This was so wicked and creepy... they actually made a daytime scene feel creepy, scary, ominous, all of the above - with the music, special effects, and timing of everything.
+Old Turntables Couldn't have said it better. 80s Manhattan was an ominous crime ridden dirty mess topped off with the looming clouds of smog hugging the unwashed towers.
I absolutely love how eerie and ominous this scene is, and it's even more impressive that it takes place *in broad daylight*. Ghostbusters is just a wonderful, wonderful film.
AGREED! This does indeed happen in what appears to be either mid-morning or early afternoon. People going about their business, when suddenly there is an explosion and a hell breaks loose.... Actually, reminds me of another NYC incident.
I am officially obsessed with this scene. It's just so perfect!! The atmosphere, the feeling of dread, the music, the effects and even the small bits of comedy. Cinematic gold right here!!!!
You're absolutely right. I cant explain it. I was four when my parents to me to see this at a small theater in Downtown Milledgeville Ga. The scene showing all of those ghost being unleashed back on the planet along with the music and rasing sun as a backdrop gave me chills back then and still does. The music add a seductive edge to an inevitable fate that awaited mankind. I had nightmares up until 10 because of this exposure at such a young age.
What made Ghostbusters work was the movie was also serious. At this point, it almost becomes a horror movie. They used the perfect song for this scene. The ghost escape, the speech that Egon gives in jail about Shandor and the end of the world creates a very serious tone. The fun cartoony aspect, along with the performance of Moranis and Murray would’ve made this movie enjoyable regardless. But Ramis and Akroyd did an amazing job on the screen play. This part takes the movie to another level and makes it one of the most iconic movies of the 80’s.
@@thegreekpro And the jokes STILL don't ruin the creepy atmosphere! Excellently, excellently done, the segue from comedy to horror (and back again) is perfect.
Don't forget about the scene with Winston and Ray when they are talking about Judgement Day. Creepy as f*ck and allowing the underused Winston to shine
The long shot at 0:17 has always been fascinating. The stillness of the city, with its imposing skyscrapers bathed in a layer of haze, juxtaposed with the swirling energy of the released spirits creates such a magical but disconcerting atmosphere. The Mick Smiley song tops it off so well.
What a wonderfully eerie scene. The music fits perfectly. It's my fave scene in the movie and freaked me the hell out as a kid. Still gives me the shivers. Fantastic.
Me too the best scene i saw. I used to watch this like 100 times! And that blue ghost scared me so much! And the taxi cab being sucked into a taxi and wanting a ride somewhere and just drive hands off steering wheel and drive. And slimer coming out of the hotdog stand just has a mouth full of hotdogs in his mouth. And the building view the ghost flying around. And the song gave me chills!
Same girl, same! This scene was incredibly powerful and had enormous staying power with me. I used to pause this on screen to look at the hand painted frames on the old betamax we had (Betamax should have won over VHS just saying)
I will never stop loving the bit with the guy who enters the taxi and is so nonchalant about giving directions to a rotting skeleton. I guess New Yorkers really /have/ seen it all.
Chevy Chase Era SNL and Sandler Era SNL gave us most of the best movies the world ever saw... Cancel culture can never compete by dicing good plots on the cutting floor not to offend the social media du jour, sponsors, actors pet causes, culture we shouldn't care about in foreign countries, etc etc etc.
If a movie can pull it off, 'scary stuff in the daytime' can be more effective than 'scary stuff at night'. It's like... if it can happen in an urban environment, in the middle of the day, it could happen ANYWHERE...
As a kid, I was frightened whenever I watched this scene. As an adult, it still gives me the creeps. The mood and the atmosphere of fear and impending doom are underscored by the music. Everything about this film worked.
The thing I find great is that it takes place in the late afternoon (although thinking about it it looks a little like early morning as well), the angle of the light and seeing the ghost energy moving around above the city in daylight instead as most films would do it now, at night or darkness. Theres always that odd quality of light and feeling at those times of the day that just adds to the creepiness factor of it all.
Crazy. This was put on RUclips 15 years ago. Its amazing what 80s-90s special effects did. Sorry, everything nowadays seems fake. There was a sense of realism with old school graphics.
