I knew this episode was edited by Jay because there were 0 cutaways to Wesley Crusher whenever Mike said “nobody likes the genius kid that can do anything”
I can see it now. Millie Bobby Brown and her family moves to an old house in Hill Valley. Brown stumbles into the garage and finds an old car covered by a dusty tarp. She pulls the tarp off to reveal the Delorean while the theme starts playing on a piano...
Marty has a brief cameo and she's going back in time to stop social injustice because preserving your own existence can't be used to poppy effect on the interviews.
Bill Murry doesn't need this shit. He has to fly to 8 different countries to film bit parts in 3 different Wes Anderson movies next year and then photobomb some kids selfie in a Denny's at 4am.
The image of Mike sitting in a theater and realising halfway through watching yet another Ghostbusters legacy sequel that cinema is dead is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious.
@@iSOBigDnah. There are plenty of good movies. The blockbuster formula is dead. Except a few. That’s all. Those big fun action movies. But there are still lots of very good movies out there. Back in the day we used to get one or two good movies a year. Now we get half a dozen. It’s just most of them never make it to theaters.
@@popermen694 it's been 15+ years since there has been a legitimately good movie. Modern writers simply can not write a movie. Modern directors are corporate shills and not making entertainment, and it just keeps getting worse every year. If you think there are some good movies out there, then you simply have very low standards.
@@zarroth This is all GLEE's fault. Eff you GLEE! Seriously tho, Hollywood just needs to bring the creepers back. Post MeToo left a power vacuum that got filled by moralizing deebags who are unwilling and incapable of ever green lighting a Super Troopers or a Hangover-type movie. The comedy genre is basically non-existent. Taylor Sheridan might have enough industry cred to make movies that don't cater to pathetic people, but people like him and Eastwood are being actively boxed out. Nic Pizzolato was excluded from being involved in s4 of True Detective. The man created one of the better shows in the last 25 years and had his work hi-jacked and gifted to a South Park parody of a director. Who then went on to produce the biggest PoS I have ever seen. Our 2 female leads were featured in these bizarre sex scenes that both ended in the woman forcing a dude into a cream pie. So ya... I won't argue that cinema is basically dead.
@@zarroth Whiplash, Interstellar, Birdman, Nightcrawler, and The Grand Budapest Hotel all came out in 2014. Parasite, The Lighthouse, 1917, and Joker all came out in 2019. Ex Machina was 2015. La La Land and Arrival were in 2016. Blade Runner 2049 was 2017. Moneyball was 2011. Oppenheimer in 2023. Dune 1 and 2. If you're going to tell me that you think every single one of those movies is a pile of garbage, I'm going to strongly disagree with you and feel a little sorry for you. Granted, in the last few years, movies have been a bit rough- COVID and multiple strikes have taken their toll, after all- but to say that no good movies have been produced in at least 15 years is cynicism on a level approaching hubris.
>it is 1984, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune >it's 2021, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune >it's 2024, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune I'm tired of Earth. These people.
To be fair, I'd be lying if I said 1984 Dune wasn't a complete mess that was crying out for a remake. I think David Lynch would agree with me! Ghostbusters should've been left alone though!
@@Vario69that is not the issue with this cashgrab corporate movie. You can have diversity and representation that works really well when it is well done. Being anti diversity in general is dumb as shit. Also bigoted.
Same. I wasn't even aware this had come out until this video, and I only even knew it was going to be a thing like five days ago. It's a bit freeing, honestly.
@@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat Funny thing is that even without adblocker on this phone--R.I.P.--I never got ads for it either. Just those thirst trap scam games, scumbag Temu, and random eateries.
I think I got it. Afterlife and Frozen Empire are not movies based on Ghostbusters, they're movies based on what the pop culture perception of Ghostbusters has now become. The 2009 game was essentially Ghostbusters 3, everything after that was "OMG, REMEMBER GHOSTBUSTERS!?!?!?". Also, Jay's idea of having a giant ghost trap on the roof of the car was already done before, it was called the super slammer and they used it in the 2009 game.
Also, here's some food for brain rot. People are already pissy about the lesbian ghost romance, right? Well how about this, Phoebe Spengler is supposed to be 15, and Melody is 16, so it's like young love, a first crush, that sort of thing. But Melody was 16 _when she died_, and they don't say how long she's been a ghost for. If it's been longer than two years, does she count as technically over 18? If so, I'm sure someone out there would probably find that problematic. Also Rich needs more credit for coming up with Ghayst.
My last nitpick is plot holes/plot conveniences. If Winston has been funding all this important ghost research and building a new ghost lab, why didn't the main team of Ghostbusters know about it until it was important to the plot? Wolf Flintmore's girlfriend is on their team and he didn't even know they existed? Why was Winston funding the development of advanced ghostbustering gear while letting the Spengler family continue to use 40 year old equipment and drive a 65 year old car that's actively breaking down? If the firehouse is so important to the safety of the world because it was a nexus point between worlds, why was he letting it fall into total disrepair for so long?
The whole notion of "pop culture perception of what the original film was like" describes the Blair Witch sequel from 2000. It was about people who were obsessed with the first movie and tried to recreate it. As opposed to just being an actual sequel. These ideas are ambitious and can be interesting, but are hard to pull off.
I concur. I was the only one in the entire theatre on opening day. Although it was a Thursday afternoon and school was still on, but hey, kids used to cut class to go to the movies, but they rather stay at school now.
The maddening part to all of this is that the video game made by atari in like 2007 may be the most true to form and charming continuation of the original lore and characters .
If I remember correctly the used left over story ideas for a 3rd movie to make the games plot
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@@kasocool2812 And with only one glaring issue it works well enough. Just need to change random lady into Dana and her as Shandor's granddaughter wraps things back around nicely.
Sigourney Weaver actually turned down the offer to reprise Dana in the game early in development and by the time she showed any interest, it was too late.
There's Ghostbusters comics written by fans of the original and they wrote a bunch and people really seemed to dig that stuff. They even had a crossover with the movie counterparts in a multiversal sort of way like Mike was joking about. The 80s/90s comics also has a sequel to the Aliens movie where they give the story of Newt as a grown up as opposed to her death in the third. They also have badass Terminator sequels. The Telltale video games of Back To The Future were written by the same writer of the movies. These franchises have so many sequels in other media, particularly comics, but none of these "fans" give a shit unless it's on the big screen. There's also great Prometheus (Aliens) comics for people that wanted something more from the second movie (Covenant ) and it does all sorts of crazy genetic combinations and ideas. I can't make the entire list but, for the love of god, make an effort to experience some of these instead of just sitting and waiting for Hollywood to disappoint you yet again like a good little boy. 😮💨
I loved in the original how they talked about how dangerous the proton packs were, it always felt like they were in over their heads but somehow making it work. Now they just play around with them like they're toys and it doesn't matter.
"I loved [how] in the original they ... Now they just play around with them like they're toys and it doesn't matter." Funny how your correct and true statement applies equally to whatever other beloved franchise comes to mind as you read this. Well, funny in the way that makes you feel old and sad. Hollywood in current year is that one kid you really shouldn't share your toys with.
@@WK-47 very true, it is sad. They're the kid that gives your toys back broken and sticky. It looks like your toy, but gross and different. You kind of just want to throw it away now.
also when they waiting for elevator in suits, guy waiting also asks "are you guys exterminators' or something?" Bill Murray: yea. cockroaches on top floor. guy: that must be some cockroach. Bill nonchalantly: damn right...bite your head off man. still funny, and never forgot it since 1984
That's to make up for all those small-pox blankets he gave the natives. Well, not him--his ancestors. He's done what he could at the manhole. But he needed to do more.
When films still had an thoughtful artistic approach or style in its writing… no matter what the genre. It’s all crap now . Hollywood is a joke of itself.
It's the best way to stay sane these days; in the unlikely event that a sequel/reboot/soft seaboot actually turns out to be good, you get a nice little surprise, without having to suffer the hype/disappointment cycle.
I don’t remember if I saw “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” or not. Is this the one where Ghost Buster fights really cold weather that chases people through hallways? Donnie Darko already fought that! I just saw the movie where Donnie Darko fights Colin MacGregor. Donnie Darko fought Spider Man too.
@@itsallgoodman4108 My elderly mother was the one who wanted to see that movie. I had no choice but to suck it up and go. So if that attorney comes knocking, I’ll have my defence ready.
It makes me sad that everyone just trashes these movies while actively being open about not even watching them or ever giving them a chance. I find the new characters pretty fun and likeable.
