Sort of a guilty pleasure

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2007)

One of my childhood favourites. It doesn't hold up that well, but it still makes me laugh and the song is iconic. Bill Murray is as funny as he's ever been; I wonder if the rumour about him improvising most of his lines is true, because his one-liners are the highlight of this film. A terrific supporting comedy cast surrounds him, but this is really Murray's film. The FX look kinda cheezy today, but they were superb way back when. The ending is, again, cheezy, but the giant marshmallow man is pure genius. Gotta love that car, too (Ghostmobile?). It's dated, even if it's only twenty years old, but it's a classic '80s comedy and sort of a guilty pleasure for me.