Ghostbusters (1984)

Title:  Ghostbusters (1984)
Run Time:  105 minutes
Cast:  Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, William Atherton, Ernie Hudson and David Marguiles.
Writers:  Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis
Director:  Ivan Reitman

Today, I was feeling a bit nostalgic and I decided to revisit films from my childhood.  I'm an 80's baby and therefore a 90's kid. Many films from these two decades are among some of my favorites.  I was only a one year old when this summer movie was officially released.  I doubt I remember seeing it in theaters.  More likely than not, I probably remember watching this movie because one of my older siblings rented it on vhs from the local video store.  What I do remember watching is the Ghostbusters cartoon series.  I'm pretty sure this is where those strong feelings of nostalgia are coming from.  I can imagine that Saturday morning cartoons were a huge part of every 80's kid childhood, just like they were for myself.  Either way, watching this movie today definitely provided me with some awesome memories and entertainment.  (Now I'm in a 80's mood because I'm already on to the second 80's movie lol)

The scoring today is both shocking, yet completely understandable.  As usual, I considered the following questions after finishing the film: 

1) Did you like the film?  Yes
2) Would you watch it again?  Yes
3) Would you recommend it to others to watch?  Yes
4) Would you add this film to your library?  Yes
5) If I had free time, would I watch this film?  Yes

Bonus Question:  Would you immediately watch this film again?  Yes
Did you understand the film?  Yes
Do you need to watch the film again because you didn't understand it?  No
Do you want to watch the film again to understand it better?  No

Based on those answers, it clear that this is an A+ movie for me.  Without a doubt, it's very easy to give this movie 5/5 stars.  I say it's a bit shocking because I normally don't care for science fiction or fantasy films.  I think this film is able to overcome my general disinterest in the genre because it was well written, highly entertaining and it's from my childhood.  All of these factors contribute to my positive opinion of this film.

I know this is not my music blog, but the theme song from this movie was/is so great that I had to include it with this post.  Maybe I'll explore doing a few posts about movie soundtracks and great songs we remember from them.