Ghostbusters II

***Ghostbusters II*** is a 1989 supernatural comedy film written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and directed by Ivan Reitman. It is the sequel to the 1984 film *Ghostbusters* and the second film in the *Ghostbusters* franchise.

## Plot

Five years after saving New York City from a ghost attack, the Ghostbusters -- a team of spirit exterminators -- is disbanded for demolishing parts of the city during the battle. But when Ghostbuster Peter Venkman learns that spirits have taken an interest in his son, the men launch a rogue ghost-chasing mission. The quest quickly goes awry, landing them in court. But when the ghosts turn on the judge, he issues an order allowing the Ghostbusters to get back to work.

## Why It's Great

1. It has a pretty decent plot, and it's a decent follow up to the original film with some improvments that are not shown in the original.
2. The acting is pretty decent, even for the new characters as well.
3. Plenty of good humor in the sequel, like the scene where the kids sing **Who'ya gonna call? He-Man!**
4. The special effects for the ghosts, especially controlling the Statue of Liberty were arguably more impressive than the effects from the first film.
5. The original cast, including our Ghostbusters, and Sigourney Weaver (from the *Alien* franchise) returns, and they still did a great job reprising their roles. Also, our main characters still have super chemistry.
6. Our Ghostbusters are still quite amazing and likable, and also adding a newer Ghostbuster at near the end of the movie, resulting of having **five** Ghostbusters in this movie.
7. The idea of a *Ghostbusters* film that took place during Christmas, and New Year's time is pretty interesting.
8. Great action scenes, especially at the court scene where the chair ghosts take action against the humans in the building.
9. The scene of the Ghostbusters makes the Statue of Liberty alive and goes on a streets of New York to break into the museum that covered with pink slime.
10. New awesome soundtrack that was performed by Randy Edelman, and best of which, the original *Ghostbusters* song is still there.
11. The dialogue is still amusing.
12. Vigo and Janosz are pretty decent villains that want to kidnap the baby named Oscar and gain Dana by force.
13. The Ecto-1A is a decently improved vehicle and a major step-up version of the original Ecto-1.

## Bad Qualities

1. Some of the dark humor is meant to be more family-friendly, and some of the charm of the first film is absent.

## Reception

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, holding a 53% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, It was received more favorably by fans of the original with a 61% rating on Audience score, while Metacritic holds a 56/100 rating, indicating "mixed or average reviews" with a 7.4/10 user score rating on that same website, and a 6.6/10 rating on IMDb.

## Box Office

Outside North America, Ghostbusters II is estimated to have earned approximately $102.9 million, nearly doubling the original film's overseas takings and raising its worldwide total to $215.4 million. This figure makes it the eighth-highest-grossing film worldwide of 1989, falling approximately $67 million short of Ghostbusters' original theatrical revenue.

## External links

* ***Ghostbusters II*** on IMDB
* ***Ghostbusters II*** on Rotten Tomatoes