First time officially watching it, and it was rather fun to view

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2019)

I watched this movie a long time ago, as a young boy, but because I hardly had any discern of rational awareness I didn't think much of the film... until now. I decided to rewatch it with a more earnest attitude and I can affirm that I was impressed and entertained. There were flaws, but I'm going to start this review with the positives.
The most obvious piece of this film is its music. It's bloody catchy as hell. It's one of the most iconic themes in film history and it will never leave your memories whether you've watched and listened to it seriously or not. The logo is also iconic, so I responded with excitement to witness it again now that I'm much older.
The characters are undeniably funny, impressive, intriguing and flawed (which is a good thing). The protagonist, Peter, has a careless approach for personality, which for once isn't annoying on a character. He is generally comedic and quite courageous in the forefront of ghost fighting, despite his imperfections. Ray is stupid, but that's why we love him of course. He is the child of the group, which is why he is funny. Egon is the 'common sense' of the group and has a fierce personality underneath his intellectuals. And Winston had to be the funniest, to me, although I thought his comedic moments could've been better prolonged. I never had any issues with the other side characters, so that says something about the writer's well-picked choices of actors to fit the roles. Though, I thought character developments could have been arranged better.
The story, itself, is a fun composition of entertainment. Four parapsychology professors hunting and defeating ghosts is simply a fun idea, and I enjoyed it without a doubt.
Now, the flaws. Character development could have been done better because even though I enjoyed spending the film trying to seize what I liked about the characters I thought that I would've adored them further if I understood more things about them. Especially Winston, who I thought was hilarious but could've had more time to be the comedic punch to the story.
I also feel like the writers overlooked what plot they were going for. Yeah, there were ghosts and the ghostbusters, but why did Demons and Gods suddenly appear? I guess some people would see demons and Gods as spiritual, but to me, the idea was rather misleading and unsatisfactory in a way. I also feel like some of the ideas were fragile, which confused me from time to time as I tried to wrap my head around what I was being informed of. Why is there a Demon and another world within Dana's fridge? Why does Gozer appear only when the ghosts are freed? Why does Ivor's plan to overthrow humanity only take effect after he's dead? Potentially, I've been missing some ideas, but from where I'm standing, these ideas just don't penetrate well.
Overall, this was an enjoyable, action-packed movie with great and funny characters and a pleasing enough storyline. Again, there were flaws, but I'd definitely watch it a second time in due time.