe." Lets party.

[@zairman]

Movie was awesome. They did it 100x better than the 2016 film.

[@BigLifeWithLitlJay]

The original Ghostbusters killed it because it was a horror movie that didn't know it was a comedy. Ghostbusters II was a horror movie that did know it was a comedy, so it was good enough in its own right but couldn't hold up to the original. Ghostbusters 2016 failed because it wanted to be a comedy and didn't do it well. Afterlife wants to be a drama and does that on its own, but has a hard time standing on the shoulders of the first two.

[@flybriur]

I had some complaints, but thought it was overall pretty decent, and basically had the feel of a Ghostbusters film (using the original score definitely helped). But some of the issues I have are: Gatekeeper and Keymaster aspects felt rushed. As they mentioned in this review, no way the RC car trap could last that long, and no way anyone could control it that well (I think it would have actually been better if it was explained to have some AI driving element, or even if it was fully autonomous). I think I remember correctly that Trevor failed his driving test three times - so how the hell could he drive Ecto-1 (a massively heavy car that doesn’t handle all that well) as well as he did? Phoebe didn’t believe in ghosts, but then just seems to accept them existing without much issue. They were rather reckless using the proton pack in town - they could have killed someone. When Phoebe was practicing, Podcast was standing right next to her - no way someone would be that close to something like that with a person who is new to using it. Also, how was Egon’s ghost the only one not sucked in with all the other ghosts by the massive array of traps? Edit: Almost forgot -- how did the other Ghostbusters not trust Egon when he said he believed Gozer was coming back? I'm not saying that it was absolutely impossible for that to happen, but they didn't do a great job of really making it plausible in their explanation. Also, how is it that the younger generation doesn't really know about the ghosts that invaded NYC? That makes no sense. The explanation that they were not born when it happened is just not a good enough excuse at all. Tons of people were not born during world War II, but they know enough about it and understand the impact. We're talking about frickin ghosts that showed up in a major world city...twice! I think at least some of these things come down to slightly lazy script writing that could have been addressed/explained.

[@Thegreatequalizer]

The original Ghostbusters worked so well because it was at its basis a fairly MUNDANE story (even the "world" of Ghostbusters just accepted ghosts existing with basically a shrug of "ok"), about a few guys who are all quite different but share an interest, trying to start a business together (each for their own reasons). And then the fact that the Business is Capturing Ghosts is the "Fish out of water" twist, that provides the backdrop for all sorts of wackiness, and inter-character development, but the "GHOSTS" never feel much like a direct villain or opponent but rather just a "Job problem" for them to overcome by working together. This Modern version just felt like it was trying so hard to shove in your face all these "Fan" references, and feel "REAL" by being melodramatic and "high stakes" at every opportunity, but in the end it just ends up feeling entirely like Nostalgia bait.

[@JamJarST]

The learning point for you guys should be that you should have watched at least the original Ghostbusters before watching this

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

The music at the end was pretty great when egon showed up

[@redndwhitee92]

So, as an Calgarian local, I had a lot of fun seeing all the spots here they filmed. The grain elevator is the one east of Drumheller, and the Walmart is in the town.

[@zeo_here]

Ghostbuster fan here, I thought the movie was entertaining. I laughed a lot and I liked the references. I did want gozer to actually do something tho, like create a world flooded with ghosts or something life changing

[@krishnaghatol1391]

Hey LMG team... can we get a LMG birthday stream like the one 3 yrs ago? But with the whole (or most of the) team?

[@kyleholman7191]

You guys gotta do The big Lebowski

[@IronMan9771]

Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man

[@JeremieBPCreation]

45:20 James looks like adult Wil Wheaton. XD

[@crowaust]

As someone who hasn't seen stranger things, I didn't get most of the comparisons in this review. However I was born prior to the original movie. I've watched the originals maybe 10 to 15 times over the years, and I did watch the animated show as a kid, so not really a hardcore fan, but very much aware of the style and feel of the show. I can assure you that this movie rocked, probably a solid 8 or 9 out of 10 for me.

[@pjp_renaissance]

I think this review indicates you guys need to watch/review the previous movies - at least the original one.

