Ghostbusters II Movie
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It's 5 years after the battle against Gozer. A restraining order has forbidden Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore, and Egon Spengler from working as Ghostbusters, and as a result, they've had to find other jobs. Ray owns a book store called "Ray's Occult" and performs at children's birthday parties with Winston, Egon conducts experiments at the institute for advanced theoretical research, Dana Barrett broke up with Peter some time ago before marrying another guy, and Peter now hosts a local TV show called "The World of the Psychic". Dana, who is now the divorced mother of an 8-month-old baby named Oscar, works in the restoration department at the Manhattan Museum of Art. Strange things start happening when Oscar's baby carriage takes off by itself with Oscar in it, and it stops in the middle of 1st Avenue. While Dana's boss, Janosz Poha, is restoring a painting of a 16th-century tyrant named Vigo Von Homburg Deutschendorf, the painting comes to life. Vigo wants to live again by taking over Oscar's body. Vigo takes complete control of Janosz and orders Janosz to get Dana to cooperate. Janosz also has his own agenda. He wants Dana because he's in love with her. When Peter, Ray, and Egon try to help Dana, they are arrested and put on trial for violating the restraining order. When the ghosts of the killer Scoleri Brothers show up at the court room, the judge is forced to remove the restraining order against the guys so they can put the Scoleri Brothers in a ghost trap. After this, Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston re-open Ghostbusters, and mayor's assistant Jack Hardemeyer tries to slow them down any way he can, because he believes the Ghostbusters are frauds who will hurt the mayor's chances of becoming the governor of New York. The Ghostbusters and their lawyer, Louis Tully, refuse to be stopped by Jack. When Jack has the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, there is an eclipse and Janosz kidnaps Oscar for Vigo. The mayor wants the Ghostbusters on the job, and when the mayor hears that Jack had the Ghostbusters put in the Parkview mental hospital, he fires Jack and has the Ghostbusters released to try to rescue Oscar from Vigo, and Vigo intends to make it as hard as possible for the Ghostbusters.
| Dan Aykroyd | Dr. Raymond Stantz |
| Bill Murray | Dr. Peter Venkman |
| Sigourney Weaver | Dana Barrett |
| Peter MacNicol | Dr. Janosz Poha |
| Rick Moranis | Louis Tully |
| Harold Ramis | Dr. Egon Spengler |
| Ernie Hudson | Winston Zeddemore |
| Annie Potts | Janine Melnitz |
| Harris Yulin | Judge Stephen 'The Hammer' Wexler |
| David Margulies | Mayor Lenny |
| Kurt Fuller | Jack Hardemeyer |
| Janet Margolin | The Prosecutor |
| Wilhelm von Homburg | Vigo |
| Henry J. Deutschendorf II | Baby Oscar |
| Ivan Reitman |
5.70 out of 10 (17223 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Better than the original.
posted on 09 Aug 2009I Have to admit I liked this one a more than the first. I don´t know why but I did. The special effects were better, they did not try to be as funny as they were which helped because they weren´t that funny to begin with and it seemed more stabled and a lot more going on and it also had some scares in it which seemed to be missing in the first one. Sure this wasn´t as succesful as the first one in terms of the Box-Office but for example where I lived this film was bigger than the first one and became a smash when it was released on video.
Ok, but mainly a remake
posted on 23 May 2009"Ghostbusters II" has some laughs, but we're mostly left with the sense that we've seen this all before. After a good start, the film mainly follows the formula of the first "Busters": There's a "Ghostbusting" montage(This time with a rap remix of the Ghostbusters theme);A problem involving Dana Barret(Sigourney Weaver);the boys get imprisoned while ghosts run amok; and finally the Mayor decides to let the Ghostbusters free and defeat this menace in a climax which involves a giant supernaturally-powered icon walking through Manhattan(Although this time on the Ghostbuster's side). There are some good parts: Rick Moranis gets to do a lot more, and Billy Murray is good as always. But overall this is a dissiapointing follow-up
A great movie to watch under the influence...
posted on 17 May 2009If you are going to toke and looking for a movie to watch this a wonderful choice. It really is, as people have claimed brilliant and better than the original (that is not to discount the greatness of Zuel who still occasionally thrusts his dagger of wickedness into my side). As people have also commented the soundtrack is great. I recommend purchasing it on cassette, although other forms of media are acceptable. The Oingo Boingo song is so good that I almost forgot that they sucked and went out and bought one of their albums. I still think the original scene is brilliant. Also the villian Vigo may be the greatest villian of all time. Why is this movie only rated at like 5.5/10? Because we live in a conservative country where most people watch movies without consuming certain substances which would then allow them to truly appreciate the movie.
