@@IrvingM While I'll agree the practical creatures from the original 1984 Ghostbusters looks better than the 2016 ones, the creature from The Thing (1982) however, looks too goofy compared to the CGI one from the 2011 prequel.
@@ShanWatchesMovies But with Groundhog Day you can watch it again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . .
As a kid, so many of Venkman's lines flew over my head. "No human being could stack books like this." is such a sarcastic and hilariously condescending response to Ray's enthusiasm, and I just thought it was a straight line, ha ha.
Probably the best movie Dan Aykroyd has done is "Trading Places," which I would recommend. "Blues Brothers" is another popular one, though its style doesn't appeal to everyone (I do like it, personally)
Trading Places was a bit confusing at the end.. Even after having dabbled in investing and learning how the stock market works, it still makes me wonder what exactly happened.. (not giving any spoilers here.)
Directed by John Landis, of "An American Werewolf in London" fame. The funny thing is that was the only real horror film he did (not counting segments of the "Twilight Zone" movie and the "Thriller" music video), and yet it made him a legend in the genre.
7:40, it's a puppet filmed in front of a Blue Screen, but they used black fabric material to isolate the puppet and insert into the shot. FYI, it's supposed to be the ghost of John Belushi.
The 80s were the age of incredible horror-comedies that could function completely well as either one or the other. Glad you finally found this one. If you haven't covered Gremlins, Evil Dead (esp. 2), An American Werewolf in London ... you have lots of lovely material to cover. Love your commentary and genuine responses. Regarding "Slimer," that wasn't CGI.
Thanks for a nice time. This movie was a magical, landmark moment for millions of us, and it's always a treat to see you and/or one of your colleagues enjoy and appreciate it for the first time.
That whole rooftop of the building was actually a set, not a miniature. In point of fact, the temple set took up a whole sound stage. The skyscrapers you see in the background shots were all one giant continuous painting on a scrim complete with little lights in the windows of those skyscrapers. They used so much power lighting the set up that they had to divert all electricity on the studio lot in order to power it. They even had to rent every last big generator in Hollywood to keep it lit up. Such a complicated and intricate set. It was designed by John DeCuir, one of the most prolific set designers of the golden age of Hollywood. He was responsible for such sets as those in Cleopatra (the most expensive movie ever made until Titanic came around), The King & I and Hello Dolly to name a few.
The score you liked was written by Elmer Bernstein. He scored many classic films, including "The Ten Commandments", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Magnificent Seven" (and many other westerns), but began scoring comedies in the late '70s, starting with "Animal House". He worked a lot with Reitman, Ramis and John Landis.
So many great players in this movie. Rick Moranis steals every scene he's in; which makes me think of Spaceballs, which makes me think you must tackle the filmography of Mel Brooks if you haven't already. That's a well of hysterical comedy.
Slimer, the Green Ghost, is not CGI. Slimer is a puppet with a cell animation overlay to create the glowing effect. There are only two films in the 1980's which used CGI. 1982's 'Tron' and 1989's 'The Abyss.' CGI was heavily looked down upon in the 1980's by Hollywood. It was considered "cheating" by the snobs who ran the studios. Tron lost an Oscar for best special effect because those who run the award ceremonies at that time considered the film's use of computer generated graphics as having an unfair advantage. 'The Abyss' was James Cameron's baby, and he didn't care what Hollywood thought, so he used CGI to create the water monster. CGI didn't become the norm until after 1993's 'Jurassic Park.'
Other films in the 80's that used CGI: The Last Starfighter, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Willow, Young Sherlock Holmes, 2010, Flight of the Navigator, Labyrinth, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and a number of animated films had some CG blended in here and there.
It was agreed during the writing process that the only thing that could not be made fun of was the premise. The idea of ghosts and catching them was off limits for humor. Everything else was on the table. So, the result is that you buy the premise and are thus primed for the humor. Not that they're catching ghosts, but that they're out of their depth catching ghosts. They're two geeks, a carny, and an everyman trying to wrangle the unknown.
6:07 --- 55 Central Park West in NYC is Dana's apartment.. The roof line doesn't actually look like that in real life, but pretty close.. They extended the original roof line with a matte painting to form the "temple".
You’re editing skills are exemplary! You edit in such a way that we can easily follow the story, and I like that you provide commentary along the way in case we missed something. Also including many of the quotable lines was great! 🙂👍
Man, this was a whole lot of fun in the theater. I saw it more than twice that's for sure. This and Gremlins and The Dark Crystal were all fantastic on the big screen. 😎
Movies that Dan Akroyd is famous for : Blues Brothers,Spies Like Us, Neighbors,Dragnet,Twillight Zone The movie,Trading Places,The Great Outdoors and Grosse Pointe Blank.
Belushi was supposed to be in Ghost Busters. Him and Dan Akroyd were absolute BFFs, did almost everything together, and Akroyd (and their friend Ramos) had every intention of including Belushi as one of the aghostbusters. but Belushi died while they were still working on the Scrip..
He has actually done a couple of voice overs when he retired, such as Disney's Brother Bear (the one when a human turns into a bear). But yes, he's coming out of retirement to be in a Shrunk the Kids reboot. The first time we saw Moranis in media was in a RUclips video with Ryan Reynolds.
@@slytheringingerwitch They said it was a reboot. I guess they're doing the same thing like they did with National Lampoon's Vacation: Next Generation.
I was 16 when this film came out and a total fan of Bill Murray. I laughed so hard in places I had to see it a second time because I missed so much. I think I saw it 5 or 6 times in the theatre when it was all done. So many quotable lines from this movie. The big reveal of Mr. Stay Puft was insanely funny the first time through, screaming laughter and cheering happened a few times during this movie. One of Bill's first movies that was a lot of fun and is mostly forgotten about is "Meatballs". It's just a sweet and fun teenage movie about summer camp, well worth a view.
