Exploring Ghostbusters 2

[@Andres33AU]

I had no idea the second movie got such a bad rep from fans until fairly recently. As a kid, I loved both films, and to this day I can't watch one without the other. It's always a double feature for me! :-)

[@s.storumus8620]

I used to like the second one when I was young, but something always felt off about it. As I got older I started to notice the problems, and they are glaring. But I can see why other people like it.

[@Luchingador]

as a kid* theres why

[@samhayden60]

I am exactly the same. I always put them on an even keel.

[@tonyacosta4574]

Love it

[@MOSMASTERING]

Came here to say EXACTLY the same thing. I went to the cinema to see it when I was 5 !! I loved it, always have always will..

[@doctorfeinstone6524]

the floating heads in the abandoned subway weren't silly or cartoony. they were scary as hell

[@aesircorporation1924]

+Doctor Feinstone Sometimes you have to ignore a fact to make an argument. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Anton-jh8jk]

+Doctor Feinstone They were not floating, but impaled. Maybe a reference to Vlad Tepes, because he impaled his enemies.

[@mkproductions2.0]

was fucking scary as shit the first time around.

[@LeifendethOfficial]

@@mkproductions2.0 I know right? Try watching the movie at 5 or 6 years old, hehe.

[@mkproductions2.0]

@@LeifendethOfficial I did.

[@Drixenol86]

The charm of Ghostbusters 2 is it knows it's a sequel and it has fun with it.

[@cstanton87]

Totally. I always wondered why Janine had such a drastic change as well, but this video gave me the answer: the friggin cartoon series.

[@odiemodie1]

The real drastic change in Janine to me was her not being romatically involved with Egon... :(

[@Drixenol86]

+Charlie Stanton yeah, that bothered me too...

[@petejt]

@@odiemodie1 Yeah that was a big change to me too. I liked her "punk" aesthetic in the first film, and she seemed more intelligent which appealed to me. In the sequel she's more of a bubblehead in both mind and aesthetic (her hair & clothes) and had no interaction with Egon, which bothered me. Plus I thought it was creepy that she wanted to (and did) shag Louis right where she's babysitting in someone's apartment, even though she did come across sexy in that scene. Another thing is that I always knew "of" the cartoon series but never watched it.

[@rexrabbiteer]

@@petejt janine in the first and second season of the cartoon series was really sexy, she had the spunky punkish look and had a really short mini skirt

[@BEEEELEEEE]

"Not creative or funny"? They brought the Statue of Liberty to life and drove it around! That's funny AND creative!

[@Entropy3ko]

That's more gimmicky than creative

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@Entropy3ko Gimmicky for the movie. Creative and funny as an idea and to fans.

[@Entropy3ko]

@@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475 I guess... but I thought it was too cheesy

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

@@Entropy3ko I can understand that.

[@eval_is_evil]

No it isn't. It was amusing and it didnt make much sense. Plot devices for this to happen was too ridiculous . As a kid it amused me. As an adult it made me cringe

[@07foxmulder]

I found Ghostbusters 2 to be a lot scarier than the original when I was a kid. The scene in the tunnel when the ghost calls back "Winston" and then we see all the heads... that was some creepy shit.

[@journeyman1218]

Yeah I saw it in the cinema when I was like 8 and it scared the shit out of me.

[@kevinrichards3288]

Yep the creepy voice & the zombie heads on poles scared the shit outta me back in the day when I first saw this movie when it came out & I was only 8 years old at the time.

[@DOSRetroGamer]

Oh yeah, the effing nanny scene. But I still think the arms reaching out of the chair in the first one is the most intense scene of both movies. Probably because there is hardly anything more comforting than a sofa chair and the filmmakers turned it into a death trap. Also, it's totally serious in tone and you don't see the outcome right away.

[@MPT1983]

GB 5/5 GB2 4/5 It's a perfectly good sequel to a great film,as a kid I actually liked the 2nd film more,the courtroom battle,the river of slime,the subway scene with the ghost train and heads on spikes,the ghosts attack on the city,all memorable moments.Never understood the hate.