Everyone that watched the movie back in the 80's has the scene of this eerie afternoon skyline being slowly infested by thousands of ghosts, along with Mick Smiley's "please, please, please..." words burnt in their minds
What a scene... In daylight it's even more effective and unsettling... The music, the look in Dana's face... The flying spirits and shots of the amazing New York City... Then the real sense that things are going to get bad... Absolute perfection. The part where the sky starts darkening over Dana's building is amazing too. They sort of replicated it in Gb2, but at night and wasn't as effective.
There was something about seeing this movie in the theater in 1984, especially if you were a kid that can not be replicated, and this scene NAILS that feeling, and it's not even the main theme song. The ambience with the music of the film, lighting, even the whimsical special effects which looked cool to me in 1984 but certainly didn't "look real" even back then, the atmosphere in the theater was electric and everyone laughed and cheered at the right moments. There was no franchise for this movie at the time, nobody heard of a proton pack, containment unit, PKE meter, slimer didn't have a name in the movie, he was just the disgusting green blob. I remember they had t-shirts with the logo at the time, but I don't think there even any toys for the movie until much later, like the late 80s cartoon. All the characters, Venkman, Egon, Ray, Winston, and Janine were brand new. It was such a new, novel idea, and the film treats them as exterminators even with their logo. At the time no one had really heard about "catching ghosts" (yes I know there was a silly 70s cartoon with an ape and two guys) but I don't remember that show as a kid until after this 1984 movie. I don't think I ever remember having such an experience with a movie like this. In the 80s, the next closest stand on your feet and cheer movie experience might be a tie of Back to the Future and Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones). The 90s had some nice movie events like T2, Jurassic Park and ID4, but as great as those films were, they were not what it was with Ghostbusters. And the 2000s flicks don't compare, though you get close with the Marvel movies of the 2010s. Yes there are movies recently that are huge events that have people cheering and applauding till the roof comes off (Avengers Endgame), but those are established comic book characters from an existing cinematic universe. What movie has there been recently where the whole concept was brand new, the characters brand new, that got such a reaction from people?
he is and i also remember a cabbie from Home Alone 2 where Kevin gets in and says "Boy, it's scary out there." To which he replies "Ain't much better in here kid." Hahah he was scary as hell too.
It´s one of those scenes that instantly makes you fall in love for a movie. At the time i had to wait for a whole year to rewatch this scene when GB came out on home video.
With all the gags, the absurd situations and the fun, Ghostbusters had a *serious* plot. This is what made it. This sequence is still my very favourite from the movie, and this comes from someone who can still quote chapter and verse from Venkman & co. :^D
@@armorpro573 CGI was around back then, but you miss my point. Filming on real location's ( often without a permit) gives the movie authentic feel. New York is a character in its own right in the film.
@@KingSidJames Ikr? Also this was obviously the 80s when New York was in its economic recession. Crime and drugs was plentiful back then, which adds an even more creepier vibe. Nowadays most movies are shot in studios with green screens
This sequence is absolutely fantastic filmmaking. This whole damn movie, which was supposed to be nothing more than a silly popcorn comedy, is amazing and everything felt so right. Lots of great 80's memories here, man.
It was, it wasn't afraid to have darker moments. Too many summer movies look like video games these days. (I like video games btw but I think you get the point)
Timeless, if there is ever a paradigm change the likes of the transition from the agricultural society to the industrial age, this film should be used to observe that time period type of cinema.
I love how Dana/ Zulu, the Gatekeeper looks so ominous and aware of the forthcoming and sexy for the ghosts/ spirits to destroy the bay window of the apartment and bring out the wrath of Gozer and release her from building. very creepy and awesome.
One of the most eerie, supernatural, otherworldly scenes in any film. This breaches the plain between the real and unreal, awake and dreaming. Been fascinated by it since I was a kid!
At 0:15 we see the reason the Stay Puft marshmallow man just popped into Ray's head: it's an old advertisement painted on the side of the building opposite Ghostbusters HQ. He's seen it every day for months.
It’s really interesting seeing foreshadowing for the film’s climactic final battle with the references to Stay Puft marshmallows throughout the buildup. I believe the scene in the kitchen where Dana first sees Zuul in her fridge has her take Stay Puft marshmallows out of her grocery bag, and in this video you can see a billboard/building sign for Stay Puft when you see all of the ghosts basically firing upwards. I wonder what other instances this happens.