We have this big roman amphitheater in my hometown where they would play the Blues Brothers movie every year. It was just great. Everybody dressed up, threw they beers when the bar scene came up, and afterwards there was always a cover band, dancing, drinking. I went there every year, because it was so much fun. Then the Blues Brothers 2000 movie came out and they showed it. That night the tradition died and it never happened again.
My dad was and still is a diehard Blues Brothers fan, which of course makes me one too. When Blues Brothers 2000 came out, he took me to see it, and some of his buddies even came along. Years later I asked him if he remembered Blues Brothers 2000. He replied “I try not to.” In that movies defense, it does have a good soundtrack.
"Passive progressive" is unironically a genius term to describe Disney and other corporate entities and their view towards representation in movies. It's actually so perfect. I'm definitely using that!
But it's not though. It's fervently pushed in Disney slop the last few years, which multiple Disney execs admitting they're intentionally pushing a progressive agenda. To pretend it's anything else is just silly
Super-agree about the kids. When I was a kid, I liked adult Ghostbusters. And adult characters in general. As an adult, as soon as there are a bunch of kids in something, it becomes an actual children’s movie.
Well the adults In the original felt relatable to kids, they pretty much behaved like kids. And also the were aspirational, all the kids watching wanted to grow up and be Ghostbusters
Then you better buckle up for a stranger things-esque group of kids discovering the delorean in grandpa Marty’s garage in the “creative reset” of ‘Back To The Future: Discover the 90’s’!
I remember when i first saw ghostbusters when i was a kid, I always wished there was more than 2 movies. So i just want to apologize to everyone for causing all of this.
Apparently Ghostbusters 2 was a contractual agreement that nobody wanted to do. It shows in the final product. And although it doesn't come close to the brilliance of the first film, it was still enjoyable. Not too shabby. The amazing chemistry of the original cast really kept it from completely falling apart. With that I would have loved to see a proper Ghostbusters 3 done in the early 90s, completing a trilogy and perhaps having an opportunity to really end on a high note. According to Dan Aykroyd that is essentially what we got with Ghostbusters: The Video Game, minus Sigourney Weaver which would have been a big boost. For my tastes, Ghostbusters is not an interchangeable group of people who put on suits and fire off their proton packs. They are Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore. It's their comedic timing, chemistry and comradery that makes the Ghostbusters so special.
I do believe you mean Marilyn Manson and Bloodhound Gang appreciation and comparison channel. There is NOTHING trivial about the work they are doing in the arena of proper accreditation.
YES!! Sometimes I rewatch the Rogue One episode intro just for that part. "Do it Rich, do it for the fans" indeed! Did he say the wrong Imperial Walker on purpose?
I don't know what these guys are talking about. I loved the scene where Slimer said, "I am ALL the ghosts", and then Bill Murray shouted, "And I am all the busters!" Then everyone busted together and saved the day.
Jesus of Christ, that ad I got right after this video was done was for Beetlejuice 2, complete with a slowed down depressing version of the Daylight-o theme song. I want to die.
I mean, at least it's Tim Burton directing again, which is more than I can say for a lot of these Gen-X reboots. Reserving judgement, I'll just say that. But yeah, fundamentally, I agree, it doesn't need a sequel.
I'm grateful for three things : 1. 'Back To The Future' is under contract 2. Rob Zombie hasn't remade 'A Clockwork Orange' 3. They've made only two 'Terminator' movies
@@ACslater1Yes, I agree that _Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles_ is good despite _Terminator 2_ being an excellent ending, but the OP was only talking about movies, not series.
The 2009 Ghostbusters videogame remains the best Ghostbusters sequel. It had a tone consistent with the first movie, it had all the original characters, acting like the original characters. It referenced the original 2 movies, but managed to do new things with them. It was dry, self deprecating, and FUNNY. And while the gameplay did get a little old by the end, it was still a consistently fun game.
It's mindblowing how so many people still act like any of the actors give a shit in that game. They all sound half-asleep. And the game is so clunky and repetetive and not funny I couldn't finish it.
When I saw Dune Pt2 the lady behind the counter remarked how it was busy tonight. The theatre was half full at best, and I thought... yeah, for the cinema today this probably is busy. Meanwhile when I saw Liar Liar in 1997 in the same theatre, it was packed and I had to sit in the front row. Also Liar Liar was the 3rd highest grossing film that year, and if it came out today, it would be straight to Netflix.
I used to see around 40 films a year in the theater. Now I hardly ever go. It’s crazy how it has changed. I never thought the theater scene would dwindle out after like 100 solid years of film.
My theatre was packed for Dune and Oppenheimer and the Barbie movie. I’ve been enjoying going to the movies because I’m forced to concentrate on one thing only for 2-3 hrs without distraction.
@@GarretGrayCamera I stopped going to the movies because I had a streak of bland forgettable trash. It's some kind of pavlovian now, I really don't want to go just to be disappointed. I can always be disappointed in the comfort of my own home.
Nah, because a big part of what makes bite-sized social media content work is that it's dirt cheap and fast to shoot, edit, and publish. That's what allows it to be topical/trendy and feel 'authentic'. And they're free. Hollywood can't pay movie stars and unionized productions on an ad-driven monetization model. There's also the para-social relationship factor; no one is going to trick themselves into feeling like they're friends with A-list movie stars just because a movie is chopped up into 5 minute slices and shot in portrait.
@@hughJAnd celebrity opinions can be easily bought while content creators are usually honest enough to go after corporations like giving a negative review on a bad video game, calling out MLM (multilevel marketing) companies, or discussing slimy business practices. There are still shills, of course, but there are even creators who call them out too. There are entire communities devoted to investigating and calling out bad business practices which is harder to do when you're a celebrity who doesn't want to lose your job or connections in different industries.
I swear these movies just go under the radar for me now. Besides Dune and the whole Barbenheimer trend every movie just creeps out like a stifled fart.
The ending of this video gave me nostalgia for the Rogue One review. Reboot HitB! We need a creative reset for RLM where we see the same reviews all over again! I clapped when I saw Rich Evans!
My UA-cam player froze at 0:18 on Rich Evans's face, but the audio was still playing. I didn't realize anything was up for over 2 minutes because I thought it was a bit.
I like them bringing up the “hidden consequences” of Eternal Sunshining yourself from having seen the Indiana Jones sequels, when that was literally the plot of that movie. If you remove a moment in time that affects you deeply and causes you grief, you are dooming yourself into repeating those circumstances again, whether its entering a doomed relationship or seeing Crystal Skull for the first time.
@@TwistedReality13 They just allow me to actually live and not be in my head all the time. Can't have the added question of, "Will their next video be the one where Jay cuts his hair!!??" No room for that ha
Nobody likes THESE kids. Nobody likes THIS family. There are plenty of movies with kids and families that people (and even Mike) genuinely do like. Goonies, E.T., Stand By Me, The Sandlot, Superbad, Lost Boys, A Christmas Story; stuff like that. Ghostbusters really was just about four schlubs looking for a job, and that's all it ever needed to be. So, please, Hollywood, stop. It's already dead.
@@obscure.referenceThat’s what fire is though. A chemical reaction that causes rapid oxidization that produces light and heat. We’ve known what fire is for a long time. The field of study is literally called fire science.
My favorite scene in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was when they walk into the old firestation and you see Egon's pink bike still on the ground from when he left decades ago.
I instinctively yelled "if I wanted to brake my leg tripping on a bike, I would a stayed at goddamn home!". (not really, but I think whoever watched the movie could use a giggle)
I can't believe Mike and Rich didn't make a Star Trek call back to when Data has to keep the Enterprise crew from discovering an alien race by trying to prevent them making the same decisions and mistakes after their memories erased. Just picturing Rich trying to prevent a mindwiped Mike from watching Picard or Discovery.
They did, but in order to save RLM, Jay had to promise to erase all clues to the existence of that episode, and then deny having any knowledge of Star Trek outside of what you can get from 3 minutes using a search engine. And by save, I mean scam.
That was hilarious, but also depressingly accurate. I'm so glad I'm a straight, white cis man, and don't have to deal with the insult of companies pandering to me while also making sure to bend over backwards for the people who want me dead...
The fact that the demon guy’s whole plot of destroying the world depended on a teenage girl falling in love with a teenage girl ghost was ridiculous. So dumb
I figured he just manipulated her because she was an easy target since she was isolated and already had access to the ghost tech otherwise it would have been someone else.
What makes Mike's cinema writing class story the funniest damn thing was less so the dumb guy genuinely saying "slut lesbians" out of confusion, but more so the visual of Mike doing his best to hold in his laughter for a whole hour.
