Kicking the Seat

Ep726: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE (2021) - Movie Review


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Ian and David cross the streams all over Ghostbusters: Afterlife!Jason Reitman's direct sequel to his father Ivan's revolutionary 1984 horror-comedy ignores the 2016 reboot (and, oddly, 1989's Ghostbusters 2) in serving up a scaled-back family dramedy that sees cute kids battling Gozer on an Oklahoma farm. In this no-holds-barred spoiler discussion, the guys break down the myriad ways in which Reitman and company soil the legacy of a beloved film through misguided characterizations; a fundamental misunderstanding of what made the original great; and more references than you can shake a Twinkie at (GET IT?!?!).They also talk about the movie's allegedly amazing opening-weekend box office, which may not mean what many people think it means.Show Links:Watch the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer.Follow David's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Read Ian's exhaustive and incendiary written review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.Listen to Ian, David, and several other critics review Ghostbusters 2016.Listen to Ian and Cole Rush re-evaluate Ghostbusters in a surprising installment of "Late Screening".Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!
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