That cheesy Ghostbusters TV commercial you see in Dana's apartment was actually on TV. It served as a promotional tool for the movie, and then you saw it in the movie.
Dana's apartment was entirely an indoor set. The top of the Shandor Building was a miniature, but through clever uses of composite shots it was put on top of a real building that's Central Park adjacent in New York. BTW, one of the best testaments to Weaver's acting ability is during the scene where the blast destroys her apartment. That wasn't a composite shot. She managed to stand there with that look on her face through that entire explosion without shifting, so that when the smoke cleared she was still standing there.
The proton packs are kind of explained, they say that each of them has a nuclear accelerator on their backs, so that gives you an idea of the kind of power output they have.
Ernie Hudson is an underrated actor but I've always enjoyed his work, particularly in The Crow. If you haven't yet seen the film it would be great to see you react to it.
Thanks for doing such a good reaction on a classic film! Just one pedantic little note about movie terminology, because you seem to want to get the details right: 1. "visual effects" = CGI = computer generated imagery. None of the effects in "Ghostbusters" were created on computer, as far as I'm aware. CGI is mostly a product of the 1990s and later (Terminator 2: Judgement Day [1991], Jurassic Park 1993]) although there are some limited and clumsy examples that predate them (Star Wars, the Death Star briefing [1977], Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, the Genesis Torpedo Effect [1982], Young Sherlock Holmes [1985]). 2. "special effects" = Pre-CGI, or in general, film effects that play with photographic techniques: photographic plates, multiple exposures, blue- or green-screen chroma keying, etc. The proton packs were probably hand-drawn animation that was added to the scene via some kind of double exposure; same with the stop-motion/claymation of the demon dogs running through the street. The gathering, roiling clouds were probably created by injecting latex paint into an aquarium and superimposing that shot over the sky. Back in the day when direct editing of the image was very limited. 3. "practical effects" = Effects that are captured live on camera during the shot, often with the use of puppets, mechanisms, mirrors, hidden strings, etc. Also includes rear projection: the actors stand in front of a film screen, and there's a projector behind the screen showing the image; then a camera in front of the screen captures both the actors and the projected (previously shot) footage. (Often used to simulate driving scenes.) The puppets of the demon dogs were practical effects, because they were built of latex and mechanisms and were actually there on set. Other examples: R2-D2, "baby Yoda", the creature effects from "The Thing." A movie like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is a combination of special effects (hand-animated cartoons superimposed over live action) and practical effects (mechanisms that animate real-world objects to look like the 'toons are manipulating them). "Ghostbusters" is almost 100% special effects and practical effects. There are some matte effects, which fall somewhere between practical and special effects - you paint a static picture that is very realistic, but only takes up part of the frame. The painting is often only a few feet across and is placed right in front of the camera, and the camera shoots past the matte painting to capture "real life" stuff that is supposed to match up.
Thank you for this Corey. I know all the terminology/explanations, I just mix them up sometimes since I'm watching films from so varied genres/decades. While watching I have to simultaneously absorb the dialog, the visuals, listen for music, watch out for the editing/cinematography and actively think of something productive to say to the camera. Doing all this at the same time makes me mix up the terminology sometimes. It's no excuse though. I bet it's a skill I can refine over time! Thanks for the comment!
"Where do those stairs go?" "They go up" My favorite line of the movie....LOL And as others have mentioned, for more Dan Akroyd, watch Spies Like Us and Trading Places.
The green blobby ghost was a puppet composited into the shot, not CGI. [Edit] In 1984, there was no, what we would call, CGI in widespread cinematic use. Best. Leo.
Slimer was “modeled” after John Belushi. He was supposed to be one of the Ghostbusters but he OD’d, So his best friend Akroyd (and also friend Ramis) asked the production team to model Sliner after him as a way of including him in the movie.
The green ghost always eating (name is slimer,) was designed to be a caricature of John Belushi. John Belushi was Dan Akroyds best friend. They were super tight, did a LOT of movies, shows, together. Dan Akroyd was writing GhostBusters with every intention of having Belushi be one of the Ghost Busters alongside him, (Harold Ramos was also friends with Belushi) but Belushi died of a drug overdose before they could make the movie. As a tribute, they asked the design team to model Slimer after Belushi.,
And on the subject of the sequel ... one of the things Dan Ackroyd said about it is that it's not necessarily a sequel as much as it is a companion piece. It was made about 7 years after the release of the first, and definitely has a slightly different vibe to it. Not a bad vibe at all, just different. I have always thought of it more as a romance comedy than the spooky comedy that the first one was. Regardless, it's defintiely worth a watch. I'm not sure if it's my favorite, but over the years I've come to know a lot of people who actually prefer it more. I can totally see why, too! :)
Ghostbusters is one of my favorite comedies. Ghostbusters 2 is often criticized as inferior, but I enjoyed it, too. I haven't seen the reboot, so I can't really say anything about that one.
The reboot was not good. I saw the extended and theatrical cuts. Its obvious alot of the cut scenes were removed for being meandering adlib sessions. The material just wasn't good. It probably would've been better had they not bullied Paul Feig into directing/co-writing. It wasn't a project he had any feelings for and it shows. They could've done something fun with a different creative team, one with more of a vested interest in it and could reign in actors from adlib tangents.
The "reboot" was painful to watch. Among the worst movies I've ever seen. Gringe humor and a fu to the fans of the original, is the best ways to describe it.
This was a great movie with lot of horror element. The budget of the movie was 30 million dollar. The visual effects done by Richard Edlund who also done for the Original Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Poltergeist when he was in the ILM at the time and later had a own effects studio the Boss Film Studio and done effects for the Ghostbusters, Fright Night, John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, Die Hard, Alien 3 and Species.
