‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ loses balance between nostalgia and new generation; g1 already seen

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New film in the franchise fails to repeat the success of ‘Mais Além’, which revived the series in theaters in 2021. Aventura premieres this Thursday (11). “Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse” may even entertain the audience, as it presents the same mix of comedy, horror and science fiction that fans (new and old) love so much, but it doesn’t maintain the same level of quality as previous episodes, even with great potential. The fourth film in the main franchise — ignoring the attempt at a restart without a direct connection, with an all-female team, in 2016 — arrives in Brazilian cinemas this Thursday (11), following the public and critical success of its predecessor. Released in 2021, “Ghostbusters: Beyond” brought the film series that began in 1984 back to life thanks to the good balance found by director Jason Reitman (“Juno”), son of the legendary director of the first two films, in mixing nostalgia with new elements. Dedicated to Ivan Reitman, who died in 2022, the sequel unfortunately does not achieve the same harmony between such delicate characteristics. Watch the trailer for the film “Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse” After the events of the previous film, Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon, from “Gone Girl”) returns to New York with her children Trevor (Finn Wolfhard, from “Stranger Things”) and Phoebe (McKenna Grace, from “Annabelle 3”) and takes on the legacy of the Ghostbusters. Aided by her former teacher (and now Callie’s boyfriend), Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd, from “Ant-Man”), the family faces various paranormal activities, despite pressure from authorities who would like to put an end to their activities permanently. Things get worse when a mysterious artifact sold by Nadeem (Kumail Nanjiani, from “Eternals”) to former Ghostbuster Ray (Dan Aykroyd, from “The Eternals”) Cara de Pau brothers”) releases a specter who wants to create an army of ghosts and freeze all of New York. Faced with this new threat, the Spenglers count on the help of the original group, formed by Ray, Peter Wenkman (Bill Murray) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) to face the powerful entity and prevent a new Ice Age. Peter Wenkman (Bill Murray) and Winston Zeddmore (Ernie Hudson) return to action in ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ Disclosure Misapplied Nostalgia The first part of “Ice Apocalypse” is even promising. She excites by putting the new Ghostbusters in good action sequences, especially in the scenes in which the group chases the spirits through the streets of New York. At the same time, it introduces the arrival of the film’s main threat, with tense and intriguing moments, which arouse the viewer’s curiosity. As the plot progresses, the film uses the nostalgia created by the participation of the actors from the first two features in an increasingly uninspired way. A good example of this is the recreation of an emblematic scene from the 1984 “Ghostbusters” that, if removed, wouldn’t make the slightest difference. Another example is a situation involving the character of Wolfhard and Jelly, the most famous ghost in the franchise, who appears again after not appearing in the previous film. The subplot isn’t fun and doesn’t add anything to the story. Jelly, one of the most famous characters in the franchise, is back in ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ Disclosure “Ice Apocalypse” has too many mini stories, one for each character (Phoebe with relationship problems, Gary charged with imposing himself on the group , Trevor wants to be seen as an adult) and so on. Even issues involving the age of the original Ghostbusters appear in the script, written by director Gil Kenan (from “The Monster House”) and Jason (who returns as producer of the sequel), waste too much time and slow down the plot. Not even the main villain of the story is truly scary, thanks to his little development. “Ice Apocalypse” also slips in humor. The franchise is known for having good jokes and puns that, this time, don’t work. One or two moments are really fun, but, in most cases, they only make the viewer smile. Although he was also an important figure in the revival of Ghostbusters in the cinema, as he was co-writer and producer of “Beyond”, Kenan is not as good a filmmaker as Jason. The drop in quality in your direction is noticeable, hard work, but far from remarkable or with as much human warmth as your colleague. It’s just enough to cover the expense. For both humor and horror. Phoebe (McKenna Grace) during an experiment in a scene from the film ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ Disclosure Newcomers and veterans Just like in the previous film, the big highlight of the cast of “Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse” is Grace’s performance. The young actress returns to work as the granddaughter of Egon (Harold Ramis, one of the original members), imitating well the mannerisms of the actor, who died in 2014, and takes the problems involving his subplot completely to heart. Rudd, on the other hand, is only functional in his role and has little room to stand out, even in the action scenes. The same problem affects Coon, Wolfhard, Celeste O’Connor, who are correct, although they have little to offer. Even Logan Kim, who stood out in the previous film with his good humor, is less funny than he should be. Among the new additions to the cast, Nanjiani presents an uneven performance. Therefore, some scenes that should be entertaining are in the middle of the road. If he appears in future films in the franchise, his humor needs to be better worked on. Peter Wekman (Bill Murray) and Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd) meet in a scene from ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’ Disclosure The big disappointment, surprisingly, is in the weak and lazy participation of Murray, one of those largely responsible for making the franchise famous worldwide. The star appears little, as if he were a mere prop, and notably with no desire to be there. If he tried a little harder, maybe his scenes would be more fun and interesting. The way it turned out, it looks like he just went to meet the deadline and go home straight away, with a nice paycheck in his pocket. It won’t be a surprise if the actor doesn’t return for the next productions. At least, Aykroyd, Hudson and Annie Potts still show a desire to continue in their roles and a taste for the series’ new directions. Together, they awaken that good feeling of nostalgia that Ghostbusters generates in the public. “Ice Apocalypse” loses to the previous film even in the post-credit scene. Unlike the two scenes that appeared in Jason Reitman’s film, which amused and warmed the hearts of fans, the sequence brings a moment that is just nonsense, that lacks grace. Which shows that things have changed. And they weren’t for the better. The original Ghostbusters face a new threat in the film ‘Ghostbusters: Ice Apocalypse’

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