Ghostbusters II is a 1989 supernatural comedy, the sequel to Ghostbusters, as well as the second movie in the Ghostbusters franchise. The movie was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Ghostbusters II was written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and directed by Ivan Reitman.
The story is it's been five years since the events of the last movie, and the Ghostbusters have taking other jobs since they got sued for property damage which also would cause them to no longer investigate the paranormal. However, when a new evil has been awakened the Ghostbuster have to suit up once again and stop him, or else not only will New York be conquered but so will the rest of the world.
- Negatives
My only complaint with the movie was how the Ghostbusters were being treated from the New York. I can maybe understand the property damage part but, the parts where people where calling them fakes or phonies was a plot point that never made any sense to me. How can they be considered phonies? Everybody in New York saw a marshmallow man they size of Godzilla stomping around the city, nobody absolutely nobody could've possibility faked that.
- Mix
My mix issues with the film was Vigo. He's not really a bad villain, cause he's got a good look and there is a pretty interesting backstory with him. But after rewatching the movie, I do wish they did more with him. A little more background, what else can he do power wise, and how did the slime connect with him? Stuff like that.
- Positives
Now for the more positives that came with Ghostbusters II are that was the special effects. I firmly believe this was a huge improvement when compared to the first movie. A lot of great stuff from practical to using miniatures, and what I came to love about them even more is much like the first movie's production, their were quite a lot of issues going on, but the special effects team still pulled off an amazing job.
What I also liked about the film was the music. Two of my favorites being Run DMC's version of the Ghostbusters theme song, and of course Bobby Brown's On Our Own. The latter of which I actually find myself singing along too, such a classic.
Another aspect of the movie that was good was the humor. I really didn't understand the reviews back in 1989 where they said something like this humor was "softening" compared to the original. Cause I found myself laughing at this one just as much as I did the first one. One of my many favorites being and it's just a simple piece of dialogue, and it's how Egon once had a slinky but he straightened it. I don't know why but even now as I'm typing this I just can't contain the grin that's growing on my face.
The last thing I'll give Ghostbusters II credit for is the performances. Once again Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson chemistry is again, a highlight to the movie. Rick Moranis provided another hilarious performance playing Louis, and Peter MacNicol was also awesome as Janosz. The over the top accent he gave that character was just amazing, and was one of the hilarious highlights.
I honestly don't understand why Ghostbusters II gets such a bad rap. It has great special effects, wonderful music, it's hilarious, and the performances are just as good here as they were in the first. I do wish there was more to Vigo, and my only complaint is that subplot where the Ghostbusters were unfairly punished. But this is a movie where I think the good for the most part out weights the bad.
My final rating is Good.
Well, I'm all done here. Come back on Monday, Sept 27th for my A Look Back at review of 1984's Dune. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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