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Plot: The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of specteral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
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MCT:August 1, 2008The Ghostbusters have returned to the big screen. All the old favourites are there and you soon get comfortable in watching the storyline envelope.
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MCT:July 30, 2008
No one I know likes this film, even if they liked the first one. I don't see why. The returning cast is good, the pacing is quick, the concept is entertaining and the jokes are funny.
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MCT:July 28, 2008Five years ago, New York City was saved by the worst paranormal incident the world has ever seen up to that point by a group of "Ghostbusters" (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson). However, things went down hill for the group after just about every department in the city government sued them and put them out of business. The team splits up thanks to a judicial restraining order, but still keep in touch.
The crew gets back together to investigate some strange happenings which seems to be centered around "Oscar" (William and Henry Deutschendorf in their only movie role), the infant son of "Dana Barrett" (Sigourney Weaver), who broke up with "Dr. Peter Venkmen" (Murray) sometime between this and the original movie.
What they find is a very large ammount of a kind of ectoplasm under the city that they eventually discover, during a trial against them, that this slime reacts to strong emotions.
And to make things worse, a portrait at the museum "Dana", who now restores paintings in the museum for the living, holds the evil spirit of "Vigo the Carpathian" (the late Wilhelm von Homburg), who needs a child so that he might live again. "Vigo" seduces "Dana's" highly annoying boss, "Dr. Janosz Poha" (Peter MacNicol) with paranormal powers to find a child. "Dr. Poha" targets "Oscar".
Now, the reinstated "Ghostbusters" have to battle the slime and "Vigo", which may have a connection with one another.
First of all, the story is only slightly weaker than the original. However, the cast is still good and have not missed a beat. The chemistry between the "Ghostbusters" is close to perfect as they can get. We also get to see a bit more of "Louis" (Rick Moranis) and the "Ghostbuster's" secretary "Janine" (Annie Potts), who get together in this film while the two babysit "Oscar" as "Dr. Venkmen" tries to rekindle his romance with "Dana".
If you ask me, "Vigo" is a limited character. For a good chunk of the movie, he is stuck within the portrait. von Homburg is pretty evil in this role, but he must rely on special effects to help expand his character.
Other characters, including two new characters introduced in this movie, is not really developed in this role. We get some development with "Janine", who is in a slightly larger role in this film, and "Louis", who has become a lawyer. One character we get to see more of, who probably was added in due to the success of the syndicated cartoon television series "The Real Ghostbusters", is "Slimer". "Slimer" is only seen in only a few scenes and is not on camera very long. And, the only interaction he has with the main cast is when he picks up "Louis" while driving a public bus.
There are some good laughs in this film. Yet, there seems to be more chuckles than laughs. Most of the best laughs comes from Murray, who carried a good chunk of the laughs in the first movie as well. One of the best comedic scenes is when "Dr. Venkman" first meets "Oscar" and has some quality time with the infant, while trying to avoid getting a stool sample from the boy for "Dr. Egon Spengler" (Ramis) to study.
For the most part, the special effects have held up all these years pretty well. It's pretty obvious that the Statue of Liberty, which the "Ghostbusters" soak with the slime in an attempt to save New York City from Vigo.
In the language department, I don't recall hearing anything too strong unlike the first film. So, parents will probably not have to worry about that. -
MCT:July 19, 2008No. Proof enough that sequels aren't the answer. I think they should have stopped after the first one but that was so successful you knew they wouldn't.
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MCT:July 17, 2008
Although I enjoyed this movie enough to watch it a couple times over the years, I did not find it as well scripted as the first and the acting seems more desperate.
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MCT:July 13, 2008
Almost as good, but the video quality makes me want to vomit. Other than that it's pretty okay, not as good as the first, but Bill Murray made me laugh.
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MCT:July 10, 2008i love these films lol ILOVE THE MARSHMELLOW MAN OOOO I COULD REALLY EAT HIM AND THE PANTHER TOO really good for all family fun
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MCT:July 7, 2008Ivan Reitman returns for this defanked sequel, where an evil painting threatens to turn New York into a slime pool. So bad it's not funny. Weaver plays a mommy. Murray plays with his Ghostbuster friends. Ghost ectoplasm is used to make the statue of Liberty like a robot. Uhu.
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MCT:June 28, 2008
a decent, funny movie. despite it's very eighties special effects--or maybe because of them--this movie was funny.
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MCT:June 17, 2008
A class sequel which achieves that rare feet of matching the original. The brilliant ballance of drama, fantasy, action, mystery/thriller, childish and adult comedy makes this film genuinely enjoyable for a family audience - something reitman excels at!
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MCT:June 14, 2008
Very underrated. Not quite as good as the first, but how could it be?
The story really follows the same kind of structure as the story in the first movie, yet it's totally different at the same time, and still great. I think there's a perfect balance of new ideas and elements from the first movie. It's anything but a rehashing. I think it's just as funny and just about as good as the original. -
MCT:May 29, 2008
"Two in the box, ready to go, we be fast and they be slow!"
Always loved that line from Ghostbusters II probably one of my favourite sequels of all time.
Granted this movie doesn't have the icon status of the first but when you look at the film it's basically structured the same as it's predecessor and yet alot of people don't like it. Hmmm. Either way that winning formula is back again for Ghostbusters II.
Since last saving the city from Gozer, the Ghostbusters have gone out of business, infact we see Ray and Winston doing kids parties as the Ghostbusters to make some cash now that New York seems to be ghost free. Since everyone's moved on, Egon is now doing studies on negative emotions and Peter is now a Television Show Host (see I told you).