What makes this scene, for that matter the whole movie work, is that Aykroyd, Murray, and Ramis were on top of their game in 1984. These guys are comedic legends and their ability to relate to the everyman and take the silliness of life and make it relatable is their greatest strength. For Ghostbusters, they took it to another level. Adding Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, you name it was a stroke of genius and not one role in this film was wasted. It wasn't just what they did onscreen that worked, it was the music choices, the camera angles, everything. It was all on full display in 1984 for the world to see and we're lucky to have a franchise to appreciate and pass down to future generations.
I'm probably not alone in saying this but this scene stayed with me longer than anything else in the film when I first saw it as a kid on release with my parents. It may be a PG rated comedy but there is a sense of magical, pun intended, eerieness to GHOSTBUSTERS (typifed in this scene) that many modern directors wouldn't be able to recapture. Let's hope Paul Feig can.
Wow... I totally thought I was alone in this sentiment. Thank you so much for articulating this. This scene has an almost abstract and eerie profoundness that is hard to explain unless you were ingesting it at a certain age. I remember the Indiana Jones face melting thing having the same effect.
The one that stayed with me slightly longer was the scene before it when the grid got shut off. The sound effect and the workers reaction left me with a proper sense of NOT wanting to be any where near the screen.
This scene with the Trade Centre in the background with Manhattan & the ghosts let lose along with the It's Magic tune is just incredible. My favourite scene. You could play that at the Cinema & it would still look good.
What's unsettling about that shot... some of the 9/11 pre-collapse background (while the desk anchors were vamping waiting for official statements from government or airlines)... came from cameras that have a vantage point very close to that 1983 b-roll footage used in the 1984 film.
This scene is perfect, sets up an eerie feeling to the viewer, with great imagery and use of music, shows that shit is about going down and the city going into panic mode and there is a major threat. So much superhero movies fail at this simple thing. Transformers Dark of the Moon and Avengers did it similar and quite well.
I must have forgotten all about this scene. Saw it today and was strongly captivated by this scene. Takes you beyond watching a comedy. This movie has fantasy, sci fi, and paranormal going on without really directly making it so much about any of those things that you can't appreciate it on its own as a solid movie. You don't have to just be a nerd to appreciate this. Anybody could watch this and have a completely different experience than someone else and both still love it. Rare in film!
I would say for certain I've watched this movie the most of any film I've seen in my entire life. The six minutes or so between when Peck arrives at the GB's bulding until Dana's apartment explodes is my favorite sequence in the whole film.
Funny you say Stay Puft was cute, because when he caught fire and appeared behind the Ghostbusters with that angry expression, it was always a hide behind the sofa moment for me when I was little.
I was shocked just now when the music kicked in and I immediately recognized it. Surely I watched this movie many times in the 80s, but, not since then. That's impressive!
First watched this as an 8 year old, in 1990 with my Dad. Sat on the couch with a can of Tab Clear🤣 Mad how a movie brings back long forgotten memories
I was 8 at the time and remember seeing this at the cinema, always remember me sitting and leaning on the upper balcony with my head rested on my folded arms and then the ghost scene in the library came on with it screaming at the camera! made me jump back loads! lol
This music is strangely laid back yet ominous at the same time, and that's why I love it. I imagine being in the same position as Dana when I hear this. Like I'd be slowly walking towards something powerful and taking it all in with every step.
This was so wicked and creepy... they actually made a daytime scene feel creepy, scary, ominous, all of the above - with the music, special effects, and timing of everything.
+Clint Hobson yes! all of this ,yes!
+Clint Hobson this was New York City in 1984. Didn't need much to make it creepy and scaryLOL
+Old Turntables lol so true
+Old Turntables Couldn't have said it better. 80s Manhattan was an ominous crime ridden dirty mess topped off with the looming clouds of smog hugging the unwashed towers.
Yes
I absolutely love how eerie and ominous this scene is, and it's even more impressive that it takes place *in broad daylight*. Ghostbusters is just a wonderful, wonderful film.
100% agree
AGREED! This does indeed happen in what appears to be either mid-morning or early afternoon. People going about their business, when suddenly there is an explosion and a hell breaks loose.... Actually, reminds me of another NYC incident.
@@lofthouse23 what one?
@@BlastMega9/11
Me too man you are not the only one 😅
I am officially obsessed with this scene. It's just so perfect!! The atmosphere, the feeling of dread, the music, the effects and even the small bits of comedy. Cinematic gold right here!!!!
maybe it's time someone "mined" that "gold"
Me too, like forever...