[@arminreindl7742]

I completely agree that Ghostbusters II is underrated.

[@JayZero4]

Kinda surprised that there wasn't more details on Extreme Ghostbusters other than it exists, it's an awesome series. Seriously when your series opens with a demon possessing one of the main characters, spreading a plague across New York and initiating an apocalypse, you know your series is awesome. Also awesome (and profoundly messed up) episodes include a monster that steals eyes, a giant eldritch abomination that nearly eats all of NY, the Grundel ('Nuff said), a guy who makes a wish for a bride and then promptly has a skinless woman in a wedding dress chasing him the whole episode, body stealing mirror demons, a group of xenobite knockoffs mutilating people left and right, a bag of runes that cause people who touch them to get hunted down and sent to a hell dimension where they're promptly enslaved and/or eaten...yeah I'm beginning to remember why I had so many nightmares as a kid. Whatever the case, good episode!

[@Harlemlate]

+JayZero4 Seriously that why Ghostbusters is my favorite Franchise of all time right next to Star Wars, DC and Marvel Comics and DBZ. It was able to be smart, imaginative and creepy all because of good filming, good writing, good music and great talented actors. Am 30 years old and this series is still awesome after all this time.

[@Parasite1101]

Omg ghostbusters 2 was so much more scarier than the first, especially the scenes with Janosz flying down as a ghost nanny or as he was walking down he hall and the lights come out of his eyes, gave me nightmares D: super creepy

[@sainegray1785]

I always hated the scene where he's a nanny as a kid. I couldn't recognize what it was, it was supposed to be a woman but looked like it was a man. I re-watched it and I realized that it was Janosz and I felt so dumb. That subway scene was the part that taught me the fast forward button.

[@Hypno_BPM]

the river of ooze and the painting really had a demonic scary presence in the film from remembering it as a kid

[@erikbjelke4411]

Ghostbusters 2 is rather inventive, and has a great heart at the center. It also builds on the logical, scientific approach of the first film. The "mood slime" is a cool plot device, and the way it's researched by Ray and Egon and ultimately turned against the villain who created (or at least utilized) it is fascinating. Leading to the moment where the Ghostbusters decide to turn New York from the armpit of America it was perceived as at the time and ignite the positive emotions of the people with Lady Liberty. And just when the 'Busters are at their absolute lowest, Vigo is weakened and ultimately defeated by New Yorkers singing Auld Lang Syne. Because that's what you do at midnight on New Year's Eve in New York City: put your arm around the total stranger next to you and ring in the New Year with a singalong.

[@gscd2881]

The ghostbusters video game is the TRUE ghostbusters 3.

[@SofaPop.]

Fun fact, the real ghostbusters isn’t a continuation. It’s actually set in an alternate universe, where the ghostbusters movies, games, merch and other shows, are all made after the real ghostbuster (pun intended). This is confirmed in one the episodes of the first season, where the ghostbusters, bust a ghost that’s plaguing the backlot, where their movie is being filmed

[@giantfisher]

The critics were "doused in negativity slime." Perfect closing line, EXCELLENT line in general. ALSO, in several GoodBadFlicks videos you point out that just because a sequel wasn't as good as the original, it DOES NOT mean it's simply a bad movie. So many people fail to recognize that.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

:)

[@TANKTREAD]

Love the 1st and 2nd "Ghostbusters" equally. The reason people stopped seeing the sequel in theaters was the release of Tim Burton's "Batman". That destroyed all the Summer movies that year.

[@pho3nix-]

Definitely an underrated flick, love the soundtrack and how dark it is compared to the first one.

[@Ironcabbit]

I found the first on darker, with a demonic god trying to invade our world. The second one had its moments (like the subway and transformed Vigo) but overall felt safer and more formulaic.

[@JoshLavian]

The first one literally had conversations about God, cult leaders, unnecessary surgery, rituals to bring about the end of the world, and gods from other world invading our world to end it. The second film had a painting ghost. Come on

[@sonrouge]

Ghostbusters 2's main mistake was essentially following the formula of the first without adding many new things. That aside, it was good and scary when I was younger.

