Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (1984) Film Review 'Ghostbusters' is an exemplary otherworldly parody movie coordinated by Ivan Reitman, delivered in 1984. The film includes an elegant cast, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Sigourney Weaver, who bring an ideal mix of humor, fascinate, and paranormal energy to the screen. The story spins around three unusual parapsychologists - Dr. Peter Venkman (Murray), Dr. Raymond Stantz (Aykroyd), and Dr. Egon Spengler (Ramis) - who lose their college financing and choose to begin a phantom getting business in New York City. They are before long joined by Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), and together they become the Ghostbusters, handling heavenly events and saving the city from spooky attacks. One of the film's most grounded focuses is its clever and paramount exchange, generally determined by Murray's improvisational abilities. The science among the cast individuals is unmistakable, adding profundity and legitimacy to their associations. The... Read more

A comedy classic and a favorite of mine.

Not my thing

I purchased a couple of the James Bond Blu-Ray reissues such as Dr. No. The restorations (I think they slang them "4K"'s) were almost too good. I could see the makeup on characters. a mole on Sean Connery's face. The scenery and coloration were awesome, but in some ways it was almost too good. Sad to say, Ghostbusters does not follow that quality of restoration. The story and comedy are second to none. The effects still hold up after 25 years. But honestly, I've seen better quality rebroadcasts of this movie on my cable provider's HD channels, and we all know how much they cut the bitrates, despite their denials. It appears they spent next to nothing on restoration of this movie. It certainly rates as good a treatment as Dr. No or From Russia With Love. You won't find a more sympathetic reviewer than me towards this movie, but I just can't understand why no one cared much about the video quality. It really looks little better than a DVD upsampled on a high-end DVD... Read more

I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND HATE TO GIVE IT A 1 BUT THIS IS NOT BLU RAY QUALITY, THERE IS NO WAY THEY HAVE DONE ONE UPGRADE TO THIS FILM VERY GRAINY. I KEEP CHECKING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE MOVIE ON THIS DISK IT IS THAT BAD. SAVE YOUR MONEY

For this review I'm not going to really go into the movie. Most people have seen this movie or at least have an idea about it. It's one of the best comedies from the 80's. I've owned this movie on every format, VHS when I was a kid...DVD, and now the Blu Ray. Lets talk about the most important thing first, the transfer. While it is a step up from the DVD, I still feel like it could have been a lot better. The film seems way too bright in some scenes, the contrast is definitely off. It's not horrible, it's definitely the best transfer so far albeit only a small step up from the DVD. Unlike the picture I'd say the audio is near perfect. This movie hasn't sounded this great in a long time. Everything is spot on from the ghosts to the proton packs. I was really impressed with the sound mix. Now onto the special features. First up is the commentary from Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis, this was recorded back in 1999 but is still a great listen. You also get 10 delet... Read more

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. But the Blu-Ray transfer is so shamefully bad I couldn't bear to watch more than a few minutes. It looks like they transferred an old theatrical print that sat for 20 years in a moldy apartment. The grain is HUGE and the image actually flickers from time to time. The original DVD transfer may be more compressed, but it's far more watchable than the Blu-Ray. It's a pity SONY didn't try a little harder to release a quality product.

First off, I love this movie, HOWEVER, it looks terrible on blu-ray. Tons of artifacts everywhere and all around very grainy picture. If you have this on DVD, keep it. DO NOT BUY THIS BLU-RAY. So not worth it. And they can't use the "well it's from 1984" as I have Blazing Saddles on Blu Ray and it's amazingly crisp and it looks like a new movie. GhostBusters sadly looks like you're watching it on normal TV (or roughly so). sad panda...

I barely remember this movie.

I actually have this DVD in my Collection. A funny movie (albeit, full of cheese) and the Special Effects of the time were pretty good.

This was HUGE for its time. Had a good cast and some special effects.

Cheesy, but an 80's classic. Especially since I was a fan of the cartoon.

LOL i love this dorky movie.......

Ghostbusters is great, but I realize that might be because I grew up with it. I loved just about anything Ghostbusters when I was a kid. Not only did I watch the movies, I watched the cartoons every Saturday morning.

Great show, very funny and one of Bill Murray's best. All of the cast was good, too.

I kinda liked Rick Moranis as the very possessed Louis, aka Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer.

was good...

funny...classic in my house

who yuh gunna call?

This was one of my favorite movies of my childhood.

LOVE BOTH

One of my favorite flicks when I was in grade school.

BILL MURRAY IS ALWAYS A HOOT!!

Great cartoon and even better movie! Bill Murray stood out in an all star cast. Dan Aykroyd was pretty good too.

not that funny but liked it when i was younger

Another Classic... !! I always loved Slimer.. and the giant marshmallow man

A love all the ghostbuster movies!!

The second movie is better.

Classic favorite

I really liked it in 1984...pretty bad special effects nowadays

ghostbusters one is one of the best movies ever made. yet i find i don't want to rewatch it right now. i don't know why.

Classic comedy movie. Slimmer was great.

Eh. Its well known but never been one of my favs

good over all movie

Gotta love this movie

It had it all; comedy, drama, stupidity (marshmallow man), hereos, romance, and a happy ending.

BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!

I said it before, not a huge fan of slime in movies unless we're talking about Ghostbusters. What's not to love about Slimer? and the Stay-Puft marshmallow man was sooo cute!

I race to the TV when this comes on. XD I think that Bill Murray's character is a bit boring, but the events and support characters make this film.

who you gonna call?

the green ghost is awesome

State Puff Marshmallow Man is evil!

I think it holds up and the characters work well together in a preposterous plot.

WHO YA GUNNA CALL!?!?!?!

Good, but not great. Oddly, I don't even really think of it as a comedy as much as I think of it as a "summer movie"--I remember it came out during the summer and it seemed like the type of movie everyone was supposed to see. I didn't see it then; I had to catch it on TV years later.

Enjoyed this movie when it was released in the 80s it is hard to watch now. The special effects dominate the film and the soundtrack is very much of the era. (Semi-disco?) Bill Murray was just O.K. and the rest of the cast is just O.K.

Classic! What's not to like?

A cult classic with some wonderful one-liners. I still can't believe that Sigourney Weaver is in this one. Seems like such a far cry from Aliens....Great movie.

I liked this movie. It had a decent plot for a funny movie, which is often a rare thing in a good comedy.