You're absolutely right. I cant explain it. I was four when my parents to me to see this at a small theater in Downtown Milledgeville Ga. The scene showing all of those ghost being unleashed back on the planet along with the music and rasing sun as a backdrop gave me chills back then and still does. The music add a seductive edge to an inevitable fate that awaited mankind. I had nightmares up until 10 because of this exposure at such a young age.
your mother!!
Mr Stay Puft on the building mural is foreboding!
I'm convinced that the 80's was the best decade.
That and the 90s
@armorpro573 The first quarter of the 90s was good until the mid-90s came into being as things started to go pear shape after that.
@@JayKhwaja May 1997 to be exact. In Britain at least.
@@774Rob It started to go downhill, actually around 94, I'd say.
@@JayKhwaja I chose May 97 as that is when Blair took power. Pretty much everything today can traced back to that mass murdering monster.
This scared the crap out of me when I was little
Me too!
+Natalie Camarillo Particularly the cab driver
nobody cares
+RahBertPat ok
+Natalie Camarillo Good girl .
"Your Mother!"
Yeah! You tell him Egon!
Lol
Patrick's Crazy Place I love that part of the movie
This should be said to Paul Fig
Sw0rd Penc1l no a bat to paul firgs face haha
I really love the part when Vickman said yes it's true this man has no dick
Thumbs up for 1984.
What makes Ghostbusters work so well is the fact that the scary bits actually are scary, like all the scenes in the library.
The special FX were done with practically no money which blew my mind since GB always seemed to have the best FX anyway
Sigourney was smokin' in this scene
What made Ghostbusters work was the movie was also serious. At this point, it almost becomes a horror movie. They used the perfect song for this scene. The ghost escape, the speech that Egon gives in jail about Shandor and the end of the world creates a very serious tone.
The fun cartoony aspect, along with the performance of Moranis and Murray would’ve made this movie enjoyable regardless. But Ramis and Akroyd did an amazing job on the screen play. This part takes the movie to another level and makes it one of the most iconic movies of the 80’s.
And Venkman kept going with his jokes! XD
@@thegreekpro And the jokes STILL don't ruin the creepy atmosphere! Excellently, excellently done, the segue from comedy to horror (and back again) is perfect.
@Michael Fonseca same here. I always loved the fact that it was a comedy that realized is was a scary movie as well
Love this description. Perfect blend of comedy and horror. You described what I have always felt about this movie
Don't forget about the scene with Winston and Ray when they are talking about Judgement Day. Creepy as f*ck and allowing the underused Winston to shine
This scene alone, is probably better than the remake.
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+Austin Sheely FUCK YAAAH
This response.
#Yes
My turds are better than that god awful remake .
+Bill Patrick Jones it is indeed better than that turd remake!
The long shot at 0:17 has always been fascinating. The stillness of the city, with its imposing skyscrapers bathed in a layer of haze, juxtaposed with the swirling energy of the released spirits creates such a magical but disconcerting atmosphere. The Mick Smiley song tops it off so well.
There's a retrospective, meta sense of eeriness, too, what with the spirits coming from almost exactly where the Twin Towers stood.
Its epic isn't it allways loved this scene the music and visuals and all that plasma engery flying around with the New York skyline
The city doesn't know what mayhem is being unleashed ✌️
It might be my favorite shot in cinema.
Shot from the top of the Rockefeller
Sigourney Weaver is smokin' hot in this scene! 👍
*+genedraper16*
Oh please. She's hot in EVERY scene she plays.
Is it weird for me to say that she was gorgeous back then?
Jerry Leal it’s not weird if it’s true. She was freaking sexy
Sigourney is still one fine actress and a deliciously sexy grandma now.
She was stunning back then wasn’t she?! Even in aliens her portrayal of ripley was like a space version of Lara Croft. Super hawt!!!
This was one of the must-see films in the mid eighties.
Must see films of all time, along with goodfellas
This scene alone is better than any garbage they even think they have today……
Agreed
I love it, this music is so chill. It strangely fits so well. Like "sit back and enjoy your doomsday"
Amen. :)
Acacia Louvegrise how about when Dana wakes up with that subtle possessed look? Granted not Linda Blair but still possessed! Anyone agree?
When you get high
“Smokinn Thatt Maaaaggiiicc Maaagiiccc...”
Seems so simple a tune, but powerful. Wish I could find the sheet music...
R.I.P. Harold Ramis
Ground hog day was directed by him. One of the best movies ever.
