Who you gonna call?!!!

Rating: Null/10 (7 March 2000)

Honestly, if you have not seen "Ghostbusters", and did not like it, then you as dead as those ghosts in the movie, if not more dead. What's not to like? It's a hilarious comedy, one that still gets me cracking up today after having seen if hundreds of times. Everyone in my family quotes lines from it, and it's great fun. The ingenious comedy cast really makes the film soar, from Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, to Rick Moranis and Harold Ramis. It was also nice to see Sigourney Weaver in a role other than Ripley from the "Alien" movies. And the special effects, my God, the effects are absolutely incredible, regardless of what anybody says! Some of them you can tell how they did them, but they still look good, while others simply amaze me! This and all the other combined talents of comedy make "Ghostbusters" a delightful special effects comedy!
I grew up with "Ghostbusters". My friends and I obsessed about it, and played "Ghostbusters" with toy proton-packs and traps. I watched "The Real Ghostbusters" every day, and it remains my favorite cartoon. I remember getting "Ghostbusters" as a Christmas gift when I was about 5 years old. That copy has since faded out, but I still watched it, almost every day when my friends came over. I only wish I could've seen it in theaters(I might have seen it there, but I was too young to remember).

Last weekend, I purchased the "Collector's" DVD, and I must say, for "Ghostbusters" fans, and for those who just want to have a good time, it is a must! It has loads of extras, a video commentary as opposed to an audio commentary, and deleted scenes, including a particularly weird scene in which Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd play street bums instead of Ray Stanz and Pete Venkman. As for the movie itself, the transfer is excellent! The special effects never looked better(well, maybe in the theaters it looked best)!
"Ghostbusters" remains a phenomenon of special effects and incredible hilarity! Unfortunately, the re-uniting of the ghostbusters in "Ghostbusters 2" didn't quite have the same magic of the first film, but I still liked it. If you haven't seen "Ghostbusters", or simply didn't like it because it was "mediocre and dated" as some reviewers at the IMDB have said, I can't help but feel sorry for you. "Ghostbusters" is a great film, not a masterpiece of film, but a masterpiece of special effects, comedy, and great fun!