| Ghostbusters 2 | | Cast : | Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver | | Director : | Ivan Reitman | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 16, 1989 | | DVD Released Date : | December 11, 2001 | | Language : | Portuguese (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Thai (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 09, 2005 | | Summary | I Grew To Like It | Content
 | At first I didn't think this movie was as good as the original. I still don't think it is. But I might actually like this movie more than the original now, just because I've seen it so many times. You see, I taped it on HBO when I had it, but I never had a tape of the original. So this was the only Ghostbusters I got to watch a lot of.
Without Vigo, this movie wouldn't be anything. Vigo's cool, but little else in the film is. The river of slime is boring. It's too bad that Vigo doesn't really show up until the end of the movie.
The movie moves SLOW at some parts, particularly the parts where Bill Murray tries to develop his relationship with Mrs. Weaver.
At least the statue of liberty walking was something new. It was almost as good as the stay-puft marshmallow man. The only real improvement that I see from the first film to this one is that the Ghostbusters secretary got a new hairstyle. She's a babe in this one. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 13, 2005 | | Summary | IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SLIME | Content
| In all likelihood, a sequel to the enormously successful and entertaining GHOSTBUSTERS was not necessary. In this whimsical, but often tedious, sequel, the ghostbusters are back, after being banned from ghostbusting! Which makes no sense as everyone hailed them as heroes after the defeat of the Marshmallow Man! But for plot purposes, that's what they decided to move this movie. Although the original cast and director are back, they don't seem as inspired or "in to it" like they did in the first. Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver seem to be going through the motions; Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are pretty much what they were in the first; and Rick Moranis & Annie Potts, who were so much fun in the original, don't seem to be a part of the story as much in this one. Peter MacNicol as the crazed museum curator is excellent in his role, and we get some fun support from Harris Yulin as the Judge and Janet Margolin as the prosecuting attorney.
The effects this time are fairly similar to the original, but the use of the Statue of Liberty in the climax is a little too far-fetched even for this kind of film. We also don't know how they get her back in the harbor after the cataclysmic ending.
I enjoyed watching the movie, but I can see why they never went for any more entries. Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 20, 2005 | | Summary | Suffers in comparison to the original, but still a fun movie | Content
| While nothing could equal the first "Ghostbusters" (probably the top comedy of all time), number two does have its moments. First of all, it's just fun to see the original cast reunited. Their chemistry is still there, and they seem to enjoy working together again.
The plot of the second movie involves the "bad feelings" of New York city, somehow coalescing into a pink goo (dubbed "mood slime") which in turn feeds energy to Vigo, the evil wizard who is the main bad guy.
The Ghostbusters use a variety of new equipment to beat Vigo, and the special effects are first-rate throughout. The coutroom scene with the spectral Scoleri Brothers is especially good.
Ghostbusters II has many funny moments, with tons of quotable lines (just like the original). And while an appearance by the Statue of Liberty falls flat, there is still enough good stuff here to make for an enjoyable experience.
Not an all-time classic movie, but a very fun one. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 18, 2005 | | Summary | Far better than the original | Content
| This is the best movie ever, ever.
They have pink slime and it makes things slimy and than dance. I laughed a lot at that crazy toster!
The black Ghostbuster talks a lot more in this one, which is neat, because that helps erace prujudicice.
My frind Sean makes me watch this movie a lot, but thats okay becuase were frends and this movie it the best ever ever! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 16, 2005 | | Summary | MY 2ND FAVORITE FILM! | Content
| I don't know why almost everyone hates this movie. I thought the cinematography & music evoked a wonderful feeling of charm & warmth. Comparing this film to the first one is stupid, b/c the first one was a totally gothic film and this one is simply a different movie with some of the same elements (concepts of the supernatural, characters). Sometimes, now that I'm older and quite a bit more jaded, I find myself bored out of my mind by the long-winded first half hour or so. But when I was 5 and the dullness of reality hadn't been forced upon me (when I started school, I had to learn & study math and needed to tone down my zeeal and sit down and concentrate on "real" stuff and life kinda went downhill from there...), I found myself at times scared by this film (the music at times was TERRIFYING!) and at other times wishing I knew the lyrics to that song the people outside the museum were singing at the end so I could sing with them! The "good vs. evil" story still appeals to me even today and the memories I have of this film and all it had to offer (including toys that had bright and colorful packaging!, which probably would have been stopped if this film hadn't come out and rekindled the passion many people felt for the Ghostbusters "franchise") are worth more $$$ than all the profit this film & its predecessor made! I can't say this for a fact, but I think many people don't know (and/or don't remember clearly enough if at all) how to watch a movie without focusing on logic, but, rather, letting your senses do the talking! This film does to one's heart what cotton candy does to your tongue (asside from rotting it). It's a splendid treat that any non-jaded-business-person who hasn't lost all of his/her child-hood passion can enjoy! |
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