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Ghostbusters: Afterlife review (minor spoilers)

My birthday is on Valentine's Day, and, as I do every year, I began pointing out some things my parents could get me, and being an avid Ghostbusters fanboy, I asked for the newly released Ghostbusters: Afterlife. A few days ago, as an early birthday present, my parents got it due to the whole family wanting to see it.

After watching it for the first time on Saturday, I'm super hyped still, and I want to talk about it, so review time.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife follows the estranged family of Egon Spengler, mainly his grandchildren Phoebe and Trevor, played by McKenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard respectively, as they try to solve the mysterious happenings around the small town they find themselves living in after Egon died suddenly. With the help of Podcast, Phoebe's mystery obsessed summer school classmate, and Lucky, Trevor's diner coworker and friend, they must save the world from the coming of Gozer with some of Egon's reworked Ghostbusting gadgets.

The characters are well written and interesting: Phoebe is an autistic mechanical engineer who does not connect with her mother easily and is awkward around everyone, Trevor is your typical angsty teenager who has some knowledge in car mechanics and is awkward around girls, Podcast is an oddball who has a podcast about the mysteries of the world and the occasional restaurant review, and Lucky is your carefree small-town teenager who helps the Spenglers retrieve their ghost gear from the police station. Phoebe and Trevor's mother, Callie, is your typical burnt-out single mother, tired of Phoebe's constant tampering with electronics in the house and Trevor's don't care attitude, and reluctantly moves the whole family into her father's old farmhouse when money becomes tight. Mr. Grooberson, Phoebe's summer school teacher, is a goofy/easily excited seismologist and Ghostbusters mega fan who helped her figure out just what was going on with her grandfather and his disappearance.

The soundtrack of the film is magical; all they do is keep the original soundtrack but update it a bit more for the most exciting parts, which is a fantastic way to go about this, it keeps the tone of the original film, but with a couple modern twists that don't ruin the original.

The effects are wonderfully done, a combination of practical and CG works fantastically for the Ghostbuster's universe, the effects of the traps and packs are a perfect update of the original and the sound design is spot on. The voices of the Terror dogs and Gozer are a bit off compared to the original but doesn't take away from the scenes. Gozer itself is actually pretty amazing; CGI gives Gozer a creepier look with updated spikes and fibrous body, along with an updated look to its face. The Terror dogs are also more updated, being a combination of CGI and physical, practical effects, looking just about identical to the originals.

The gear is amazing, the Proton Packs look fantastic, and I'm assuming they took a few details from the experimental pack from the video game as we get a closeup of the upgraded pack when Phoebe is testing it. The traps are accurately built even if they look weathered and well used, and the old Ecto-goggles are really well made, though the camera built into it is new to me, so either it was never used in any media or Egon made it to archive his progress without an actual camera getting in the way. The Ecto-1 is a beautiful car, and the weathered broken look is made all the better knowing it was the original Ecto-1A from Ghostbusters 2 that was just sitting in storage for the last thirty years, so the damage isn't faked. The Ecto's gear has a cool design, looking like a combination of experimental tech and eighties future, and the remote-controlled trap is actually a really good idea, especially since we know from the game that air bound ghosts are a thing. Combined with the gunner's seat, a feature that I don't think I've seen since the cartoon, is an interesting tool for the Ecto, and is actually really cool; rather than chase a ghost for who knows how long until it stops, the Ghostbusters can try and trap the ghost on the road.

The set design is well thought through as well; Egons house really shows that it was owned by a guy who cared more about his work than keeping his house in good condition, the paint is peeling off, the barn is in the midst of collapsing, and the bedrooms are weathered and yellow from age. The lab has amazing attention to detail, with Egons diplomas, his designs, old computers, and even his mold and spore collection scattered about the area; Egons penchant for snack foods is shown as well, with an old Crunch wrapper in the pocket of Egon's jumpsuit and a Twinkie in the glove box of the Ecto-1 that has most likely been there for the last thirty years.

The action is well done, the first hunt of the movie kept me on the edge of my seat, beautifully combining a ghost hunt and a car chase that goes through the town, utilizing the gunner's seat and the remote trap. The final battle is also extremely well done, with another short car chase and an interesting battle with Gozer.

The actors are also well cast; McKenna Grace plays the awkward autistic really well, and believably portrays an engineering prodigy. Finn Wolfhard is a great actor and has great chemistry with Grace, making the portrayal of the sibling duo very believable. Logan Kim plays Podcast wonderfully, bringing a young boy in wonder of the world's oddities to the unlikely crew. And as always, Paul Rudd is amazing in just about anything.

Knowing Jason Reitman, the son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, co-wrote and directed this film makes the love letter to the franchise all the sweeter; yes, there is a lot of fanservice to the film, but that makes it better since it is a legacy film, it needs to reference the two that came before it, so the new characters understand what happened before and why it's important.

