Not afraid to admit I cried in the theater when I saw Egon with Phoebe. Before the movie even came out I had heard rumors and bits and pieces and had this idea of seeing all four ghostbusters using their proton packs together one last time. So when I actually saw it I just started crying in my seat. It was such a great send-off for someone who grew up loving the movies and cartoons and toys etc.
RIP Harold Ramis (November 21, 1944 - February 24, 2014), aged 69 And RIP Ivan Reitman (October 27, 1946 - February 12, 2022), aged 75 You both will be remembered as legends.
SHIT, Ivan has passed? I didn't know that! Damn..... may he rest in peace and at least he got to see his son take up the mantle by making a love letter sequel to one of his greatest works..
I sobbed in the theater at the ending because my own grandfather died a few years ago. He was the most like Egon of the original four, but he was a teacher and mathematician. The ending with Egon returning made me hope that my own grandfather was proud of me.
@@NiceDudeMovieNight yeah, thanks so much for reacting. The first movie is my favorite film of all time, so having this last installment be about reconnecting with your grandfather was quite an emotional thing.
It wasn't until I saw it the second time that I welled up with tears at the whole Egon scene. The first time I was in awe of just how well they handled the whole bringing Egon back with CG. I was too blown away to cry. But the second time I saw it, even though I knew it was coming, I felt all the feels so strongly. That said, I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my grandfather almost 3 years ago and, other than my mom and dad, he was the biggest, strongest pillar and moral compass of my family. I can feel where you're coming from. I know that your grandfather would be proud of you.
I sobbed first time watching it because ghostbusters has been my childhood and I didn’t think this was going to give so much emotion at the end like it did, it was mainly because I knew he was dead and he played my favorite character besides venkman because of bill Murray’s comedic stature and all the references and nostalgia made me love 75% of afterlife
We 80’s kids sobbed like children through the end of this movie. My sister had a huge crush on Egon and Harold Ramis and my other sister and i saw this before she did. We warned her husband to take A LOT of tissues when they went to see it. She called us as soon as it ended and her breath was still hitching & she could barely speak she was still crying so hard. Her husband was like, Are you ok?! She yelled back, NO!!! Yeah this one really got to us! 😭😂❤️
About the suits: They’re specially made and insulated to handle excessive use of the Proton Packs. You don’t run into a fire as a fireman and stay wearing regular clothes. When you have access to gear, you use it. I mean, c’mon y’all. There’s even elbow and knee padding on the damn things.
Yeah those things are SUPER radioactive XD It's protective gear, though maybe the movie could have set that up better ?*shrugs* I love this movie though.
Born in '87 I grew up with these movies. I went as a Egon Spengler for my first 5-6 Halloweens. He was my favorite character because he was the nerdy science type, like me. I have seen this movie at least 20 times. I still cry like a baby every time Egon shows up.
The sheer amount of behind-the-scenes work that went into this movie was nuts. All effects that could be were practical (the Terror Dogs looked *so* good, and the proton beams were hand-drawn like in the original movie) and they spent over 6 months on the CGI model of Harold Ramis. Ivan Reitman performed the performance capture for it. The music cues borrowed from the first movie were modern re-records, but they were able to get some of the surviving original musicians from 1984 to play them. I agree with the common criticisms that the movie was reference/nostalgia overload and the 3rd act was basically copied beat-for-beat, but at the same time I think it needed to be that way to get everyone on board for the sequel. And I think Jason Reitman did it all because he was actually there for the filming of the first 2 movies, rather than for crass commercial reasons. I'm very much looking forward to the sequel and seeing Mckenna Grace and Logan Kim again.
Saaaaammmeeeeee I love this series no matter how it’s shown as long as it sticks to the original story and keeps it going until they feel it’s ended properly
27:40 I genuinely couldn't see most of the ending the first time, totally not because I was crying I was uhhh.... Sweating from my eyes. 👍 Yeah Edit: Rest easy Harold and Ivan, I'll never forgive myself for not being able to shake your hands
The reason Gozer killed Ivor Shandor, was because in 'Ghostbusters the video game' Shandor stole Gozer's powers to become a god himself similar to her and the architect to alter reality between the ghost world and the human world.
I just realized that the 2008 video game was the last time the original cast of four were together, and the final time Harold Ramis would play Egon. Even if it was only voice acting, they all did a really great job on that game. It absolutely felt like OG ghostbusters.
Yes, there’s like one or two issues I also have with it (like any film, and as a GB movie, it’s practically impossible to be as perfect as the first one) but like other movies I’ve seen either recently like The Batman or a long time ago like Jurassic Park, the good stuff is SO damn good, it about cancels out any of the bad stuff for me. Being a fan of Ramis’ work, you can feel how they tried really damn hard not just to make a GB3 but a GB3 that paid as much tribute as possible to one of the people that, without him, we wouldn’t have Ghostbusters or some of the other great comedic films in the 80s as we know it, and it paid off, thanks to the Ramis family for practically being there every step of the way helping alongside Jason Reitman. Probably my most favorite film of 2021, by far.
Yeah, I was just watching a thing the other night where Jason reitman was talking with the actor that played Winston, while wandering around the original set for the firehouse interior in California, and explaining 'yeah, so those stairs over there were where I sat like thirty odd years ago during Ghostbusters 2 watching you guys film with my dad.' So glad he was involved in getting this made after so many years. Bill Murray axed the original movie aykroyd wanted to make as GB3 in the mid 2000s, claiming they could never catch lightning in a bottle like they did the first time. The script for that apparently mostly became the events of the Ghostbusters video game that came out back then. This was a GREAT sendoff for Harold though. It's the only possible way they could have made this movie right.
i love the subtle nod to paul rudd being the keymaster because he just always had keys on him, even in the scene in walmart. it added to his character but also a bit of character foreshadowing
funny seein paul rudd at walmart buyin baskin robbins ice cream, b/c he worked for baskin robbins in Antman 1 lol maybe a wierd marvel easter egg or in joke at paul rudd
At Ghostbusters Fan Fest in 2019, Jason Reitman revealed during a panel that they had to go to a film archive to dig up the deleted scene of Egon and Janine although it appeared in the Ghostbusters deleted scene archive.
the way afterlife started with egon's death it would've been extremely out of place and would've made audiences feel awakward if they played the ghostbusters music
I felt pretty awkward when they insisted the Ghostbusters wouldn't have believed EGON and that retroactively through the first two movies, Egon was ignoring his family.
