A classic

Rating: 8/10 (11 July 2005)

In my opinion, the eighties has never been a great decade when it comes to movies (music, hairstyles and fashion weren't any better, but I'm not going to discuss that on this website). There are only a couple of movies, made at that time, that I still consider worth watching and "Ghost Busters" is definitely one of them.
When three weird scientists / professors lose their grant and their jobs at the university, where they studied the occult and paranormal occurrences, they have to find a new way of making money. They decide to go into business as a ghost extermination company called 'Ghostbusters'. At first people react sceptical and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tries to shut them down, but soon enough business is booming. Especially when an ancient god named Gozer is threatening to take over the city, no-one doubts about their capabilities anymore. But this gigantic enemy is stronger than they have ever met before and they can't be sure that they will be able to handle him...
Despite the fact that this movie was created in 1984, the ghosts still look very good. They would look a lot better if done with today's techniques of course, but keep in mind that they didn't have the same possibilities in the early eighties, and than you'll see what a formidable performance this was. And not only the special effects are more than OK. So is the entire story and the acting. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are excellent as the three 'mad' scientists, but the others, like for instance Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts, were nice to watch as well. The main problem that I had with this movie, if you can call it that, was that it was too short. They build the entire movie up to a very good climax and then all a sudden, everything is finished. I sure wanted to keep watching a bit longer.
Overall this is a movie that deserves to be called a classic. It may perhaps look a bit dated by today's standards, but it still offers plenty of fun. That's why I give this movie a 7.5/10.