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Ghostbusters 2 [DVD] [1989]

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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis
  • Directors: Ivan Reitman
  • Writers: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
  • Producers: Ivan Reitman, Bernie Brillstein, Gordon A. Webb, Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Sep 2008
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004D082
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,070 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Much less fun than its predecessor, this 1989 sequel starts off on a bleak note by telling us our heroes from Ghostbusters have been on the skids for five years and Bill Murray's lead character never did hook up with Sigourney Weaver's lovely symphony-musician character. What's more, she has a kid by somebody else. Everybody's on an uphill climb, and Ghostbusters II never soars the way the first film did, despite having the same director, Ivan Reitman (Dave, Kindergarten Cop). The lame plot finds the boys attempting to prevent a disaster on New York City caused by too many bad vibes in the Big Apple. Yikes! Fortunately, screenwriters Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis have penned enough good one-liners to keep Murray busy, and if the ghostly special effects no longer surprise as they did in Ghostbusters, they're at least inventive. -- Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Special Features

2.35 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Dolby Digital 2.0 French German Italian Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital 2.0
Scene Selections
Theatrical Trailer
Filmographies
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Endless, scary fun, 8 May 2003
This review is from: Ghostbusters / Ghostbusters 2 [VHS] [1989] (VHS Tape)
What an extra-ordinary, hilarius set of movies. Enjoying both "Ghostbusters" and "Ghostbuster II" back to back united on a VHS tape is a great fun...and a great bargain!

Both movies are classics and feature Bill Murry at his best. The plots are humorous, but not ludicrous. A group of unemployed scientists start a ghostbusting agency in New York and save the city from destruction by weird, powerful, disembodied entities...twice.

While "Ghostbusters II" is in part sort of a remake of the first movie, it does contain some fresh ideas and mainly works because of the five-years-later effect – we meet the characters from the first movie again and see what has become of them.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes s*** happens... someone has to deal with it..., 5 Jan 2003
By J. Day "Swift" (UK) - See all my reviews
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... and who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! They're back! Well, not quite yet.
In the opening scenes of Ghostbusters II, we see the guys out of business with only Winston and Ray still clinging onto the forgotten 'Ghostbusting' business (which is basically them trying to amuse eight-year-olds at kids' parties). We learn that the Ghostbusters have been broken up for five-years since the original Ghostbusters film after getting sued by half of New York for their Stay-Puft-slaughtering antics. But strange things are a-brewing under the city: mainly a river of slime generated by all the 'bad vibes' of the citizens of New York. That, and the appearance of a rather haunting painting of a long-dead Carpathian ruler called Viggo means that the world needs our heros again; the world needs the Ghostbusters!

The film is often considered inferior to it's the first Ghostbusters movie, but I beleive they're both classics and both brilliant in their own ways. Ghostbusters II has better special effects, features more on the relationship between Peter Venkman and Dana Barratt, has a catchier soundtrack and just feels more modern (it was created five-years after the original Ghostbusters but it could have been easily made in the 90's). The characters of Wintson and Egon (my favourite character) also have more to say and do in this installment even though poor Ernie Hudson (Winston) still doesn't have his name on the front cover.
GBII has always been considered to be less funnier than the first, but it has a lot more laugh-out-loud moments than the first film which featured a more subtle approach to humour that some people may not find to their taste. GBII is also bursting with original ideas (the hilarious 'mood slime' scene, the Statue of Liberty section and diversity of the new spooks) and can hardly be accussed of having exactly the same themes as the first film.
Where the movie does fall down slightly though, is the ending. There's the climax of the Statue of Liberty scene (I'm trying not to give too much away here!), then a few minutes of nothing, followed by the physical appearance of Viggo, and I have to say he was far scarier when he was in the painting.
But that's only a minor niggle in an otherwise classic comedy film.

As for the features of the DVD it's no-where near as good as the original Ghostbusters 15th Anniversary one. It features the usual scene selections and the theatrical trailer (which was on the GBI DVD anyway) and some 'filmographies', which are basically two pages dedicated to each actor on their background information such as other films they've been in, how many Golden Globe nominations they've had, etc. Not the most interesting features in the world and if you've watched all the extra clips and features on the first film's DVD you'll know most of this.

So this is not one for the DVD buff (I suggest you knock off one of the five stars I've given it if you are) but this is a great film nonetheless. I think even people who haven't seen the first movie would enjoy it. Brilliant.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ghostbusters 2, 27 Feb 2009
This review is from: Ghostbusters 2 [DVD] (DVD)
Because the Original was such an "original" this suffers a little from the "son of" syndrome but is still very good. The cast is brilliant and the special effects are well up to the standards of their day.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars who you gonna call?...
I disagree with the main review, Ghostbusters II is much better than the first movie, in my opinion. Read more
Published 3 months ago by diamondgeezer1

2.0 out of 5 stars Ghostbusters 2
Lets be honest here, you don't take the time to watch a film such as Ghostbusters 2 anticipating oscar winning performances & high level scripts. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Claire Morris

3.0 out of 5 stars Ghostbuster 2
The DVD came very quickly. The sound quality on the DVD however is very bad. We have to turn the volume up to the highest number to hear anything.
Published 8 months ago by Boris

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful sequel!
If you're hoping to watch an action-comedy like the first Ghostbusters film, then you may as well forget about purchasing this one. Read more
Published 23 months ago by James McGovern

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the first film but it still ROCKS!
Who ya gonna call: GHOST BUSTERS and they're back in this funny & exciting new film.
They are ready for the fun and the ride.
4 out of 5.
Published on 3 Aug 2007 by Andrew J. Burns

4.0 out of 5 stars NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS THE FIRST FILM BUT STILL A CLASSIC
There's an extra fine line between recycling material and straying from material. When sequels are different from the original, people complain. Read more
Published on 5 July 2007 by stuart

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Sequels EVER!
I have to say being a huge fan of the orginal I loved this film even more. I gots all the goods from the first film plus a whole lot more. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2004 by stevenischosen

5.0 out of 5 stars EVEN BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL
Ghostbusters II is way too easily dimissed. Its an absolute classic, featuring miles more gags than the original. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2003 by hulbertbrothers

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantabulous
If u liked the first film, you will love this, a true example of sequel greatness. As well as being hilariously humorous, it also encompasses a good, original (if slightly... Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2002 by orangepants

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a great seuqel
A pretty poor follow-up to a great original. Apart from one or two great one-liners there's very little else to this film. Read more
Published on 9 April 2002

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