Either way, this starts off the same as the first, except that instead of a general disturbance, it involves Dana Barrett and her child (yes Sigourney returns, of course!) where her babies carriage goes for a ride on it's own after going into some slime. Dana gets the boys to investigate and BAM! We're back to bustin' ghosts! What they discover is a river of slime, one of the coolest things about the movie that I liked when I went to the theaters to see it.
Long story short, in digging a tunnel in the area where Dana's baby's carriage went berserk, they broke the law pretending to work for Con Ed (phone lines repair) and so they are taken to court. We get through most of the court scene and it seems like our heroes are going to be going to jail....however the Slime reacts negatively to bad vibes....so as the Judge, who doesn't believe in any of this "ghost business" gets angrier and angrier and then it happens.....the ooze causes two ghosts, to former fellons the Scoleri Brothers, who were put to the chair by the skeptic judge. About to go to jail, the Judge begs for them to get rid of the Ghosts and they protest by saying they couldn't possibly "expose" themselves by using their equipment. The judge recinds the order and the case is dismissed.
Next up is just that an orgasmic explosion of Proton Packing and Ghost Trapping as the Ghostbusters but two bad ass Ghosts which leads to my aformentioned line that begins the film (yes I realize I used the terms "orgasmic" and "package" in the same sentence to explain this scene, but I tells ya, this was the money shot for Ghostbusters II for me....even though I had to go to the bathroom real bad, I refused to leave during this scene and had to rush out real fast once it and the montage ended, keep in mind I was 8 and I couldn't miss The Ghostbusters in action).
So with the comedy, cast and director intact, how is that this movie doesn't get the same praise the first one does? It's basically the same movie repackaged slightly to make it different enough, but it still does everything right. Murray as Venkman is spot on as usually except maybe a little bit more subdued due to the fact that Dana's character has a son and he's trying not to come off less sleazy and more caring now that she has a child...which makes you wonder how he lost her in the first place.
There's also plenty of Ghost action, if not more in Ghostbusters II than the first. Stantz, Spengler & Zeddemore are fine as usual, this time all three provide that foil to the comic edge of Venkman. Plus I love the tunnel scene....."Wwwwwwiiiinnnnnnnssssstooonnnnnnn"
You see, what I love about these movies really is what I love about stuff from the 80's. The movies may not be so great by themselves but I know for a fact that atleast with Ghostbusters it reminds me of a time that was more innocent because of how old I was, how amazed I was that such a weird movie like this could exist and amazed by the effects, the laughs and the fun the movie brought. I couldn't blow anymore smoke up this movie's ass if I wanted to really...and while I realize again it's not as iconic, I'm of the opinion that it's just as good as the first and for a long time I liked it better but now I think they're about equal. -
MCT:May 23, 2008
Not as good as the original, but the Statue of Liberty effect is worth the price of admission on its own.
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Egon Spengler is a paranormal researcher. Ray Stantz owns a bookshop in New York. Peter Venkman has his own TV series.
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MCT:May 10, 2008
The sequel to the 1984 Ghostbusters movie sees the guys getting their Proton Packs on again after their friend Dana (Sigourney Weaver) experiences new and more disturbing ghost troubles.
Once again Rick Moranis, Annie Potts and Ernie Hudson star alongside Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and Harold Ramis. -
MCT:May 4, 2008
oh good thing it has part two..it's really nice how they manage the statue of liberty to walk...haha..
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MCT:April 27, 2008
wow what a sequel/follow-up movie..i think the 1st 1 is better but this is just as enjoyable follow-up/sequel movie thats really funn 2 watch...the special effects in this movie are all really good throughout the movie...its an enjoyable sequel but i still think the 1st 1 is better but they are both so good in there own ways because they are still both funn movies 2 watch n this is a great family/comedy movie
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MCT:April 24, 2008
For some reason, I loved this movie! call me crazy, but I even liked better than the 1st one!
best line: weaver: Don't try any of those old cheap moves!
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MCT:April 21, 2008
I989 Sequel to the hugely successful Ghost Busters that sees the Ghost Busting team called back into action once again to save the world from Evil..starring all of the original team from the first movie..So Who ya Gonna Call again..GHOSTBUSTERS Thats who !
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MCT:April 20, 2008
This sequel is disapointing since it has less laughs and a weak story. Still, the cast does manage to have some charm no matter how silly it gets. The Statue of Liberty walking in the end is no where near as fresh and funny as the giant marshmellow man in the original.
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MCT:April 5, 2008
Proton packs. The Ecto-1A. Slimer. The walking Statue of Liberty. A river of slime. What more is there to say?
The Ghostbusters 2 is the sequel to Ghostbusters, which it doesn't take a genius to figure out. It is possible to watch this without watching the first. The only things you will miss out on are the character development, relationships, and their equipment. Other than that, there is no hard tie in to the story from the first film.
This sequel does not do anything really new or different from the first film, yet it is much more entertaining. The first half an hour is pretty slow going as it builds up the characters and introduces the villain, but once you reach the courthouse scene, the fun begins. The proton packs are put to use and the slime becomes an essential part of the story. The rest of the film is everything you expect from here on out.
The CG is once again good for its time. My only gripe is that the proton packs have too little airtime. The same can be said of the Slimer character. The sound effects are great as usual. The proton packs, the siren of the Ecto-1A, and even the background music is memorable. Speaking of the background music, the soundtrack is awesome. Bobby Brown has one of his greater songs in this film.
The acting is not award winning, but who cares. Other than the regular cast, Peter MacNicol puts on quite a performance as Dr. Janosz Poha. Hilarious with entertaining dialogue.
If you like the first film then you will like this one. A comedic science fiction extravaganza.
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MCT:April 3, 2008
still love this series even knowing my friends call me corny cause i like the theme song and i probably am but its a cool movie...to me
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MCT:March 7, 2008
WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE IN THE NEIGHBERHOOD WHO YOU GONNA CALL??? GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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