The egon scene at the end is so special.... That shoulda won awards..it was utterly spectacular... Am glad i seen it when i did right after the pandemic..it was such a huge moment... Yeah... Egon lives in his granddaughter now... ❤ Perfecto am gonna cry ffs
Loved this movie! Glad you guys liked it too. It got a lot of un-called for hate for some reason! I can't wait until the next one. - And Phobe was amazing I agree!
It got some hate because of politics. Mainly from the cast and some of the crew from the dumpster fire that was the 2016 ghostbusters, a movie that was created to push politics. If you didn’t like their movie, you were called everything from mysoginist to racist. So when Afterlife was announced and they pretty much outright said 2016 ghostbusters didn’t exist anymore, some of the cast and crew from 2016 started attacking Afterlife with nonsensical political “arguments”. Some even called Afterlife a “conservative” movie, something that I’m still trying to figure out. Afterlife was also attacked as fan service, which is a “smear” that makes no sense whatsoever considering you’re supposed to give fans what they want in order for your movie to be successful. It’s just another instance of politics infecting entertainment.
@@jjc5871 I don't agree that the 2016 movie was "made to push politics," but that was certainly a talking point around it. You are 100% about being called mysoginist if didn't like it at the time, I'd say it was crazy, but being toxic about everything is just normal these days. But it honestly was a dumpster fire of a movie. The plot either moved too fast or stayed on points that didn't matter for too long, the "jokes" just...weren't, nobody seemed to have any reason to do what they did. Afterlife was amazing. As someone who grew up on the originals, I'm not ashamed to admit I got a bit teary-eyed at the ending.
Just as a side story: The Ghostbusters 2-s first script made by Dan Aykroyd was meant to leave New York behind and play out in Scotland, with fairy rings and an underground civilization. Haven't read it personally, but it feels like that this movie is like a memento to that idea.
you guys gotta understand that this movie is a passion project through and through. yeah there’s a money aspect to it but also it was directed by ivan reitman’s son, most of the original actors are in it, they brought back old ghosts and made new ones and used practical effects and references. it’s for the fans more than anything.
I balled my eyes out at the cinema when harold appeared at the end. Equally i was absolutely full of mass hysteria when i first spotted Ecto 1 in the barn. Loved the film.
Afterlife completely redeemed the franchise. The actress for Phoebe nailed similar mannerisms to Harold Ramis while making the character get own. The film was very well executed over all. So glad that Ivan Reitman got to see his franchise have such a high note before he passed. I didn't hate the 2016 film, but after getting this fantastic film, I do.
I hate the 2016 remake, so was a bit leery when Afterlife came out. And yes, Afterlife very much redeemed the franchise. This movie and Top Gun: Maverick proved that with the right people working on them, long-awaited sequels can work well. Kudos to everyone who worked on this movie.
As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching both Ghostbusters so much we had to replace VHS copies. This one is the only one that still chokes me up at the end. I thought this was very well done and needs at least 1 sequel
Before this was released I told my girl friend what I expected from an "epic ending" to me. 1. For the new kids to be in trouble and the original ghostbusters to help. 2. For Egon to be in it as a "good" ghost and help save the day.. I was really over the moon when I saw both these come through. The perfect ending.
I found Pheobe hilarious. All her jokes made me laugh out loud in the cinema… and I often was the only one.’ I bawled over Egon. And the extra after s credit scenes.
I think this is the only recent film of 2021 that left a tear in my eye. Harold Ramis knew it best. Ray’s face says it all the moment he departed. Dan couldn’t fake that.
One of my favorite parts is where the twelve or whatever year old kid actually takes the time to learn how to use the proton pack when in the original movie the boys didn't even know if the things were safe to turn on until they got into the hotel elevator. That's a great bit of characterization for Phoebe.
It's so cute because each of the kids are supposed to be echoes of the original. Phoebe is obviously Egon with the smartness and awkward social skills, Podcast is the new Ray freaking out over everything, Trevor is the indignant "i don't believe this crap" Winston, and Lucky is Venkman, aloof and just kinda "ok that's a thing that's happening." And rivers ARE the moms of canyons, they wear away the rock and earth to create the deep chasm over time.
Some people hated the large amount of references, and even Gozer returning, but it all makes sense in universe. Hell, while Gozer did not appear physically in the second movie, the main antagonist was the one who created everything to summon them, so this is a nice wrap up to the Gozer storyline, since all they did in the first movie was close the portal, it was quite possible for them to return.
I loved the part where Phoebe activated the proton pack and was ready to take down the sheriff. And yes, growing up with this movie, I freaked when the originals showed up and cried when Egon did.
I feel like this movie needed to happen. Not just to let the original cast have one last ride, but so audiences could say goodbye to Harold Ramis. We needed closure.
also it's believable that they would have put them not cause it's the 3rd act but because they now know the grandpa and his buddies used them to hunt ghosts :P
In regards to the question of if Winston's gonna boot up the Ghostbusters again, there is an upcoming video game called Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed where he actually does so (with Dan and Ernie reprising their roles of Ray and Winston for the game).
Phoebe: Egon (obviously) Finn Wolfhard: Vankman (snarky and sarcastic) Podcast: Ray (Nerdy but not Egon nerdy and just gives in to all of the ghost stuff) Rocky(I forgot her name and I think that’s it): Winston (Black and just shows up at random points)
I was lucky to score tickets to the Los Angeles premiere in November and saw it again recently at Sony Pictures with Ernie Hudson, Logan Kim and Jason Reitman. Got to meet Logan. Nice kid. This movie had me crying at the end. It's just such a wonderful tribute to Harold Ramis. Can't wait for Ghostbusters 4!
