Fun, original comedy/adventure

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2003)

"Ghostbusters" is one of the best films to come from former members of "Saturday Night Live" and Canadian sketch comedy groups. The movie deals with three eccentric ex-college professors(Murray, Akroyd, and Ramis) who, after being fired from the College, become paranormal exterminators. After some sucess, they end up facing their biggest challenge yet when one of their clients-and Murray's love interest-ends up being the focal point of the reincarnation of an ancient God. The film's main star is Bill Murray, who actually ab-libbed a large number of his lines, but Akroyd are hilarious as well. The film also has great production design which elevates this over an average "gimmick" comedy. Some of the special effects, such as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer, still look good today. The only major dissiapointment is Ernie Hudson, who isn't given much to do in either this film or in "Ghostbusters II"