Really Enjoyed this, thank you 🤗 imagine...1984, an ordinary standard day at home, then the Ghostbusters music plays on the radio...WOW!...what IS this?.... it’s a MOVIE?... YAY ! And, as you see , it didn’t disappoint 😄
13:45 The cop releasing the guys is Reginald VelJohnson who plays policeman characters such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
I was the last student of John DeCuir the Production Designer. AFI 2010. This movie is actually based a lot on real ritual. Substitute Evo Shandor for Alisteir Crowley and New York for Pasadena/JPL area. Brother Mason Aykroyd wrote this in the summer of 1983 at Martha's Vineyard a stone's throw from Montauk as that Project with the same stargate physics was going bad (i.e. "Stranger Things").
Epic film all around. So well written and acted. With the exception of the dog scene, the special effects hold up great as well. You will love this movie.
Glad you enjoyed this. I’ve always been a little mixed on it, but love Bill Murray in this. I remember when this came out, I went with my girlfriend & her parents, who were very religious. They had no TV or radio. They told me they hadn’t seen a movie in almost 20 years & after seeing that, they’d probably wait another 20🤣
I don't care what anyone says I LOVE the second one just as much as the first. Dan Aykroyd is actually REALLY deep into spiritualism and paranormal things. I think the enthusiasm he brings to this character is all genuine. The name Gozer actually comes from the Enfield Poltergeist case that took place back in the late 70s. The little girl that was at the centre of that case was allegedly possessed by something and it spoke the name Gozer. Dan Aykroyd is heavy into this stuff and was reading about the case at the time he was writing Ghostbusters and decided to use it in the script.
A few fun facts for you. Industrial Light and Magic were unable to do the effects for this film as they were busy with the VFX for other movies. The little green Ghost ( Slimer ) was originally called The Onion Head Ghost due to the puppet's unpleasant smell. Slimer took 6 months and $300K to develop. The Stay Puff Marshmallow Man There were eighteen foam suits, each costing between $25,000 and $30,000; seventeen of them, worn by stuntman Tommy Cesar, were burned as part of filming.
Fun fact. There was a lawsuit over the theme song by Ray Parker Jr. The courts determined the song was a copy of "I want a new drug" By Huey Lewis and the news. That band had been approached by the producers and asked to write a theme song that was similar to their song, but they were too busy working on the soundtrack to Back to the future. Huey Lewis now owns the rights to the Ghostbusters song.
Please watch "Stripes", Shan. It's identical in humour to this with added John Candy. Directed Reitman, written Ramis. It's a bit bawdier, though, beware :)
A little piece of trivia: The prop for the scary librarian ghost got a second life as the final bat-form for the vampire in the movie Fright Night (also well worth a look).
In definition I wouldn't call this a cult classic. When it came out in 1984 it was a HUGE success. I saw it at least 3 times in the theater and beloved from the start. I consider a cult classic to be a movie that wasn't hugely successful at it's initial release but found an audience years later. GHOSTBUSTERS is simply a classic :) Really enjoying your reactions!
Rotoscoping has been around forever...been in use for many decades before Ghostbusters. No CGI in this at all, just puppets, actors in makeup and in suits, and stop-motion animation.
As I'm sure you can see, Ghostbusters was never meant to be a kids or family movie, but even while it was a mega hit and everyone went to see it, the demographic that loved it the most were kids. Originally, there were no toys or any other merchandise for this movie when it came out other than baseball caps and t-shirts. But when they saw how much more kids loved it and were going to see it over and over, they were like "OK...let's run with it!" So a couple years later the animated series came out (which has its own very long and winding story) and a toy line, and five years later the live action sequel came out. In the sequel you can readily see they did tone it down and made it more family friendly and brought in elements from the cartoon, but I think it's still a very good movie, mainly because the cast is back and they are so good and fun to watch. It's just not a masterpiece like the first one was. So, I say, yes check out Ghostbusters II. Ghostbusters (2016)...avoid at all costs. I'm pretty excited about Ghostbusters Afterlife coming out next year, trailer looks good, I hope it lives up to it! If you like Rick Moranis, then you have to see Little Shop of Horrors! Some other good Moranis movies: My Blue Heaven Parenthood (as a supporting character) Little Giants
I remember the cartoon series and the marketing. For some reason, that green blob was given a name--Slimer--and became part of the Ghostbusters. I think he was on the box of Hi-C Ectocooler back in the day. *Googles for confirmation* Omg, yes! I'm old.
I've been enjoying your channel for a few months now. Your insightful commentary, combined with your editing always makes me look forward to your uploads. I loved all of Rick Moranis's movies growing up, but the one I hold most fondlt is "Little Giants".
The VFX were done by Boss Film Studios, whom were nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Richard Edlund supervised the effects for the film, as he had done for the Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders Of the Lost Ark, and Poltergeist.
Not just stop-motion on the "doggy," but Go Motion. This was a process Industrial Light & Magic developed for the tauntauns in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It adds blur between frames to take some of the curse off the usual overly-clean staccato effect. Best. Leo.
If you like Bill Murray, watch him in Somerset Maugham's "Razors Edge." 1984. Cast against type. Panned when it came out, but really very decent. B- film. The only problem for me is the "Ambulance Drivers." There were probably 500,000 ambulance drivers in WWI. Only problem is "ambulance driver," is code: I didn't see the horrors of war, like Maugham, Hemmingway and the other 499, 998..
I saw this when it released, and I was 15 years old. This was one of the coolest things I had ever seen, except for The Raiders of the Lost Ark the year before. :)
Someone probably brought this up already but one of my favorite parts that is often overlooked is that Lewis, “the key master”, is always getting locked out!!!!!
4:22 This may seem odd but back in 1984 interest rates were very high-6-7%, just on savings accounts. 18% is steep though. To get a mortgage the rate would be 9-10% Very different times.