It's impossible to both convey and recreate the comedy of what I call the "church giggles." You are laughing so hard because you're trying to suppress it and don't want to get called out. As soon as you get called out or try to explain it, it becomes unfunny, so your laughing appears cruel and immature. But even if you get called out and things go back to normal, one look at the person who made you laugh will cause it all to come streaming back to you. I'm imagining Mike thinking he's OK after 5 minutes of laughing, and then looking at the "slut lesbian" dude who has very serious look on his face, and just losing it again. The whole time you're mortified that someone will turn all attention on you with a "What is so funny?!" and you know it will not be able to justify what appears to be pure ecstasy at the expense of someone else.
Mike must simultaneously Eternal Sunshine and Memento himself to have any hope of sanity in his old age. 'DO NOT WATCH GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE' on one arm, 'DO NOT WATCH CRYSTAL SKULL' on the other, 'DO NOT BELIEVE THEIR LIES' pasted onto the door of his bar fridge.
Just needs to tattoo "NEVER WATCH ANY SEQUELS" and he'll be fine. I genuinely can't think of any sequels besides Terminator 2 and Aliens that weren't unnecessary.
@@korganrocks3995 Godfather 2, The Road Warrior, The Raid 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Dawn of the Dead... and those are just obvious, popular examples.
@@Mantis42I enjoyed the heck out of Home Alone 2 and Die Hard 2 as a kid, but that doesn't mean they're necessary. A New Hope ended with the Death Star exploding, but the Empire and Darth Vader were still a threat, so in that case making a sequel makes sense. I've not seen any of the Godfather movies, so no comment there. The first Raid and Mad Max movies are very low budget, so the sequels are basically "let's do that again but with proper production values". I have no problem with that kind of "sequel", since then you could just watch that one and skip the first. My point is that while something like the Toy Story franchise are all well-made movies, I'd prefer if the people behind them got together and made something new instead. For example, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg made Hot Fuzz and The World's End instead of Shaun of the Dead 2 and Shaun of the Dead 3, which I think everyone would agree is the better outcome, except the odd hardcore zomromcom fan. Also, the more movies a franchise gets, the worse they tend to get. I suppose a good compromise would be "only watch sequels if you hear they're actually good", but at that point you might as well expand that to "don't bother watching a movie unless you hear good things", which seems like such a no-brainer to me, yet most people seem incapable of following that simple rule.
@@korganrocks3995 I guess I just don't understand your criteria because Terminator and Alien were both complete stories in their first film and didn't need to be continued. If you just said most, almost all, sequels are unnecessary I think everyone would agree. The part about not watching movies that don't interest you or don't sound good is a simple and true principle.
Just saw the original again, right after having seen the new one. My GOD, what a world of a difference in overall movie-making!! The original is so damn great, and so well structured. It’s both hilarious and pretty creepy, when it’s called for. It reaches legit epic heights in the last act, and you truly feel the dread and scale of the smack-down in New York! The characters are so definable, charming and funny, and no one is expendable (not even Winston, cause he’s quite frankly US) They all feel like REAL people, whereas people in the new film comes off way more cartoonish. Just look at how they portray Jenine in the original, and then look at her in the latest one. The original movie is so well written and paced PERFECTLY, just like Back to the Future. It has a great story and great build-up. Everything is tied together in the end, unlike in the new one. The overall FEEL is just on point in the original (everything feels weirdly real) and there’s legit BUSTING in it! Last but not least, the original doesn’t feel like a half-assed studio production. It’s a real FILM. The new one, sadly not so much 🤷♂️ Ps. Shocker! I still kinda like the new one, but my God does it suck when compared, on so many levels.
A local book store kept posting that they had free tickets to this movie for whoever wanted them. No stipulations, no rules, it wasn’t even a lottery or a contest to enter. And judging from the fact that they were still posting about them on the day of the showing I don’t think anyone redeemed them. No one wanted to see this, even for free.
I think Mike nails the problem with all the Ghostbusters sequels when he emphasizes that the first movie was "just a comedy about some guys starting a business", and then the supernatural element of "it just happens to be a business in which they bust ghosts" is added ON TOP of that initial normal idea. That makes the movie ABOUT something other than the element that sensationalizes the movie into something absurd and crazy and larger-than-life, and you can feel that in the approach. It bleeds into the comedy style, where all of it flows from the absurdity of them treating busting ghosts like it's just a normal business... the believability and relatability of the characters and the situation is juxtaposed against the crazy supernatural world. None of the other Ghostbusters movies have really had that. They're all very much ABOUT being a Ghostbusters movie, and then any other elements of the story are added on top of that, which is the reverse of how the first movie worked. So it always feels like we're watching a movie just trying to be a Ghostbusters movie, while sometimes thinking "Oh yeah, and some of this relatable character and real-world situation stuff has to ALSO be there, I guess..."
So, like usual they failed to get what they adapted. Also wtf are those two last replies, are we only making vapid jabs at each other instead of trying? The most go to remarks possible? Christ.
The absolute highlight of seeing it in the theatre was right at the end where Phoebe and her lesbian ghost crush separated, some total legend sitting in the back rows yell's "What!? No ghost scissor?! and 98% of the theatre cracked up..
Kids today think the old ones suck. Trust me, I get the group feeds. In fact, the narrative now is that if you only like the originals, you're "not a Ghostbusters fan" because it's just "that comedy from your youth". Actual quote.
That story about that lesbian in his screenwriting class reminded me of the time I was in class and I asked a writer about her screenplay and someone on the room wouldn’t stop laughing for almost an hour.
There was no story about a lesbian. Its 100% made up in people's heads. Phoebe is a socially awkward girl who is just looking for a friend at a time when she's feeling low. This is the exact reason why they used to put cases of "the not gays" in 80s films as people are too stupid to understand that people can just be friends.
The wildest thing was I had no idea this movie existed. I was looking at tickets for dune and suddenly “holy shit a new ghostbusters” out of absolutely nowhere Did they even attempt to advertise it?
Mike makes a fantastic comment that really got me thinking about why so many modern films makes no sense. There is zero motivation for the character. Excellent observation.
The millenial generation is trapped in a sad, illusory, eternal youth. Not even birthing children or buying a home can once and for all shatter this false notion that we're still "the kids these days."
And a lot of modern teens act all detached and blasé like she does. Culture has barely progressed since 9/11 which is why Mean Girls for instance holds up and looks like it could’ve been made about current high schoolers. Other than the flip phones have become smartphones. Besides, we’re talking about a ghost 👻 lol who presumably passed on many moons uhhh maaaad long ago.
Sure but she was introduced to the world as April Ludgate, who is basically a template for how much of today’s youth act, talk, and interact. Blasé, detached, and depressed…And rightfully so! Besides, culture has mostly stagnated since the turn of this century and the big double skyscraper trouble. It’s why Mean Girls, a flick from 2004, looks like it could’ve been made about current high schoolers. Only now the flip-phones would be smartphones, and there would *maybe* be some references to streaming content, Tik Tok, worthless influencers, Andrew Tate, a meme or two, and exceedingly dumb slightly updated slang. Perhaps an active shucksing drill and a few aggressively asexual characters.
Maybe Mike's just angry because what he really wants is a Ghostbusters™ movie with REAL™ ghosts that aren't Dan Aykroyd™ and also, Crystal Head™ just happens to be great vodka and NOT a Shameless™ plug.
Busting makes me feel nothing
busting really isnt as fun as it used to be for sure
you've been gooning too much.
You could be a ghost. Consult your local Sony Pictures office for more information on your terrible back story
Post-nut clarity be like
i don't feel anything anymore
"Nothing against old people" - like we don't watch Best of the Worst.
The Osteoporosis Dancers are out for Mike's blood. At least, the 3 that aren't dead. Once they get their artificial hips, it is OVER for him.
They're not young. They're also not old, though. It's not that complicated.
You can see Mike just struggling to suppress the bloodlust at that line
LOL, the funny thing is RLM has been around long enough that some of us have become elderly throughout our viewership.
Considering the body starts dying at 28 years old everyone on RLM has been dying for a minimum of 12 years. Most likely 14-15 years.
I knew this episode was edited by Jay because there were 0 cutaways to Wesley Crusher whenever Mike said “nobody likes the genius kid that can do anything”
same lol
"Shut up Wesley." - Everyone
Mike actually did not dislike Wesley
Excellent detective work
Mike didn't dislike Wesley, but he knows a lot of people did.
I love that Jay instantly knew what story Mike was going to tell. Truly a beautiful elderly couple.
Rich Evans doesn't get jealous. He gets... Geteven.
"No one likes kids and no one likes family" - Mike Stoklasa 2024
I mean, he has a point
Which is why Mike feels nothing from Star Wars.
