Movie Review # 660: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)

And now, we review the newest entry in the Ghostbusters franchise. Man, can you believe that this franchise has continued around 40 years after it began in the 1980s? Well, let’s now discuss Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, shall we?

Plot: When a special cryptic device is broken, and causes a demonic monster to be released, who causes chaos in the form of creating ice all over New York, it is up to the Ghostbusters to recapture the monster, or destroy it once, and for all? Will the Ghostbusters succeed in this mission like their other ones in the past?

Well, though the older Ghostbusters films, especially the ones from the 1980s, may end up being more classic story wise, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is still a fun film to enjoy. First of all, the visuals are really cool. Yeah, it likely goes without saying that that is the one that at least makes each film get better, and better as this series continues to progress. Dario Marianelli’s score is also really cool as well. Next, there is the action. Man, is the action really awesome in this Ghostbusters film! This is is most notably the case when it comes to the battle scene that involved the Ghostbusters, and the main demon ghost monster, Garraka. I won’t say how that goes down, but that was still really cool. The characters were also fairly well-written. Yes, some of them felt a little cliched, and could have been written better, as well as made a little more interesting. Still, even for what they were, they were still likable, and enjoyable. And as for the acting, how could you not like that aspect of the film, whether if be the fact that the original Ghostbusters team is played by the same actors, as well as those that play newer characters, and more? It was also cool to have Annie Potts join the team as a female Ghostbusters member. Hmm, how interesting that both she, and McKenna Grace, who plays Phoebe in this film, were in some of the episodes of the show Young Sheldon, eh? But we most definitely can’t forget one of the major highlights of this film, Garraka, the demon ghost monster villain of this film. Honestly, his design was really cool, and his character was really well-handled, as well as very well-written. Finally, the climax, though maybe a little rushed, was overall very well done as well.

Honestly, if there was anything negative to say about this latest Ghostbusters films, it would be that, one, again, some of the characters, especially the newer ones, may have felt a little cliched, and one-noted. Honestly, some of those newer character’s motivations for some of their actions could have maybe been handled better. Oh well!

And that’s my review for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Well, at least the storyline is still very good, the comedy is good, some of the older characters are memorable, and, of course, at least we still have the original cast for the main Ghostbusters crew. The movie also does an excellent job of making this film as interesting as possible. Should we get any additional films in this franchise sometime in the next few years, or somewhat distant future, hopefully, they will be just as good, if not better, than this one. I would say definitely see this one, especially if you’ve been a big Ghostbusters fan for this long.

Final Grade: A