Ghostbusters (Review)

It took me a long time to get around to seeing this movie, but when I finally did it become one of those movies I'd have to revisit often. In my opinion, if you don’t find Ghostbusters at least mildly amusing, you may need an intervention, therapy, medication...something. This is one of those rare movies that I've found to get more hilarious the older I get. For the uninitiated, the movie's about a group of teachers that get fired from their university. They decide to start a business using their knowledge on paranormal activities to capture otherworldly apparitions, only to have some twerpish bureaucrat from the EPA come in and try to screw everything up . It turns out that all of these freaky paranormal occurrences are a sign of the return of the ancient sumerian god, Gozer. Naturally, it's up to the newly formed Ghostbusters to stop this monster from destroying the planet.

The film is filled with tons of memorable sequences, from the run-in with Slimer to the classic Staypuft Marshmallow Man. The script is loaded with many great lines, most of which found their way into popular culture immortality. The acting here is nothing less than high quality performances. Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the script with Dan Aykroyd, has some of my favorite lines as Dr. Egon Spengler. The character of Peter Venkman is Bill Murray at his comedic best here. Sigourney Weaver holds her own with the guys, Annie Potts does so as well, and Rick Moranis has never been funnier. I don't really have anything else to say that hasn't already been said. Ghostbusters is just a really solid, well done movie.