[@mishmishb]

David is looking fucking shredded wth

[@joshuaherring1711]

I enjoyed this movie! It was a fun ride that payed respect to the original though the plot could be better still a fun ride.

[@RoyalDelux]

1:02:22 sharp chewter

[@noenken]

Never having watched Ghostbusters is a crime. Plain and simple. If you wanna have a movie podcast there are requirements, like Jaws, Back to the Future, Rocky, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, ... basic stuff! Ghostbusters is one of those. Homework, Riley... homework! And for the ratings: You're wrong. Afterlife rules. Nuff said. Bye.

[@bkim12000]

Totally agree with everything you said!! Loved GB Afterlife even with its imperfections!!

[@JKSmith-qs2ii]

Gatekeeping is perfectly fine.

[@demofighter]

So I listened this on sticher, I wasn't going to watch this movie cause I loved the og ghost busters, and am not really going to movies at the moment. However after listening to you all rip it apart I've decided to go watch it. Because hello they're just movies :)

[@WhittleAstro]

Afterlife is great! Pretty surprised on the review on this episode. But, I’m a big ghostbusters fan so there ya go. I’d say more Goonies that Stranger Things though.

[@vidsyoh2324]

please do the watchmen movie

[@KJSCalderon]

0:12 RIP headphone users

[@chaoticPERFECTl0N]

movie is WAY better than what the guys gave it.

[@Edzewkurai]

i have to say i enjoyed this just as much if not more than No Way Home. i will admit that the stranger things boy didnt really bring much to the movie at all and almost could have been left out, would have also liked to have seen more of ant man and Phoebe going back and forth with one another and learning/working out what Egon was doing/planing. other than that this movie was great!

[@Pokehon]

Great ep!

[@tiagomarques592]

Review Arcane

[@notaninja5621]

That’s league of legends

[@tiagomarques592]

@@notaninja5621 is a TV show

[@gony5456]

@@notaninja5621 That's right. And?

[@juancarlosalonso5664]

I loved it.

[@Trillykins]

Something sucky about the sequel to one of the bigger 80s classics, Ghostbusters, feeling like an imitation of a TV show that's all about "hey, remember the 80s?" instead of feeling like a continuation of the movie series it's supposed to be. I don't know, they should probably just leave Ghostbusters alone. It was lightning in a bottle. Not even its own sequel, starring and written by the same exact people, could measure up.

[@Tomkatos]

I think you need to have a main ghost villain that represents the themes in an interesting way.

[@skitz1016]

I mean u mentioned it at the start but I would rly like to see you 3 review stranger things lol

[@Hero1117a]

I gave it an eight

[@Madcaboose54]

Yo, David is getting yoked.

[@ludacrisginger]

Woooo The French Dispatch!

[@sovereign1160]

Ghost Busters: Afterbirth

[@MrAscetic23]

I'd love to see you guys cover Cowboy Bebop

[@smokedawg9758]

anime is for jerks

[@ttfury]

@@smokedawg9758 then based on this comment, you should be binging it...

[@bkim12000]

5/10 or 6/10 is totally off base and definitely not held by most GB fans. The fact that you are all not fans or didn't do any homework beforehand really makes your opinions and review useless! You just missed out on soooo much of what Jason Reitman was connecting between the old and new generations. It's really depressing watching this review 😕

[@Tone720]

Even the original had what would now be considered "woke" lines, "It's a Girl" "It's Gozer" "I thought Gozer was a Man?" "It's whatever it wants to be"

[@dabadadab]

I’d agree, except they call Gozer “it” They also refer to her as “minx” and “chick” to mock her.

[@TaylorMade4Zero]

Is the point of the show to inform people that your opinions of movies shouldn't be listened to? Maybe watch Ghostbusters before reviewing a Ghostbusters reboot? You guys are too old to be that ignorant about the originals.

