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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 2024 film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Story
They abandoned the small town setting and embraced the NYC feel of the originals. The story is interesting and I like how they weaved the two parts.
Score: 0.5
Characters
This cast was massive, upgrading the originals from cameo to secondary characters, adding two new characters, and balancing the cast from the previous film. The result is that only a few characters got growth and the others were either background or comedy relief.
This time the villain is actually terrifying.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
The dialogue is quippy, smart, and fun. It mixes mythologies and technobabble in amusing ways.
Score: 1
Visuals and Music
The movie is extremely pretty and avoids being too dark or using too many quick cuts. The special effects are flawless.
The music was a good mix of the classic themes and songs with new ones.
Score: 1
Fun
This is a fun Ghostbuster movie that balances old and new really well. I feel like we could use more time for some of the characters, but overall it was lots of fun. I watched this alone but I look forward to watching it again with the family.
Score: 1
Overall
A near perfect melding of old and new. This will make all Ghostbuster fans happy. It could use a little more time with it’s expansive cast of characters, but overall it’s fun, fast, and quippy.
Final Score: 4 Stars out of 5