Because it's about family. And that's why it means nothing to him.
Nobody tell him about the Fast and Furious movies.
He is correct
@@UMADBRO64I love UA-cam so much
I can see it now. Millie Bobby Brown and her family moves to an old house in Hill Valley. Brown stumbles into the garage and finds an old car covered by a dusty tarp. She pulls the tarp off to reveal the Delorean while the theme starts playing on a piano...
So, is the actual actress related to Doc Brown in this?
Marty has a brief cameo and she's going back in time to stop social injustice because preserving your own existence can't be used to poppy effect on the interviews.
@@SpectacleFilms1Yes she'll be his "they/them" nonbinary freak daughter.
Delete this comment before some wretched studio kunt takes it and runs with it.
Oof this is too real. Even the whole "theme on the piano" thing. We cannot let this ever happen lol
I like how each one of them is dressed like a holiday. Jay is Christmas, Mike is Halloween and Rich is Star Wars.
May the 4th
THESE MEN ARE PAWNS!
Rich is Life Day
Life is Rich Day
Day Rich is Life
Bill Murry doesn't need this shit. He has to fly to 8 different countries to film bit parts in 3 different Wes Anderson movies next year and then photobomb some kids selfie in a Denny's at 4am.
And thats just the shit he does that DOESN'T make headlines
Bill Murray is such a phony. He acts like he's so cool and above it all, but he still shows up to collect his check, doesn't he?
I think he's finally gotten over his 2003 Oscar loss and now just wants money.
The life of a Hollywood heart throb.
Has murry put any effort into any film since the ussr collapsed ?
"the family that BUSTS together" is CRAZY
I fucking snarfed when i saw that, hasbro going wild.
@@aimannorzahariwodI’d like to see someone bust in Janine.
I wanna see someone bust in…
I wanna see someone bust in Janine.
not everyone is always thinking about spunking
"somehow Zuul has returned."
"Ray, I never told you, Ray!"
"They fly now"
"The ghosts could always fly"
No, Ray. YOU are the Zuuls
No one's ever really gone
It happened again?!
"Plausible deniability, the scariest ghost of all," is one of the quotes of the year.
"Put a chick in it, make her lame and gay!"
I fall from my chair with that one. Really a gold quote! hahaha
Clyde!
The scream I scrumpt.
How is that funny?
_"I'm glad Walmart wasn't in this movie."_ - Mike Stoklasa, giving the highest praise he can
DO ALL YOUR SHOPPING... AT WALMART!
True, Walmart may have a huge selection, but is quite simply a horrible actor.
That reminds me®. I™ should stop by my local Walmart ® and pick up a copy of the limit edition release of Ghostbusters™ After Life©
@@robt.v.8688 I am not a robot! 💚 I'm just a big fan.
You want creamy goodness, I'm your friend
Say hello to my chocolate blend
What's my name? Dunkaccino!
It's a whole new game! Dunkaccino!
Jay: nothing against old people…
Mike: *shifts around in his chair a bit*
I love how we all instinctively looked at Mike when Jay said that. We all saw it! 😂
The thing I love about Ghostbusters is that it's about family, and that's what's so powerful about it.
No one’s ever really gone.
must have missed Vin Diesel in this movie 🤔
"That's my girl." - Dominic Toretto
Its like poetry, it rhythms
If this isn’t top comment I’m gonna lose it.
The image of Mike sitting in a theater and realising halfway through watching yet another Ghostbusters legacy sequel that cinema is dead is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious.
@@iSOBigDnah. There are plenty of good movies. The blockbuster formula is dead. Except a few. That’s all. Those big fun action movies.
But there are still lots of very good movies out there. Back in the day we used to get one or two good movies a year. Now we get half a dozen. It’s just most of them never make it to theaters.
@@popermen694 it's been 15+ years since there has been a legitimately good movie. Modern writers simply can not write a movie. Modern directors are corporate shills and not making entertainment, and it just keeps getting worse every year. If you think there are some good movies out there, then you simply have very low standards.
@@zarroth This is all GLEE's fault. Eff you GLEE!
Seriously tho, Hollywood just needs to bring the creepers back. Post MeToo left a power vacuum that got filled by moralizing deebags who are unwilling and incapable of ever green lighting a Super Troopers or a Hangover-type movie.
The comedy genre is basically non-existent. Taylor Sheridan might have enough industry cred to make movies that don't cater to pathetic people, but people like him and Eastwood are being actively boxed out.
Nic Pizzolato was excluded from being involved in s4 of True Detective. The man created one of the better shows in the last 25 years and had his work hi-jacked and gifted to a South Park parody of a director. Who then went on to produce the biggest PoS I have ever seen. Our 2 female leads were featured in these bizarre sex scenes that both ended in the woman forcing a dude into a cream pie.
So ya... I won't argue that cinema is basically dead.
@@zarroth Whiplash, Interstellar, Birdman, Nightcrawler, and The Grand Budapest Hotel all came out in 2014. Parasite, The Lighthouse, 1917, and Joker all came out in 2019. Ex Machina was 2015. La La Land and Arrival were in 2016. Blade Runner 2049 was 2017. Moneyball was 2011. Oppenheimer in 2023. Dune 1 and 2.
If you're going to tell me that you think every single one of those movies is a pile of garbage, I'm going to strongly disagree with you and feel a little sorry for you. Granted, in the last few years, movies have been a bit rough- COVID and multiple strikes have taken their toll, after all- but to say that no good movies have been produced in at least 15 years is cynicism on a level approaching hubris.
@@ThePhobicSuperior Joker was trash.
My favourite part of the video is when Jay thinks 2016 was 5 years ago.
Wah I couldn't go outside wah womp womp normie trash @@BackdoorBarnyard
@@BackdoorBarnyardI can prove January 2021 happened
To be fair, he's been working with guys stuck in 1990 for how long???
@@AnarchicArachnid The most out-of-pocket comment ever written, holy christ
@@leonkuwata4510 I don't get it
>it is 1984, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune
>it's 2021, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune
>it's 2024, I buy tickets to see Ghostbusters and Dune
I'm tired of Earth. These people.
There should be a give year ban on making all movies
Dune is GOATed, as the younglings proclaim on their social mediurs.
To be fair, I'd be lying if I said 1984 Dune wasn't a complete mess that was crying out for a remake. I think David Lynch would agree with me! Ghostbusters should've been left alone though!
I mean aren’t you just pointing out a funny coincidence more than anything? I wouldn’t say Dune is some tired franchise they keep rebooting.
"Im fed up with this whorl"
Finn Wolfhard's character having nothing to do in the sequel because he was in the original is a recurring theme for him
He's basically Bill Murray in Ghostbusters 2
the black void always guarantees a Mike moment of melancholic existentialism regarding the future of cinema
I'm going to have meatwad saying "do what now?" stuck in my head all day now
"this movie needs to be a series of 700 Tiktok videos" fucking got me 😂
On that topic, wasn't Mean Girls turned into a series of TikToks a while back?
@@GregFurey98that film definitely felt like it was made solely to appeal to Tiktok.
Follow to see part 487
@@GregFurey98Hard to find a movie that hasn't been uploaded in chunks like old anime on yt
@@joeyhandles Yeah, you’re not wrong
I love how they're wearing holiday sweaters for no reason
I didn’t even notice lol
Half in the Bag Ghostbusters is a leap holiday
The reason is that they didn't want to heat the studio that day.
I just assumed Jay and Rich said to wear Christmas stuff because of frozen empire. But then Mike wears a pumpkin and ruins the theme.
I assumed they're filming in a warehouse in Wisconsin and it was cold that day. Or they were bored.
Take a sip of Crystal Head vodka every time there's nostalgia bait.
I was wankered within the first 30 minutes.
DAN AKROYD POISIONS THOUSANDS
If you did that, *you'd* be the ghost.
Remember when he wouldn’t stop talking about his stupid vodka on Rogan
It's a Ghostbusters movie in 2024, you have to just start drinking the moment the movie starts if that's your criteria.
"Let's make movies for people that don't go to movies and not for the people who would". Brilliant!
They DID though. It was pretty good. Only problem is there was just too much going on. Way too many characters at once.
Yeah... they keep shoving woke, ultra diverse shit in so many movies, that do nothing for the actual moviegoers but annoy them
@@Vario69that is not the issue with this cashgrab corporate movie. You can have diversity and representation that works really well when it is well done. Being anti diversity in general is dumb as shit. Also bigoted.
Diversity is forced horse shit. @@augustinekirchoff479
@vario6492 most normal people aren't triggered by the existence of gay people.