[@zombiexslayer614]

If this man actually thinks Ghostbusters afterlife pulled a Star Wars he doesn’t know shit because this movie is everything most of the Star Wars sequel trilogy isn’t which is honorable and respectful so no this movie did not pull a Star Wars

[@notuptome]

@@Ben-pd2bx i take it you loved the crap show that was the 2016 film Go on keep enjoying that Crap show of a movie Bad writing Bad Story and False marketing ..... And for many many years Jason did not want to do a Ghostbusters Film that is until he had a Dream shortly before Harold Rames sudden passing of a Girl in a Corn Field firing a Proton Pack and Pop corn flying everywhere . and 99.5% of Ghostbuster Fans would strongly dissgree with you as everyone seems to Enjoy the Film and consider it just as good as the 1st and 2nd film and that it has lots of heart

[@zombiexslayer614]

@Ben Whatever bro go watch the 2016 movie whenever you want but most of the fan base is going to enjoy Ghostbusters afterlife

[@zombiexslayer614]

@Mike Denune Thanks for trashing this dude I for one consider this the third movie that I waited 22 years for and it was worth it

[@BOND19951]

@@Ben-pd2bx That is how I pretty much feel about this movie. Jason is a hack who is just trying to bank on nostalgia but gives nothing new or original to fans. There is nothing new or original about this movie at all. Its just a weak remake of the first Ghostbusters movie but with kids and 2 hours of heavy handed references to the first movie because it has no legs of its own to stand on. It doesn't help that this movie was so predictable just be watching the trailer alone. Everything that I predicted happen so I was already bored with it. You can thank Disney's Star Wars: Force Awaken for that one since everything that movie did is what Afterlife does. Worse, he wants to make the second afterlife movie based off the second movie with Vigo. (Rolls eyes). As far as I am concern, the Ghostbusters Video Game 2009 is the real sequel since Harold Ramis himself wrote the script and was involved with everything else in its development. its canon right along with the IDW Ghostbusters comic books as he too had a hand to play in it. The 2016 movie was terrible but this movie is no better. I will stick with the original first two movies, the cartoons, comic books and the Ghostbusters 2009 video game over Afterlife and Ghostbusters 2 remake I mean Ghostbusters Afterlife 2.

[@BOND19951]

@@Ben-pd2bx Yeah and don't pay attention to the people trashing you here. They're no different then the shills that defended star wars farce awakens only to see them fall apart when Star Wars Last Jedi aka Star Wars lost cause came out. Last, for all of its flaws, the 2016 didn't mess with canon material. The only thing it did was shit on the name of Ghostbusters not screw around with Canon material like afterlife did. Egon being a dead beat dad doesn't sit well with me and I don't how anyone thinks that is a love letter to character. Egon would never abandon his friends or family no matter how much shills want to say so and that hack Jason says.

[@raylau528]

Review Arcane!

[@einoware436]

Pls change it back to Carpool Critics, Every time you say "they're just movies" I die inside.

[@anameyouknow4022]

Better than the 2016 pos

[@mikech18]

5!!!!!! 7.5???????? I'm 30 min in the video.. They haven't stopped talking for 5 seconds... The only valid complain is the marshmallows were product placing... As for the rest theytalked as of they have enjoyed the movie way more than what want to admit.

[@mcruff3]

Biased?

[@Tone720]

and even then, the Marshmallows were worked in at the end rather than just being a skit with no point.

[@mikech18]

@@Tone720 I know right!! I like this podcast but I think they wanted to hate this movie. Except the crazy guy of the middle.

[@mikech18]

@@mcruff3 maybe.... I mean left guy is always trying to be edgy and antagonize right glasses dude crazy middle guy or any guest. But right glasses dude seems like The last Jedi crush his soul too much, an si understand that.

[@nosferatu488]

movie sucks

[@dadshoes7166]

Riley calling everyone a loser while simultaneously looking like the biggest loser on the podcast is amazing.

[@notaninja5621]

Sal

[@FaithfulFrets]

Nothing goes over my head. I’m too fast and would catch it

[@RobVespa]

You rated this film too high. It's such an awful and cynical work.

[@flybriur]

And that’s what’s great about everyone being entitled to their own opinions. I felt it could have been quite a bit better, but also quite a bit worse. I think it’s not a bad effort if it’s just an entry to get back into the universe and back into NYC.

[@the_ali_a]

Wow you guys just spoiled the whole film

[@TheyreJustMovies]

It's a spoiler-filled podcast :)

[@smokedawg9758]

i think he has hearing problem

[@the_ali_a]

I was joking guys

[@the_ali_a]

@@smokedawg9758 yh the right ear mainly 🤣🤣