I took my 11 yr old daughter to see this movie. I'm 35 yrs old so yes i loved this movie when we saw it in the theaters. My 4 yr old loves Ghostbusters too. she has a ghostbusters shirt It's her favorite. always have to turn up the radio in the car when the Ghostbusters theme song comes on. She loved that she got Ghostbusters movies for christmas
Sequel?? It's going to be a franchise, hence the reason for the "Ghost Corps" at the beginning. It's the moniker for the production company Jason Reitman established, and consequently what's to come. Expect more movies and Netflix-type shows😁
They put the CGI Egon into the old movies and improved it until they struggled to tell the difference between original Egon and CGI. And for their scenes, they had Bob Gunton as a human stand-in they put the CGI over.
The PKE Meter is a dressed up battery operated "cordless" shoe buffer/polisher from sometime in the past. It was also dressed up to be used as a movement/thermal scanner in Aliens.
It's pretty clear that part of this was a well-done farewell to Harold Ramis. The rest of the movie is still awesome, but that was a very touching moment.
Sad to see how much shoot from the hip hate you guys had for this movie. I was looking forward to your reaction. If you’re interested, Netflix has a VERY entertaining “the movies that made us” episode dedicated to ghostbusters. It’ll give you a ton of perspective.
11:10 "Rivers are the moms of canyons" Canyons are formed by rivers gradually cutting their way through the bedrock over thousands of years, forming a canyon surrounded by cliffs.
I'm late to the party, but just to reiterate, words fall short at how much this movie means to me and others of my generation. Afterlife did exactly what it needed to. It gave a great send-off for Harold Ramis, and served the rest of us up a big dose of nostalgia feel-goods. And yeah, I totally cried when Egon's ghost was revealed at the end.
A lot of this movie was filed in a town called Fort Macleod, Alberta Canada. I grew up near there and even lived there. It was really cool to see them filming there. They shut down main street for a week.
blue ghost was Muncher, and surprise he was voiced by Josh Gad. He was invited to tour the farm location set one day and was asked if he'd like to voice a ghost and recorded Muncher the same day.
Not sure if you caught this homage, but in the first movie Egon states that he collected “spores, molds and fungi…”. Then when Phoebe first explores his hidden underground lab, it shows his collection.
This was very well done. It had a very Ghostbusters and Goonies feeling to the movie. When Olivia Wilde asked Ray if he was a God, I kept yellong at the screen, "Come on Ray, don't say no this time!!!"
Paul Rudd being at their house is not creepy because there has been no indication whatsoever that Paul Rudd is a threat. What is creepy is the fact that almost every reaction Channel I watch has people on it, who consider common everyday behavior creepy. Why do so many people's minds automatically go to the horribly negative? Why doesn't anyone say something like, wow that's a really good teacher to take such an interest in his students?
So, everyone else thinks an action is kinda weird and not generally socially acceptable, but you think it’s fine. Therefore, everyone else is wrong but you are right? How many teachers are you bringing home with you? I think you might be blinded by the beauty of Paul Rudd.
@@zrc1514 I agree with David Theimer. People just love to get offended by everything today, especially if it doesn't concern them. Nothing gives a snowflake SJW greater feeling of superiority than getting offended on someone else's behalf. Get off your f**ing high horse, if you see anything creepy or perverted in it, then the problem is in your mind, and in your mind only.
@@zrc1514 Growing up, my teachers took a vested interest in my well-being, and worked with my mom to make sure my brother and I were taken care of, especially not having my dad around after the divorce. Paul Rudd's character bringing the kids home from school is _normal_ behavior in a healthy community, especially in a small community. It's the weirdos that are stigmatizing it today.
@@garyballard179 They probably kept a professional relationship with you and your mother though, correct? They may have been friendly or even turned into friends but they weren't coming to your house on the reg and flirting with your mom.
I cried during the dramatic climax of this movie. I grew up with the franchise, it was and still is one of the few franchises I'm a true diehard for. Losing Harold Ramis was a serious blow not just for fans of Ghostbusters, the man helped make films some might not even realize. Seeing the old gang come back, him having a goodbye, it just... I ugly cried during my first viewing. Also, hearing that his family was fully on board for digitally bringing his character and likeness back for this, it really hit me hard after losing my own father only a few years prior.
I love the fact that you guys get as the movie goes along!!! Every time I see the ending I cry like a baby. So happy I found you on Harold's Heavenly Birthday!!! Thank you!!!
I want one of those death whistles. Also, I'd always kinda hoped that a third Ghost Busters movie would have a now-grown Oscar (Dana's kid) in it. Who due to his, and his mom's experiences with the paranormal is a powerful medium.
I didn't see the extra scenes the first time. I'll have to go watch them. This movie was magic. Phoebe was great, and of course Paul Rudd, a fellow Kansas City Chiefs fan!
You missed one of the greatest callbacks in cinema history. When the granddaughter goes down to the hidden lab for the first time, she passes a desk full of petri dishes. In the first movie when the secretary asks Egon what are his hobbies he responds, "I collect Spores, Molds and Fungus." That table of petri dishes she passed is full of Spores, Molds and Funguses. A beautiful quick and quiet call back.
I think the fact that they took this movie out of New York and put it in small town, USA was what Ghostbusters needed. It made it feel more like its own movie with ties to the Ghostbusters franchise. I can’t wait for the next movie to come out
22:46 Holy crap! "There is no mom, there is only Zuul." I've never seen this movie before. Story time: So a long running joke in our house has been whenever I would go out to the garage and my son would come looking for me he'd open the door and say "Momma? Are you out here?" And I would reply in a nice demon voice "There is no momma here, only Zuul." And then he'd run screaming back into the house. (Yes I know, I'm going to h*ll) I've been doing it for four years and now he thinks it's hilarious. We even got a Zuul action figure who lives in the garage. But seeing this moment in the movie during your reaction, OMG I almost fell off my chair. Too funny.