[@GlenLentz]

I love both movies but Ghostbusters II remains my favorite for quite a few reasons, I don't care what people have to say about it. I loved the movie when i first saw it and as an adult I can honestly say I understand people's criticism but it hasn't changed my opinion of it. it still remains my most watched Ghostbusters movie out of the two. Is it retreading old territory? yeah to a degree but it's still great in it's own right and I love it not just for the story and seeing characters I love returning for another story but the feelings I had for the movie as a kid and the excitement I experienced as 5 year old seeing the movie in the theater, the advertisements, the toys, everything, Ghostbusters was huge and I'm glad I got to be a kid in that time period.

[@nlee4566]

"On our Own" was actually a huge hit. For both the movie and Bobby Brown. The song was #1 on both Billboard and Dance. I think it's way better the Ray Parker Jr's personally.

[@eircK]

Vigo in the painting scared the SHIT out of me when I was a kid.

[@hogg8888]

as i child i loved them both the same . that painting fucking terrified me

[@15blackshirt]

A worthy successor to a timeless classic, and an underrated gem

[@MatthiasPowerbomb]

The sequel wasn't as good as the original, but Ghostbusters 2016 makes Ghostbusters 2 look like Citizen Kane.

[@recommendedforyou2936]

I agree

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Ghostbusters 2016 makes the 1970s "The Ghostbusters" look like Laurence of Arabia.

[@NoahDaArk]

Well thankfully we live in a world where Ghostbusters Afterlife exists

[@theadamblock]

I thought this movie was scarier than the first when I was a kid.

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

+Adam Block Agreed. I always found the first film more suspenseful, but this one more frightening growing up. (Hell, even now as a 27-year-old adult, I think it's horror elements are quite strong.) The only really scary moment for me in the original was the Librarian Ghost. Everything else was played more for suspense/drama, mainly in montages. Whereas, this film actually made a point of punctuating several scenes with scary moments, and occasionally delivered a scene that was nothing BUT full-on horror. The Subway scene alone still gives me the creeps and the occasional nightmare... absolute perfect use of atmosphere thanks to the low lighting and suggestive camera angles that make the audience feel lost and isolated. The wonderfully eerie moment where Winston's voice isn't echoed, but instead responded to by a dark voice. Those freaky severed heads. And finally the train with it's howling whistle that almost sounds like a wailing cry. That scene alone was scarier than everything in the first film put together for me.

[@williamhiers5348]

I dunno. As a kid, the Terror Dogs were pretty, well, terrifying. Their glowing red eyes and horned, demonic appearance can still give me an occasional creepy feeling. And while I no longer find him scary, Slimer, or, as I called him, "the green ghost" (the name Tobin's Spirit Guide also gives him, interestingly), scared me as a kid, too, particularly when he rushes down the hallway at Venkman. In the sequel, I found Vigo creepy. The scene where Ray and Egon are developing the photographs of him and instead of the painting the photographs come out as twisted, demonic visions, was creepy and one time I made the mistake of watching the movie with the lights off and that scene came up. There was a thump or noise from somewhere in the house and poor little me was up like a flash to turn the light on, let me tell you!

[@TheHylden]

The heads on pikes in the train tunnel are pretty darn creepy.

[@Gangularis]

Veego is def creepier.

[@cstanton87]

Yeeeaahhh mate! Those heads on spikes by the train tracks used to FUCK ME UP!! I saw that when I was like 4 years old.

[@Mikebuster]

Okay so they made some concessions for the cartoons popularity, but I think they balanced it well. lets face it there isn't really that much "friendly" slimer stuff, just the bit when he turns up in the bus. more of an easter egg. anyway I don't want to go on about it but Ghostbusters 2 is a perfect sequel. and a perfect holiday film. and I'm 34.