Ghostbusters 3 is on its way
posted on 14 May 2009http://contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/ghost busters%203%20in%20the%20making_18_05_2006Hey Ghostbuster fans just check this site out, it was posted on the 18th May 2006, the spirit is back very soon they are already in process of making the movie the star cast are still the same, which is excellent. Hope you ghost buster fans are ready for the third instalment. the first two ghost buster movies were absolutely fantastic, however we do not know the plot for the third instalment but even though we do not know I am sure it will be as astonishing as the first two ghost busters any way fans I cant wait for it to hit the cinema screen I'm sure your in the same position as me, wanting the year to fly by. Anyway thanks for reading this hope you give your feedback thanks.
A Comedical Must-See
posted on 08 May 2009For those that say, "This isn't as good as the first," I have to ask a three-part question: 1) Is "Ghostbusters" not one of the most defining, if not important comedies of the 80's? 2) If you're a comedy fan, and you saw "Ghostbusters," and afterwards, knew that a sequel existed, could you really resist seeing it? 3) After seeing "Ghostbusters II," were you really upset that this is how the sequel turned out? I'm guessing your answers will show how "Ghostbusters II" cannot be considered as a failure AT ALL.So that's YOU'RE Answer, so now here's mine: There aren't very many sequels in the comedy WORLD that can stand up to Ghostbusters II. One of the best comedical sequels ever made, and if you're a Ghostbusters fan, and you HAVEN'T seen this, then you're crazy.
Very good
posted on 26 Apr 2009When I was a little kid, I saw the second Ghostbusters movie before I even saw the first one. To this day, I still like it a lot (not as much as the first of course). However, both movies are almost equal in their coolness. Ghostbusters 2 doesn't get enough credit. It is much, much better than the average sequel.
MUCH better than the first movie!!!
posted on 09 Mar 2009I've seen Ghostbusters ( the first movie ) too, but the sequel just ROCKS!!! I mean, it's much better because the plot is definitely improved, the events that take place ( the interaction with the ghosts ) and the eh... well just about everything seems to be improved. Yeah, I still enjoy this movie. Dan Aykroyd is a hell of an actor, but the same goes for Bill Murray and Harold Ramis. Seeing Sigourney Weaver as the 'normal' victim of evil paranormal activities is a nice change, cause I started to think of her as the PERFECT Alien eliminator, haha. Anyway, you should really try to see this movie, just for fun, just for the love of watching good movies. It is a classic and it shall be remembered as maybe the only sequel that is way better than it's predecessor.
****1/2 out of *****
Winston
posted on 25 Feb 2009My major problem with this movie is the cover of the box. Where's Winston? He's a Ghostbuster, so why isn't he on the cover. Another problem is that he was barely written in the script. His character was never around unless they got in trouble. I'm not saying the Ghostbusters got in trouble because of him, but the fact that he wasn't around unless they got in trouble. I think it is total disrespect. Winston has always been my favorite Ghostbuster and for good reason too. He's not a scientist like the other three, but a working class individual that I can, as well as other people can, identify with.My other problem was with how slow the movie started. There was not any action until about 40 minutes in the movie. The time before this was just implications and suspense building. That is all good, but for forty minutes? It becomes tiring. So by the time you find out what the movie's about, it's already ending.Yes, this is a good movie, but should have included more of Winston, and excluding the prolonged build up of nothing.
Ghostbusters II
posted on 20 Jan 2009I can never remember if the cartoon was before or after this, but who cares. This sequel is nearly as good as the first film, but it does not have as many laughs. It returns with the really good theme song and the stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis. There are also appearances by Peter MacNicol and Harris Yulin. Basically, a huge monster ghost or something is taking over the city, so the Ghostbusters decide to bring the Statue of Liberty to life and catch this ghost. Ivan Reitman has done an okay job, but it would of been nicer if the now nice ghost Slimer was in the film more often. Good!
better than the original
posted on 20 Jan 2009I personally think that this sequal was better than the original. Although i am a fan of both films there was just something about the second one that made it better. However, i feel that the only element of the first one which is slightly better is the inclusion of the stay puft marshmellow man. I think the finalle of the second one draws a much more dramatic climax and love the part where they make the statue of liberty walk through the city. In my opinion, what also makes this sequal successful is that the cast remained the same and there were no changes to the main actors/actresses from the original. both films are absolutely brilliant, i first saw them when i was about aged 7 and at the time I was a fan of the cartoons which appeared on TV. Both films will always remain in my all time favourites, but the sequal will always be regarded as the better of the two.