(janine melnitz is dr. sheldon coopers meemaw! haha i still have to remind myself of that, i love her so much!) i'm one of the, i guess, few people who love the second part just as well. i don't think it's weaker or bad, or a flop or whatever. i love it! and if you wanna see more of dana and louis, you should definitely watch that one, as their roles are bigger. i don't think you will be disappointed watching part 2! i grew up with all things ghostbusters, the cartoon series, the movies and the toys. i will never stop loving the ghostbusters and i am very excited for the upcoming third part. the trailers did look good and i hope with paul rudd portraying sort of a fan and having been there when the ghostbusters were a thing, it will close the generation/time gap and help the story transition from the old to the new generation, without losing the actual feeling of what THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS mean to so many people. i am also hoping for the original cast to be there and pass their knowledge and "torch" over, instead of them just having a cameo, that would be sad. the thing you pointed out about egon and winston being underused and wanting to see more of them as a team doing their job.. i never really thought about it all too much, but i agree absolutely. i guess it might be, because i grew up with the series and i already knew all that. it all belongs together, there was even an episode in the cartoon where the boys would rush to the theater to go watch this movie about themselves and i still think thats hilarious! so for me as kid i always thought the movie came after, because i was first introduced to the cartoon. i was pretty old already when i found out that not just was the movie first, but it was also all dreamed up by dan akroyd, the very heart of the ghostbusters, it lies within dan/ray!
I think you would enjoy one of Wes Anderson's movies. In particular, Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums. To a lesser degree, Life Aquatic or Moonrise Kingdom or Bottle Rocket. I am no cinematic expert and cannot put my finger on it, but Anderson handles his soundtrack in a unique way.
There's no CGI in this film, it's all practical and optical.
...and it is EXCELLENT. I think that was my issue with the 2016 movie... the ghosts were "fake" - JUST like THE THING prequel (2011)
Practical and optical are the reason the Original SW trilogy looks better than any of the more recent movies. Practical ages SO much better.
@@Deepthoughtsabound If it's done very well, that is. I mean, even _Plan 9 From Outer Space_ uses practical effects with quite terrible results. :D
@Shan Watches Movies - Yes! Please read this, Shan!
I got so confused when you mentioned CGI, since there were none at all in this movie.
@@IrvingM While I'll agree the practical creatures from the original 1984 Ghostbusters looks better than the 2016 ones, the creature from The Thing (1982) however, looks too goofy compared to the CGI one from the 2011 prequel.
"I love Bill Murry in almost everything he does." Then you are in for such a treat.
Watch Groundhog’s Day
Scrooged, Life Aquatic, St Vincent, Hyde Park on Hudson where he plays FDR, What About Bob, Stripes, and Caddyshack
I can hardly wait for the new ghostbusters that's coming out
You should react to Groundhog Day
Thanks for the recommendation but I've already watched it :(
@@ShanWatchesMovies Pity....have a good day.
@@ShanWatchesMovies Have you watched "Zombieland"? Murray is also in that.
I did :( He was so great!
@@ShanWatchesMovies But with Groundhog Day you can watch it again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . . And again . . .
As a kid, so many of Venkman's lines flew over my head. "No human being could stack books like this." is such a sarcastic and hilariously condescending response to Ray's enthusiasm, and I just thought it was a straight line, ha ha.
That’s the true beauty of deadpan humour
When someone asks you if you are a god, you say YES!
ALWAYS!
And hope they don't ask for proof!
Probably the best movie Dan Aykroyd has done is "Trading Places," which I would recommend. "Blues Brothers" is another popular one, though its style doesn't appeal to everyone (I do like it, personally)
Trading Places was a bit confusing at the end.. Even after having dabbled in investing and learning how the stock market works, it still makes me wonder what exactly happened.. (not giving any spoilers here.)
@@davidr1050 isnt that finance in general 😂
I'd reverse your recommendations in terms of quality; but that is simply a taste option between two great films.
"Spies like us" is an essential watch for Dan Aykroyd and chevy chase.
Trading Places with Dan Akroyd and Eddie Murphy.
Doctor...
@@Dystopia1111 Doctor...
Aaaaand, Doctor!
Directed by John Landis, of "An American Werewolf in London" fame. The funny thing is that was the only real horror film he did (not counting segments of the "Twilight Zone" movie and the "Thriller" music video), and yet it made him a legend in the genre.
5:44, I forgot, RIP, Harold Ramis.
Stop trolling with all these posts
"Ghostbusters 2" is excellent as well, with an expanded role for Moranis and a memorable support from Peter McNichol.
Peter McNicol was hilarious :D
GB 2 is good but mediocre compared to the first one. The animated series is better
Mc Nichol was the funniest one in that movie. Yanosh was such a weird dweeb that added to the contrast of characters perfectly.
Like your reviews.
And the key master always got locked out of his apartment.
Funny how they did that.😂👍
7:40, it's a puppet filmed in front of a Blue Screen, but they used black fabric material to isolate the puppet and insert into the shot. FYI, it's supposed to be the ghost of John Belushi.
He's talking about the green ghost who is also named Slimer.
@@JW666 Same ghost that the OP is talking about.
The 80s were the age of incredible horror-comedies that could function completely well as either one or the other. Glad you finally found this one. If you haven't covered Gremlins, Evil Dead (esp. 2), An American Werewolf in London ... you have lots of lovely material to cover. Love your commentary and genuine responses. Regarding "Slimer," that wasn't CGI.
Evil Dead early Jan and the rest soon after :)
And thank you for your kind words!
Thanks for a nice time. This movie was a magical, landmark moment for millions of us, and it's always a treat to see you and/or one of your colleagues enjoy and appreciate it for the first time.
That whole rooftop of the building was actually a set, not a miniature. In point of fact, the temple set took up a whole sound stage. The skyscrapers you see in the background shots were all one giant continuous painting on a scrim complete with little lights in the windows of those skyscrapers. They used so much power lighting the set up that they had to divert all electricity on the studio lot in order to power it. They even had to rent every last big generator in Hollywood to keep it lit up. Such a complicated and intricate set. It was designed by John DeCuir, one of the most prolific set designers of the golden age of Hollywood. He was responsible for such sets as those in Cleopatra (the most expensive movie ever made until Titanic came around), The King & I and Hello Dolly to name a few.