[@stlouisrocker100]

Yeah why was this film disliked? I liked it when I was a kid and I like it now as an adult. I owe the Ghostbusters franchise a lot. I first saw The Real Ghostbusters because my two older sisters were tomboys and they liked the boy oriented stuff more. The Real Ghostbusters was my introduction to horror and I guess you can say that Ghostbusters was the first scary movie I had ever seen, scary for me at the time at least.

[@tlegg]

+stlouisrocker100 Honestly I blame the fact that they tired to make it more for kids. Don't get me wrong the real ghostbusters deserves credit for giving kids a better view into horror while making is accessable for children but really it's kind of something that means the horror and the humor has to be toned down a bit. that said it could also be the fact that movie critics are soul monster who just cannot understand the pure joy of seeing the statue of liberity saving the day.

[@Ghosthead83]

+tlegg How was it for kids? Vigo was a hell of a lot of scarier than gozer and/0r Staypuft.

[@tlegg]

+Ghosthead83 the lack of adult jokes. The kind of feel good plot. The villain being less creepy a Erdrich abomination

[@Novusod]

+stlouisrocker100 All the people who disliked it back in the day were adults who never watched the cartoon. Our generation which grew up the TV show loved the sequel.

[@stlouisrocker100]

Novusod I saw the show first and then Ghostbusters 2. So I'm in that group.

[@JohnAvengerJR1985]

This sequel will be considered an oscar winner compared to Femmebusters in 2016.

[@GreenSmog17]

ghostbusters 2 is really fucking good... love it, its got geniune scares, great performances and an awesome ending!

[@jakes3958]

So I guess y'all missed the part where the guys are in that abandoned subway system and find themselves surrounded by severed heads? Or things like when the ghosts were coming the bow rupture on the Titanic? Yeah, none of that was as scary as the original. While Ghostbusters 2 isn't as good as the original, it had twice the ghosts and it was the 8th highest grossing movie worldwide in 1989. Hardly a flop.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

I still enjoy Ghostbusters 2 as much as Ghostbusters and the film did bring to light the problem of Carpathian Kitten Loss.

[@MrDman21]

I'm glad Reitman didn't do a Hitchhiker's Guide movie. Back in the 80s the technology to pull it off wasn't there. Ghostbusters was perfect and the 2005 Hitchhiker's Guide was good as well.

[@dakritic]

Saw this in the theaters. This was a good sequel.

[@Vidiot-Savant]

It's a passable, harmless sequel. It doesn't reach the heights of the first, but also doesn't tarnish it's legacy either. What GB2 does give you, is more time to spend in this world, with these characters. That's good enough for me.

[@Beeezledrop]

I genuinely like this movie, I watched it more than the original since I had this one on VHS it holds a special place in my heart. Yeah, this movie follows some of the same beats as the first but they did interesting things that were different. The river of slime and the emotional reaction it has, using the statue of liberty as a vehicle and fact that they were down on their luck and discredited made it unique enough to stand on its own. This movie doesn't get enough credit for how good it actually was.

[@evabeezero]

When I was a kid I liked the second movie better than the first simply because I had it on video tape so I got to watch it a lot more. I didn't realize until probably five years ago that so many people hated it. I even talked my husband into letting me name our newest kitten Vigo the Catpathian, and despite him (the husband, not the kitten) not even being a huge Ghostbusters fan, he likes saying "HE IS VIGO!". I also think Extreme Ghostbusters got a raw deal, and I feel bad because I was one of those people who wrote it off as a piece of shit without even giving it a chance. When I finally got around to watching it I really liked it, and I love seeing the characters pop up in the Ghostbusters comics. They even went so far as to introduce the Extreme Egon as Janine's boyfriend for a while, leading Egon to ask if she was trying to make him jealous. (And admitting to himself that it might be working.) I highly recommend the IDW Ghostbusters comic series to anyone who likes Ghostbusters, especially their crossovers with The Real Ghostbusters, and definitely their crossover with the Ninja Turtles. So much fun! /fangirl babbling

[@GoodBadFlicks]

Extreme Ghostbusters was a blast. It got a little too kiddie when it switched to "Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters" but still was fun. I need to get the box set.

