Well past use-by date

Rating: 3/10 (5 March 2000)

Back in the early 80s, watching star trek reruns on TV, I sometimes wondered whether those "special effects" had _ever_ looked cool to anyone?
Watching Ghostbusters the other night for the first time since it first came out (when I saw it twice) I conclude: probably.
Because Ghostbusters certainly hasn't aged well. I remember it has having some really impressive fireworks, fast-paced action, funny repartee, good characters... Gosh, in fact it's pretty lame! Just like in Star Trek, when the final showdown between the good guys and the bad guys is taking place, they sort of just stand around there, cracking weak jokes, and then shooting off some low-budget flames.
It's weird how some movies can stay fresh forever while some go stale quickly. And Ghostbusters is pretty moldy indeed.