Really, really loved it! Will need a few more viewings as for whether or not I prefer Afterlife or Frozen Empire but FE is a really fun time that just breezed through its run time for me.
I was afraid the Spengler family (especially Pheobe) would be treated as after thoughts but they each had strong performances. The OG crew were fun returns, Akroyd's Ray Stantz is legitimately one of the better bright spots of FE. After being done a little dirty in Afterlife he really gets to be a proud, gleeful dad in FE and it was super fun seeing him ham it up and deliver some trademark supernatural jargon. That said I'm honestly at the point where I'd be okay if Bill sat the next one out. Unless he wants the check and legit enjoys being on the set I can life with him being on vacation for a movie or two (he 1000% does not need to be sacrificed ala Han Solo).The newcomers also breath some nice fresh air into this installment with Patton Oswalt and Kumali Ali Nanjiani being great in their roles. James Acaster especially is great as a head GB engineer and I'd love to see that character return in the future.
Story wise I'm so glad we've finally gotten a new big bad, new plot elements and an expansion of GB tech and world building. The biggest con to Afterlife was just how much of it relied on a rehashing of the original 84 story of Gozer. It was delightful to see a new, chilling adversary that brought the supernatural spooks for real!
I can see that Frozen Empire will undoubtedly bring the cynics out but that's par for the course with the nature of the Internet. As a life long Ghostbusters fan, I had a good time and this one doesn't infringe upon any good will of the franchise at all, IMO. And I can't say that about every franchise I've loved since childhood (glares at Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny).