I thought that "Ghostbusters - afterlife" had some promise, but was maybe too similar to the original, and overdid it with the nostalgia, while only having our original heroes in there at the end. This sequel is pretty much in the same vein. But i enjoyed it a bit more because the original cast were in it more, and the big bad was someone new this time.
There is alot going on in the movie, as they really want to make more of these. So there are alot of characters coming and going. It really felt like they were throwing everything at you hoping something would stick. But this wasn't bad as it made for a movie that wasn't boring. Out of the newcomers Kumail Nanjiani gets the laughs, and there were plenty of gags in the movie overall. Though not all of the jokes worked.
Overall its a fun movie that largely plays it safe, and doesn't take any chances. An example of this is at the end when it feels like Bill Murray was going to say something huge that got cut to keep someone happy. The other thing some will find missing was that emotional gamble the last one had. So its not brilliant or anything. But a decent family watch.
There is alot going on in the movie, as they really want to make more of these. So there are alot of characters coming and going. It really felt like they were throwing everything at you hoping something would stick. But this wasn't bad as it made for a movie that wasn't boring. Out of the newcomers Kumail Nanjiani gets the laughs, and there were plenty of gags in the movie overall. Though not all of the jokes worked.
Overall its a fun movie that largely plays it safe, and doesn't take any chances. An example of this is at the end when it feels like Bill Murray was going to say something huge that got cut to keep someone happy. The other thing some will find missing was that emotional gamble the last one had. So its not brilliant or anything. But a decent family watch.