Nostalgia is a dancer

Rating: 10/10 (4 June 2000)

This is my favourite film. I'm not deluded, indeed I realise that Ghostbusters is not the best film ever made, and is far from perfect. Yet just as fans of Star Wars seem to worship it as a manifestation of childish fantasy, so too is Ghostbusters for me. As a child I was entranced by the eccentric characters, mixture of supernatural events and bizarre technology, coupled with charming effects. As I grew older I understood the jokes, and realised the Stay Puft Marshmallow man was supposed to be funny and surreal, not scary as when I first saw it. This film made me want to go to university and hopefully meet a bunch of slacker scientists with bizarre ideas. Ghostbusters really does make you feel good, from the music, to Murray's quips. It's just a shame that Ghostbusters II sealed the fate of this franchise.