Ghostbusters (1984)

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  BarneyNuttall

  8 / 10

  The famous Who Ya Gonna Call? Ghostbusters ong epitomes what Ghostbustrs is. It's quirky, it's fun, it's spooky (not scary everyone, spooky) and classic eighties blockbuster material. With comedy which makes you smirk, nothing hilarious, and some fun visual effects (alongside others which haven't dated as well) Ghostbusters will have you whooping and hollering!
  
  I daren't go over the plot because... it's ghostbusters. They catch ghosts. That's it. But, the trios dynamic keeps them together. Notice how I say trio as Winston (Ernie Hudson) does next to nothing in this film. He kind of pops up out of nowhere and suddenly there are four ghostbusters. While the other three have clear characters and relationships, Winston is just kind of there, like lettuce in a burger; it's wrong not to have it but it is not exactly flavor-town.
  
  However, the other four play off of each other keenly. I've always preferred Bill Murray in his dramatic roles so the humour here didn't grab me like it may have done others. Nevertheless, his sarcastic remarks were entertaining, Spengler (Harold Ramis) has a fun 'mad doctor' quirk and Ray (Dan Aykroyd) is a loveable geek. Weaver embraced the heavy makeup and gown with ease, showing that she was having immense fun playing a demi-god.
  
  That's the thing with Ghostbusters. It is so inherently fun! With iconographies like Slimer and the Stay Puft guy, an annoyingly catchy song, ghouls, slapstick comedy, explosive visual effects, and a fun central trio, what's not to love?

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