The score you liked was written by Elmer Bernstein. He scored many classic films, including "The Ten Commandments", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "The Magnificent Seven" (and many other westerns), but began scoring comedies in the late '70s, starting with "Animal House". He worked a lot with Reitman, Ramis and John Landis.
So many great players in this movie. Rick Moranis steals every scene he's in; which makes me think of Spaceballs, which makes me think you must tackle the filmography of Mel Brooks if you haven't already. That's a well of hysterical comedy.
Moranis and Murray are my favorite of the bunch!
@@ShanWatchesMovies Not a coincidence that they both came out of sketch comedy. Best. Leo.
@@ShanWatchesMovies If you are interested in seeing more Moranis in peak form, check out the horror musical he starred in "Little Shop of Horrors"
Not sure if you've seen them, but Caddyshack with Murray (and more), and Spaceballs with Moranis and Candy are fantastic.
Slimer, the Green Ghost, is not CGI. Slimer is a puppet with a cell animation overlay to create the glowing effect. There are only two films in the 1980's which used CGI. 1982's 'Tron' and 1989's 'The Abyss.' CGI was heavily looked down upon in the 1980's by Hollywood. It was considered "cheating" by the snobs who ran the studios. Tron lost an Oscar for best special effect because those who run the award ceremonies at that time considered the film's use of computer generated graphics as having an unfair advantage. 'The Abyss' was James Cameron's baby, and he didn't care what Hollywood thought, so he used CGI to create the water monster. CGI didn't become the norm until after 1993's 'Jurassic Park.'
Other films in the 80's that used CGI: The Last Starfighter, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Willow, Young Sherlock Holmes, 2010, Flight of the Navigator, Labyrinth, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and a number of animated films had some CG blended in here and there.
@@WrathOfTheGoth When the studio doing the cgi is I.L.M, there's not much to complain about.
It was agreed during the writing process that the only thing that could not be made fun of was the premise. The idea of ghosts and catching them was off limits for humor. Everything else was on the table. So, the result is that you buy the premise and are thus primed for the humor. Not that they're catching ghosts, but that they're out of their depth catching ghosts. They're two geeks, a carny, and an everyman trying to wrangle the unknown.
6:07 --- 55 Central Park West in NYC is Dana's apartment.. The roof line doesn't actually look like that in real life, but pretty close.. They extended the original roof line with a matte painting to form the "temple".
You’re editing skills are exemplary! You edit in such a way that we can easily follow the story, and I like that you provide commentary along the way in case we missed something. Also including many of the quotable lines was great! 🙂👍
"Back of man...I'm a scientist"....best line ever.
Man, this was a whole lot of fun in the theater. I saw it more than twice that's for sure. This and Gremlins and The Dark Crystal were all fantastic on the big screen. 😎
holy shit...i've watched this movie hundreds of times and only now i noticed that the guard that got them in the cell is the same guy from Die Hard!!
Enjoyed your reaction, and as many others have said:
- Ghostbusters II is worth a watch, later remake not so much.
- Groundhog Day!
Slimer the green ghost was very popular in the 80s
In the cartoon series for kids, Slimer became sort of their mascot.
@@fubar1217 "He slimed me!" was on t-shirts and all sorts of stuff back in 1984. I remember it vividly, because I am old.
Shan... this is my favorite movie of all time. I don't know what it is, but, takes me to my happy place. Thanks for watching it.
My pleasure Hugh!
Rick Moranis becoming The Keymaster is even funnier when Shan points out that he keeps getting locked out of his apartment.
Movies that Dan Akroyd is famous for : Blues Brothers,Spies Like Us, Neighbors,Dragnet,Twillight Zone The movie,Trading Places,The Great Outdoors and Grosse Pointe Blank.
What about "Coneheads"? That's a classic!
And, of course, he's a great addition to the incredible ensemble-cast of "Sneakers."
Seems like very few have seen one of my favorites, "Neighbors" with Dan Akroyd & John Belushi.
@@jean-paulaudette9246 I completely forgot he was in "Sneakers".
Belushi was supposed to be in Ghost Busters. Him and Dan Akroyd were absolute BFFs, did almost everything together, and Akroyd (and their friend Ramos) had every intention of including Belushi as one of the aghostbusters.
but Belushi died while they were still working on the Scrip..
It's a difficult choice to mix horror with comedy, but this film was up to the task. As you said, very enjoyable movie with fun special F/X.
I'm so surprised at the number of people who have never watched this. Glad you did. As usual I am really enjoying your reactions (and movie choices)
Thank you as usual Rasmus!
"Go get her Ray!" Lmao, I love the way that Ray freezes at that and his slow turn to Venkman.
GHOSTBUSTERS 2 is a great movie too and it takes place in Christmas time and on new years eve ! Please watch it !
No it’s not
Dabba doo You’re not wrong
Terrible movie compared to the original
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Do yourself a favor and do not watch the sequel. Stop here and you're good. The sequel is Indiana Jones 4 bad. Best to avoid it.
Rick Moranis is actually coming out of retirement to do a Shrunk the Kids film also few months back he was attacked but they caught his assailant
He has actually done a couple of voice overs when he retired, such as Disney's Brother Bear (the one when a human turns into a bear). But yes, he's coming out of retirement to be in a Shrunk the Kids reboot. The first time we saw Moranis in media was in a RUclips video with Ryan Reynolds.
I wish he was coming back for Ghostbusters Afterlife.
@@JW666 Not another reboot.
@@slytheringingerwitch They said it was a reboot. I guess they're doing the same thing like they did with National Lampoon's Vacation: Next Generation.
@@JW666 That's a pity. Most reboots have failed to deliver.
