The Good - I cannot overstate the importance of a good script and story arc to push to the viewers who are big fans of the first Ghostbuster film, released in 1984. The visual effects are both CGI and practical effects, which work seamlessly throughout the run of the film. Even though some of the sequences in the action scenes are a little "out of this world" impossible, the film delivers them in a fun away, giving the actors plenty of opportunity to develop their characters and present the best performance on film. The locations for each scene in this film was chosen for sharp effect and used to their fullest potential; something I haven't seen in films in a long time. There are many nostalgic film items from the first two films in the franchise to bring up some great memories and they are delivered perfectly throughout the story. Actor and director Harold Ramis [who played Scientist Doctor Egon Spengler] died in 2014 and is brought back through CGI, and for a brief moment, the entire original cast of the first Ghostbusters film are reunited in this new film. The teen cast is brilliant and the performances of the supporting cast are just as brilliant and believable. The teen characters may be too smart for their own good in the film, but they are brilliantly developed, and of course, are a culture soup of kids who "represent" the large spectrum of today's requirement in Hollywood filmmaking.
The Bad - There is a lot of "Stranger Things" trademarks that are used in the film. Some are too noticeable to be transparent, but it works in the film's large array of ghost hunting antics that fill the story of the film. Sometimes too much, is too much; and I feel that even though some of the original characters from the first film were presented in the film, they should have had a bigger part throughout the film, instead in the final act. There should have been some presentation about their whereabouts and how they were all still in contact. There are rumors that Bill Murry was a hold-out up to the very last minute of filming, but there has been no release of information concerning why.
Post Mortem - This is a fun, action packed film! I honestly recommend for every and any Ghostbuster fan to watch it and just watch it for the entertainment value. I can guarantee that everyone will laugh and enjoy the film from beginning to end. Everyone from the first film gets to make a full minute appearance somewhere during the run of this feature, but they don't overplay the performances of the young cast.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️[4 of 5 Stars]