Damn. I've gone from not caring about big franchise movies to not even knowing that they've come out.
I found out on a bag of Doritos
Same. I wasn't even aware this had come out until this video, and I only even knew it was going to be a thing like five days ago. It's a bit freeing, honestly.
I forgot about this movie up until a couple days ago when I saw a random article talk about it
My adblocker completely saved me from knowing anything about it
@@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat Funny thing is that even without adblocker on this phone--R.I.P.--I never got ads for it either. Just those thirst trap scam games, scumbag Temu, and random eateries.
Mike’s Bill Murray impression is spot on, who would’ve thought that Mike could play an old depressed alcoholic?
I think I got it. Afterlife and Frozen Empire are not movies based on Ghostbusters, they're movies based on what the pop culture perception of Ghostbusters has now become. The 2009 game was essentially Ghostbusters 3, everything after that was "OMG, REMEMBER GHOSTBUSTERS!?!?!?". Also, Jay's idea of having a giant ghost trap on the roof of the car was already done before, it was called the super slammer and they used it in the 2009 game.
Also, here's some food for brain rot. People are already pissy about the lesbian ghost romance, right? Well how about this, Phoebe Spengler is supposed to be 15, and Melody is 16, so it's like young love, a first crush, that sort of thing. But Melody was 16 _when she died_, and they don't say how long she's been a ghost for. If it's been longer than two years, does she count as technically over 18? If so, I'm sure someone out there would probably find that problematic. Also Rich needs more credit for coming up with Ghayst.
My last nitpick is plot holes/plot conveniences. If Winston has been funding all this important ghost research and building a new ghost lab, why didn't the main team of Ghostbusters know about it until it was important to the plot? Wolf Flintmore's girlfriend is on their team and he didn't even know they existed? Why was Winston funding the development of advanced ghostbustering gear while letting the Spengler family continue to use 40 year old equipment and drive a 65 year old car that's actively breaking down? If the firehouse is so important to the safety of the world because it was a nexus point between worlds, why was he letting it fall into total disrepair for so long?
The ghost trap on top of the car was also used in the NES and Sega Master System games, too!
The whole notion of "pop culture perception of what the original film was like" describes the Blair Witch sequel from 2000. It was about people who were obsessed with the first movie and tried to recreate it. As opposed to just being an actual sequel. These ideas are ambitious and can be interesting, but are hard to pull off.
@@drygnfyre Blair Witch 2 fucking NAILS the concept.
I laughed so hard at the “Haunt Me” story that when I tried to use my face to log into my phone, I was not recognizable to my phone.
Aubrey Plaza was a "modern teenager" 20 years ago LOL 😂😂😂
And she's still hot and funny too
@@charlesplante It's a shame you can no longer see down votes
@@charlesplante...hot? Whatever floats your boat bud
You can tell smoking does no one any favors
This line made me chuckle, I forget that these guys are actually old men
If Mike's "Screenwriting I" class stories are more interesting than modern movies, we're not winning teens back to the theaters
That story was one of the funniest things I’ve heard in a long time.
I concur. I was the only one in the entire theatre on opening day.
Although it was a Thursday afternoon and school was still on, but hey, kids used to cut class to go to the movies, but they rather stay at school now.
@@BooBanana Yes all timer for Mike for sure, now replace Mike with Rich in that same scenario
@@BooBananame too, I keep thinking of it and laughing
When people say "modern films" as a generalization, I genuinely think they only watch franchise films and nothing else
The maddening part to all of this is that the video game made by atari in like 2007 may be the most true to form and charming continuation of the original lore and characters .
If I remember correctly the used left over story ideas for a 3rd movie to make the games plot
@@kasocool2812 And with only one glaring issue it works well enough.
Just need to change random lady into Dana and her as Shandor's granddaughter wraps things back around nicely.
Sigourney Weaver actually turned down the offer to reprise Dana in the game early in development and by the time she showed any interest, it was too late.
Made by Terminal Reality. _Published_ by Atari.
There's Ghostbusters comics written by fans of the original and they wrote a bunch and people really seemed to dig that stuff. They even had a crossover with the movie counterparts in a multiversal sort of way like Mike was joking about. The 80s/90s comics also has a sequel to the Aliens movie where they give the story of Newt as a grown up as opposed to her death in the third. They also have badass Terminator sequels. The Telltale video games of Back To The Future were written by the same writer of the movies. These franchises have so many sequels in other media, particularly comics, but none of these "fans" give a shit unless it's on the big screen.
There's also great Prometheus (Aliens) comics for people that wanted something more from the second movie (Covenant ) and it does all sorts of crazy genetic combinations and ideas.
I can't make the entire list but, for the love of god, make an effort to experience some of these instead of just sitting and waiting for Hollywood to disappoint you yet again like a good little boy.
😮💨
I loved in the original how they talked about how dangerous the proton packs were, it always felt like they were in over their heads but somehow making it work. Now they just play around with them like they're toys and it doesn't matter.
@@iSOBigD it's like they never even watched the first movie lol
"I loved [how] in the original they ... Now they just play around with them like they're toys and it doesn't matter."
Funny how your correct and true statement applies equally to whatever other beloved franchise comes to mind as you read this. Well, funny in the way that makes you feel old and sad.
Hollywood in current year is that one kid you really shouldn't share your toys with.
@@WK-47 very true, it is sad. They're the kid that gives your toys back broken and sticky. It looks like your toy, but gross and different. You kind of just want to throw it away now.
@@iSOBigD Streams, not "beams". STREAMS. FFS.
Back in the black void… such comfort.
Where all your favorite franchises die!
The VCR repair shop was just a facade. It’s been a black void the whole time we just couldn’t see it.
I want to paint one of the rooms in my house black so I can recreate the warmth of RLM's lifeless void in my home. 🖤
It's like my soul... Mostly occupied by richevans
One of my favorite lines from the original. Ray: "I think we should split up." Venkman: "Good idea! We can do more damage that way!"
also when they waiting for elevator in suits, guy waiting also asks "are you guys exterminators' or something?" Bill Murray: yea. cockroaches on top floor. guy: that must be some cockroach. Bill nonchalantly: damn right...bite your head off man. still funny, and never forgot it since 1984
"Listen! ... Do you smell that?"
That one line might be better than all the "comedy" lines from the 4 follow ups
I always laughed at egons line in part 2. “I want to run gynecological tests on the mother”
I like how, during that exchange, you can see the cleaner trying to put out the fire with a spray.
Jay is a humanitarian. Giving his hair away to make blankets for the needy. Kudos
That's to make up for all those small-pox blankets he gave the natives. Well, not him--his ancestors.
He's done what he could at the manhole. But he needed to do more.
Rich immediately insisting "it's fine" whenever they bring up a continuity issue will never be not funny.
He really is the personification of the "this is fine" meme, but with Diabetes.
"It's about those little moments." One of my favorite ones is Ray and Winston driving through NY at night and wondering whether the world is ending.
The music is awesome during that scene
That's my favorite scene, still think about it once in a while out of nowhere for some reason haha
And they're talking about God, religion, and they're quoting bible verses. It's such a good mood-builder and it's so ominous.
Yep. I haven't seen ghostbusters since i was a kid, so about 20 years ago or so, and I still remember that scene. Really sticks with you.
When films still had an thoughtful artistic approach or style in its writing… no matter what the genre.
It’s all crap now . Hollywood is a joke of itself.
To be absolutely fair to this movie: I didn't know this was out or even being worked on.
It's the best way to stay sane these days; in the unlikely event that a sequel/reboot/soft seaboot actually turns out to be good, you get a nice little surprise, without having to suffer the hype/disappointment cycle.
Me either
Under a rock
Seeing this video in my feed is literally the first I've heard of it
@@TweakaliciousTV must not go to the movies and must live under a rock
Ghostbusters Half in the Bag should be a national holiday
Is that why they're all wearing holiday stuff
I don’t remember if I saw “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” or not. Is this the one where Ghost Buster fights really cold weather that chases people through hallways? Donnie Darko already fought that! I just saw the movie where Donnie Darko fights Colin MacGregor. Donnie Darko fought Spider Man too.
Mikes story made me laugh harder than the last 3 ghostbusters movies ever did
@@joelamb3581Donnie Darko? What, is he some kind of superhero?
I don’t know anymore…@@alexsilva28
I never watched any Ghostsbusters movies after #2 and no Indiana Jones films after The Last Crusade. This video makes me happy that I did that.
I wish I could be you.
People who willingly paid their own money for Dial of Destiny should be put under durable power of attorney
@@itsallgoodman4108 My elderly mother was the one who wanted to see that movie. I had no choice but to suck it up and go. So if that attorney comes knocking, I’ll have my defence ready.
