Film REVIEW: Ghostbusters (1984) - ★★★★★

Mix Up Theatre (Stewart)
18 hours ago
2 min read

Director: Ivan Reitman

Writer: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis

Stars: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis.

Genre: Comedy, Action, Fantasy

Themes: Ghost, Scientist, 1980s

Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

With its effect on popular culture, and a dedicated fan following, the success of Ghostbusters launched a multi-billion dollar multimedia franchise. This included the popular animated television series The Real Ghostbusters (1986), its follow-up Extreme Ghostbusters (1997), video games, board games, comic books, clothing, music, and haunted attractions. Ghostbusters was followed in 1989 by Ghostbusters II, which fared less well financially and critically, and attempts to develop a second sequel paused in 2014 following Ramis's death. After a 2016 reboot received mixed reviews and underperformed financially, a second sequel to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), was released, followed by Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).

MIX UP REVIEWS:

Mix Up Junior (Age 6) - ★★★★★

"Best film ever. A hundred billion stars!"

Stewart - ★★★★★

"A firm favourite when I was a kid and still brilliant to this day. It's hilarious, the comic timing by the cast is impeccable and the whole supernatural storyline is a lot of fun. A great film that you can sit and watch at anytime and get caught up in it."

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Mix Up Theatre Movie Chart Position: #516

We went along to see the Ghostbusters in Concert...

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Ghostbusters II (1989) - #643 - ★★★

The '80s cartoon was a briliant spin-off from the movie and there's lots to be enjoyed in the other Ghostbusters movies. For more mad scientists, demonic possession and wild monsters check out Spider-Man: Far From Home and Thor: Ragnarok from the MCU, Scott Pilgrim vs the World and Shazam!. Hercules has more demons and monsters in a family fun movie with a Greek myth spin. Meanwhile Bill Murray and Harold Ramis teamed up again for the brilliant Groundhog Day.