Zilnich P. Yeah.... one of the best...
The True Egon Spengler
@@deadpoolrafaigna4378 I think he had a hepatitis
😢
Anyone else get chills everytime that music starts up?
Yes
yes
@@AI_native so tough. You must be listening to black metal. Or be goth. Same thing.
YES
Always...
Egon was about to throw down, damn I miss him even more now, R.I.P. Mr Ramis.....
“YOUR MOTHER!!”
Yes you Know Mr. peck was that Punk that keeps jumping up for that Beat down .
This movie is a classic and a great time capsule of old NYC
What a wonderfully eerie scene. The music fits perfectly. It's my fave scene in the movie and freaked me the hell out as a kid. Still gives me the shivers. Fantastic.
Erin Morticia the cab driver was my favorite part!
Me too the best scene i saw. I used to watch this like 100 times! And that blue ghost scared me so much! And the taxi cab being sucked into a taxi and wanting a ride somewhere and just drive hands off steering wheel and drive. And slimer coming out of the hotdog stand just has a mouth full of hotdogs in his mouth. And the building view the ghost flying around. And the song gave me chills!
😘
Walter peck doing his inner jermery corbryn ghosts have rights too lol to egon lol
Same girl, same! This scene was incredibly powerful and had enormous staying power with me. I used to pause this on screen to look at the hand painted frames on the old betamax we had (Betamax should have won over VHS just saying)
I will never stop loving the bit with the guy who enters the taxi and is so nonchalant about giving directions to a rotting skeleton. I guess New Yorkers really /have/ seen it all.
And he sure didn't dwadle about it either..
@@mrzerkaman He was better than some of the living taxi drivers.
@@erichinkle7347 😂😂
In the original script, there was supposed to be a shot of him reading the newspaper, oblivious to the ghost's reckless driving.
@@williamshaw9047 Given the stories I've heard about NYC taxis he was probably used to it.
In terms of pure entertainment value, GB is simply one of the best ever put to film.
And in terms of art working hand in hand WITH commerce, this is a veritable triumph for both.
Chevy Chase Era SNL and Sandler Era SNL gave us most of the best movies the world ever saw... Cancel culture can never compete by dicing good plots on the cutting floor not to offend the social media du jour, sponsors, actors pet causes, culture we shouldn't care about in foreign countries, etc etc etc.
This is one of the most amazing scenes in the history of movies.
Used to reverse this scene endlessly on my VCR.
80's flicks FTW!!!!
One of the coolest jailbreaks of cinema history.
Are you kidding me DeathofInk? It’s ghost and it’s creepy!
That's basically what is. Ghosts escaping from their ghost jails.
They were let out
"Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here."
Zzzzzzzzzz
Something about seeing the apparitions flying throughout the city in broad daylight makes it scarier
If a movie can pull it off, 'scary stuff in the daytime' can be more effective than 'scary stuff at night'. It's like... if it can happen in an urban environment, in the middle of the day, it could happen ANYWHERE...
As a kid, I was frightened whenever I watched this scene. As an adult, it still gives me the creeps. The mood and the atmosphere of fear and impending doom are underscored by the music. Everything about this film worked.
The thing I find great is that it takes place in the late afternoon (although thinking about it it looks a little like early morning as well), the angle of the light and seeing the ghost energy moving around above the city in daylight instead as most films would do it now, at night or darkness. Theres always that odd quality of light and feeling at those times of the day that just adds to the creepiness factor of it all.
I thought the library bit was chilling too as a kid
Crazy. This was put on RUclips 15 years ago. Its amazing what 80s-90s special effects did. Sorry, everything nowadays seems fake. There was a sense of realism with old school graphics.
Yeah that terror dog busting through the door share looked real. ;)
This scene always gave me goosebumps, my man Egon stepping up for his homies!
I've always loved how beautiful and graceful the ghost trails are over NYC. They're so asymetric and free flowing.
Considering this was 1984, most of the FX are great and still stand up well today.
Everyone that watched the movie back in the 80's has the scene of this eerie afternoon skyline being slowly infested by thousands of ghosts, along with Mick Smiley's "please, please, please..." words burnt in their minds
The cab driver scared the shit out of me as a kid
This is one of the best cinematic scenes of all time! It's aging wonderfully
This part of the film always freaked me out as a child, but I loved!!!