I was 16 when this film came out and a total fan of Bill Murray. I laughed so hard in places I had to see it a second time because I missed so much. I think I saw it 5 or 6 times in the theatre when it was all done. So many quotable lines from this movie. The big reveal of Mr. Stay Puft was insanely funny the first time through, screaming laughter and cheering happened a few times during this movie. One of Bill's first movies that was a lot of fun and is mostly forgotten about is "Meatballs". It's just a sweet and fun teenage movie about summer camp, well worth a view.
If you enjoy Bill Murray, Stripes is very funny also.
Lots of nudity though
Please watch "What about Bob ?" (1991, Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss )!
One of my most hated movies. Bob's character was so incredibly annoying, not sure how anyone found that movie entertaining.
@@nodak81 everyone I know loves that movie
@@nodak81 that’s kind of the point though.
Good one. Love that, too.
My fav bill murray comedy!
"Nobody steps on a church in my town!"
The seen with the bookshelf falling wasn't supposed to happen it just fell and they stayed in character
Yes, one of my favorite ‘’ so to speak.
And Murray's ad-lib of the line "This ever happen to you before?" was brilliant.
4:33, Rays a big kid! Lol! He has such a child like innocence and curiosity.
You would love writer Harold Ramis’ first two outings...
ANIMAL HOUSE
CADDYSHACK
as well as his later collaboration with Bill Murray ...
GROUNDHOG DAY
That cheesy Ghostbusters TV commercial you see in Dana's apartment was actually on TV. It served as a promotional tool for the movie, and then you saw it in the movie.
That stairs line is my favorite!
Dana's apartment was entirely an indoor set. The top of the Shandor Building was a miniature, but through clever uses of composite shots it was put on top of a real building that's Central Park adjacent in New York.
BTW, one of the best testaments to Weaver's acting ability is during the scene where the blast destroys her apartment. That wasn't a composite shot. She managed to stand there with that look on her face through that entire explosion without shifting, so that when the smoke cleared she was still standing there.
The proton packs are kind of explained, they say that each of them has a nuclear accelerator on their backs, so that gives you an idea of the kind of power output they have.
What an adept observation to focus on (and even verbally point out) Stay-Puft marshmallows at 5:15, since it comes so prominently into play later.
Ernie Hudson is an underrated actor but I've always enjoyed his work, particularly in The Crow. If you haven't yet seen the film it would be great to see you react to it.
I,saw this 9 times in the theater in the summer of 84. Loved it.
Yes. It's true. This man has...... FINALLY seen Ghostbusters!
Thanks for doing such a good reaction on a classic film! Just one pedantic little note about movie terminology, because you seem to want to get the details right:
1. "visual effects" = CGI = computer generated imagery. None of the effects in "Ghostbusters" were created on computer, as far as I'm aware. CGI is mostly a product of the 1990s and later (Terminator 2: Judgement Day [1991], Jurassic Park 1993]) although there are some limited and clumsy examples that predate them (Star Wars, the Death Star briefing [1977], Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan, the Genesis Torpedo Effect [1982], Young Sherlock Holmes [1985]).
2. "special effects" = Pre-CGI, or in general, film effects that play with photographic techniques: photographic plates, multiple exposures, blue- or green-screen chroma keying, etc. The proton packs were probably hand-drawn animation that was added to the scene via some kind of double exposure; same with the stop-motion/claymation of the demon dogs running through the street. The gathering, roiling clouds were probably created by injecting latex paint into an aquarium and superimposing that shot over the sky. Back in the day when direct editing of the image was very limited.
3. "practical effects" = Effects that are captured live on camera during the shot, often with the use of puppets, mechanisms, mirrors, hidden strings, etc. Also includes rear projection: the actors stand in front of a film screen, and there's a projector behind the screen showing the image; then a camera in front of the screen captures both the actors and the projected (previously shot) footage. (Often used to simulate driving scenes.) The puppets of the demon dogs were practical effects, because they were built of latex and mechanisms and were actually there on set. Other examples: R2-D2, "baby Yoda", the creature effects from "The Thing."
A movie like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is a combination of special effects (hand-animated cartoons superimposed over live action) and practical effects (mechanisms that animate real-world objects to look like the 'toons are manipulating them). "Ghostbusters" is almost 100% special effects and practical effects. There are some matte effects, which fall somewhere between practical and special effects - you paint a static picture that is very realistic, but only takes up part of the frame. The painting is often only a few feet across and is placed right in front of the camera, and the camera shoots past the matte painting to capture "real life" stuff that is supposed to match up.
Thank you for this Corey. I know all the terminology/explanations, I just mix them up sometimes since I'm watching films from so varied genres/decades. While watching I have to simultaneously absorb the dialog, the visuals, listen for music, watch out for the editing/cinematography and actively think of something productive to say to the camera. Doing all this at the same time makes me mix up the terminology sometimes. It's no excuse though. I bet it's a skill I can refine over time! Thanks for the comment!
"Where do those stairs go?"
"They go up"
My favorite line of the movie....LOL
And as others have mentioned, for more Dan Akroyd, watch Spies Like Us and Trading Places.
The green blobby ghost was a puppet composited into the shot, not CGI. [Edit] In 1984, there was no, what we would call, CGI in widespread cinematic use. Best. Leo.
Slimer was “modeled” after John Belushi. He was supposed to be one of the Ghostbusters but he OD’d, So his best friend Akroyd (and also friend Ramis) asked the production team to model Sliner after him as a way of including him in the movie.
@@michellelamar8965 Wow. Thumbs-up for giving me my new knowledge for the day. Best. Leo.
The green ghost always eating (name is slimer,) was designed to be a caricature of John Belushi.
