Movie: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) Caution Spoiler Alert

 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Came out; 2024

Time; 1 hr 55 min

Watched: Theatre

Rated: PG-13 for supernatural action/violence, language and suggestive references

IMDB Rating; 6.5/10

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Staring;

Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson

Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler

Finn Wolfhard as Trevor Spengler

Mckenna Grace as Phoebe Spengler

Kumail Nanjiani as Nadeem Razmaadi

Patton Oswalt as Dr. Hubert Wartzki

Celeste O'Connor as Lucky

Logan Kim as Podcast

Emily Alyn Lind as Melody

Bill Murray as Peter Venkman

Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz

Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore

Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz

William Atherton as Mayor Walter Peck

Story Line;

The Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age

Thoughts:

I love these movies, I am extremely happy with the way they've re-written these last 2. The cast is great and has super good chemistry and they've kept to the old school comedy + action writing.

There were a few plot holes in this one but I loved every second of it. Like, why couldn't we just put the ball back where it was originally? Would that have helped?! I get that they wouldn't have had a story line but come on

I didn't mind the girl ghostbusters but these last two keep in the nostalgia of the first ones. The introduction of the Fire Master was great, they modernized the ghostbusters and I love every second of it!

If we could get more Janine and maybe a Lewis cameo that would make it perfect!

CAUTION; Major Spoiler Alert

The film begins in New York 1904, with a bunch of Adventurers running into a hotel room and notices a bunch of frozen people in a hotel room, before one of the adventurers spots an orb, which opens and closes and plays back a recording of the scene.

Back in modern day, the Spenglers chase down an ice dragon and capture it in a drone, before Gary drives the car into a bunch of bicycles and Walter Peck, who is now the mayor benches Phoebe from the ghostbusters, until she is 18 and accuses the others for damaging the city. Gary places the captured ghost in the compartment.

To get over her disappointment, Phoebe goes out and plays chess with a young ghost named Melody, who died in a fire with her family. Phoebe and Melody become friends. Meanwhile, Trevor notices slime on his bedroom ceiling and he goes up to the attic to try and capture the ghost, but he sees a pile of sweet wrappers, before Slimer reveals itself and covers him in slime.

Ray and Podcast get local people to donate haunted objects for inspection and a man named Nadeem sells Ray the orb for $50. Phoebe and Podcast go down to the basement of Rays shop, where a group of mini "Pufts" move around, before Podcast hammers one. When Ray tests the PKE, the orb unleashes a bunch of ice and releases the ghosts from the compartment, at the firehouse, into the atmosphere. Winston and a group of other investigators analyse the compartment and they are taken to a private lab, where Trevor reconciles with his girlfriend. Winston puts the orb with a bunch of other objects for further inspection. Phoebe discovers other ghosts being kept captive for research and the group are shown a machine where they safely dispose of the ghost.

Phoebe, Ray and podcast go to the local library, where Nadeem is tested and is confirmed to be the fire guard. The trio are told that the orb is possessed by a horned king who wants revenge on the human race for dismantling his body. Once the orb is tested, it causes the other ghosts in captivity to become agitated. Just outside the library, Phoebe and the gang destroy the lion statue, which is now possessed and ultimately gets arrested.

The mayor arrests Phoebe, but she is later set free and the Spenglers spend one last night at the firehouse. Gary and Phoebes mother fire her from the ghostbusters. Later, Gary goes to talk to Phoebe but she has gone back to hang out with Melody. Phoebe then develops the idea to turn herself into a ghost for 2 minutes, but when she does, Melody captures her in a hope to see her family again, hands her over to the orb, releasing the ghostly king, before Phoebe goes back to her normal self. Gary and come to see Phoebe and tell her she is not in trouble, but rather they were worried about her. The Spenglers head back to the firehouse, where the other ghostbusters and Nadeem are. Nadeem practices his power, while the rest of the gang keep an eye out for the demon ghost.

The ghost king arrives on land, covering the entire city in ice and arrives at the firehouse. The group prepare to fight and Nadeem reveals himself as the fire guard, but he used up all the fluid in training. The ghost freezes everyone, except Phoebe who tries using her weapon to try and capture the king, but the ghost is too strong and freezes Phoebe. All looks lost, until Melody comes in, lighting her signature match, passing it to Nadeem and he uses it to control the flame and burning the demon to a crisp. Everyone is freed from the ice and all the spectres, working for the king are freed into the atmosphere.

Despite the gang doing a great job, the mayor still refuses to congratulate the ghostbusters, but the public force him to change his mind. The Ice dragon and Slimer are set free and Trevor drives the car with the family, going after the ghosts.