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Ghostbusters 28/19/2023 ![]() While Ghostbusters II was unable to recapture the magic of its predecessor (and undoubtedly had been affected, in at least its tone, by the popular television series), it still reunited the New York City heroes, giving them one more big battle with the supernatural.Ģ016 saw a complete reboot of the franchise, detached from the 80's films (and I still have no desire to see it its trailers and some clips I've seen are enough to confirm my extreme lack of interest in it. Despite the 5-year gap between the original and its one-and-only sequel, young fans like me had been reintroduced to the characters in their animated form in the 1986 series, The Real Ghostbusters - which became a huge hit on the small screen. When Ghostbusters II released, I was an enthusiastic 9-year-old itching for a return of my favorite proton-gun-slinging heroes. With the long-awaited third installment into the original Ghostbusters film series, that began with the 1984 film, finally hitting theaters this year (after originally being slated for a summer 2020 debut, but getting sidelined thanks to a worldwide pandemic), I thought it would be timely to revisit part two of the story, 1989's Ghostbusters II.Īs an 80's kid, I saw the original film on the big screen at a very young age - and I was an instant fan (although the movie is totally not appropriate for a 4-year-old). Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main).Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main).But, I definitely think you should give it another chance if you’ve just put it off as being a bad sequel. In the end, I know a lot of people will still not like Ghostbusters 2, and that’s okay. Watch it again, as an adult, with that mindset of what the deeper meaning is, and maybe you’ll appreciate it more. The river of slime running beneath the surface was definitely emblematic of the animosity and violence and fear that was coursing through the city at the time, and I think that makes Ghostbusters 2 a lot smarter than people give it credit for. The film does a great job of exploring the topic of New York, in the ‘80s, being kind of a terrible place to live, but in a humorous way. The year 1981 is often cited as the most violent year in New York City history. ![]() Lastly, I find the concept of a river of slime that is manifested from the negative feelings people have toward each other in major cities to be super creative and clever. The Concept Of Negative Feelings Manifesting Itself Into Slime Under The City Is Actually Pretty Clever Ghostbusters 2 is pretty funny, but Janosz definitely steals the movie. His willingness to take Dana’s baby to Vigo so she will be his wife is just played so well, and he’s never intimidating, which is a nice counterbalance to Vigo, who is very intimidating. One thing that the original Ghostbusters has going for it in spades is its zany characters, but Janosz may just be the zaniest that this series has to offer. I also just think he adds such a great layer of lunacy to this already crazy movie. If you imitate his voice, any Ghostbuster 2 fan will immediately go, “Oh, hey, that’s Janosz!” In fact, with his silly accent, he was kind of like the Borat of the ‘80s. Every line of dialogue that comes out of his mouth (“Soon, the city will be mine and Vigo’s … mainly Vigo’s.”) is outright comic gold. Head of the Restoration department at the Manhattan Museum of Art, and Dana’s boss, Janosz Poha ( Ally McBeal’s Peter MacNicol), is by far my favorite character in the entire movie. ![]() The ghosts manifest themselves from the slime and the judge’s negative vibes, and what follows is the crew getting back together and a cool montage where the boys are back in business, which always leaves a warm feeling in my heart after them being separated earlier in the film. Then, we get one of my favorite moments in the entire series with the courtroom scene with the Scoleri Brothers, which I think might even rival the library scene from the first movie. Dana’s baby, Oscar, is in a stroller that finds its way to an abandoned train station, and Ray breaks a pipe when he’s trying to investigate, so he gets the team arrested. I think the second movie does a great job of finding a way to get the team to rekindle their passion for ghostbusting, and it all goes back to that river. I mentioned where each hero went, but let’s talk about that river of slime again, and how the crew gets back together. ![]() Okay, so since the team is out of business after the first movie, they’ve all disbanded and gone their separate ways. The Team Coming Back Together Again Creates A Nice, Warm Feeling In The Heart
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