From Painting To Destroyer | The Evolution of Vigo | GHOSTBUSTERS II

Is Vigo The Carpathian the most evil movie villain ever? Watch his evolution and tell us in the comments!
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Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), (Egon Spengler) Harold Ramis, and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) take up their proton packs once more to battle the forces of evil in Manhattan! After waging a war on slime that cost New York City millions, the Ghostbusters find themselves out of business until an ancient tyrant, preparing a return to the Earthly domain through his portrait at the Manhattan Museum of Modern Art, sets his sights on Dana Barrett's baby as the new home for his wicked soul! With the help of the Museum's possessed curator, he plans to turn New York into a really scary place to live! Now only the Ghostbusters can save New York City, by turning paranormal pest control into an art form!
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[@ShaunStephens777]

Over 30 years later and vigo still give me the creepys. I feel like he was the best evil character in the ghostbusters franchise.

[@robthedude4861]

Vigo was so creepy. I don't get why people didnt like him as a villain

[@matthewjordan9043]

Us Trekkie's thought it was cool

[@Jnor116]

It was more that people didn't like that the movie was targeted more towards children than it was to fans of the first movie. All because of the real ghostbusters cartoon. The jokes were toned down from the adult humor the first movie had. But younaren't wrong, he was a damn good villain

[@boscopappas234]

@@Jnor116 It was targeted towards children? I thought it was a darker film than the first...especially the scene with the severed heads in the subway.

[@gavinlongshanks5946]

I guess they ain't 'fraid of no ghosts.

[@TheFrontman2015]

He scared me when I was younger I first seen the movie when I was 6 but as I got older he wasn't scary but he is a cool villian they coulda added a few things to make him better but overall he's decent I guess

[@q.h.s5051]

Vigo is a frightening villain. I always enjoyed and was more afraid of Him than Gozer. 7:33 That scene of him first appearing in physical form is so great! The music, the ghosting effect as he phases back into reality, the slow walk and turn, Willhems facial expressions, the demonic voice, all perfect. When he’s put back into the painting and reveals something of his true form is done really well too! Vigo deserves more respect

[@FriendsOfSon-uvaDash]

Vigo is awesome! For a villain, that is!

[@chasingdemons7231]

Vigo scared the shit out of me when I was a kid, I can remember watching this movie for the first time when I was about 12 years old and I can remember being scared to come out of my room at night because Vigo scared the hell out of me lol, they don’t put good enough attention to detail on villains these days I missed the effort that used to go into making a good movie

[@FriendsOfSon-uvaDash]

@@chasingdemons7231 So... you basically thought Vigo was real? I'm not saying anything negative here; I'm just confused! Vigo IS in a painting after all. At least, that's what I focused on.

[@Provos7777]

@@chasingdemons7231 I agree. He scared the hell out of me when I was 6 year old in 1989. I never thought Ghostbusters films were comedies until I was older

[@daveweaver3886]

Yeah, Vigo was badass. Like you said, the facial expressions and snarls in particular were very well done and looked so scary and intimidating.

[@Provos7777]

Peter Macnicol was so good in this film. He was hysterical as the creepy little sycophant

[@scorchx3000]

Then he played Renfield in Dracula dead and loving it. XD

[@Provos7777]

@@scorchx3000 A role & film that is criminally underrated in the annals of comedy.

[@jalejablonsky2396]

I mean if you read up on the actor.... you'd know

[@gussiejives]

Can’t overlook the late great Max Von Sydow as Vigo’s terrifying voice.

[@TimN1043]

1989 I was at the prime of my childhood and Ghostbusters 2 was the first movie I saw that had a truly scary villain. So being the first scary villain I ever saw in a movie, Vigo will always stand out as a frightening creature for me.

[@thaistomp]

That painting used to give me nightmares lol.

[@chazroberts2254]

It's amazing how much work and effort they put into making the special effects in this classic sequel.

[@scorchx3000]

I love Janosz's expression when he realises Vigo has vanished, he's like "Did you just bail on me lord?"

[@LordDaret]

Honestly, Vigo probably didn’t bail on him. The connection being broken during the soul transplant must have discombobulated him for a moment. It’s also probably why when he phased into existence, he was split between two forms.

[@marianoderensis8742]

I love how Ray delivers the "... It's the river of slime!" Speech with the photos

[@cranbers]

its all thanks to the "spectrum analyzer" machine they ran it through on a photo they took of the painting. Silly but funny at the same time, movie magic.

[@q.h.s5051]

Fantastic emotion and fright in this film

[@nathanaelbrown1983]

That smirk at 1:35 is underrated and so creepy.

