Who're you gonna call? There's only one answer to that
question, Ghostbusters! Two movies in the 80's, one just this last year, and a
cartoon I barely remember are the bones of the Ghostbusters franchise. The
movies are light and entertaining and perfect for a Halloween marathon.
Ghostbusters (1984)
So the original Ghostbusters is in a class all by itself.
Ghosts and Halloween scares meets cheesy comedy. Our main villain of the piece
is Gozer, the Destructor, an ancient god who's come to Manhattan to bring about
the apocalypse. This is the first time the proton packs were donned and blasted
into our hearts and minds. I love this movie. As my mom says, it's a good
popcorn movie :).
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Ghostbusters 2 has our heroes fighting Vigo, a medieval tyrant
who was generally hated by everyone. His spirit inhabits an ancient painting
and with the help of Janoz Poha he tries to possess Dana Barrett's infant son
Oscar. Dana Barrett was one of the main characters in the original story. Another
fun popcorn movie.
Ghostbusters (2016)
This movie is getting a lot of flack because the general
public is getting tired of sequels and reboots. My general consensus? It's a
good movie in its own right. Is it as good as the first two? No. Is it fun
anyway? Yes. In this our four new Ghostbusters are fighting Rowan North who wants to take over New York
with a bunch of ghosts that he has summoned from beyond. A fun aspect of this
movie is all the nods to the original two movies. I won't give them all away,
but I will tell you that all the original main cast members, with the exception
of Rick Moranis, appear in cameos. Even Harold Ramis who died 2014 appears as a
statue in the corner :). A good popcorn movie if you're not expecting a repeat
of the utter awesomeness that was the original two movies.
And now for your viewing pleasure Ray Parker Jr.'s music
video to Ghostbusters:
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