For those who were enjoying a surprisingly new, surprisingly effective sort of story in the Ghostbusters universe, it’s perhaps a bit of a bummer. For viewers who are excited to spot Easter eggs and feel that nostalgic rush when an old favorite steps into the frame, this is great. So, even as Afterlife does in many ways stretch what viewers can expect from a Ghostbusters movie-introducing new themes, tones and types of characters-it also feels the need to stick to the originals. Neither scene features Phoebe, Trevor or any other “new” character introduced in the film. To give an oblique hint of what we’re talking about: Afterlife features two post-credits scenes.
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However-and it’s again hard to talk about this without spoiling things too explicitly-at a certain point, the nostalgia and debt to the ‘80s movie basically consume Afterlife, Muncher-style. Ghostbusters: Afterlife takes the franchise in a new direction-until it doesn’t Afterlife is much more intentionally family-friendly. Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 were adult comedies that kids also liked. There are still plenty of wisecracks, light scares and some action sequences that are far more kinetic and elaborate than anything in the first two films, but despite being so closely tied to the originals, Afterlife fundamentally feels like a different movie. The original films, meanwhile, had a bit more of a flippant edge to them, and they never really tried to be heartwarming in the way that Afterlife is. It’s not quite saccharine, but it’s certainly sweet. Rather than the somewhat grimy setting of New York City in the ‘80s, Afterlife takes place in a small town that’s dripping with Americana-a place where the local malt shop is somehow still bustling and it’s basically golden hour all day long.
While the original Ghostbusters-Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz ( Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson)-were middle-aged men starting a business together, this next generation of Ghostbusters are adolescents. (The controversy didn’t quite end there Reitman’s comment, in a 2019 interview, that his film would “hand the movie back to the fans” was met with much consternation, though he later said he was misinterpreted and he admired Feig’s film.) Instead, they developed a third movie set in the original continuity, eventually getting some of the original cast and Ivan Reitman’s son Jason on board, with his father producing. The controversy, combined with a very disappointing performance at the box office, prompted Sony to abandon a plan for a sequel. Feig’s film got a mixed critical reception at best, but it’s infamous for sparking an ugly, misogynistic backlash among so-called fans of the original who were upset that a group of women, rather than the old guys, were busting ghosts.
That Afterlife exists and has no connection to the 2016 movie is somewhat of a touchy subject. Some of the original cast members did appear in cameo roles, but as new characters. That film, which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones as an all-women team of Ghostbusters, was a true reboot of the series. Afterlife is not, however, related to the 2016 Ghostbusters directed by Paul Feig.
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