All Phoebe’s dad jokes : Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up everything. Mr. Grooberson says he knows what triangulate means. Phoebe: Oh, I thought you were just being obtuse. (winks) What does a hamster have in common with a cigarette? (Pause) They’re harmless, unless you stick ’em in your mouth and light them on fire. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh There’s two whales in a bar, one says *whale sounds* The other says “You need to go home you’re drunk.” What do you call a dead polar bear? Whatever you want, he can’t hear you. A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says “We have a drink named after you!” So the grasshopper says, “You have a drink named Steve?!”
@@NiceDudeMovieNight No problem, I love dad jokes. You mentioned you watched it in Shaun Of The Dead, so I suppose you won't do Hot Fuzz ? It's my favourite of the Cornetto Trilogy. Lots of MacGuffins.
At 13:57 Fun fact, if you were to make a proton pack in the same way they did in the movies... it would work! Oh, and play the 2009 Video game (or the remaster). It's REALLY good.
13:38 "look at that sound".... Not sure if you meant it to be this way, but reminds me of Ray at the start of the first movie saying "shhhh, do you smell that?"
Fun fact: the director of the original Ghostbusters movies was Ivan Reitman. The director of Afterlife is Ivan's son Jason Reitman. Jason was the kid at the birthday party in Ghostbuster 2 who called Ray and Winston full of crap.
I was really hesitant on doing a fourth film so long after the other two but I was really surprised at how well they were able to pull it off with Egon being gone. Glad you guys enjoyed it and yes those of us who grew up with the originals Head Goosebumps when the originals showed up.
Hey I just want to say a quick story about this wonderful movie: when me my mom my girlfriend at the time and my sisters went to go see the movie, the scene where egon came back to help and had that beautiful touching moment with his daughter everyone in the crowded movie theater was silent all you heard was people crying or tearing up. It was one of the most impactful needed closure I've ever seen in a movie
The actor who plays Phoebe is McKenna Grace. She’s also a singer and sang the song at the end, “Haunted House”. ❤️🎶 I’m a new fan of you guys, love your channel! Have a fun weekend.
Yeah you won't see Rick Moranis, props to him though, he retired and gave up his acting Career to be a father to his kids. That guy is just wholesome. Also Egon's Granddaughter is my All time favorite character in this, I love all her corny jokes. The actor who played Egon's family gave the go ahead to basically use a CG performance of him. He was really eager to do the movie but died before they could complete it, so they changed the whole thing and made it an Omage to Egon.
We might see him actually since he is somewhat coming back. He is reprising his role in the new Shrunk (sequel to Honey I Shrunk the Kids). So who knows, the company got signed on for 8 more movies.
Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd actually created the whole idea for Ghostbusters btw. They were the ones with the science behind how the technology would actually work because the proton pack is one of the most scientifically possible invention a D shaped particle accelerator called a cyclotron.
I hope that this is successful as a setup for following these kids as the new Ghostbusters. I was 18 when the first movie came out, and watched "Afterlife" with my roomies the weekend it premiered online. We all enjoyed it, and saw the potential for a setup of future movies.
Rick retired from acting many years ago after his wife died of cancer. He decided to leave the business to raise his children.
He is coming back though (he is suppose to be doing a TV show (or another movie) based on honey I shrunk the kids
That’s great for him to do, I felt he was gonna be a good father if he had children
I believe he was asked but declined due to other family matters and over money as well
I hear he is coming out of retirement to be in another Honey I Shrunk the Kids movie for Disney.
@@biguy617 I think he should decline. It's Disney, they're going to ruin it anyway and I don't think that's how people want to remember him!
Not afraid to admit I cried in the theater when I saw Egon with Phoebe. Before the movie even came out I had heard rumors and bits and pieces and had this idea of seeing all four ghostbusters using their proton packs together one last time. So when I actually saw it I just started crying in my seat. It was such a great send-off for someone who grew up loving the movies and cartoons and toys etc.
I tried not to read anything about the movie before I seen it n I'm not afraid to admit I read up seeing Egon to.
i think most people were crying on the inside when watching that scene
I tear up every time I watch this movie.
RIP Harold Ramis (November 21, 1944 - February 24, 2014), aged 69
And
RIP Ivan Reitman (October 27, 1946 - February 12, 2022), aged 75
You both will be remembered as legends.
At least Ivan Reitman got to see his sons love letter to his old movies.
SHIT, Ivan has passed? I didn't know that! Damn..... may he rest in peace and at least he got to see his son take up the mantle by making a love letter sequel to one of his greatest works..
@@22Tesla Yes he passed. How you ever heard of a television program and a website called the news?
@@LPJack02 Well maybe I missed it. It's possible
9 years ago.
I sobbed in the theater at the ending because my own grandfather died a few years ago. He was the most like Egon of the original four, but he was a teacher and mathematician. The ending with Egon returning made me hope that my own grandfather was proud of me.
Wow, thank you for sharing. I'm sorry for your loss, he sounds like he was an awesome guy. I'm glad this movie was a therapeutic experience for you.
@@NiceDudeMovieNight yeah, thanks so much for reacting. The first movie is my favorite film of all time, so having this last installment be about reconnecting with your grandfather was quite an emotional thing.
It wasn't until I saw it the second time that I welled up with tears at the whole Egon scene. The first time I was in awe of just how well they handled the whole bringing Egon back with CG. I was too blown away to cry. But the second time I saw it, even though I knew it was coming, I felt all the feels so strongly. That said, I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my grandfather almost 3 years ago and, other than my mom and dad, he was the biggest, strongest pillar and moral compass of my family. I can feel where you're coming from. I know that your grandfather would be proud of you.
@@NiceDudeMovieNight Fun Fact... there is a sequel to Afterlife....
I sobbed first time watching it because ghostbusters has been my childhood and I didn’t think this was going to give so much emotion at the end like it did, it was mainly because I knew he was dead and he played my favorite character besides venkman because of bill Murray’s comedic stature and all the references and nostalgia made me love 75% of afterlife
We 80’s kids sobbed like children through the end of this movie. My sister had a huge crush on Egon and Harold Ramis and my other sister and i saw this before she did. We warned her husband to take A LOT of tissues when they went to see it. She called us as soon as it ended and her breath was still hitching & she could barely speak she was still crying so hard. Her husband was like, Are you ok?! She yelled back, NO!!! Yeah this one really got to us! 😭😂❤️
The biggest joke in the original Ghostbusters was that the guy who was constantly locking himself out of his own apartment became...the Keymaster.