It makes me sad that everyone just trashes these movies while actively being open about not even watching them or ever giving them a chance. I find the new characters pretty fun and likeable.
@zombifiedpariah7392 I've seen them and they are terrible.
We have this big roman amphitheater in my hometown where they would play the Blues Brothers movie every year. It was just great. Everybody dressed up, threw they beers when the bar scene came up, and afterwards there was always a cover band, dancing, drinking. I went there every year, because it was so much fun. Then the Blues Brothers 2000 movie came out and they showed it. That night the tradition died and it never happened again.
Tragedy.
Damn, a movie so bad that it killed Blue Brothers
My dad was and still is a diehard Blues Brothers fan, which of course makes me one too. When Blues Brothers 2000 came out, he took me to see it, and some of his buddies even came along.
Years later I asked him if he remembered Blues Brothers 2000. He replied “I try not to.”
In that movies defense, it does have a good soundtrack.
"Passive progressive" is unironically a genius term to describe Disney and other corporate entities and their view towards representation in movies. It's actually so perfect. I'm definitely using that!
But it's not though. It's fervently pushed in Disney slop the last few years, which multiple Disney execs admitting they're intentionally pushing a progressive agenda. To pretend it's anything else is just silly
Of course my comment was deleted
There's nothing "passive" about it. It's extremely overt.
White guy gets big time mad when not white characters exist.
@@user-account-not-found nice straw man argument, got anything else?
Ah yes. Everyone managed to forget that new York nearly got destroyed TWICE! And was openly saved by the ghostbusters.
That was a part of Ghostbusters II, but it’s just that no one gave a damn about what they did.
@@mikekz4489 yes but then stopped the threat in two reignighting their popularity I thought? Unless they forgot just as quickly again.
Yeah but there are very few people in New York, so it's very believable that there were no witnesses
Peck choose to forget, he's an arse.
Nothing in any of the "Ghostbusters" sequels has ever made any sense.
Super-agree about the kids. When I was a kid, I liked adult Ghostbusters. And adult characters in general. As an adult, as soon as there are a bunch of kids in something, it becomes an actual children’s movie.
Well the adults In the original felt relatable to kids, they pretty much behaved like kids. And also the were aspirational, all the kids watching wanted to grow up and be Ghostbusters
@@The_Creative_Workshopit was the cartoon that did that.
what about goonies?
@mattward9758 what about it?
The point being made is that kids don't need kids in a movie, to enjoy it.
Then you better buckle up for a stranger things-esque group of kids discovering the delorean in grandpa Marty’s garage in the “creative reset” of ‘Back To The Future: Discover the 90’s’!
I forgot how much I enjoy the way Mike says "Ghost".
That Chicago accent still in there a lil
Göst
I think he exaggerates it a little.
Gohst
I remember when i first saw ghostbusters when i was a kid, I always wished there was more than 2 movies. So i just want to apologize to everyone for causing all of this.
Pay for your sins
You chose the form of our destructor. You FUCK.
Apparently Ghostbusters 2 was a contractual agreement that nobody wanted to do. It shows in the final product. And although it doesn't come close to the brilliance of the first film, it was still enjoyable. Not too shabby. The amazing chemistry of the original cast really kept it from completely falling apart. With that I would have loved to see a proper Ghostbusters 3 done in the early 90s, completing a trilogy and perhaps having an opportunity to really end on a high note. According to Dan Aykroyd that is essentially what we got with Ghostbusters: The Video Game, minus Sigourney Weaver which would have been a big boost.
For my tastes, Ghostbusters is not an interchangeable group of people who put on suits and fire off their proton packs. They are Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore. It's their comedic timing, chemistry and comradery that makes the Ghostbusters so special.
Ghostbusters 2 will always hold a special place in my heart.@@gregmeyer1805
You and your darn wishes!
41:28 When Jay says "Nothing against old people" Mike looks down to the side in disagreement.
Saw that. Mike hates old and young people.
Good to see this trivia quiz channel branch out into movie reviews.
I do believe you mean Marilyn Manson and Bloodhound Gang appreciation and comparison channel. There is NOTHING trivial about the work they are doing in the arena of proper accreditation.
I clapped butterfly stomachs when Rich did his AT-AT dance
YES!! Sometimes I rewatch the Rogue One episode intro just for that part. "Do it Rich, do it for the fans" indeed! Did he say the wrong Imperial Walker on purpose?
I don't know what these guys are talking about. I loved the scene where Slimer said, "I am ALL the ghosts", and then Bill Murray shouted, "And I am all the busters!" Then everyone busted together and saved the day.
IFUNNY is a book
And then Judge Holden from BM suddenly appears and says “I’ll be the judge of that!” And judges all over the place. It was amazing!
Lol
Jesus of Christ, that ad I got right after this video was done was for Beetlejuice 2, complete with a slowed down depressing version of the Daylight-o theme song. I want to die.
Perhaps the worst, least appropriate sad piano cover implementation in trailer history
I've seen a lot of people say that its definitely ironic and self-aware but I think they're giving it too much credit
I mean, at least it's Tim Burton directing again, which is more than I can say for a lot of these Gen-X reboots. Reserving judgement, I'll just say that. But yeah, fundamentally, I agree, it doesn't need a sequel.
@@redadamearthbut it's directed by then genius Tim Burton or it's directed by now he makes movies Tim Burton??
@@romelmunoz7957I don't see HBC in the credits. So that's a good sign. But I bet she's in it uncredited anyway.
The pumpkin hoodie, the Santa jacket and the Star Wars sweater.
The real holiday here is Jay’s Haircut!!
God that, “Haunt me” story was so funny
"No one likes kids, and no one likes family." - Mike Stoklasa ("Half in the Bag: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," Milwaukee: Red Letter Media, 2024)
Dom Toretto: "You take that back"
I'm grateful for three things :
1. 'Back To The Future' is under contract
2. Rob Zombie hasn't remade 'A Clockwork Orange'
3. They've made only two 'Terminator' movies
And three Star Wars movies. Boy, I sure am glad that George Lucas didn't go ahead with those prequels he was talking about back in the 90s.
Terminator 3 iis good
@@ACslater1Yes, I agree that _Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles_ is good despite _Terminator 2_ being an excellent ending, but the OP was only talking about movies, not series.
@@MusicoftheDamnedBased
I think #2 is the most significant. I don’t think he’ll die until he remakes it.
The 2009 Ghostbusters videogame remains the best Ghostbusters sequel. It had a tone consistent with the first movie, it had all the original characters, acting like the original characters.
It referenced the original 2 movies, but managed to do new things with them.
It was dry, self deprecating, and FUNNY.
And while the gameplay did get a little old by the end, it was still a consistently fun game.
Loved that game... Time for a reinstall
@@mladen8127agreed I need to play it again
It’s a shame that they couldn’t remaster the multiplayer. I didn’t have Xbox live on the 360 so I didn’t get to experience it.
@@dr.pineapple8495Its a far greater shame it isn't recognized as Ghostbusters 3, which was literally everyone's intent.
It's mindblowing how so many people still act like any of the actors give a shit in that game. They all sound half-asleep. And the game is so clunky and repetetive and not funny I couldn't finish it.
i love the little gasp jay does at 16:04 bc you can tell he’s heard this story a million times lol
When I saw Dune Pt2 the lady behind the counter remarked how it was busy tonight. The theatre was half full at best, and I thought... yeah, for the cinema today this probably is busy.
Meanwhile when I saw Liar Liar in 1997 in the same theatre, it was packed and I had to sit in the front row.
Also Liar Liar was the 3rd highest grossing film that year, and if it came out today, it would be straight to Netflix.
I used to see around 40 films a year in the theater. Now I hardly ever go. It’s crazy how it has changed. I never thought the theater scene would dwindle out after like 100 solid years of film.
Do you know why I pulled you over?
It depends on how long you were following me!
My theatre was packed for Dune and Oppenheimer and the Barbie movie. I’ve been enjoying going to the movies because I’m forced to concentrate on one thing only for 2-3 hrs without distraction.
@@GarretGrayCamera I stopped going to the movies because I had a streak of bland forgettable trash. It's some kind of pavlovian now, I really don't want to go just to be disappointed. I can always be disappointed in the comfort of my own home.
"Quibi was ahead of its time" oh god I think he's right
Nah, because a big part of what makes bite-sized social media content work is that it's dirt cheap and fast to shoot, edit, and publish. That's what allows it to be topical/trendy and feel 'authentic'. And they're free. Hollywood can't pay movie stars and unionized productions on an ad-driven monetization model. There's also the para-social relationship factor; no one is going to trick themselves into feeling like they're friends with A-list movie stars just because a movie is chopped up into 5 minute slices and shot in portrait.
