I haven’t seen Ghostbusters
since the mid 1990s. I don’t know why this is as I remember liking it as a
child, although Ghostbusters II
scared me, and I also watched the cartoon The
Real Ghostbusters when I was very young. If memory serves me right I also
had some Ghostbusters toys. I don’t
know then why it has taken me so long (over half my life!) to watch it again. I
got the idea to re-watch it before a recent trip to New
York as I was in the mood for New York based movies and it was recommended
to me on Twitter. Unfortunately I didn’t have the time before I went but I
saved it until today and wasn’t disappointed. It’s great fun!
Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Raymond Stantz (Dan Akyroyd)
and Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) are three misfit scientists working out of Columbia University. When they lose their jobs
due to a mixture of incompetence and lack of results they decide to set up shop
as Ghostbusters, investigated the paranormal and catching ghosts for the people
of New York City.
They are initially successful and gain a reputation and celebrity status but
something big on the horizon threatens to derail them and the entire city.