John Belushi was Dan Akroyds best friend. They were super tight, did a LOT of movies, shows, together. Dan Akroyd was writing GhostBusters with every intention of having Belushi be one of the Ghost Busters alongside him, (Harold Ramos was also friends with Belushi)
but Belushi died of a drug overdose before they could make the movie. As a tribute, they asked the design team to model Slimer after Belushi.,
And on the subject of the sequel ... one of the things Dan Ackroyd said about it is that it's not necessarily a sequel as much as it is a companion piece. It was made about 7 years after the release of the first, and definitely has a slightly different vibe to it. Not a bad vibe at all, just different. I have always thought of it more as a romance comedy than the spooky comedy that the first one was. Regardless, it's defintiely worth a watch. I'm not sure if it's my favorite, but over the years I've come to know a lot of people who actually prefer it more. I can totally see why, too! :)
the best thing about this movie is how great the special effects look with no CGI
Ghostbusters is one of my favorite comedies. Ghostbusters 2 is often criticized as inferior, but I enjoyed it, too. I haven't seen the reboot, so I can't really say anything about that one.
I'll get to the sequel eventually!
The reboot was not good. I saw the extended and theatrical cuts. Its obvious alot of the cut scenes were removed for being meandering adlib sessions. The material just wasn't good. It probably would've been better had they not bullied Paul Feig into directing/co-writing. It wasn't a project he had any feelings for and it shows. They could've done something fun with a different creative team, one with more of a vested interest in it and could reign in actors from adlib tangents.
The "reboot" was painful to watch. Among the worst movies I've ever seen. Gringe humor and a fu to the fans of the original, is the best ways to describe it.
This was a great movie with lot of horror element. The budget of the movie was 30 million dollar. The visual effects done by Richard Edlund who also done for the Original Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Poltergeist when he was in the ILM at the time and later had a own effects studio the Boss Film Studio and done effects for the Ghostbusters, Fright Night, John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China, Die Hard, Alien 3 and Species.
Really Enjoyed this, thank you 🤗 imagine...1984, an ordinary standard day at home, then the Ghostbusters music plays on the radio...WOW!...what IS this?.... it’s a MOVIE?... YAY ! And, as you see , it didn’t disappoint 😄
13:45 The cop releasing the guys is
Reginald VelJohnson who plays policeman characters such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
We came, we saw, we kicked its ass! - One of my all time favorite lines
I'm not sure you can really consider this a cult classic. This is definitely a mainstream classic due to its popularity.
You really can’t call it a cult classic. It definitely has a cult following but it has impacted our culture in many ways.
Another great example of the comedy genius of Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd. RIP Harold Ramis. (1944-2014).
I have never got so scared from a comedy as the opening scene in the library. So happy that i got to see it in the cinema back in the day
I was the last student of John DeCuir the Production Designer. AFI 2010. This movie is actually based a lot on real ritual. Substitute Evo Shandor for Alisteir Crowley and New York for Pasadena/JPL area. Brother Mason Aykroyd wrote this in the summer of 1983 at Martha's Vineyard a stone's throw from Montauk as that Project with the same stargate physics was going bad (i.e. "Stranger Things").
Epic film all around. So well written and acted. With the exception of the dog scene, the special effects hold up great as well. You will love this movie.
Glad you enjoyed this. I’ve always been a little mixed on it, but love Bill Murray in this. I remember when this came out, I went with my girlfriend & her parents, who were very religious. They had no TV or radio. They told me they hadn’t seen a movie in almost 20 years & after seeing that, they’d probably wait another 20🤣
I don't care what anyone says I LOVE the second one just as much as the first.
Dan Aykroyd is actually REALLY deep into spiritualism and paranormal things. I think the enthusiasm he brings to this character is all genuine.
The name Gozer actually comes from the Enfield Poltergeist case that took place back in the late 70s. The little girl that was at the centre of that case was allegedly possessed by something and it spoke the name Gozer. Dan Aykroyd is heavy into this stuff and was reading about the case at the time he was writing Ghostbusters and decided to use it in the script.
Saw this when it came out. Still entertaining after all these years , where has the time gone ? ah life.
You really need to watch the sequel it’s awesome too
I'll definitely check it out sometime, thanks!
A few fun facts for you. Industrial Light and Magic were unable to do the effects for this film as they were busy with the VFX for other movies. The little green Ghost ( Slimer ) was originally called The Onion Head Ghost due to the puppet's unpleasant smell. Slimer took 6 months and $300K to develop. The Stay Puff Marshmallow Man There were eighteen foam suits, each costing between $25,000 and $30,000; seventeen of them, worn by stuntman Tommy Cesar, were burned as part of filming.
Fun fact. There was a lawsuit over the theme song by Ray Parker Jr. The courts determined the song was a copy of "I want a new drug" By Huey Lewis and the news. That band had been approached by the producers and asked to write a theme song that was similar to their song, but they were too busy working on the soundtrack to Back to the future. Huey Lewis now owns the rights to the Ghostbusters song.
My favourite movie of all time. Such a clever script and great performances.
Another Bill Murray comedy I love and think is totally underrated is "The Man Who Knew Too Little". I laughed out loud throughout the whole movie
Please watch "Stripes", Shan. It's identical in humour to this with added John Candy. Directed Reitman, written Ramis. It's a bit bawdier, though, beware :)
A little piece of trivia: The prop for the scary librarian ghost got a second life as the final bat-form for the vampire in the movie Fright Night (also well worth a look).
In definition I wouldn't call this a cult classic. When it came out in 1984 it was a HUGE success. I saw it at least 3 times in the theater and beloved from the start. I consider a cult classic to be a movie that wasn't hugely successful at it's initial release but found an audience years later. GHOSTBUSTERS is simply a classic :) Really enjoying your reactions!
Rotoscoping has been around forever...been in use for many decades before Ghostbusters. No CGI in this at all, just puppets, actors in makeup and in suits, and stop-motion animation.
As I'm sure you can see, Ghostbusters was never meant to be a kids or family movie, but even while it was a mega hit and everyone went to see it, the demographic that loved it the most were kids. Originally, there were no toys or any other merchandise for this movie when it came out other than baseball caps and t-shirts. But when they saw how much more kids loved it and were going to see it over and over, they were like "OK...let's run with it!"