I will now look at that movie very hilariously now, thank you so much, I never even caught on to that.
About the suits: They’re specially made and insulated to handle excessive use of the Proton Packs. You don’t run into a fire as a fireman and stay wearing regular clothes. When you have access to gear, you use it. I mean, c’mon y’all. There’s even elbow and knee padding on the damn things.
Yeah those things are SUPER radioactive XD It's protective gear, though maybe the movie could have set that up better ?*shrugs* I love this movie though.
Egon reaching out to help Phoebe steady her neutrona wand just gave me the same vibe as grandpa reaching out to help his grandkid land that big one.
Born in '87 I grew up with these movies. I went as a Egon Spengler for my first 5-6 Halloweens. He was my favorite character because he was the nerdy science type, like me. I have seen this movie at least 20 times. I still cry like a baby every time Egon shows up.
The sheer amount of behind-the-scenes work that went into this movie was nuts. All effects that could be were practical (the Terror Dogs looked *so* good, and the proton beams were hand-drawn like in the original movie) and they spent over 6 months on the CGI model of Harold Ramis. Ivan Reitman performed the performance capture for it. The music cues borrowed from the first movie were modern re-records, but they were able to get some of the surviving original musicians from 1984 to play them.
I agree with the common criticisms that the movie was reference/nostalgia overload and the 3rd act was basically copied beat-for-beat, but at the same time I think it needed to be that way to get everyone on board for the sequel. And I think Jason Reitman did it all because he was actually there for the filming of the first 2 movies, rather than for crass commercial reasons. I'm very much looking forward to the sequel and seeing Mckenna Grace and Logan Kim again.
Saaaaammmeeeeee I love this series no matter how it’s shown as long as it sticks to the original story and keeps it going until they feel it’s ended properly
Bob Gunton along with Reitman performed the physical capture for the Egon character.
Loved it just the way it was! Goose bumps and teary eyes a lot 😅👏
ivan reitman along with an uncredited bob gunton.....
27:40 I genuinely couldn't see most of the ending the first time, totally not because I was crying I was uhhh.... Sweating from my eyes. 👍 Yeah
Edit: Rest easy Harold and Ivan, I'll never forgive myself for not being able to shake your hands
Haha, you totally unironically said “oh, look at that sound” which is a perfect play on Ray’s line in GB1 “listen, do you smell that?”
The reason Gozer killed Ivor Shandor, was because in 'Ghostbusters the video game' Shandor stole Gozer's powers to become a god himself similar to her and the architect to alter reality between the ghost world and the human world.
He also presumed to be Gozers equal.
I just realized that the 2008 video game was the last time the original cast of four were together, and the final time Harold Ramis would play Egon. Even if it was only voice acting, they all did a really great job on that game. It absolutely felt like OG ghostbusters.
And this new movie is more like a 4th one because of that game
Yeah, you don't call Gozer the Gozerian a loser and try to take its place and then expect to get an "all is forgiven".
Interesting.... and it would be very true if Afterlife wasn't making itself a sequel to the first movie, writing out 2 and the video game entirely.
When we saw it in the theater, at the moment the originals showed up, the audience erupted in massive cheers. It was awesome!
Yes, there’s like one or two issues I also have with it (like any film, and as a GB movie, it’s practically impossible to be as perfect as the first one) but like other movies I’ve seen either recently like The Batman or a long time ago like Jurassic Park, the good stuff is SO damn good, it about cancels out any of the bad stuff for me.
Being a fan of Ramis’ work, you can feel how they tried really damn hard not just to make a GB3 but a GB3 that paid as much tribute as possible to one of the people that, without him, we wouldn’t have Ghostbusters or some of the other great comedic films in the 80s as we know it, and it paid off, thanks to the Ramis family for practically being there every step of the way helping alongside Jason Reitman. Probably my most favorite film of 2021, by far.
Yeah, I was just watching a thing the other night where Jason reitman was talking with the actor that played Winston, while wandering around the original set for the firehouse interior in California, and explaining 'yeah, so those stairs over there were where I sat like thirty odd years ago during Ghostbusters 2 watching you guys film with my dad.'
So glad he was involved in getting this made after so many years. Bill Murray axed the original movie aykroyd wanted to make as GB3 in the mid 2000s, claiming they could never catch lightning in a bottle like they did the first time. The script for that apparently mostly became the events of the Ghostbusters video game that came out back then.
This was a GREAT sendoff for Harold though. It's the only possible way they could have made this movie right.
i love the subtle nod to paul rudd being the keymaster because he just always had keys on him, even in the scene in walmart. it added to his character but also a bit of character foreshadowing
funny seein paul rudd at walmart buyin baskin robbins ice cream, b/c he worked for baskin robbins in Antman 1 lol maybe a wierd marvel easter egg or in joke at paul rudd
in the original the keymaster(rick morranis) is foreshadowed by the fact that he keeps getting locked out of his own apartment.
At Ghostbusters Fan Fest in 2019, Jason Reitman revealed during a panel that they had to go to a film archive to dig up the deleted scene of Egon and Janine although it appeared in the Ghostbusters deleted scene archive.
I never thought this film's ending would've made me cry. The way we saw Egon's Ghost kick ass with the OG crew, that alone just gets you so emotional.
the way afterlife started with egon's death it would've been extremely out of place and would've made audiences feel awakward if they played the ghostbusters music
I felt pretty awkward when they insisted the Ghostbusters wouldn't have believed EGON and that retroactively through the first two movies, Egon was ignoring his family.
The egon scene at the end is so special.... That shoulda won awards..it was utterly spectacular... Am glad i seen it when i did right after the pandemic..it was such a huge moment... Yeah... Egon lives in his granddaughter now... ❤ Perfecto am gonna cry ffs
Loved this movie! Glad you guys liked it too. It got a lot of un-called for hate for some reason!