A Great Film.
posted on 24 Dec 2008Ghostbusters II is a great film, with a cast and crew of comic geniuses that are at the top of their form.
The story is neat and interesting. The concept that the Ghostbusters kind of have these two nemisis in the Slime and Vigo is very cool. It's obvious that Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd know these characters so well that they know what the Ghostbusters would do in almost any situation. I wish that the story wouldn't have fallen back on the same formula as the first film, but, oh well, I guess that is what it's like with all sequels, isn't it? The cast is perfect. Bill Murray's great as Venkman, and proves that he's a comic genius. He's also got support from Aykroyd as Ray, and the hilariously always scientific Ramis as Egon. Rick Moranis is fantastic as Louis Tully, and I loved the ending. I also thought that the special effects were better than they were in the first film. I especially liked the Scoleri Brothers. They're the kind of goofily hilarious ghosts that the Ghostbusters films excel in. Ghostbusters II is a wonderful film that puts the emphasis on comedy and action, and the special effects are only there to further support it.
Doesn't compare to the first
posted on 03 Dec 2008This was not quite as good as the first, but it was still enjoyable to watch. As much as I wanted to see some of the same stuff as I did in the original, I hoped there would be more differences in the sequel than there was. To that extent I was disappointed.
However, with that said, I can't say I was completely disappointed because the same great cast was back at work with the same humor.I hate to see original cast members not reprise their roles in sequels because I think it breaks up the continuity of the cast, so I was glad to see the same cast back for more action. "Ghostbusters II" was not quite as funny as the first film nor was it quite as dramatic as the first movie, but it was okay because I enjoyed watching Bill Murray and the rest of the gang in action. At the end of this movie, I hoped they would have made a third sequel because I enjoyed the previous two and felt there was more avenues to go. This series still had something to offer. I was sad to see that the series had only two movies.I suggest that everyone check this film out at their local video store for a night of laughs and fun.
Better than the first
posted on 13 Oct 2008Great movie. Really great movie. Really really great movie. I could do this forever but now I have to review this. The whole movie is wonderful.
the acting is great again and the ghostbusters are back. Sigourney Weaver is back too and now she has a baby Oscar, who is being an interest found by a painting. Sure it sounds weird bu it makes sense when you watch it. They do have a question I must ask. How can the Statue of Liberty turn her head when shes made of stone? I know it's supposed to happen but every time I watch this movie I wonder about that. Rick Moranis and Annie Potts are back and in love. They're love interests were amusing. The strange green ghost that eats food is back, too. I forgot it's name but I don't know why it's still here. The plot is simple enough. A painting wants to take over Sigourney's baby and now pink slime is making mink coats come alive and attack the wearer! I thought that was pretty funny.Overall the movie is excellent and I think that its better than the first by just a little bit. Rating 10 out of 10.
