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A glossy, bigger sequel that keeps the cast chemistry and some of the original’s wit, but it trades freshness for repetition and a more uneven sense of wonder. The set pieces are memorable, the slime conceit is playful, and the movie has enough charm to work as a comfort-watch, even if it rarely matches the first… Read more
Where to watch: Buy
Fri · 1h 48m
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Ivan Reitman
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
A glossy, bigger sequel that keeps the cast chemistry and some of the original’s wit, but it trades freshness for repetition and a more uneven sense of wonder. The set pieces are memorable, the slime conceit is playful, and the movie has enough charm to work as a comfort-watch, even if it rarely matches the first film’s spark.
Ghostbusters II is the kind of sequel that arrives with more money, more slime, and less surprise. It leans hard on the returning chemistry, and when the team is trading dry one-liners or stumbling through absurd supernatural bureaucracy, the movie still feels alive. The idea of New York being flooded by psychic goo gives it a goofy, very late-80s sense of scale that is hard not to admire.
What it lacks is the clean, anarchic invention of the original. The villainy is more ornate than scary, and the movie often feels like it is trying to recreate a feeling rather than discover a new one. Still, the production design, effects, and comic timing give it enough personality to stay watchable.
If you come in expecting a lesser but still amiable continuation, it delivers. If you want the franchise at its most inspired, you will probably feel the seams. As a sequel, it is uneven; as a piece of big-budget supernatural comfort food, it goes down easily enough.
maria (2.5★) · 1315 likes
me: mom, can we have a ghostbusters (1984)? mom: no, we have a ghostbusters (1984) at home ghostbusters at home: ghostbusters II (1989)
adambolt (3.5★) · 1148 likes
How...how did they put the statue of liberty BACK...?
David Sims (2.5★) · 732 likes
can someone get Dan Aykroyd a xanax
alor (3.5★) · 609 likes
The courtroom scene in Ghostbusters 2 > The Trial of the Chicago 7
Erin 🍺 (2.5★) · 576 likes
They basically jizzed on the Statue of Liberty
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supernatural comedy, sequel fatigue, teamwork, urban fantasy, bureaucracy, psychic energy, 1980s blockbuster spectacle, good vs evil
supernatural comedy, 1980s, ensemble cast, urban fantasy, slime, blockbuster sequel, family-friendly horror, effects-driven, New York City, broad comedy