[@thewhiteportugeuseisnotama9982]

There are a lot of fans of the second, I appreciate it because it is more story orientated than the first... And I even love the new girly ghostbusters which I thought was awesome because it reminded me of the sequel...

[@katagirl3000]

I was the same. it was very childish so the jokes were more entertaining to me as a kid

[@Uhlersoth77]

Bumble Bee Zero I'm pretty late jumping in, but I had to mention the amazing creature design Fil Barlow did for Extreme Ghostbusters. Did a good job on the monsters in Godzilla: The Series, too.

[@SimpleManGuitars1973]

I loved it more when I was a kid as well since I was 7 when 2 came out and only 2 when the first one came out. I loved them both but The Real Ghostbusters with Lorenzo Music will always be my favorite way to enjoy the series. I didn't realize the hate for 2 until a few years ago as well. I literally used to watch it every day and think the hate for it is WAY unwarranted. Big time.

[@PetaHatingChris42]

I like the second movie. It may be in many ways inferior to the first, but it has just as many memorable quotes, and an interesting story. Plus Louis, my favorite character, gets more screen time and even gets to suit up for the sake of good humor. "Boy, this equipment's heavy!"

[@shmickmik]

Vigo: I, Vigo, the Scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldavia, command you! Janosz: [gets down on his hands and knees and starts bowing] Oh, command me, lord! Gayer than Elm St 2

[@07foxmulder]

+Shmick_ I don't know, man. That dance in Elm St 2....that dance...

[@sickofthelies1627]

lol

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Vigo: On a mountain of skulls, in a castle of pain, I sat on a throne of blood! What was will be! What is will be no more! Now is the season of evil! Janosz: Evil?

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

Another fun fact, when the film came out in Spain, they feared that Peter Venkman name dropping of Laura Antonelli wouldn't make sense because the actress is Italian. To compensate with the issue, they changed "Laura Antonelli tapes" to "Emanuelle tapes".

[@jupiterkansas]

Bill Murray as a ghost is a great idea. They'd have to think twice about "busting" their old buddy, and Murray would know all their tricks so he'd be difficult to catch. You could actually do something different with that.

[@tenchnio8853]

It's official that Ghostbusters 2 is not a bad movie, it's the 2016 Ghostbusters Reboot that is!

[@brycevo]

I honestly loved Ghostbusters 2, I'm just glad we got more Ghostbusters

[@visionarylocomotiveworks9703]

One of the things that bugged me about the second film is why Janine isn't infatuated with Egon like in the first movie and the TV series, and just moves onto Louis. Like you said, the second film did make changes to her to tie into the TV show, except for that, and it always left me confused... Aside from that, Ghostbusters 2 is still a reasonably good sequel.

[@ThreadBomb]

This is the first time I heard that Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker. Parker got screwed, as the only real resemblance between the songs is the three chord progression of the verse. The riff is different, the chorus is different, and Parker's song is way more catchy.

[@evilmurray492]

"Oh did you ever fall for it! The ooooold man eating toster bit!"

[@Exar_Kun]

Thank you for making this! I have fond memories of seeing this film in the theatre when I was very young. I loved it and still love to this day

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Funny how the criticism that Ghostbusters 2 "didn't do anything new" (even though it added tons of new tech, lore, and character development) can be leveled against Ghostbusters: Afterlife time a hundred, since the third act of that film is straight up cinematic copypasta, and yet many critics (and fans!) seem far more charitable toward Afterlife than GB2. IMO, GB2 is still the best Ghostbusters sequel by a mile.

[@youtubed3951]

Yes, it is underapperciated! I actually like it a bit more than the original

[@MandleRoss]

I agree with everything in this video except for the bit that says Peter MacNichol's character is non-threatening. Any kid that watched the scene of him appearing as the ghostly nanny to kidnap the baby left the movie with more chocolate than they came in with.

[@davidp839]

2 is an awesome movie. The eye lights in the hallway, when he grabs Oscar dressed as a woman and the train were all terrifying as a kid and I loved it. I can't believe it has such a bad reputation.