What a scene... In daylight it's even more effective and unsettling... The music, the look in Dana's face... The flying spirits and shots of the amazing New York City... Then the real sense that things are going to get bad... Absolute perfection.
The part where the sky starts darkening over Dana's building is amazing too. They sort of replicated it in Gb2, but at night and wasn't as effective.
That music is just awesome it really suits the scene and gave me shivers a bit!
+THX 1138 4EB wtf
+THX 1138 4EB *meow*
aaron frost baggot
THX 1138 4EB *is eternally menstruating with tourettes*
aaron frost jilaggit
0:14 - 0:32 I still get goose bumps. The music, visual and sounds effects are perfect.
This scene gives me goose bumps more than any of the visuals they use now a days. Perfect blend of everything in cinema right here
There was something about seeing this movie in the theater in 1984, especially if you were a kid that can not be replicated, and this scene NAILS that feeling, and it's not even the main theme song. The ambience with the music of the film, lighting, even the whimsical special effects which looked cool to me in 1984 but certainly didn't "look real" even back then, the atmosphere in the theater was electric and everyone laughed and cheered at the right moments. There was no franchise for this movie at the time, nobody heard of a proton pack, containment unit, PKE meter, slimer didn't have a name in the movie, he was just the disgusting green blob. I remember they had t-shirts with the logo at the time, but I don't think there even any toys for the movie until much later, like the late 80s cartoon. All the characters, Venkman, Egon, Ray, Winston, and Janine were brand new. It was such a new, novel idea, and the film treats them as exterminators even with their logo. At the time no one had really heard about "catching ghosts" (yes I know there was a silly 70s cartoon with an ape and two guys) but I don't remember that show as a kid until after this 1984 movie. I don't think I ever remember having such an experience with a movie like this. In the 80s, the next closest stand on your feet and cheer movie experience might be a tie of Back to the Future and Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones). The 90s had some nice movie events like T2, Jurassic Park and ID4, but as great as those films were, they were not what it was with Ghostbusters. And the 2000s flicks don't compare, though you get close with the Marvel movies of the 2010s. Yes there are movies recently that are huge events that have people cheering and applauding till the roof comes off (Avengers Endgame), but those are established comic book characters from an existing cinematic universe. What movie has there been recently where the whole concept was brand new, the characters brand new, that got such a reaction from people?
it was unique
I love the creepy strings that play over the music when they show Dana (Zuul). Such a nice added touch.
80's special effects at their best.
The music is like "When everything you thought that could go wrong just go wrong"
I LOVE that shot of Manhatten with all the ghosts moving past the scrapers
he is and i also remember a cabbie from Home Alone 2 where Kevin gets in and says "Boy, it's scary out there." To which he replies "Ain't much better in here kid." Hahah he was scary as hell too.
who the hell are you talking about
That one doesn’t make sense when you think about it. Why would a cab company hire a driver who just scares away customers?
@@rampantsarcasm2220 He was walking about 0:57 with the undead taxi driver. 9 years ago RUclips didn't have nested comments like this
It´s one of those scenes that instantly makes you fall in love for a movie. At the time i had to wait for a whole year to rewatch this scene when GB came out on home video.
With all the gags, the absurd situations and the fun, Ghostbusters had a *serious* plot. This is what made it. This sequence is still my very favourite from the movie, and this comes from someone who can still quote chapter and verse from Venkman & co. :^D
The song perfectly fits the whole scene.
The whole movie feels ....Real! That's the only way I can describe it. From the dirty streets to the afternoon sunshine. No fake CGI .
Well obviously since CGI wasn’t around back then. They really had to use practical effects and models
@@armorpro573 CGI was around back then, but you miss my point. Filming on real location's ( often without a permit) gives the movie authentic feel. New York is a character in its own right in the film.
@@KingSidJames Ikr? Also this was obviously the 80s when New York was in its economic recession. Crime and drugs was plentiful back then, which adds an even more creepier vibe. Nowadays most movies are shot in studios with green screens
@@KingSidJamesCORRECTION!Cinematic CGI to fit an atmospheric sequence like this in an urban setting WAS NOT around in 1984.
Mick Smiley’s song is so perfect for this scene-it’s so erotic & eerie. It’s chilling, ominous, & sexy all in one. A masterpiece
This sequence is absolutely fantastic filmmaking. This whole damn movie, which was supposed to be nothing more than a silly popcorn comedy, is amazing and everything felt so right. Lots of great 80's memories here, man.
