Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is ‘member-berry-laden bore, a sequel that exists for the sake of milking an IP for all its current rights holders can. It has none of the charm or fun that made Ghostbusters a classic, save for the rare scenes with one of the old characters. It’s too hyperactive to let a scene play out, too confused to know what it’s trying to say, and has too many characters to balance its bare-bones story. Not even Paul Rudd is entertaining this time.
The Spengler family now lives in New York and has revived the Ghostbusters, with Winston Zedmore (Ernie Hudson) funding the operation and Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) acting as a sort of mentor/wacky uncle. When someone sells Ray an ancient artifact brimming with paranormal power, the Ghostbusters once again face an apocalyptic...