A Retro Experience Without Age

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2020)

I saw this way too many times, but when I was little that was enough to spin me into a craze, the sequel, the show, the video games, the toys. The movie has not too grotesque practical effects that are cartoonishly constructed but hold up really well. The "scary" aren't exactly scary, they're like when on Halloween, one your neighbors you didn't know existed put up an animatronic that goes "BOO". Bill Murray's deadpan, carefree performance walks through the rolls of film like it's his town, even under conflict his eternal confidence shines through. All the other characters are good too with unique personalities. And everyone speaks in iconic one liners. Ghostbusters will serve as a colorful, spooky movie for a mature audience.