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Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (Ghost Busters)

1984

Ivan Reitman

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis ...

6.6

117,975

Comedy. Fantasy Fired from their university research jobs, Drs. Venkman, Stantz, and Spengler promptly set up shop as parapsychologists specializing in psychic phenomena and soon they're ridding Manhattan of bizarre apparitions. But the talents of these spirit exterminators--Ghostbusters--are severely tested when beautiful Dana Barrett and her nerdy neighbor become possessed by demons living in their building.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Ghostbusters' is one of those rare movies where the original, fragile comic vision has survived a multimillion-dollar production. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"However good an idea it may have been to unleash Mr. Murray in an 'Exorcist'-like setting, this film hasn't gotten very far past the idea stage. Its jokes, characters and story line are as wispy as the ghosts themselves."	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Essentially a $30 million version of 'Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy' but not at all a bad time, thanks mainly to Bill Murray's incredibly dry line readings and director Ivan Reitman's maintenance of a moderately coherent tone and plotline."	POS
United States	Variety	"Only intermittently impressive."	NEU
United Kingdom	Andrew Pulver The Guardian	"What's not to like? (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Arthur Knight The Hollywood Reporter	"The plotting may be primitive, but it's all carried off with far more style and finesse than one might expect"	POS
United Kingdom	Patrick Gibbs Telegraph	"There’s no logic in any of this, buy any amount of high spirits and, once again, a great contribution from special effects."	NEU
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"A hugely entertaining reminder of how good blockbusters used to be (...) It hits the target every single time - the jokes, the chemistry onscreen, and the effects all fall into place (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andre Dellamorte Collider	"It seems a waste of space to write too much about the first film. It was a massive success in 1984 (...) and plays just as well now as it did when it was released."	POS

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