Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Review 

Thank you for pointing out things that were in the trailers but not in the final film. Please keep doing this for future reviews.

The face on the thumbnail says it all!

I like how you can hear the actual sadness of Dan throughout the whole review watching as something he cherished is reduced to a quarterly investors item off a list of projects to get investors excited for.

Back to the Future should never be remade...

Nice review. For me, I'm one of those Cloud 9 people. I'm going to see it again for sure. What I wanted in a Ghostbusters movie was to expand on the mythology, bring Ghosts back to New York, further develop this new characters while passing the torch to the new cast. Have some really great action and laughs along the way, with some heart at its core. For me, this movie delivered on all of that. For me, this movie was awesome!

Stripmined and sold for parts is a good description of all the reboots out these days

I really liked the "in the trailer but not in the movie section", love your videos Dan!!

Ghostbusters: Afterthought

This movie broke my heart. It’s like Sony held a gun to Jason’s head and was like MAKE A SEQUEL!! There was just nothing there. No heart. No soul. No depth. Ray was a realistic guy working on Ecto and now he’s like the crazy guy with the hair on Ancient Aliens. Phoebe and were her character went is WILD to me. The fact that she wasn’t spending her summer working on tech and the lab and was flirting with a girl ghost was WILD. Wasn’t Paul Rudd a science nerd in AL? Here he was just a comic. Still two movies in and he’s yet to wrap a ghost with his neutrana wand. And the 15 other characters were just overstuffed and pointless. Legitimately the most angry I’ve ever been seeing a movie just every 10 min my brain going “what is happening”

Sorry for your loss, Dan.

Wishing Robert Zemeckis a long and healthy life.

Dan might have just jinxed Back to the Future.

Wild to hear they cut the funniest joke in the trailer from the movie

They will eventually make Back to the Future, after the creators are gone. But I should be gone by then too, so I don't have to see it. 😂😂

That is CRAZY that those 3 scenes that Dan showed from the trailers are NOT in the film. What is it with hollywood trying to "trick" people to see mediocre movies? Just make good movies and word of mouth will spread it on its own. Sad time for us cinephiles

The Robert Zemeckis of today would absolutely reboot BTTF. We might need a time machine to save the films from him lol

The new movies are meant to pass the torch and bring Ghostbusters to a new audience. I saw kids in the theater excited about Ghostbusters and it was beautiful. I enjoy the movie very much. They basically took an episode of the animated series and made it into live action. I find nothing wrong with that. It's never going to be Ghostbusters like it used to be man. I'm just happy that they're making it for the kids these days.

In every Ghostbusters film if you are not Bill Murray or Signourney Weaver you show up in parts, and that's it. This is true for Afterlife as well with some characters being gone for more than several scenes at a time, or not nearly being as central as you might think. With Villains it's different every film, Gozer is barely in the first film (she gets way more in Afterlife), Vigo is revealed to the audience, but it isn't until midway that our heroes even have an idea it's the painting. What I'm getting at is that Ghostbusters films are often criticized for things that aren't even true for the other films. The wildest part is that people complain that every sequel isn't like the first film, but then dump on it for not being too much like it's insane.

I really didn’t think it was this bad. Nothing will ever compare to the original but this one was fun, I liked the beginning, it had more laughs than Afterlife, some of it felt forced but I still liked it. Going to see it again tomorrow.

How can those scenes not be in the movie?!!! That's wild!!!!

None of those jokes in the trailer made the final cut but they left in the classic Spin Doctors joke that no one in my screening got or cared about.

I just came back from seeing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and thoroughly enjoyed it. While not better than or even equal to the original. I found it to be the best of all the Ghostbusters sequels that have been made thus far. I appreciated that it wasn’t as dependent on nostalgia to the degree Ghostbusters: Afterlife was and that it had more of an original story than Afterlife or even Ghostbusters II did.

the scariest part of this movie is Paul Rudd's reverse aging.

Just saw the movie and maaaannnn did I want them to kiss in THAT scene. You know the one.

The backbone of the original Ghostbusters story was about entrepreneurs starting up an improbable company that became successful. Anyone who has run a business recognizes all the issues: getting financing, paying expenses, getting clients, dealing with government regulation. It's much more than just the ghosts, and it really can never be recreated.

