Ghostbusters 2

Story

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

DVD Features

• Color
• Closed-captioned
• Dolby
• Widescreen

Movie Details

Cast:

Dan Aykroyd
Ernie Hudson
Bill Murray
Harold Ramis
Sigourney Weaver
Rick Moranis
Peter MacNicol

MPAA Rating: PG
Running time: 108 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35 : 1

International rating:

Europe: PG
Australia: PG

DVD International release dates:
North America: Dec 11, 01