The movie's tongue-in-cheek (and pre-subprime) satire of surging capitalist hubris is scarcely mitigated by the necessary fairy-tale ending.
Ghostbusters (1984)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:42
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: Ghostbusters is an infectiously fun blend of special effects and comedy, featuring a hilarious deadpan performance from Bill Murray.
Synopsis: When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murrary) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private... When Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murrary) and his Columbia University colleagues (Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson) are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their television advertisements finally pay off when beautiful Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) contracts them. It seems her apartment has become the entryway for ghastly ghosts and goofy ghouls hellbent on terrorizing New York City. Soon they're going to her rescue, trying to rid the city of the slimy creatures. GHOSTBUSTERS hit US screens in June of 1984 and went on to become one of the most successful comedy films of all time, spawning a sequel and a popular animated series. [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Timothy Carhart, Ernie Hudson
Director: Ivan Reitman
Director: Ivan Reitman
Producer: Joe Medjuck
Reviews for Ghostbusters
Whoever thought of having evil's final manifestation take the form of a 100-ft. marshmallow deserves the rational mind's eternal gratitude.
Stuffed with wisecracking, punning and essential deadpanning care of the film's most notable star performer Murray (who has such delivery down as a fine art), the film also packs in a half-decent narrative.
With his deadpan delivery and snide quips, Murray more than holds his own amid the myriad state-of-the-art special effects.
Essentially a $30 million version of Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy but not at all a bad time, thanks mainly to Bill Murray's incredibly dry line readings and director Ivan Reitman's maintenance of a moderately coherent tone and plotline.
The story of a trio of incompetent 'experts' in the paranormal (Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis), who set up as ghostbusters after they are canned from their college sinecures, is less cynical a construction than it sounds.
The perfect marriage of big-budget sci-fi spectacle and character-based comedy schtick.
Dan Aykroyd's inventive comedy concept for Ghostbusters attracted an all-star comedy team to bust out an classic of mainstream '80s cinema.
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July 10, 2009:
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In a new interview with Natalie Portman's MakingOf.com, Harold Ramis opened up about "Ghostbusters 3," his experiences making the first chapter in the series, and the... More...
May 20, 2009:
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The Los Angeles Times' Geoff Boucher sat down for a chat with Dan Aykroyd recently; naturally, "Ghostbusters 3" was a topic of conversation -- and Aykroyd shared some new... More...
March 29, 2009:
Ramis Looks Forward to Mentoring New Ghostbusters ![]()
In a new interview with MTV, Harold Ramis has confirmed that he, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray are on board for the third "Ghostbusters," pending approval of Lee Eisenberg and... More...
November 17, 2008:
Sony Woos Family Filmgoers ![]()
Eager to take advantage of the mini-renaissance of family-friendly films at the box office, Sony has quietly ramped up its plans in that area, moving ahead with a variety of... More...
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