I can't wait until the next one. - And Phobe was amazing I agree!
It got some hate because of politics. Mainly from the cast and some of the crew from the dumpster fire that was the 2016 ghostbusters, a movie that was created to push politics. If you didn’t like their movie, you were called everything from mysoginist to racist. So when Afterlife was announced and they pretty much outright said 2016 ghostbusters didn’t exist anymore, some of the cast and crew from 2016 started attacking Afterlife with nonsensical political “arguments”. Some even called Afterlife a “conservative” movie, something that I’m still trying to figure out. Afterlife was also attacked as fan service, which is a “smear” that makes no sense whatsoever considering you’re supposed to give fans what they want in order for your movie to be successful.
It’s just another instance of politics infecting entertainment.
@@jjc5871 Bingo.
Phoebe really did carry the movie with the help of Podcast.
Firehouse: Dec 20, 2023 🚫👻
@@jjc5871 I don't agree that the 2016 movie was "made to push politics," but that was certainly a talking point around it. You are 100% about being called mysoginist if didn't like it at the time, I'd say it was crazy, but being toxic about everything is just normal these days. But it honestly was a dumpster fire of a movie. The plot either moved too fast or stayed on points that didn't matter for too long, the "jokes" just...weren't, nobody seemed to have any reason to do what they did.
Afterlife was amazing. As someone who grew up on the originals, I'm not ashamed to admit I got a bit teary-eyed at the ending.
Just as a side story: The Ghostbusters 2-s first script made by Dan Aykroyd was meant to leave New York behind and play out in Scotland, with fairy rings and an underground civilization. Haven't read it personally, but it feels like that this movie is like a memento to that idea.
you guys gotta understand that this movie is a passion project through and through. yeah there’s a money aspect to it but also it was directed by ivan reitman’s son, most of the original actors are in it, they brought back old ghosts and made new ones and used practical effects and references. it’s for the fans more than anything.
Bill, Dan and Harold all done huge amounts of work together, from snl to comedy clubs and even movies way back in the 80s.
I balled my eyes out at the cinema when harold appeared at the end. Equally i was absolutely full of mass hysteria when i first spotted Ecto 1 in the barn. Loved the film.
The movie shares homage to Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Stranger Things, the first GHOSTBUSTERS movies, Super 8, and teen comedy films.
Afterlife completely redeemed the franchise. The actress for Phoebe nailed similar mannerisms to Harold Ramis while making the character get own. The film was very well executed over all. So glad that Ivan Reitman got to see his franchise have such a high note before he passed. I didn't hate the 2016 film, but after getting this fantastic film, I do.
I hate the 2016 remake, so was a bit leery when Afterlife came out. And yes, Afterlife very much redeemed the franchise. This movie and Top Gun: Maverick proved that with the right people working on them, long-awaited sequels can work well. Kudos to everyone who worked on this movie.
As a child of the 80s, I grew up watching both Ghostbusters so much we had to replace VHS copies.
This one is the only one that still chokes me up at the end. I thought this was very well done and needs at least 1 sequel
Before this was released I told my girl friend what I expected from an "epic ending" to me.
1. For the new kids to be in trouble and the original ghostbusters to help.
2. For Egon to be in it as a "good" ghost and help save the day..
I was really over the moon when I saw both these come through. The perfect ending.
I found Pheobe hilarious. All her jokes made me laugh out loud in the cinema… and I often was the only one.’
I bawled over Egon. And the extra after s credit scenes.
I think this is the only recent film of 2021 that left a tear in my eye. Harold Ramis knew it best.
Ray’s face says it all the moment he departed. Dan couldn’t fake that.
They really did say that they all teard up when seeing the final film.
Also I cried so hard when they brought Egon back... just beautiful
Written & directed by Jason Reitman (Ivan’s son). Jason was the birthday party kid in GB2.
One of my favorite parts is where the twelve or whatever year old kid actually takes the time to learn how to use the proton pack when in the original movie the boys didn't even know if the things were safe to turn on until they got into the hotel elevator. That's a great bit of characterization for Phoebe.
It's so cute because each of the kids are supposed to be echoes of the original. Phoebe is obviously Egon with the smartness and awkward social skills, Podcast is the new Ray freaking out over everything, Trevor is the indignant "i don't believe this crap" Winston, and Lucky is Venkman, aloof and just kinda "ok that's a thing that's happening." And rivers ARE the moms of canyons, they wear away the rock and earth to create the deep chasm over time.
Some people hated the large amount of references, and even Gozer returning, but it all makes sense in universe. Hell, while Gozer did not appear physically in the second movie, the main antagonist was the one who created everything to summon them, so this is a nice wrap up to the Gozer storyline, since all they did in the first movie was close the portal, it was quite possible for them to return.
I loved the part where Phoebe activated the proton pack and was ready to take down the sheriff. And yes, growing up with this movie, I freaked when the originals showed up and cried when Egon did.
“Well, we finished the ghostbusters trilogy!”
But what abou-
“NO, THIS IS THE TRILOGY! WE FINISHED THE GHOSTBUSTERS *TRILOGY!*
I feel like this movie needed to happen. Not just to let the original cast have one last ride, but so audiences could say goodbye to Harold Ramis. We needed closure.
Chill bro, it's nostalgic when the kids put the suits on. It's also a protectant.
also it's believable that they would have put them not cause it's the 3rd act but because they now know the grandpa and his buddies used them to hunt ghosts :P
In regards to the question of if Winston's gonna boot up the Ghostbusters again, there is an upcoming video game called Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed where he actually does so (with Dan and Ernie reprising their roles of Ray and Winston for the game).