@@hughJAnd celebrity opinions can be easily bought while content creators are usually honest enough to go after corporations like giving a negative review on a bad video game, calling out MLM (multilevel marketing) companies, or discussing slimy business practices. There are still shills, of course, but there are even creators who call them out too. There are entire communities devoted to investigating and calling out bad business practices which is harder to do when you're a celebrity who doesn't want to lose your job or connections in different industries.
go90 was Quibi before Quibi.
I swear these movies just go under the radar for me now. Besides Dune and the whole Barbenheimer trend every movie just creeps out like a stifled fart.
Me too but I really don't feel like I'm missing out. Advertising has gotten way out of control.
I can sincerely say the usual multi-hour long Compilations of my preferred channels LPs are a better use of time
I don't watch 99% of the shit coming out these days but I watch these guys review it 🤷♂️
The ending of this video gave me nostalgia for the Rogue One review. Reboot HitB! We need a creative reset for RLM where we see the same reviews all over again! I clapped when I saw Rich Evans!
My UA-cam player froze at 0:18 on Rich Evans's face, but the audio was still playing. I didn't realize anything was up for over 2 minutes because I thought it was a bit.
I had NEVER even heard a single mention of this movie prior to today.
The reason why? You guessed it: Frank Stallone.
It’s a fun movie
I like them bringing up the “hidden consequences” of Eternal Sunshining yourself from having seen the Indiana Jones sequels, when that was literally the plot of that movie. If you remove a moment in time that affects you deeply and causes you grief, you are dooming yourself into repeating those circumstances again, whether its entering a doomed relationship or seeing Crystal Skull for the first time.
Thank you, Jay, for cutting your hair. I can now lower my Xanax to my normal dose again.
Lol 😂. Xanax is kryptonite for me so enjoy
@@TwistedReality13 They just allow me to actually live and not be in my head all the time. Can't have the added question of, "Will their next video be the one where Jay cuts his hair!!??" No room for that ha
Can I either have some of yours or buy some? I'm bouncing off the walls waiting for mine :-(
@@mathewhex7045 Sorry you're hurtin right now. Try taking two Benadryls if ya have any.
I wouldn't even have noticed that.
15:40 Rich Evans' "a Ghayst" is an absolutely underrated joke!
I've been waiting 40 years for this episode of half in the bag.
"Nobody likes kids, nobody likes family."
-Mike Stoklasa, 2024
That’s what’s so weak about it.
Nobody likes THESE kids. Nobody likes THIS family. There are plenty of movies with kids and families that people (and even Mike) genuinely do like. Goonies, E.T., Stand By Me, The Sandlot, Superbad, Lost Boys, A Christmas Story; stuff like that. Ghostbusters really was just about four schlubs looking for a job, and that's all it ever needed to be. So, please, Hollywood, stop. It's already dead.
“It’s a form of energy” - Rich Evans, Prometheus, and Oppenheimer on What Fire Is
We also learn that from the Sun Warriors in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
but fire is not a form of energy. It's a chemical reaction.
@@ryandempsey4830 that doesn’t define something, that’s just explaining how it exists. nobody understands what fire is.
@@obscure.referenceThat’s what fire is though. A chemical reaction that causes rapid oxidization that produces light and heat. We’ve known what fire is for a long time. The field of study is literally called fire science.
@@obscure.reference a wise man
"How does it feel seeing your favorite franchises spawn mediocre slop you'll forget after you see it?"
"Feels great"
My favorite scene in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire was when they walk into the old firestation and you see Egon's pink bike still on the ground from when he left decades ago.
Gaaaaaayyyyy
I pointed at the screen and clapped!
I cheered, I cried. I fist-pumped the air.
I instinctively yelled "if I wanted to brake my leg tripping on a bike, I would a stayed at goddamn home!".
(not really, but I think whoever watched the movie could use a giggle)
I never even saw that. I was too busy yawning so hard that I had tears in my eyes,
I can't believe Mike and Rich didn't make a Star Trek call back to when Data has to keep the Enterprise crew from discovering an alien race by trying to prevent them making the same decisions and mistakes after their memories erased. Just picturing Rich trying to prevent a mindwiped Mike from watching Picard or Discovery.
They did, but in order to save RLM, Jay had to promise to erase all clues to the existence of that episode, and then deny having any knowledge of Star Trek outside of what you can get from 3 minutes using a search engine.
And by save, I mean scam.
We just need Jack dressed as an Easter bunny and we’ll have the whole action figure set.
Jay is dressed for Christmas. Mike is dressed for Halloween. Rich is dressed for the Star Wars Holiday Special.
@@TakeNoteOfThat them’s fightin words; we love Jack in this house.
Mike “They need to have, you know, representation”
Jay “but also plausible deniability”
That was hilarious, but also depressingly accurate. I'm so glad I'm a straight, white cis man, and don't have to deal with the insult of companies pandering to me while also making sure to bend over backwards for the people who want me dead...
Jay's hair is going in the David Lynch direction now I see.
Get real!
Jay's hair saga is like Rich's laugh.
The fact that the demon guy’s whole plot of destroying the world depended on a teenage girl falling in love with a teenage girl ghost was ridiculous. So dumb
I figured he just manipulated her because she was an easy target since she was isolated and already had access to the ghost tech otherwise it would have been someone else.
Jewish folklore stuff
but it was nice to finally have lesbian ghost as cannon ...
@@eldenringer6466 No tf it was not
@@Dex2024calm down on the Jewish, I promise u gay women existed in ur ancient culture too lol
What makes Mike's cinema writing class story the funniest damn thing was less so the dumb guy genuinely saying "slut lesbians" out of confusion, but more so the visual of Mike doing his best to hold in his laughter for a whole hour.
I imagine he did his Palpatine laugh
Did he go on to write lesbians vampires
"Lesbians equal ratings."
- Howard Stern
It's impossible to both convey and recreate the comedy of what I call the "church giggles." You are laughing so hard because you're trying to suppress it and don't want to get called out. As soon as you get called out or try to explain it, it becomes unfunny, so your laughing appears cruel and immature. But even if you get called out and things go back to normal, one look at the person who made you laugh will cause it all to come streaming back to you. I'm imagining Mike thinking he's OK after 5 minutes of laughing, and then looking at the "slut lesbian" dude who has very serious look on his face, and just losing it again. The whole time you're mortified that someone will turn all attention on you with a "What is so funny?!" and you know it will not be able to justify what appears to be pure ecstasy at the expense of someone else.
Like when Beavis and Butthead couldn't laugh or they'd get expelled?
Mike must simultaneously Eternal Sunshine and Memento himself to have any hope of sanity in his old age. 'DO NOT WATCH GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE' on one arm, 'DO NOT WATCH CRYSTAL SKULL' on the other, 'DO NOT BELIEVE THEIR LIES' pasted onto the door of his bar fridge.
"Alex K raped and murdered Star Trek"
Just needs to tattoo "NEVER WATCH ANY SEQUELS" and he'll be fine. I genuinely can't think of any sequels besides Terminator 2 and Aliens that weren't unnecessary.
@@korganrocks3995 Godfather 2, The Road Warrior, The Raid 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Dawn of the Dead... and those are just obvious, popular examples.
@@Mantis42I enjoyed the heck out of Home Alone 2 and Die Hard 2 as a kid, but that doesn't mean they're necessary. A New Hope ended with the Death Star exploding, but the Empire and Darth Vader were still a threat, so in that case making a sequel makes sense. I've not seen any of the Godfather movies, so no comment there.
The first Raid and Mad Max movies are very low budget, so the sequels are basically "let's do that again but with proper production values". I have no problem with that kind of "sequel", since then you could just watch that one and skip the first.
My point is that while something like the Toy Story franchise are all well-made movies, I'd prefer if the people behind them got together and made something new instead. For example, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg made Hot Fuzz and The World's End instead of Shaun of the Dead 2 and Shaun of the Dead 3, which I think everyone would agree is the better outcome, except the odd hardcore zomromcom fan.
Also, the more movies a franchise gets, the worse they tend to get. I suppose a good compromise would be "only watch sequels if you hear they're actually good", but at that point you might as well expand that to "don't bother watching a movie unless you hear good things", which seems like such a no-brainer to me, yet most people seem incapable of following that simple rule.
@@korganrocks3995 I guess I just don't understand your criteria because Terminator and Alien were both complete stories in their first film and didn't need to be continued. If you just said most, almost all, sequels are unnecessary I think everyone would agree.