Shoot. "Overruled." "Sustained." is pretty funny. I love quick banter that still feels natural and off-the-cuff

Paul Rudd may the actor with lines most often in the trailer but not in the movie. His comedic bits make good trailers.

I would just kept the girl and paul rudd with the original team.Placing a mum in this movie is like power rangers asking their mum to join them as rangers.No teens would want their mum or dad to be in a team meant to be cool for teens or tbh wants nothing to do with their parents.

I love how there's already like 5 or 6 notifications in my RU-vid account and all of them posted Ghostbusters Frozen Empire review at the same time. I know it's the whole embargo thing but it's still kinda funny how it's all posted on youtube at the same time 😂

How can you say that the new team is worthy of carrying the torch? The original Ghostbusters was a cynical comedy with the lead character, Venkman being a selfish dick, a science imposter. Now there is a cuddly family - the new generation completely spoiled the fun of the original Ghostbusters.

I felt the relationship between the phoebe and the ghost was trying to go into a possibly live story but they didn’t want to pull the trigger 100 percent

Very true. BTTF is the last hold out. Luckily Gale and Zemeckis have stated they will preserve its legacy till their dying day

I was so excited after hearing your review for afterife. And I'm bummed to hear your take on this one

I really loved the legacy sequel. i echo all your (Dan's) thoughts on the most recent revitalization of ghostbusters, so i had high hopes for this one, if not cautiously high hopes. Bummed to hear this.

I was actually surprised to hear that the screenplay was written by Jason Reitman and Gil Kennan. Like, those are actually talented people. Judging from the lukewarm reviews (and trailer), I kind of assumed this had been written by a bunch of executives, or even A.I.

I propose we'll find out that Bill Murray agreed to do this movie for a certain amount of money and that agreement also specified some small amounts of time for shooting. Something like "maximum of 5 days for shooting, 2 days of reshoots and adr, and 1 day of promo" and that's why he's such an afterthought.

Had no idea this movie was coming out this weekend. Don’t understand how they turned a comedy about ghost exterminators into a big action blockbuster.

God bless the bobs for preserving BTTF

Dan - you basically hit the nail on the head with everything you said about this film. Pretty much every point you made I was nodding in agreement with. For me, I feel that it's like an incomplete puzzle with some of the puzzle pieces strewn out on the table -- all the elements are there, but unfortunately a complete picture wasn't formed with them. It seems that the script could have done with a few more revisions and some more time on it to flesh some things out more, make further edits, etc.

Dan's ASMR is so relaxing and funny

Yep I was watching the movie and I was thinking yep, I agree with Dan Murrell

Dan, thanks for the honest review. I was on the fence, I will be waiting for streaming. Money is tight!

I absolutely hated the last Ghostbusters movie so I guess I will be skipping this one.

Ghostbusters: Winter is coming....

I would say it's in the it's a good category. I found most of the jokes funny, there was lots of action , lots of new cool gadgets , and even took some inspiration from The real Ghostbusters cartoon. Reminded me a little bit of the cartoon episode when Halloween was forever from the episode of The real Ghostbusters cartoon. I do have a gripe but nothing major. I would say I would have liked to see more types of ghosts shown in the movie. We do see a few types here and there but I would have liked to seen more. On a side note the popcorn buckets are pretty cool. You can either at some theaters get a ghost trap or a slimer popcorn bucket. I walked out of the theater with a friend and we both enjoyed it. It's one of those movies you'll have to judge for yourself.

I realized a few weeks ago that the marketing of this film seemed non-existent. Between that, lack luster trailers and the late review embargo lift I was expecting this to be a stinker. Truly unfortunate. Thanks for verifying my fears (I guess….ugh).

Just saw it today after work and loved it. It really felt like an episode of The Real Ghostbusters. What I did like about it was it took the concept of catching ghosts somewhat seriously like the orignal film did, it didnt feel like it needed to deconstruct the Ghostbusters or wink at that camera that this is all a farce like the 2016 s*** film did. Though the film could have done with a lot more Murray!