[@cstanton87]

The major thing that I noticed about the first two movies is that the majority of the scary scenes are played seriously. It adds a layer of drama and tension which works well against the dialogue. This doesn't happen in the new film. It's all about trying to be funny and silly and it sucks.

[@56postoffice]

The cartoon was the lick. I absolutely loved it.

[@bmjv77]

If you thought the gorilla was supposed to be Winston, that says a lot more about you than the animators.

[@FrankLightheart]

Vergo was one of the best parts of this movie. Really, he was a great, serious villain that contrasted well with the funny cast.

[@fattiger6957]

I've never understood the hate this movie gets. Sure, it isn't as good as the first movie, but the first movie is a masterpiece. Ghostbusters 2 is a perfectly fun and entertaining movie and certainly doesn't tarnish the brand like Sony's newest afterbirth of a reboot. And can I just say this: SCREW BILL MURRAY! That guy is a massive prima donna, acting like Ghostbusters 2 was such a terrible experience for him. They should have just made GB3 without him.

[@tonyacosta4574]

Again Bill Murray is an asshole

[@AshSlasher]

When I was a kid that spirit in the painting scared the shit out of me.

[@astridcrewel7678]

I remember when I rented this movie as a kid at the library. I feel in love with it and watched it at least 6 times before I had to return it. And even after that, it was my most rented movie there. My mom would always ask me why I liked it so much. I'd say, "It's weird and funny and cool. So it's awesome. " and she'd just laugh. ♡/10

[@Kieslowski1]

man watching your vids for a while now. seen almost all of em by now. gotta say I like the variety you offer good stuff!!!

[@voxdraconia4035]

I always liked this movie, and never even knew it was supposed to be inferior. Especially with Vigo there was much more of a threat apparent throughout the movie, while Gozer came rather late into focus. And the climax with the Statue of Liberty and "Higher and higher" playing? So amazingly and gives me chills. Real Ghostbusters also was awesome to watch, one of my favorite cartoons back then. recently I rewatched the Cthulu-Episode - its amazing how close that one stuck to many elements of the myth and brought it closer to kids without being silly. Or that damn Boogey-Man, that guy was fucking creepy and really could give a kid nightmares

[@miyuruify]

Peter MacNicol was one of the best things in the GB2. "Command me Lord" LOL

[@williamchico8518]

I love Ghostbusters. Along with Ghostbusters II.

[@williamchico8518]

Don't watch Ghostbusters 2016, but y'all watching Ghostbusters I & II, A'ight?

[@RandomVideoCircus]

I saw this in the theater when I was a little kid, It has a fond place in my heart!!!

[@guitarofdestiny]

0:56 Beverly Hills Cop was #1 just in case anyone else felt like they were left having on that one

[@Madbandit77]

The best song from the movie is "Spirit" by Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew, in my opinion.

[@Nina-fp3jv]

I grew up in the late 80's loved Ghostbusters from the very beginning, I remember having the toys, proton packs, eating the Ghostbusters cereal, playing the game on Nintendo! I love how Dan Aykroyd grew up around people who believed in the paranormal. The movie was my favorite, and so true to me and something I am very fond of myself. Love the actors Dan, Erin, Harold (RIP) and Bill Murray. Just thought I share my thoughts.

[@MrDarling1502]

No idea that the second Ghostbusters received hate! its my favorite of the two

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

I honestly think that the Internet Hate train has more or less unfairly tainted Ghostbusters 2s reputation. While I wasn't born until after Ghostbusters 1 and 2 came out me and my friends still really enjoy the first two movies and would talk about them and how cool they were. It wasn't until I got older that I heard about all this hate for part 2. I can acknowledge when a movie is bad but honestly Ghostbusters 2 has great performances from the lead actors. That funny dry humor from the first film returns, and it has a compelling villain and Conflict. I feel it's one of the most unfairly judged popular films out there.

[@Jayfive276]

2:03 - God *damn* Janine...

[@robertstuart480]

+Jayfive276 Annie Potts, nerd goddess of the 80s.

