The first time that I ever watched this movie, it scared me (don't worry; I later found it funny).

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2005)

When I was about 3 and 4, I used to watch "The Real Ghostbusters" on TV. When I was 7, I noticed that my parents had a video tape that said "Ghostbusters". I asked them if I could watch it, and they said yes.
The first thing that threw me off was that it was black and white. Moreover, it was clearly not a cartoon. The lion statue outside the library probably confused me further. Then, after the woman saw the ghost in the library basement, I could only interpret the movie as scary. Literally every scene invoked fear in me, especially the monster in the refrigerator. By the time that it was over, I thought to myself "I'm never watching that again." Then, when I was 9, my mom convinced me to give it a second chance. So, I watched "Ghostbusters" again, and I laughed my head off. I felt so idiotic for having gotten scared by something so hilarious. As everyone knows, the story has Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) battling spooks in New York, and they have to go up against an ancient evil god. Among the supporting characters, one finds musician Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and dorky Louis Tully (Rick Moranis).
Probably what embarrassed me the most about getting scared by "Ghostbusters" was the fact that I didn't even interpret Louis Tully and his mishaps. The first time that I watched the movie, I literally did not realize that his character was there.
Anyway, this is a veritable comedy classic. It was like nothing that had ever come before. With a catchy theme song (that I play every Halloween), this is a movie that's impossible not to like.
Oh, and I should probably explain the "black and white" part. When my parents taped "Ghostbusters" off of the TV, it was in color on the TV but it came out black and white on the tape. My parents have never been able to figure that out, so their only explanation is that the tape was haunted. If so, then this was the perfect movie to record onto it.