I’m hoping we’ll see the end of a few franchises from Hollywood- ghostbusters, kung fu panda. A lot of series that feel like they’re on their last legs

oh, no! what you thought of this one is what i thot of II and III. I can’t even imagine.

That crowded poster was the first hint that this would be stuffed with remember-berries, for better or worse.

Thank you for your review. Sounds just like I predicted

I agree with you on the Patton Oswald thing, I'm pretty sure I audibly sighed when he came on screen because I knew it wasn't going to be important and he was just there because of who he is. They easily could have had Ray just know about the items Pattons character shows them and it would have made just as much sense and maybe allowed some more time for the final act to breathe

This is really unfortunate, but not that surprising. I think I'll still have a good time with it though, but not expecting much.

Thank you for saying is - FOCUS.

The recent Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic World films and now this. First new film relies on nostalgia and is mostly well received. The sequel tries to turn the franchise into something where they can keep releasing new movies every couple years and fails at storytelling and characters. If the third film follows the trend of those other franchises, it’s gonna be more poorly received than this one.

I like the hotel setup. You aren't yelling or talking really fast. It reminds me of the SJU days.

Seeing it tomorrow with my homies

You said it perfectly….. sold off stripped for parts😢

The trailer for this never looked particularly good. It didn't seem to have a compelling reason to exist beyond memberberries. I'll be honest, I loved monster House, and I think they should have played to the directors strengths in that regard, confine the story and location to a single property where all hell breaks loose.

Im seeing it this morning here in Australia in Gold Class. Booked my tickets a week ago and thisvreview makes me sad and has taken the plasma out of my proton pack! 😢

Fans enjoy the films for more than just the Ghostbusters themselves. There are several we also enjoy, such as the lore, gear, and general busting adventures. Especially those of us who watched the cartoon. Having also been fortunate enough to see an early screening, I had the opposite experience of what you described and can't imagine preferring Afterlife to this film. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing it again! I believe your final rating was more revealing about your feelings toward the franchise than the film itself.

Frozen Empire is a good and fun movie, just wish they would give the original GB more screen time in uniform and more time fighting with the proton packs along with the new GB's. In both movies they only get about 10 minutes in uniform. ' Please do one more movie with the original guys and let them fight more in uniform. That would be great and the fans would love it. Also it will give us a trilogy with the original Ghostbusters along with the new GB's.

I’m not surprised by any of these points you have highlighted.

Couldn't agree more, this felt like a movie done by committee. Soulless with no impact, my brother and I felt so bummed and annoyed after seeing it.

Not to mention the cash grab coat... To which are worn by knowbody. For any reason in any scene of the film.. Same coats people threw thousands of dollars away to just have... All this movie did for me was....... Crap. Anybody seem 10 bucks?

Ghostbusters 1984 should've been a one and done movie with no sequels or "remakes"

That's a bummer. Ghostbusters is such a lightning in a bottle that you cannot recreate it without a strong thunderstorm. I wonder if the story would work better if it tried new concepts and ideas similar to the cartoon.

I know they’re all gonna die but the only way they’re gonna pass on the torch

Watched it last night. Totally agree with your review. I felt sad at the end of the movie : so much wasted potential. It felt like they shot an early draft, and ditched the idea of hiring a script doctor in order to (MINOR SPOILER ALERT) : 1) fix the pacing issue, 2) get rid of all unnecessary characters, 3) ditch some of the fan service (ie; the baby Stay Puffed are useless, so is Slimer), 4) make the menace more tangible, by the time the bad guy appears I barely cared anymore.

I hated Afterlife so based off that I know that Frozen Empire will most likely not be for me (despite being a kid of the eighties who thinks the original Ghostbusters is the best film to come out of the decade), so I will wait for this to hit Netflix where I can turn it off if I am not enjoying it. I did the same with Afterlife and turned that garbage off 45 min into the movie.

I never even heard this was coming out

It looked bad just from the trailer. The best part of the last movie was the two youngest characters and I don't think they were even in the trailer. And the worst part of the last movie was the inclusion of all the original busters for no reason, which they seem to be tripling down on.

This is going to be Frozen Summer, the alternate subtitle used by Japan for Frozen Empire.

