To summarize, this entire film feels like it was written by someone who read a book about what real life was like, but had never experienced it themselves. Even in a world where ghosts exist out in the open, it was impossible to ignore how awful the writing was.
The opening scene at the beginning of the film was probably the best part out of the whole thing. Unfortunately, after that we transition to the NY chase scene... It was at this point I realized how terrible things were going to be moving forward. Let's take the two police officers who witness the Ghostbusters speeding through the city and just shrug it off. Even if they were willing to let the Ghostbusters do their thing, cops would never just let them speed through the city like that in traffic traffic.
The chase scene ends with the Ghostbusters vehicle crashing into a bunch of eBikes. That in and of itself isn't the weird part though, it's the fact that Gary slams on the brakes at an intersection, turning the vehicle in the opposite direction. This should have brought the vehicle to a complete stop, if not flipping it sideways. For some reason though, Gary decides to accelerate afterwards, build up his speed again, then crash. It made no sense.
Next we learn the Firehouse is basically the finger stuck in the rip of the fabric of the universe, holding all the baddies back. So, if the Firehouse is so important, why wasn't Winston pouring money into its upkeep, city permits and other support? Better yet, why didn't Winston simply put his headquarters there?
Related, why did everything in Winston's lab look like it came straight out of the 80's and 90's? Also, all experiments basically occurred in the same giant room which is just asking for disaster.
Why wasn't Phoebe offered an internship at the lab? Everyone knew she was highly intelligent, and would have been a perfect fit there.
Given how much sensitive equipment is in the lab, why wasn't the little ball of hate making everything go crazy? In a previous scene, as soon as the decades old PKE meter gets near it, the device basically explodes.
Why did the incredibly important Proton Field generators not have a proper (instant) backup power supply?
Given Podcast's experience, he should know not to shake a developing Polaroid (it can cause the colors to run). This is just a minor gripe, but the kid is a total nerd and should have known better.
Phoebe even suggesting she climb into that machine to transfer her soul out of her body is extremely reckless, even for her. Also, she seems to have extensive knowledge of the machine after only seeing it once. Also, how did she get into the lab? Do they just leave the doors unlocked?!
Why did Garakka go to the vape shop first and ask if random dude was the flame keeper? The next scene is him showing up at the correct location as if he knew where to go all along. If this was a nod to the original Ghostbusters films (the Keymaster), then Garakka should have gone to a few other locations until he discovered who the true flame keeper was.
What is Garakka's motivation other than just being evil? We learn he was betrayed by a king thousands of years ago and wanted revenge, but the part where he decides to take revenge on all of humanity seems...excessive and one dimensional. It would have made more sense if there was another motivating factor, such as the king ending his family and the city cheering in celebration, or perhaps the king ends the life of his love? Or perhaps even a bit about the futility of war, so he wants to end all wars or something.
Lastly, the climax of the film where we actually meet Garakka, to the point where he is defeated is only ~20 minutes total. That's it. To quote a pitch meeting gag you may be familiar with, "the whole thing was super easy, barely an inconvenience." Sigh.
Unfortunately I am sorely disappointed in this film.
The opening scene at the beginning of the film was probably the best part out of the whole thing. Unfortunately, after that we transition to the NY chase scene... It was at this point I realized how terrible things were going to be moving forward. Let's take the two police officers who witness the Ghostbusters speeding through the city and just shrug it off. Even if they were willing to let the Ghostbusters do their thing, cops would never just let them speed through the city like that in traffic traffic.
The chase scene ends with the Ghostbusters vehicle crashing into a bunch of eBikes. That in and of itself isn't the weird part though, it's the fact that Gary slams on the brakes at an intersection, turning the vehicle in the opposite direction. This should have brought the vehicle to a complete stop, if not flipping it sideways. For some reason though, Gary decides to accelerate afterwards, build up his speed again, then crash. It made no sense.
Next we learn the Firehouse is basically the finger stuck in the rip of the fabric of the universe, holding all the baddies back. So, if the Firehouse is so important, why wasn't Winston pouring money into its upkeep, city permits and other support? Better yet, why didn't Winston simply put his headquarters there?
Related, why did everything in Winston's lab look like it came straight out of the 80's and 90's? Also, all experiments basically occurred in the same giant room which is just asking for disaster.
Why wasn't Phoebe offered an internship at the lab? Everyone knew she was highly intelligent, and would have been a perfect fit there.
Given how much sensitive equipment is in the lab, why wasn't the little ball of hate making everything go crazy? In a previous scene, as soon as the decades old PKE meter gets near it, the device basically explodes.
Why did the incredibly important Proton Field generators not have a proper (instant) backup power supply?
Given Podcast's experience, he should know not to shake a developing Polaroid (it can cause the colors to run). This is just a minor gripe, but the kid is a total nerd and should have known better.
Phoebe even suggesting she climb into that machine to transfer her soul out of her body is extremely reckless, even for her. Also, she seems to have extensive knowledge of the machine after only seeing it once. Also, how did she get into the lab? Do they just leave the doors unlocked?!
Why did Garakka go to the vape shop first and ask if random dude was the flame keeper? The next scene is him showing up at the correct location as if he knew where to go all along. If this was a nod to the original Ghostbusters films (the Keymaster), then Garakka should have gone to a few other locations until he discovered who the true flame keeper was.
What is Garakka's motivation other than just being evil? We learn he was betrayed by a king thousands of years ago and wanted revenge, but the part where he decides to take revenge on all of humanity seems...excessive and one dimensional. It would have made more sense if there was another motivating factor, such as the king ending his family and the city cheering in celebration, or perhaps the king ends the life of his love? Or perhaps even a bit about the futility of war, so he wants to end all wars or something.
Lastly, the climax of the film where we actually meet Garakka, to the point where he is defeated is only ~20 minutes total. That's it. To quote a pitch meeting gag you may be familiar with, "the whole thing was super easy, barely an inconvenience." Sigh.
Unfortunately I am sorely disappointed in this film.
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