Sony signed Ghost Corp (Jason Reitmans company) to 8 sequels. So their will be more
"Oooh, look at that sound" has real "listen... you smell something?" energy 😅
Phoebe: Egon (obviously)
Finn Wolfhard: Vankman (snarky and sarcastic)
Podcast: Ray (Nerdy but not Egon nerdy and just gives in to all of the ghost stuff)
Rocky(I forgot her name and I think that’s it): Winston (Black and just shows up at random points)
Mckenna Grace's delivery of the grasshopper joke is perfect, it's so funny
I was lucky to score tickets to the Los Angeles premiere in November and saw it again recently at Sony Pictures with Ernie Hudson, Logan Kim and Jason Reitman. Got to meet Logan. Nice kid. This movie had me crying at the end. It's just such a wonderful tribute to Harold Ramis. Can't wait for Ghostbusters 4!
I took my 11 yr old daughter to see this movie. I'm 35 yrs old so yes i loved this movie when we saw it in the theaters. My 4 yr old loves Ghostbusters too. she has a ghostbusters shirt It's her favorite. always have to turn up the radio in the car when the Ghostbusters theme song comes on. She loved that she got Ghostbusters movies for christmas
Phoebe is Egon. Podcast is Ray. Guess who are Peter and Winston
If they do a sequel, I legit want a Finn Wolfhard/Bill Murray team up
A sequel is set to be released on December 20, 2023
Sequel?? It's going to be a franchise, hence the reason for the "Ghost Corps" at the beginning. It's the moniker for the production company Jason Reitman established, and consequently what's to come. Expect more movies and Netflix-type shows😁
They put the CGI Egon into the old movies and improved it until they struggled to tell the difference between original Egon and CGI. And for their scenes, they had Bob Gunton as a human stand-in they put the CGI over.
The PKE Meter is a dressed up battery operated "cordless" shoe buffer/polisher from sometime in the past. It was also dressed up to be used as a movement/thermal scanner in Aliens.
It's pretty clear that part of this was a well-done farewell to Harold Ramis. The rest of the movie is still awesome, but that was a very touching moment.
Sad to see how much shoot from the hip hate you guys had for this movie. I was looking forward to your reaction. If you’re interested, Netflix has a VERY entertaining “the movies that made us” episode dedicated to ghostbusters. It’ll give you a ton of perspective.
11:10 "Rivers are the moms of canyons" Canyons are formed by rivers gradually cutting their way through the bedrock over thousands of years, forming a canyon surrounded by cliffs.
Unless things change RADICALLY in the next decade I will forever think of the 80s as the last hurrah of pop-culture inventiveness.
I'm late to the party, but just to reiterate, words fall short at how much this movie means to me and others of my generation. Afterlife did exactly what it needed to. It gave a great send-off for Harold Ramis, and served the rest of us up a big dose of nostalgia feel-goods. And yeah, I totally cried when Egon's ghost was revealed at the end.
A lot of this movie was filed in a town called Fort Macleod, Alberta Canada. I grew up near there and even lived there. It was really cool to see them filming there. They shut down main street for a week.
blue ghost was Muncher, and surprise he was voiced by Josh Gad.
He was invited to tour the farm location set one day and was asked if he'd like to voice a ghost and recorded Muncher the same day.
Not sure if you caught this homage, but in the first movie Egon states that he collected “spores, molds and fungi…”. Then when Phoebe first explores his hidden underground lab, it shows his collection.
This was very well done. It had a very Ghostbusters and Goonies feeling to the movie. When Olivia Wilde asked Ray if he was a God, I kept yellong at the screen, "Come on Ray, don't say no this time!!!"
We all are older and I had tears in my eyes when all the guys showed up. Dan Akroyd is a lifelong crush for me.
Paul Rudd being at their house is not creepy because there has been no indication whatsoever that Paul Rudd is a threat. What is creepy is the fact that almost every reaction Channel I watch has people on it, who consider common everyday behavior creepy. Why do so many people's minds automatically go to the horribly negative? Why doesn't anyone say something like, wow that's a really good teacher to take such an interest in his students?
So, everyone else thinks an action is kinda weird and not generally socially acceptable, but you think it’s fine. Therefore, everyone else is wrong but you are right? How many teachers are you bringing home with you? I think you might be blinded by the beauty of Paul Rudd.
@@zrc1514 I agree with David Theimer. People just love to get offended by everything today, especially if it doesn't concern them. Nothing gives a snowflake SJW greater feeling of superiority than getting offended on someone else's behalf. Get off your f**ing high horse, if you see anything creepy or perverted in it, then the problem is in your mind, and in your mind only.
@@zrc1514
Growing up, my teachers took a vested interest in my well-being, and worked with my mom to make sure my brother and I were taken care of, especially not having my dad around after the divorce.
Paul Rudd's character bringing the kids home from school is _normal_ behavior in a healthy community, especially in a small community.
It's the weirdos that are stigmatizing it today.
@@garyballard179 They probably kept a professional relationship with you and your mother though, correct? They may have been friendly or even turned into friends but they weren't coming to your house on the reg and flirting with your mom.
@@zrc1514
Same thing here - his character wasn't flirting, they just got along really well. It was the _kids_ that were "shipping" them.
Love this movie! It's the perfect end to a beloved franchise, but never say never! GHOSTBUSTERS will come back soon.
I cried during the dramatic climax of this movie.
I grew up with the franchise, it was and still is one of the few franchises I'm a true diehard for.
Losing Harold Ramis was a serious blow not just for fans of Ghostbusters, the man helped make films some might not even realize.
Seeing the old gang come back, him having a goodbye, it just... I ugly cried during my first viewing.
Also, hearing that his family was fully on board for digitally bringing his character and likeness back for this, it really hit me hard
after losing my own father only a few years prior.
I love the fact that you guys get as the movie goes along!!! Every time I see the ending I cry like a baby. So happy I found you on Harold's Heavenly Birthday!!! Thank you!!!
I want one of those death whistles. Also, I'd always kinda hoped that a third Ghost Busters movie would have a now-grown Oscar (Dana's kid) in it. Who due to his, and his mom's experiences with the paranormal is a powerful medium.
Great reaction dudes! I thought this movie was ok for the most part but the ending with the OG Ghostbusters was done pretty well.
I disagree. It was really good.
@@AdamRee-lx8uh What was really good about it precisely?