Fun but flawed sequel
posted on 01 Oct 2008Ghostbusters II brings back all the talent and filmmakers who made the original such a huge box-office smash. It has some sparkling dialogue and has improved the special effects, not an easy task. If you liked the original, you will enjoy the sequel. But it is hard to face the facts that the original will be remembered as the classic, no matter how much money Ghostbusters II makes.*Plot* (Maybe Some Spoilers)The story picks up five years after New York city was saved from the evil Gozer by the Ghostbusters. But they were sued by the city for the excessive damages they did and are now starting over. Ray Stanz (Dan Aykroyd) has his own occult bookstore and teams up with Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) to entertain as Ghostbusters at kiddie parties. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) has his own TV show, "World of the Psychic," which is completely garbage and disrespected. Only Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) manages to continue working at the university. The trouble starts when Dana Barret (Sigourney Weaver), the woman the Ghostbusters saved in the original and Peter's ex-girl, goes to Egon for help when her carriage spins out of control on its own, pushing her young son Oscar (from a previous marriage) through the bustling Manhattan streets. After some investigation, Ray, Egon and Peter find a river of pink slime running under the city. They test it and realize that it is being created by all the negative energy of the city, which it feeds off of. The slime is being harnassed by a sinister maniac named Vigo from hundreds of years ago, represented in a painting at the museum where Dana now works. Soon, ghosts are back running rampant through the city, the slime is overflowing, and Vigo is planning to take human form! Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!*End of plot*I really enjoyed the first parts of the movie, where it showed what the Ghostbusters had been doing for the last five years. It reintroduced the characters perfectly, which is very important in a sequel. All the actors are back in top form: I especially liked that Ray and Egon were more "loose" in this movie and somewhat less technical. Winston also has more scenes than in Ghostbusters. But some things you shouldn't change: Bill Murray is still hilarious as Peter Venkman.However, some characters were reintroduced poorly. The first time we see Janine (Annie Potts) is when she answers the phone at Ghostbusters HQ, announcing that they are back. She also has a new love interest in Louis Tully (Rick Moranis). But in the first film, Janine had a thing for Egon and Louis for Dana. Why is Louis Tully hanging around with the Ghostbusters? The only time he helps them is when he represents them at a trial, if you call that help. Janine had some great scenes in the original, but she has none here. In fact, my favorite scene with her was during the end credits, where she carries off some ghost traps after the boys return from bustin'. It is never explained what she or Louis did during the five year abcense of the Ghostbusters.The plot is actually a little bit more focused than the original, which was more of how the Ghostbusters got in business and less about Dana's problems (until later). The sequel keeps things focused on the slime, Vigo and only lets slip a little with Dana and Peter's romance. Thats another thing I had trouble with: in the beginnning, Dana says to Egon that she would prefer that Peter would be left out of the investigation into the carriage phenomenon. But when he gets involved, Dana seems too easy: she initiates the first moves when she and Peter go out to dinner (which she agrees to quite quickly). Considering the way she describes her relationship with Peter directly after the events in Ghostbusters, this seems quite suspicious. But getting back to the plot, it is more focused, but a little rediculous. Its fun to see the Ghostbusters have fun testing out the "mood slime", but later, *SPOILER* when they spread the mood slime all around the Statue of Liberty and have it parade down Broadway using the positive energy of the New Year's Eve crowd, it gets a little silly. *END SPOILER*It can't quite match the original scene for scene. The first film had classic scene after classic scene. While the sequel has a few good ones like the trial and testing the slime, the scenes underground when Ray, Egon and Winston are searching for the source of the slime is quite poor, along with the Dana and Peter dinner scene. It doesn't help that these two are intercut.But lets get down to the good parts. The movie still has the classic one-liners or "t-shirt lines" that the original had. Peter is still given the best dialogue, but the banter between all of the Ghostbusters is quite good, especially Egon and Ray. The special effects are improved from the first, whose were excellent. Again, the writers (Aykroyd and Ramis) and director (Ivan Rietman) make you believe in the outlining premise of ghosts in Manhattan. You may question the details of the story but the world that is created is very believable.In closing, the film is not as scary as the first, even though that was not very frightening to begin with. Also, kudos to Peter MacNicol for his funny performance and great speech and mannerisms.For Ghostbusters fans, this is a must see. For others, see the original and then make up your minds wheter or not you would like Ghostbusters II. The film had the bad sense to open one weekend before the box-office champ of 1989, Batman. With a great box-office intake of $112.5 million (but poor compared to the original film's $238.6 million in recipts) and 11 years past, it is unlikely that Ghostbusters III will ever come to pass, although Aykroyd says he is working on a script. But who knows? Harrison Ford is gunning to make Indiana Jones IV at age 58 and 11 years after the last entry.In any case, enjoy.
This Movie rocks!
posted on 15 Jul 2008Ghostbusters is one of the funniest movies that I have ever seen.The plot is really cool.It is on my opinion to say that it was better than the first Ghostbusters.Poha was the funniest guy in the movie,and Bill Murray was hilarious also.This movie does not deserve a 5.7,it deserves a 10.The first Ghostbusters was pretty confusing,but non the less it was really entertaining!Everyone in this movie acted great!Ghostbusters 2 is in my top 20 favorite movie list.This movie gets a 10 out of 10.This movie was very entertaining and had a lot of laughs.This movie made me cry of laughter.All I have to say to this movie is wow.Who are you going to call?GHOSTBUSTERS!