[@TheHylden]

I don't know why they made her a sex-starved nympho suddenly in the sequel, but yeah, her character otherwise was great :p

[@aesircorporation1924]

Best-looking woman in the series, in my opinion. I haven't seen Corvette Summer (1978), but she looked damn fine in the trailer.

[@petejt]

@@robertstuart480 she was in 1984, but I didn't like what they did to her in 1989.

[@NinjaRed5000]

One thing I really disliked about the film was how the Ghostbusters were immediately discredited despite SAVING THE WORLD from Gozer. It struck me pretty bad when I first watched it as everybody was made extremely ungrateful for what they've done. But other than that, I still think this movie was a ton of fun. Sure its basically a retread of the first film, but what made it work for me were the characters and some clever writing and dialogue, especially the science banter between Ray and Egon.

[@Jakedman21]

THIS. I know I'm replying to a two year old comment, but honestly, the whole "Oh you saved New York and the entire world from an evil God!...By the way, you're being sued, we forbid you to continue your work, and everybody hates you now!" Is just a big 'screw you' to the fans. I still loved Ghostbusters 2, but like the Nostalgia critic said, they wasted like 30 minutes of the movie explaining how the Ghostbusters were out of business, before getting back into the thing that people wanted to see....GHOSTbusting!

[@odiemodie1]

The Ghostbusters theme song will always be a hit, even though it did have copyright misfortunes attached to it, Bobby Brown's 'On our own' jam was a hit too for GB2... It gained if not a lot, popularity again today as in the original video had cameo appearances of some notable celebrities, such as a pre-presidential look of Donald Trump, and 'Where is he now?' Rick Moranis.

[@aesircorporation1924]

When Cecil mentions ectoplasm, why is there a picture of Harvey Keitel with Silly String coming out of his ear? :-P

[@DionysusJPower]

The courtroom scene holds up alongside anything from the first movie.

[@yourstrulysvenagli353]

watched GB2 recently. it's really damned good.

[@kevb3047]

Always loved this movie even more than the first

[@freesoul7829]

Unpopular opinion: I like both Ghostbusters movie but the second one was and is my favorite.

[@Sam-lm8gi]

I think the first film is technically better, but GB2 is more "fun" and I probably watch it more often because of that.

[@plummet3860]

You simply do not know what makes a good movie if you dislike this

[@qweqqweq2090]

Man I loved this movie and bought the toys with my hard earned allowance when I was a kid. As an adult I don't think it holds a candle to the first one, but as a kid I was frigging going insane when I saw slimer. Slimer was the coolest! The cartoon was awesome too.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

I've never understood the hate for the 2nd one, nor understood the criticism that it was just the same movie again only with a baby this time.

[@Whatsdogpee]

I agree. this movie got a bad reputation for being a poor follow up to the original. However, while many claimed it tried to copy the first, it still have a lot of creative moments when you don't consider comparing it to the original. Maybe compare it to a modern day (I reluctantly call) comedy and you'll definitely see the huge difference, 20-30 years later, in how it oozes with creativity. One thing I also enjoyed is that Ernie Hudson was more used here than in the first. I always felt sorry for the guy so I was glad he had more of a role here. ^_^

[@SENATORPAIN1]

as a kid found ghostbuster 2 to be much more scary than 1.mainly because of vigo.

[@will_it_work]

Great video! You may want to mention that when Ghostbusters 2 debuted in June of 1989, it scored a record opening weekend of 29.4 million, only to have it beaten one week later by Batman. Still, for one week, Ghostbusters 2 held the record!

[@NoMoreNever]

I remember being old enough at the time to see Ghostbusters 2 in the theatre and we had a blast! The first movie will always have a special place in my movie loving heart, but as far as sequels go, Ghostbusters 2 is pretty good.

[@Karls_Clips]

I prefer ghostbusters 2 over 1, im sorry but they used the power of positivity to beat the villain, how awesome is that.

[@robinhoodwasasocialist.1401]

The last scene of this video isn't the only part where dan akroyd called Ernie Hudson by his real name. There was also that scene when the painting is hypnotizing akroyd and when asked if he was ok, he says " yeah, I'm ok Ern."