I didn't see the extra scenes the first time. I'll have to go watch them. This movie was magic. Phoebe was great, and of course Paul Rudd, a fellow Kansas City Chiefs fan!
This movie was really a perfect send off to the OG cast. I won't lie....i shed a tear or two.
27:30 yes it was special and it was the trick in the first movie but they didn't aim it at her originally, they aimed it at the portal she came from
OK now you have to watch Ghostbusters the one with the girls and the frozen Empire one
You missed one of the greatest callbacks in cinema history. When the granddaughter goes down to the hidden lab for the first time, she passes a desk full of petri dishes. In the first movie when the secretary asks Egon what are his hobbies he responds, "I collect Spores, Molds and Fungus." That table of petri dishes she passed is full of Spores, Molds and Funguses.
A beautiful quick and quiet call back.
I think the fact that they took this movie out of New York and put it in small town, USA was what Ghostbusters needed. It made it feel more like its own movie with ties to the Ghostbusters franchise. I can’t wait for the next movie to come out
22:46 Holy crap! "There is no mom, there is only Zuul." I've never seen this movie before.
Story time: So a long running joke in our house has been whenever I would go out to the garage and my son would come looking for me he'd open the door and say "Momma? Are you out here?" And I would reply in a nice demon voice "There is no momma here, only Zuul." And then he'd run screaming back into the house. (Yes I know, I'm going to h*ll) I've been doing it for four years and now he thinks it's hilarious. We even got a Zuul action figure who lives in the garage. But seeing this moment in the movie during your reaction, OMG I almost fell off my chair. Too funny.
"Look at that sound" is the new "Listen, do you smell something"
Yes, as a true Ghostbusters fan. I got very excited seeing everyone again and I did cry about Egon at the end. It was a great send off!
Did you know the movie was filmed in Canada?
All Phoebe’s dad jokes :
Why can’t you trust an atom?
Because they make up everything.
Mr. Grooberson says he knows what triangulate means.
Phoebe: Oh, I thought you were just being obtuse. (winks)
What does a hamster have in common with a cigarette?
(Pause) They’re harmless, unless you stick ’em in your mouth and light them on fire.
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A fsh
There’s two whales in a bar, one says *whale sounds*
The other says “You need to go home you’re drunk.”
What do you call a dead polar bear?
Whatever you want, he can’t hear you.
A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says “We have a drink named after you!”
So the grasshopper says, “You have a drink named Steve?!”
Thank you for this!’
@@NiceDudeMovieNight No problem, I love dad jokes.
You mentioned you watched it in Shaun Of The Dead, so I suppose you won't do Hot Fuzz ?
It's my favourite of the Cornetto Trilogy. Lots of MacGuffins.
As someone who grew up with the ghostbusters movies, the send off at the end of this movie had me in tears.
At 13:57
Fun fact, if you were to make a proton pack in the same way they did in the movies... it would work!
Oh, and play the 2009 Video game (or the remaster). It's REALLY good.
It was good but of all the Ghostbusters, Ray would NEVER have doubted Egon.
13:38 "look at that sound"....
Not sure if you meant it to be this way, but reminds me of Ray at the start of the first movie saying "shhhh, do you smell that?"
I saw the first one when it was released and loved this one. It may have been the same villain, but did in its own way.
I love how Ray is Podcasts only Podcast subscriber. I hope you all can hear some of the dialogue when you're both talking over the dialogue.
Fun fact: the director of the original Ghostbusters movies was Ivan Reitman. The director of Afterlife is Ivan's son Jason Reitman. Jason was the kid at the birthday party in Ghostbuster 2 who called Ray and Winston full of crap.
I was really hesitant on doing a fourth film so long after the other two but I was really surprised at how well they were able to pull it off with Egon being gone. Glad you guys enjoyed it and yes those of us who grew up with the originals Head Goosebumps when the originals showed up.
Hey I just want to say a quick story about this wonderful movie: when me my mom my girlfriend at the time and my sisters went to go see the movie, the scene where egon came back to help and had that beautiful touching moment with his daughter everyone in the crowded movie theater was silent all you heard was people crying or tearing up. It was one of the most impactful needed closure I've ever seen in a movie
The actor who plays Phoebe is McKenna Grace. She’s also a singer and sang the song at the end, “Haunted House”. ❤️🎶 I’m a new fan of you guys, love your channel! Have a fun weekend.
dude the part where podcast is screaming like that at the dead body looking at him is too funny idk why lol 😂😂
15:47 The gunner seat is from The REAL Ghostbusters cartoon.
Olivia Wilde. "I know that jawline anywhere." I said the same thing in the theater! Lol.
i own an aztec death whistle, that sound is pretty on point
I love how you guys realize that the fans of your videos are already knowing things before you catch on and you laugh it off
The sequel to Ghostbusters Afterlife comes out December 23, 2023 in case you are wondering.
fun fact, one of the little stay pufts makes a terminator reference when melting into the grill, it does a thumbs up
Yeah you won't see Rick Moranis, props to him though, he retired and gave up his acting Career to be a father to his kids. That guy is just wholesome.
Also Egon's Granddaughter is my All time favorite character in this, I love all her corny jokes.
The actor who played Egon's family gave the go ahead to basically use a CG performance of him. He was really eager to do the movie but died before they could complete it, so they changed the whole thing and made it an Omage to Egon.
We might see him actually since he is somewhat coming back. He is reprising his role in the new Shrunk (sequel to Honey I Shrunk the Kids). So who knows, the company got signed on for 8 more movies.
Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd actually created the whole idea for Ghostbusters btw.
They were the ones with the science behind how the technology would actually work because the proton pack is one of the most scientifically possible invention a D shaped particle accelerator called a cyclotron.
“Look at that sound” is almost as funny as “listen! Do you smell that?”
Absolutely loved this movie! It felt like a throwback in a new setting. On par with the first movie but with its own style 🥰.
I hope that this is successful as a setup for following these kids as the new Ghostbusters. I was 18 when the first movie came out, and watched "Afterlife" with my roomies the weekend it premiered online. We all enjoyed it, and saw the potential for a setup of future movies.