Review – Ghostbusters

Upon re-viewing lo these many years later, I’m surprised at just how terrible this movie is. It was quite a cultural phenomenon when it first came out, spawning a sequel, at least two cartoon series, and no end of ancillary merchandise. With the benefit of hindsight, however, this honestly isn’t much better than its considerably less popular sequel. The acting, script and special effects all barely rise above amateur levels. It honestly makes me wonder how much of this movie’s popularity was directly due to the constant airplay the theme song got at the time. Literally everyone here (particularly the cast) has done better work elsewhere. See if desperate