Bucking trends I liked 'Afterlife' as well & 'worried' the sequel would be what it evidently is...Ghostbusters: Frozen Franchise.

Not really aGhostbusters fan, so was planning on seeing Late Night With the Devil this weekend. Guess that's probably the better call after hearing your review. 😅

Yeah this is exactly what I expected honestly

I liked it. I do think Finn Wolfhard was the film's weak link, but the film did manage to keep him mostly out of the way.

What a shame. I was hoping Afterlife got it recharged

Those deleted scenes need to be put in an extended edition...

I'm exhausted by the old Ghostbusters' cast still being around. Just - Go - Away. Give the new franchise room to bloody breathe and survive on its own, if it can. Damn.

I'm doing a double feature of Late Night with the Devil and Immaculate this weekend.

Hot take, I love Ghostbusters 2 more than the first, just like I love gremlins 2 more than the first. I blame HBO!!

The poster just has so many people on it I was wondering how this film would fit meaningful interactions with everyone and sounds like it doesn't. Like you can tell from the trailers that Lucky is not in this that much but Finn Wolfhard being sidelined is also surprising.

Great comment RE: Gale and Zemeckis. They have ended up beating everyone and everything else by simply doing nothing and allowing their fantastic films to live on - because they’ll never be beaten by anything new.

I saw the film today 22/3! I have to agree with all you say with this review Dan! I found the film entertaining to a degree but nothing greatly impressive!

I went from not knowing this movie was a thing to being sad it is a thing over the course of the review

The joy was just sucked out of the room faster than a ghost being caught in a trap.

Dude I can feel your pain. 😂

good video thanks

This is exactly what I was concerned about with this one. I thought Afterlife was extremely well executed and a great way to see everyone one more time and say goodbye. So, if they were going to do a new one I really wanted to live up and feel like an earned continuation. It was hard to tell from the trailer. There were things I was intrigued by and things that made me concerned. I'm still gonna see it, but better to see it with expectations in check and try to enjoy it.

It's like a Star Wars movies, everyone that didn't add to the story were probably just famous fans that wanted a cameo. They should have just written a story that focused on the villain and the heroes and just added two quick cameos for famous fans but no more than that. It probably would have made the flow better and would have allowed more screen time to connect to the main cast.

this franchise needs to die. It never should have existed to begin with. Ghostbusters was a great comedy from 1984... and that's all. The sequel stunk, the reboot stunk, the second reboot was nostalgia bait

I loved it ❤

I loved this movie🚫👻 I thoroughly enjoyed the return to NYC and the introduction of new characters potentially paving the way for Ghostbusters spinoffs. After a prolonged absence, it was refreshing to see the Ghostbusters franchise revitalized with new films. The incorporation of new ghosts and Winston's team added an exciting dimension to the movie, although I wished they had been given more screen time. However, one aspect that left me wanting was the lack of sufficient character development. I had anticipated a darker tone, perhaps even the demise of one of the original Ghostbusters like Ray. I had hoped for more intensity, especially in Winston's laboratory scenes. The romantic subplot involving Phoebe and the ghost felt somewhat forced to me. Additionally, the conclusion of the movie felt rushed; I had envisioned a more prolonged climax with the possibility of characters meeting their demise. Despite these critiques, I still found the film enjoyable and would certainly watch it again. The abundance of Ghostbusters Easter eggs scattered throughout added to the overall charm of the movie.

as soon they announced the title and poster of frozen empire i know it was going to be bad. We want to see ghostbusters doing his normal job in new york. Not an apocalypse movie

I liked how Afterlife had heart but I just didn't like it except for the last 20 minutes. I will give FE a chance but I am not going in with high hopes. Thanks for the great review.

You're making very valid points for this movie ignoring the same issue Ghostbusters II suffered. That two was very forced and really only made due to the popularity of the cartoon series.

I had a good time with this one and would watch another. They do need to give up on the 3rd+ act villain reveal, but I guess that's been every single movie so 🤷🏻‍♂️.

I enjoyed the review in the way you enjoy a funeral (?) its a sad ocassion but its nice we are together 😢 sad to see where Ghostbusters js going because i adored the one before.

As much as I enjoyed watching this film, you hit the nail on a lot of the issues I have with this film.