The part about not watching movies that don't interest you or don't sound good is a simple and true principle.
Finally, Jay got a haircut, you hippie!
He got rid of his sideburns
laaaaaaame, the hair was great!
Don't worry, it'll grow back in two weeks like last time.
Now he just needs a beard that actually follows the jaw line (like Rich's) and doesn't look like a furry banana.
He had just become Willie Nelson. Now he is back to Daniel Radcliffe.
Just saw the original again, right after having seen the new one. My GOD, what a world of a difference in overall movie-making!! The original is so damn great, and so well structured. It’s both hilarious and pretty creepy, when it’s called for. It reaches legit epic heights in the last act, and you truly feel the dread and scale of the smack-down in New York! The characters are so definable, charming and funny, and no one is expendable (not even Winston, cause he’s quite frankly US) They all feel like REAL people, whereas people in the new film comes off way more cartoonish. Just look at how they portray Jenine in the original, and then look at her in the latest one. The original movie is so well written and paced PERFECTLY, just like Back to the Future. It has a great story and great build-up. Everything is tied together in the end, unlike in the new one. The overall FEEL is just on point in the original (everything feels weirdly real) and there’s legit BUSTING in it! Last but not least, the original doesn’t feel like a half-assed studio production. It’s a real FILM. The new one, sadly not so much 🤷♂️
Ps. Shocker! I still kinda like the new one, but my God does it suck when compared, on so many levels.
The only cameo I wanted in this movie was the only one I knew I wouldn't get. Rick Moranis!!!
A local book store kept posting that they had free tickets to this movie for whoever wanted them. No stipulations, no rules, it wasn’t even a lottery or a contest to enter. And judging from the fact that they were still posting about them on the day of the showing I don’t think anyone redeemed them.
No one wanted to see this, even for free.
So you're saying this movie is... irredeemable?
@@ZylonBaneheeey that's a good one 👍
Mitzi's Bookstore?
I saw it at the theatre last night and there were a ton of people there.
I like Ghost Buster s
I think Mike nails the problem with all the Ghostbusters sequels when he emphasizes that the first movie was "just a comedy about some guys starting a business", and then the supernatural element of "it just happens to be a business in which they bust ghosts" is added ON TOP of that initial normal idea. That makes the movie ABOUT something other than the element that sensationalizes the movie into something absurd and crazy and larger-than-life, and you can feel that in the approach. It bleeds into the comedy style, where all of it flows from the absurdity of them treating busting ghosts like it's just a normal business... the believability and relatability of the characters and the situation is juxtaposed against the crazy supernatural world. None of the other Ghostbusters movies have really had that. They're all very much ABOUT being a Ghostbusters movie, and then any other elements of the story are added on top of that, which is the reverse of how the first movie worked. So it always feels like we're watching a movie just trying to be a Ghostbusters movie, while sometimes thinking "Oh yeah, and some of this relatable character and real-world situation stuff has to ALSO be there, I guess..."
And that’s why we love about the original Ghostbusters film - simple premise made absurd and we buy into it. Now it’s just a soulless product.
Yes. That's why the Ghostbusters in the original movie still feel real to me.
That sounds boring and dumb, no wonder only boomers like it.
@@Lu-db1uf Maybe you’d be satisfied with 700 TikTok clips of Ghostbusters stitched together stitched together for your 5 second attention span, then?
So, like usual they failed to get what they adapted. Also wtf are those two last replies, are we only making vapid jabs at each other instead of trying?
The most go to remarks possible? Christ.
The absolute highlight of seeing it in the theatre was right at the end where Phoebe and her lesbian ghost crush separated,
some total legend sitting in the back rows yell's
"What!? No ghost scissor?!
and 98% of the theatre cracked up..
Disney's Back To The Future synopsis: We must go back in time Martilda... The gene therapy isn't working. I'm going bald. We must find... a cure!
and everyone clapped
Wet Fart/Dry Fart could be the name of RLM's next new series.
Isn't there a fart noise in the HITB intro?
Summarizes Rich/Mike dynamic well
Dry fart wet fart could their new rotten tomatoes eating scale
Their next quiz show
Way better than fresh/rotten
Imagine trying to convince your kids that Ghostbusters used to be cool
Kids think the new films are cool and the old ones are boring. It's sad but true
It was always a pretty nerdy movie.
That’s exactly the point - it wasn’t ever cool. It was just funny.
God damn it’s a super embarrassing time to like anything
Kids today think the old ones suck. Trust me, I get the group feeds. In fact, the narrative now is that if you only like the originals, you're "not a Ghostbusters fan" because it's just "that comedy from your youth". Actual quote.
Very glad Mike's experimental dementia meds kicked in and he remembered the password to my favorite channel on youtube!
He’s getting back into Glembezza
Yeah but then he forgot his own quote about Disney. Dementia is so sad.
Mike: I didn't hate this movie
Also Mike: This movie is the death of cinema
My 40 year long addiction to BUSTING has ruined my life
That story about that lesbian in his screenwriting class reminded me of the time I was in class and I asked a writer about her screenplay and someone on the room wouldn’t stop laughing for almost an hour.
Isn't it weird they made the girl with a stereotypical haircut and absent father the lesbian?
What did Disney meant by this?
There was no story about a lesbian. Its 100% made up in people's heads. Phoebe is a socially awkward girl who is just looking for a friend at a time when she's feeling low. This is the exact reason why they used to put cases of "the not gays" in 80s films as people are too stupid to understand that people can just be friends.
they call that “queer coded”
@@wyuj888jgszpokrrtuz ain’t that when you wear a colored bandana in your back pocket?
I like how Mike conveyed the word "snooty" by miming a cartoon up-turned nose
"She got a turned up nose."
- David Bowie
The wildest thing was I had no idea this movie existed. I was looking at tickets for dune and suddenly “holy shit a new ghostbusters” out of absolutely nowhere
Did they even attempt to advertise it?
I really respect Mike’s dedication to communicating just how tired he is of these movies by letting himself go physically
Looks like hes pushing 60 instead of 50 but not our Rich, still looks the ripe age of 55.
🙄
I think he might just be tired.
Why does Mike get shit on for looks but jay gets his ego stroked about his looks in every other comment
The hell, man?
I never got to see Jay's hair in a ponytail, NOOOOOOOO
might as well end it all
He would’ve started buying karate dojos.
Mike makes a fantastic comment that really got me thinking about why so many modern films makes no sense. There is zero motivation for the character. Excellent observation.
The motivation is that they’re a shameless sequel, it’s like the writers strike never ended
The fact rich isn't just dressed as the Easter bunny bothers me
or a thanksgiving turkey
Rule #1 for shooting a "black void" video: Acknowledge that you, in fact, are in "the black void".
Jay: “ a ghost talks like modern teen Aubrey plaza or something”
Aubrey Plaza is 39
The millenial generation is trapped in a sad, illusory, eternal youth. Not even birthing children or buying a home can once and for all shatter this false notion that we're still "the kids these days."
To decrepit elderly men like RLM 39 is basically teen
And a lot of modern teens act all detached and blasé like she does. Culture has barely progressed since 9/11 which is why Mean Girls for instance holds up and looks like it could’ve been made about current high schoolers. Other than the flip phones have become smartphones. Besides, we’re talking about a ghost 👻 lol who presumably passed on many moons uhhh maaaad long ago.
He said or meant like "a" version of a modern teen aubrey plaza
Sure but she was introduced to the world as April Ludgate, who is basically a template for how much of today’s youth act, talk, and interact. Blasé, detached, and depressed…And rightfully so!
Besides, culture has mostly stagnated since the turn of this century and the big double skyscraper trouble. It’s why Mean Girls, a flick from 2004, looks like it could’ve been made about current high schoolers. Only now the flip-phones would be smartphones, and there would *maybe* be some references to streaming content, Tik Tok, worthless influencers, Andrew Tate, a meme or two, and exceedingly dumb slightly updated slang. Perhaps an active shucksing drill and a few aggressively asexual characters.
The "Haunt Me" story is so funny 😂
I keep rewatching it.
16:00
I can't believe Mike sits on comedy gold like this one and the Never Been Kissed extras story for years and years... Is it discipline or dementia?
I couldn’t really breathe. I was laughing so hard.
Maybe Mike's just angry because what he really wants is a Ghostbusters™ movie with REAL™ ghosts that aren't Dan Aykroyd™ and also, Crystal Head™ just happens to be great vodka and NOT a Shameless™ plug.
NOOOOOOO JAY CUT HIS GLORIOUS KURT RUSSELL HAIR. Sigh the only way this is acceptable is if it was harvested to make a wig for Rich.