Ghostbusters motion pictures ranked: all the franchise’s movies listed from the very worst to the easiest!
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire obtained off to a gradual begin on the field workplace, however ended up making over $100 million domestically, displaying the franchise nonetheless has indicators of life. Some will say that is the fourth Ghostbusters movie, however after all, everyone knows it’s really the fifth, as you must rely Paul Feig’s reboot to a sure extent. Whereas critics have been cool on Gil Kenan’s addition to the franchise, followers appear to essentially be having fun with the movie, which provides the OG Ghostbusters enhanced roles. All this obtained me pondering: what are the perfect Ghostbusters movies? So, I needed to do it – right here’s my Ghostbusters Motion pictures Ranked listing. I’m positive this can encourage a bit of debate, so let me know what you consider this listing within the feedback beneath – even in the event you hate it. Observe that this listing is from worst to finest.
Ghostbusters (2016):
Let me be clear: I didn’t hate Paul Feig’s female-led reboot as a lot as lots of people did. I bear in mind this being one of the vital debated movies of all time right here on JoBlo, and after I gave this a mildly optimistic assessment I obtained offended emails for years! I’m not kidding. Even now, I typically get feedback on YouTube saying, “We can’t trust this guy because he liked Feig’s Ghostbusters.” That mentioned, it was a foul concept. I don’t know what possessed Sony to aim to remake the unique movie with an all-female solid, but it surely was all however positive to torpedo on the field workplace because the discourse behind it grew to become so politicized. I really suppose this is able to have completed okay had it stored the unique Ghostbusters movie canon. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones all do their finest right here, and Chris Hemsworth is definitely humorous as their dopey secretary, but it surely was doomed to fail proper from the get-go.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024):
So, in my assessment, I gave this a 6/10, however I used to be possibly “a little” harsh, as some Ghostbusters-fanatic pals of mine dragged me kicking and screaming to it earlier this week, and I really had enjoyable watching this with a crowd. Do I believe it’s an incredible film? No, as there’s method an excessive amount of world-building happening, however Dan Aykroyd’s prolonged function is touching, and the ending re-teaming the unique Ghostbusters put a smile on my face.
Ghostbusters 2 (1989):
For a very long time, the favored sentiment was that this was a foul sequel, but it surely’s in no way. Whereas it’s nowhere close to pretty much as good as the unique, it has some nice moments. The primary third of the movie is legitimately nice, with us seeing the now broke, depressed Ghostbusters making an attempt to eke out a residing, with Invoice Murray particularly good at displaying Venkman turning into a hack TV psychic host. I additionally like Venkman’s believably shitty New York Metropolis residence, with empty beer bottles beside the mattress, expertly conveying how depressed he’s been since Sigourney Weaver’s Dana left him (I’ve been there, bro). That mentioned, they made an enormous mistake not bringing Elmer Bernstein again to do the rating. I believe if this had the previous Ghostbusters themes, folks would have favored it much more. I additionally just like the romance angle between Rick Moranis’s Louis and Annie Potts’ Janine.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021):
One of many causes I favored Afterlife a lot was that Jason Reitman hit precisely the suitable tone, giving us a legit sense of risk, but additionally a pleasant American Graffiti meets Ghostbusters vibe that hit the right observe for me. The ending, which reunites the OG guys with Egon’s ghost, hit me within the feels, and I actually suppose that is an underrated film. If you wish to reboot a sequence in a method that brings in new characters but additionally doesn’t piss off the previous followers, that is fairly textbook. Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, and Mckenna Grace are nice additions to the franchise… and that Olivia Wilde look is fairly cool, too.
Ghostbusters:
Gee, did anybody really surprise what my choose for the perfect Ghostbusters film could be? Truth this, Ghostbusters 1984 is a masterpiece, with it hitting the candy spot between comedy and horror so completely that it impressed many clones that might by no means pull it off like Ivan Reitman may. The rating is nice, the soundtrack is phenomenal, and the solid is God-tier. Invoice Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, William Atherton, Annie Potts, they’re all wonderful. (And don’t sleep on that efficiency by the Keep Puft Marshmallow Man.) If you happen to’ve by no means seen this film theatrically, I extremely advocate taking the chance to see it with an viewers in the event you get an opportunity. I’ll always remember seeing this at TIFF a couple of years again with Invoice Murray himself in attendance. It was magical.
So there you go. What could be your rankings for the flicks within the Ghostbusters franchise? Tell us within the feedback!