Not as good as the first, but still fun
posted on 21 Jun 2008***Starring: Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Dan Akroyd.It's been five years since the "events" that occured in Manhattan. The ghostbusters are now up to the challenge of entertaining children at a party. But when a painting wants a baby (I never thought I would ever actually say that), it's up to the ghostbusters to save the day...again. It has a good deal of fun that will keep you pleased, but it still isn't as good as the first (which is tough to beat).
Ghostbusters 3? No chance. No thanks!
posted on 18 Jun 2008Hate to burst the bubble guys but even if we see a Ghostbusters 3 it will never, ever be anywhere close to being as half decent as the originals. Bill Murray has already said no to it. Dan Akroyd (bless his tubby soul) is a little too old now. I'm sorry but I'd rather see the legacy of Ghostbusters stay as it is . I wouldn't want to see a brand new cast as the four most iconic hero's of my generation! Whats the betting you'd get someone like Sean William Scott as a Venkman type character who dances through a gay club with poo on his face to bust a free roaming phantasm whilst calling everyone 'dickcheese'. No thanks. Leave it alone. Put it to bed. Lets remember how cool they were. And to answer someone else's question/comment - No. I don't think real fans of Ghostbusters would want another movie. I should know. I'm their biggest fan.....and the flowers are still standing!
great movie. though could have been better.
posted on 19 May 2008great movie. 5 years after battling ghosts in the empire state building, new spooks arise in New York City. This time, the culprit is a River of Slime flowing through the subway tunnels below the streets---and it is caused by negative human emotions!! (like crime, bad feelings, people being rude to each other on the streets, meanness, bad services, etc) and the mayor does not want to take any action until it erupts into full blown pandemonium and chaos in the streets, not to mention Vigo, the ancient tyrant that wants to inhabit Dana Barret's baby, Oscar, so he can live again and turn New York City into the scariest place on Earth to be in! I liked the part when the slime erupted into chaos on the streets of New York, with ghosts and dinosaurs chasing everyone around, though that part could have been much better. It would have been great to see more, like park benches chasing people, trees in Central Park turning alive and mad, cars driving away from the monsters and crashing into trees that hit back (like the Whomping Willow in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets). Also would have been cool to see clawed hands popping up out of every sewer hole in the streets and whipping at people in the streets and on the sidewalks. And the more people misbehave, the worse the chaos becomes. Bet that'll change New York City people's attitudes! Although I have to admit that I have been to New York City recently and apparently noticed that New Yorkers are not as rude as I thought. Also, if they do a "Ghostbusters 3" it should be filmed in northeast Illinois!
More of the same as the parapsychologists try to deal with pink slime beneath the city...
posted on 10 May 2008I honestly can't say I'm a fan of these "Ghostbuster" movies--but this lame sequel makes the first one look like a masterpiece by comparison.The unfunny business struggles to find a few laughs in the same old situations but it's pretty hard to work up any enthusiasm for staying tuned in to this movie. Whether it was more spectacular on the big screen I can't say--but I understand that it did well at the box-office.Well, I could just about absorb the first thirty-five or forty minutes without wanting to turn it off. BILL MURRAY, DAN AYKROYD, SIGOURNEY WEAVER and RICK MORANIS do their usual stuff with meager results. The script is full of puerile nonsense that would give any actor a hard time to make work in this sort of goof-ball comedy.It left me with the impression that I've seen enough of these silly comedies for the time being. Way overrated by fans who flocked to the first of the "Ghostbuster" films.
Impressive,up to date sequel.
posted on 30 Aug 2009Ghostbusters 2 is slightly belated to it's 1984 original.But this obviously shows that the producers were aiming to create a much more impressive end result.Hence,this sequel is ,to be honest,more enjoyable than it's predecessor.The leads are at their comic best:Bill Murray is in his wonderful,self contorted manner,and Dan Aykroyd is ace as a dandy,must do leader. The special effects are marvellous.The slime FX is ace,as is the Vigo monster.The story was also not bad for a kid's film. If there's any fault,it's that it's not very coherently handled.One event doesn't seem to lead to another. But as a sequel,this is definitely in one of the better categories.