Sean’s movie thoughts

Ghostbusters Afterlife is good.  I said on a previous entry that there were some choices I did not like or agree with.  I mentioned the mini marshmallow men in that article. It seemed overly cute or something. (It felt like the film wanted Minions.)  (I don’t hate the Minions. I just don’t think Ghostbusters needs Minions.) (Spoiler space) Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space Spoiler space There is a CGI Harold Ramis/Eon Spangler in Ghostbusters Afterlife. I am not sure I agree with this.  The filmmakers had permission from his family, so I can understand the filmmakers doing it. However it seems to be a slippery slope.  Maybe I would have been more comfortable if an actor played the role. That might have been awkward though.  https://consequence.net/2021/11/ghostbusters-afterlife-harold-ramis-cameo/2/  This article is worth reading, I think.

This is good. There are a few choices I disagree with but overall this is good. A family moves to a small town Oklahoma and discovers a family legacy. This doesn’t feel like a Ghostbusters movie. This feels like Super 8 or a movie Steven Spielberg would have made. I am not saying that is a bad thing. The cast is good. McKenna Grace is good as Phobe. Paul Rudd is good as the science teacher. Carrie Coon is good in her role, isn’t she always? (The character is a bit grim.)  I liked this but as I said I disagreed with a few choices. One I can mention is that the mini marshmallow men. I did not think the movie needed them and I would not have had them in the movie. I am not saying that the movie was ruined by the mini marshmallow men.

I’d think I rather watch a third Debt Collectors movie than another Red Notice. I don’t think there will be a third Debt Collectors movie. Film critic/podcaster David Chen tweeted that Deadpool was a blessing for Ryan Reynolds economically but also a limitation or curse creatively. That Reynolds is just playing variations on Deadpool.  Ghostbusters Afterlife comes out soon. I am curious if people will go. Maybe I will give the movie a shot if there are some more positive reviews. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was pretty good. I think it is worth re-watching sometime next year.  I have not complained about too much comic relief in a film for a while. I wonder if I have just accepted that movies might have more comic relief than I’d like. Or maybe movies are starting to cut back on comic relief.