[@RexKramerDangerSeeker]

That feeling of cracking open those old school action figure packs as a kid is something that will live with me forever.

[@JoshLavian]

The smell of the plastic as I did so

[@e84fresh]

I still love that sound by Bobby Brown "On Our Own"

[@RobinK]

Oh man, I remember I used to have nightmares after seeing this. Vigo scared the crap out of me as a kid.

[@joemurdockcomedystuff3458]

Nitpick: they didn't sue over the Ghostbusters name, they came to a legal agreement that allowed them to use the name.

[@SniffHeinkel]

I never understood the hate toward Ghostbusters II. I was obsessed with Ghostbusters when I was a kid and i thought GB 2 was awesome! I still like watching it. The 2016 reboot can kiss my ass tho.

[@robertstuart480]

This movie is fun. But it suffers because the first is one of the best movies around.

[@SpaceKingDinosaur]

Yeah! Nice to hear someone else say nice things about this flick. I've enjoyed it all along and have had friends who knew quotes from it when I met them, so it had some warm reception along the way. Anyway, thanks for giving it some kudos.

[@Smartbad]

That's awesome that Egon called Ernie Hudson by his real name! I never knew that until today. Gotta rewatch both movies again. I was also a huge fan of the Real Ghostbusters cartoon. Thank you for this video.

[@chunkylover5367]

Agreed! I would even argue that there are some things that Ghostbusters 2 did better than 1. Although it was more geared towards children, it had some scary scenes. The pictures of Vigo burning while Egon and Ray were locked inside the dark room. Also, the scene where Ray was being lowered into the sewers and the bad slime tried to pull him in. Oh, yeah.. and that scene where they were investigating the old underground transit system and they were yelling to create echos... That shit was scary as hell. So, yeah, I definitely agree that Ghostbusters 2 was definitely a good sequel to a great movie. I couldn't have asked for more.

[@pikapal91]

I love Ghostbusters 2. Not as much as the original but I still appreciate what it is.

[@FOXDUDETV]

Can we get a "Exploring Tremors"? That'd be lovely.

[@GoodBadFlicks]

+Foxdude Very soon actually. Probably either Feb or March

[@FOXDUDETV]

Wonderful. I'll be looking forward to it.

[@BazTheStoryteller]

+GoodBadFlicks Have you seen that episode of "No Small Parts" on Norbert Grupe who plays Vigo?

[@billie5057]

You are better than any DVD extras I've ever watched :) Great info!

[@Horzuhammer]

Wow. Didn't know that Max Von Sydow was the voice of Vigo, and that Jamie Lee Curtis was the narrator in the Escape -films. This is a good channel. I've had a fun afternoon watching your vids, and I'm happy to subscribe. I don't dare to watch the Fly II episode though. I watched the film when I was like eight or nine, and was horribly traumatized. It really fucked up my head. :D

[@VampiresCrypt]

I love your honest reviews man :D I also recommend you have a look at the very underrated Wolfen (1981), its really great !

[@Luchingador]

the double irony is that Gosthbusters the videogame is quite literally a retread of the famous movies of the two movies, from the mash mellow man to a moving statue of liberty.

[@SunGawdRa]

So, does Firestarter count as a Good Bad Flick? Not that I think it's anywhere near bad, but I'd like to hear your review of it.

[@MrJakeKale]

Great review, and I largely agree with you - Ghostbusters 2 isn't as good as the original, but it's still an likable follow up with plenty of good stuff to enjoy. Only thing I disagree with is the suggestion the ghost designs in 2 were not as scary. I'll concede there was a smaller pool of them compared to the original, but the Scoleri brothers and particularly the heads on spikes were pretty scary to me as a kid. Hell, the whole underground sequence outright terrified me!

[@TravJam317]

Run DMC did the theme for Ghostbusters 2. Bobby Brown's "On Our Own" was just heard in the credits, though it was the only song on the soundtrack that I remember getting a music video.