So a couple years later the animated series came out (which has its own very long and winding story) and a toy line, and five years later the live action sequel came out. In the sequel you can readily see they did tone it down and made it more family friendly and brought in elements from the cartoon, but I think it's still a very good movie, mainly because the cast is back and they are so good and fun to watch. It's just not a masterpiece like the first one was. So, I say, yes check out Ghostbusters II.
Ghostbusters (2016)...avoid at all costs.
I'm pretty excited about Ghostbusters Afterlife coming out next year, trailer looks good, I hope it lives up to it!
If you like Rick Moranis, then you have to see Little Shop of Horrors!
Some other good Moranis movies:
My Blue Heaven
Parenthood (as a supporting character)
Little Giants
If there is a perfect reaction to a film, it's this one to this movie. I enjoyed the hell out of this.
I'm sure many have requested "Stripes" with Bill Murray , but I shall bring it up again, good fun film
Rick Moranis on SCTV also did a Merv Griffin...jacket linings. If you haven't seen SCTV you are in for a treat, but savor the shows.
6:00 It's a real building with a matte overlay for the 'temple' bit on top. 55 Central Park West, fwiw.
I remember the cartoon series and the marketing. For some reason, that green blob was given a name--Slimer--and became part of the Ghostbusters. I think he was on the box of Hi-C Ectocooler back in the day.
*Googles for confirmation*
Omg, yes! I'm old.
I've been enjoying your channel for a few months now. Your insightful commentary, combined with your editing always makes me look forward to your uploads. I loved all of Rick Moranis's movies growing up, but the one I hold most fondlt is "Little Giants".
The scene of Stay Puft walking on the miniature street they fired sand from the fire hydrant to make it look more convincing
The VFX were done by Boss Film Studios, whom were nominated for Best Visual Effects but lost to Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Richard Edlund supervised the effects for the film, as he had done for the Star Wars Trilogy, Raiders Of the Lost Ark, and Poltergeist.
Stop trolling with all these posts
Not just stop-motion on the "doggy," but Go Motion. This was a process Industrial Light & Magic developed for the tauntauns in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It adds blur between frames to take some of the curse off the usual overly-clean staccato effect. Best. Leo.
That´s not CGI, it didn´t exist back then.
CGI already existed at time, but was a technique really ultra-experimental and rare.
But for example, Tron (1982) already uses a lot of CGI.
@@darkmarv8045 You´re right. Still, it wasn´t mainstream or widely used. This isn´t CGI.
They used it in The Last Starfighter too. It took a Cray supercomputer hours to render a single frame.
@@OneEyedJack1970 Looks terrible now, pero back then, in the theaters (I saw it there)... wow.
@@darkmarv8045 Right....it may have existed but wasn't advanced enough to do the effects in this movie.
If you like Bill Murray, watch him in Somerset Maugham's "Razors Edge." 1984. Cast against type. Panned when it came out, but really very decent. B- film. The only problem for me is the "Ambulance Drivers." There were probably 500,000 ambulance drivers in WWI. Only problem is "ambulance driver," is code: I didn't see the horrors of war, like Maugham, Hemmingway and the other 499, 998..
I saw this when it released, and I was 15 years old. This was one of the coolest things I had ever seen, except for The Raiders of the Lost Ark the year before. :)
Who Knew that Sigourney Weaver would become famous for watching a Matinee of, "The Sorrow and the Pity."
6:10 lol... her face @ this scene... I laughed so much the first time I saw it
Yes I think it was rotoscoped, you see that a lot for lightning and electricity effects in 80s movies, like Back to the Future.
You have just witnessed my all time favorite movie.
"the CGI" no my friend. Makes it even more impressive to me! Great reaction sir! Can't wait for the next vid!
I recommend in the Name of the Father
Someone probably brought this up already but one of my favorite parts that is often overlooked is that Lewis, “the key master”, is always getting locked out!!!!!
4:22 This may seem odd but back in 1984 interest rates were very high-6-7%, just on savings accounts. 18% is steep though. To get a mortgage the rate would be 9-10% Very different times.
(janine melnitz is dr. sheldon coopers meemaw! haha i still have to remind myself of that, i love her so much!)
i'm one of the, i guess, few people who love the second part just as well. i don't think it's weaker or bad, or a flop or whatever. i love it! and if you wanna see more of dana and louis, you should definitely watch that one, as their roles are bigger. i don't think you will be disappointed watching part 2!
i grew up with all things ghostbusters, the cartoon series, the movies and the toys. i will never stop loving the ghostbusters and i am very excited for the upcoming third part. the trailers did look good and i hope with paul rudd portraying sort of a fan and having been there when the ghostbusters were a thing, it will close the generation/time gap and help the story transition from the old to the new generation, without losing the actual feeling of what THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS mean to so many people. i am also hoping for the original cast to be there and pass their knowledge and "torch" over, instead of them just having a cameo, that would be sad.
the thing you pointed out about egon and winston being underused and wanting to see more of them as a team doing their job.. i never really thought about it all too much, but i agree absolutely. i guess it might be, because i grew up with the series and i already knew all that. it all belongs together, there was even an episode in the cartoon where the boys would rush to the theater to go watch this movie about themselves and i still think thats hilarious! so for me as kid i always thought the movie came after, because i was first introduced to the cartoon. i was pretty old already when i found out that not just was the movie first, but it was also all dreamed up by dan akroyd, the very heart of the ghostbusters, it lies within dan/ray!
I think you would enjoy one of Wes Anderson's movies. In particular, Rushmore or The Royal Tenenbaums. To a lesser degree, Life Aquatic or Moonrise Kingdom or Bottle Rocket. I am no cinematic expert and cannot put my finger on it, but Anderson handles his soundtrack in a unique way.