R.I.P the original WTC, u will never be forgotten and nothing can replace it!
The only buildings that can't be replaced are the ones we couldn't re-do authentically, from antiquity.
This movie was so ahead of it time IMO
It was, it wasn't afraid to have darker moments. Too many summer movies look like video games these days. (I like video games btw but I think you get the point)
Same with many other 80s films or programmes. Short circuit or knight rider for example
Timeless, if there is ever a paradigm change the likes of the transition from the agricultural society to the industrial age, this film should be used to observe that time period type of cinema.
God how I love Sigourney Weaver. She is such a great actress and she looks amazing with the wind blowing in her hair.
That shot of all the spirits slowly floating through the New York skyline like tendrils is one of the best uses of SFX ever; so haunting and creepy...
I love how Dana/ Zulu, the Gatekeeper looks so ominous and aware of the forthcoming and sexy for the ghosts/ spirits to destroy the bay window of the apartment and bring out the wrath of Gozer and release her from building. very creepy and awesome.
Zuuhl*
Can't beat seeing Slimer in a food cart with a face full of hot dogs.
One of the most eerie, supernatural, otherworldly scenes in any film. This breaches the plain between the real and unreal, awake and dreaming. Been fascinated by it since I was a kid!
At 0:15 we see the reason the Stay Puft marshmallow man just popped into Ray's head: it's an old advertisement painted on the side of the building opposite Ghostbusters HQ. He's seen it every day for months.
lol. Never noticed. Watched it about a 100 times :-)
Also in Dana’s apartment you can see Stay Puft Marshmallows amongst her groceries. I wonder if this was intentional foreshadowing
this is what happens inside the computer when u get spyware
+Gestur gaur Yeah strange lights were shooting out of my computer
+Ron S And the tower exploded.
lol
Impressive how the effects hold up till today, and the eerie tone is very well set by the music.
It’s really interesting seeing foreshadowing for the film’s climactic final battle with the references to Stay Puft marshmallows throughout the buildup.
I believe the scene in the kitchen where Dana first sees Zuul in her fridge has her take Stay Puft marshmallows out of her grocery bag, and in this video you can see a billboard/building sign for Stay Puft when you see all of the ghosts basically firing upwards. I wonder what other instances this happens.
Damn it I love Sigourney Weaver. She managed to play both the damsel in distress as well as a villainess.
What makes this scene, for that matter the whole movie work, is that Aykroyd, Murray, and Ramis were on top of their game in 1984. These guys are comedic legends and their ability to relate to the everyman and take the silliness of life and make it relatable is their greatest strength.
For Ghostbusters, they took it to another level. Adding Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, you name it was a stroke of genius and not one role in this film was wasted. It wasn't just what they did onscreen that worked, it was the music choices, the camera angles, everything. It was all on full display in 1984 for the world to see and we're lucky to have a franchise to appreciate and pass down to future generations.
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THIS IS GHOSTBUSTERS. Always has been. Always will be. Doesn't get any better or more 80's then this.
I'm probably not alone in saying this but this scene stayed with me longer than anything else in the film when I first saw it as a kid on release with my parents. It may be a PG rated comedy but there is a sense of magical, pun intended, eerieness to GHOSTBUSTERS (typifed in this scene) that many modern directors wouldn't be able to recapture. Let's hope Paul Feig can.
Not PG any more, it’s now rated 12 (or 12A for the recent one-off 30th anniversary cinematic re-release).
Wow... I totally thought I was alone in this sentiment. Thank you so much for articulating this. This scene has an almost abstract and eerie profoundness that is hard to explain unless you were ingesting it at a certain age. I remember the Indiana Jones face melting thing having the same effect.
The one that stayed with me slightly longer was the scene before it when the grid got shut off. The sound effect and the workers reaction left me with a proper sense of NOT wanting to be any where near the screen.
Well said. Glad to see other people felt the same. Abstract and spooky. Hard to put into words the feeling this scene imprints on a kid.
Ekpo Okwong yep,
it's what brought me here...
You know it's bad when Egon raises his voice
“Your mother!!!!” Lol. One of my fav Egon quotes
This was a great, really gave a comedy movie a horror feel
This scene has been like a metaphor of the situation in the world at the very moment, for me. It keeps coming to mind.
It's always been my favorite scene from the movie. So perfectly done.