One bit that nearly made me cry was at the end; the camera pans up to the starry sky as "For Harold" fades into view. Harold Ramis wanted to produce a third Ghostbusters film for years, but neither the actors nor the producers ever wanted to get on board; but, in 2005, Ramis and Dan Aykroyd co-wrote the famous Ghostbusters video game that so many consider to be the honorary third film. Knowing that Ghostbusters: Afterlife wasn't written in memory of Harold Ramis, but for him, so that the franchise could have the proper conclusion that he wanted for it, makes this film all the better.

The film isn't perfect; there are many things that could be written better, or the effects could be a bit more polished, there are even a few parts that could have been explored more. But as the ending to a forty-year franchise, it does it well. And, while I know the story has been told, the big bad defeated, and Egon's life lived well, I can't help but wonder if Rietman is going to make another because of the fans, or if he'll leave it be as the proper ending to a franchise that started as a joke concept.

Ray Stantz

I'm doing a Ghostbusters picture set!

Egon Spengler

Yeah, Slimer looks like crap. he's the one thing I can't draw with some amount of accuracy.

Peter Venkman

I think Peter, being the sly con artist of the group, used to scam people with cards, so knows his way around a deck.

Winston Zeddemore

Winston was harder to draw because his actual skills (ex-construction worker, ex-marine) wouldn't really come in handy around the firehouse, but there are several times in the comics where he's seen working on the Ecto-1, so mechanic Winston won out.

Janine Melnitz

It's a slow day. She's bored

Happy autism awareness month to egon spengler and no one else

I don’t have any streaming services that show Ghostbusters 2 so does anyone have a pirating link? … I’m asking for a friend…

Winston Zeddemore is so overlooked as a character.

Me when-

Actually too many uh oh moments

Uh oh

So I surprise surprise was rewatching Ghostbusters 2, and I feel like we don't talk enough about how Egon was kinda resistant to the mood slime. Like we see Ray and Winston go into a full fight the instant they get to the surface but Egon doesn't seem really affected by the slime, now this could be for any number of reasons from Egon having previous *exposure* to the slime or something about his psyche but it's fun

So thanks to @archerygun for the post idea

Warning long post and frozen empire spoilers below

So I feel like post possession Oscar (Vigo) and Phoebe (herself and Garraka) would have some kind of 6th sense kinda like Danny Phantom. Having some kind of sense allowing for them to sense PKE signatures, not accurate like the PKE meters, but just the presence of the energy.

For Oscar specifically I feel like he would have a weird tie to the mood slime, like it bubbles when he gets near it due to his exposure during the possession ritual, I also feel like in a similar vain he would have a weird affect on detection equipment like the gigameter and the PKE meter, his soul would hold just a bit stronger of a charge, his emotions would have a bit more measurable of a range

As for Phoebe I feel like she definitely has a weird reaction around some of the Ghostbusters equipment, like being around an open trap, the containment units, or maybe a proton pack, she gets a slight buzz in her ears and a slight headache. And the spirit separator machine definitely messes with her (not just for trauma reasons), definitely kinda poking at the slight separation of spirit, triggering a slight bit of dissociation, and a migraine

Today's the fucking day!!!!!!!

Sadly wasn't able to finish the mods for my flight suit, but I still have the suit ready for con today and the Ghostbusters day meet-up, and at least have the mods on my proton pack done (for the moment)

Also dear God, thank you oingo boingo for your work on the Ghostbusters franchise soundtracks

Saw the ecto-one today!!!!!!

It’s all over, kids.  According to Ghostbusters II, and a lady psychic drugged at the hotel bar and date raped by an alien who had a room at the Paramus NJ, Holiday Inn.  Which, frankly, is good enough proof for me.  

Hey..

Um.

You already know what’s up.

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I just really wanted to post something, and I’m pretty content with how they look. I could definitely do more but life is catching up to me and I’m not doing well rn lol. I probably will do an actual background and their proton packs! Since it looks kind of silly without them, they still have the straps on that are attached to… Nothing. But you didn’t notice that. So, ya.

Anyways, I think they’re really neat. I love them.

Prob gonna watch Ghostbusters tomorrow anyways

Sorry if this is giving you crazy whiplash :,3

Enjoy

Love ya

ALSO DON’T BE WEIRD THEY WERE FIGHTING STAY PUFT

Art is by me ———————> @sillyboycam <3

hi tumblr i watched ghostbusters a few weeks ago and like every other autistic ghostbusters fan on this site i have been captivated by egon spengler’s autism swag. i hope u guys like my images

Winston Zeddemore is so overlooked as a character.

i think they're pretty neat.