Funny Lovecraftian Comedy

Rating: Null/10 (25 February 2000)

An enjoyable SciFi-Comedy with a awesome job of comic timing by Bill Murray as Peter Venkman. He plays his role with an irony that hasn't been seen since the days of Groucho Marx. In fact, Ghostbusters(1984) is reminescent of the early films of the Marx Brothers. Sigourney Weaver also gives a good performance as Dana, the woman who turns into a possessed demon.
Ghostbusters is not as good as Stripes(1981), but is still an entertaining motion picture to watch. This is one of the few movies that capture the style and flavor of H.P. Lovecraft with it's doorways to other diminisons, architecture, and set designs. An interesting fact about Ghostbusters(1984) is it was a project originally meant for Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, and I believe that if Belushi didn't die that Bill Murray would have been in this feature film. If there's anyone Bill Murray should thank for appearing in great comedies like this then it should be Chevy Chase for stepping down from Saturday Night Live.