0:20 the optical effects in this shot are amazing. This shot stuck with me as a kid. Awesome.
one of the greatest movie scenes of all time
I was a kid when this came out and this scene was the highlight of the movie to me. The special effects were just beautiful and so realistic.
I like how the music in this scene is really chill, yet everyone shitting bricks and running from ghosts
39 years ( feeling old now) after movie release this songs fits perfect in that scene and is pure art
The Female remake looks even worse compared to this scene the gulf between the 2 movies is staggering
Mick Smiley did nothing else but nailed this
Sigourney Weaver has never looked better!
She was a saucy minx in this scene. That look on her face is pure animal magnetism.
This is such a perfect song for this scene. Mind blowing.
This is one of my favourite scenes!
One of the best pairings of visual art and audio in cinema history
This scene with the Trade Centre in the background with Manhattan & the ghosts let lose along with the It's Magic tune is just incredible. My favourite scene. You could play that at the Cinema & it would still look good.
What's unsettling about that shot... some of the 9/11 pre-collapse background (while the desk anchors were vamping waiting for official statements from government or airlines)... came from cameras that have a vantage point very close to that 1983 b-roll footage used in the 1984 film.
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This scene is perfect, sets up an eerie feeling to the viewer, with great imagery and use of music, shows that shit is about going down and the city going into panic mode and there is a major threat.
So much superhero movies fail at this simple thing.
Transformers Dark of the Moon and Avengers did it similar and quite well.
0:55 gets me every time. Bet that's the last time that guy acted all high and mighty to others. LOL!!
33 years later and the effects look so much cooler than the remake. How?
The original had Laszlo Kovacs, one of the best cinematographers
+Morning Glory Sometimes too much CGI can kill a scene. Especially since most CGI is usually way over the top.
+CaptiveRiticuli Western society, maybe.
Whereas Taiwan and South Korea are going through a creative Boom.
+CaptiveRiticuli as a society, perhaps.
But with the Internet, at least as individuals we can still exemplify those qualities.
It’s your nostalgia glasses
One of the best scenes of all 80s movies. Right up there with "Back to the future's" 88mph scene.
Damn that was a bummer when those ghosts were unleashed.
I must have forgotten all about this scene. Saw it today and was strongly captivated by this scene. Takes you beyond watching a comedy. This movie has fantasy, sci fi, and paranormal going on without really directly making it so much about any of those things that you can't appreciate it on its own as a solid movie. You don't have to just be a nerd to appreciate this. Anybody could watch this and have a completely different experience than someone else and both still love it. Rare in film!
I would say for certain I've watched this movie the most of any film I've seen in my entire life. The six minutes or so between when Peck arrives at the GB's bulding until Dana's apartment explodes is my favorite sequence in the whole film.
These scene and the music gave me the best chills as a kid. When I was like 6-8 or so I was obsessed with this movie and the cartoon.
The music made this legit chilling.
Why am I just noticing Mr Stay Puft mural at 0:16 for the first time now???
The ghosts look better here than in the new trailer... :/
Funny you say Stay Puft was cute, because when he caught fire and appeared behind the Ghostbusters with that angry expression, it was always a hide behind the sofa moment for me when I was little.
I was shocked just now when the music kicked in and I immediately recognized it. Surely I watched this movie many times in the 80s, but, not since then. That's impressive!
Still gives me goosebumps that ttack
0:14 I always thought the Stay Puft foreshadowing here was cool.
First watched this as an 8 year old, in 1990 with my Dad. Sat on the couch with a can of Tab Clear🤣
Mad how a movie brings back long forgotten memories
Wow, this scene still gives me goosebumps today. It's one of THOSE scenes - absolutely BRILLIANT.
I have never forgotten this scene. It’s so perfect
I was 8 at the time and remember seeing this at the cinema, always remember me sitting and leaning on the upper balcony with my head rested on my folded arms and then the ghost scene in the library came on with it screaming at the camera! made me jump back loads! lol
Same here I was 8 years old and I loved this song and stay puff marshmallow man I watched Ghostbusters over and over again.
This music is strangely laid back yet ominous at the same time, and that's why I love it. I imagine being in the same position as Dana when I hear this. Like I'd be slowly walking towards something powerful and taking it all in with every step.
0:17, I love that part, when you see it you think: it's all worth it
Boss track, goes well with the scene. I remember watching this as a kid and this scene spoke to me. Mick smilleys magic tune is ace!!!