[@ashleyjuhalaajthefriendlyg1425]

Vigy vigy vigy cant you see sometimes your eyes just hypnotize me

[@Chimerayuri3]

You know people hate on this movie because the plot is similar/the same as the first one but the scene with the Statue of Liberty and the final fight is very enjoyable

[@timewarriorsaga]

How is it similar? Never understood that. Yeah it has tropes, and similar beats but it's like saying ice ice baby and under pressure are the same because of similar beats

[@Chimerayuri3]

@@timewarriorsaga People say that it’s the same plot as the first. No one believes in ghosts, Something Happens to Dana, a big event starts everyone to believe which then leads to the theme song of this movie, Dana is involved in the plot, The dick of the movie gets the Ghostbusters incarcerated in someway until they are released by the mayor because of a big ghost invasion to attack the main ghost.

[@saulgoodman35]

@@Chimerayuri3 yes but ghostbusters 1 didn’t have a Statue of Liberty walking or a guy with a stroller stretching an arm to take a baby

[@saulgoodman35]

Those were my favorite secnes

[@Chimerayuri3]

@@saulgoodman35 You mean a giant monster walking through the street and someone being possessed by a ghost? Like I said I like Ghostbusters 2. The only real difference is that the first one was slightly more adult “ ghost BJ” That’s like saying all the Fast and the furious movies are different because they take place in a different town and drive different cars. Same plot device they just changed the item.

[@pjm91788]

Man...that final scene when Vigos face is disfiguring while returning back to the painting, red eyes and all would scare the shit out of me lol. I would hide in the closet and ask my older brother if the scene was over yet 😆

[@JJsiN84]

Remember the railroad scene when they are looking for the river of slime? That was a creepy scene as a kid!

[@cornwallrules01]

Probably the scariest villain I’ve ever seen when I was 7

[@eviscero]

That look that Ray gives the painting at 3:55 is so hilarious.

[@cranbers]

I like how they planted that to show why he later turned into vego. I like how this movie was so well planned out.

[@Crackrzz]

There's even more to it. Hopefully on the special box set. There's a scene in the novel that a piece makes an appearance in a montage.

[@jeremiahhunt1998]

Gives a whole new meaning to art that speaks to you.

[@ThomasBoyce5000]

Now I'm cackling like a fool and my girlfriend is staring at me like I've finally gone off the deep end

[@JuliusGrande]

I originally got a Vigo the Carpathian painting for my 16th birthday. I hung it up in my room but always got the feeling it was watching me. So, in the end, I burned it.

[@jw1006]

“You’re not going to get a green card with that attitude Pal” … classic

[@josephsoltero7326]

05:36 Janosz: I await the word of Vigo. (checks watch) Vigo: I, Vigo, the scourge of Carpathia- Janosz: I know, you’ve told me this, the scurrrge Vigo: the sorrow of Moldavia- Janosz: Sorrows, I’ve heard all of this, yes Vigo: COMMAND you. Janosz: Command me, lord!

[@cranbers]

I do like how this movie was such a comedy but yet seemed serious all at the same time. It was such a perfect balance.

[@madeleinebrandenburg401]

Gives off the same vibes as Beni from The Mummy!

[@53die9storno]

My colleague and I still recite this particular scene, it's underrated hilarious!

[@thepbcenthusiast7561]

Ghostbusters II has to be easily the most underrated movie of all the 80’s In my opinion at least

[@MorganTheTimeLord]

The pictures of Vigo in the red room scared me a child 😬

[@jmorlar2852]

You're not the one and only :)

[@robthedude4861]

Same

[@MostlyPennyCat]

The dark room? Where they're developing the photos?

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

Unlike you, I'm not scared of no ghost, because if I see something strange in the neighborhood, I already know who to call

[@JimmyBoy9878]

@@Cerdo_asqueroso Who you gonna call?

[@mr.adventure0142]

3:34/9:36 Lol^^ for a very short moment, Vicos eyes sparkle in flame red. Evidently he's boiling over when Venkman provoked him, but Vico had to take on this humilation until the end.

[@ant0586]

This guy scared the daylights out of me as a kid

[@MostlyPennyCat]

The bits that scared me were: "WINSTON" in the disused subway and the train in the distance Janosz's light up eyes.

[@ant0586]

@@MostlyPennyCat oh yeah the figures on the stakes in the subway when Winston turns around. Yeah I understand that😂

[@MostlyPennyCat]

@@ant0586 It's not the heads, it's the: Ray calls, echo returns Egon calls, echo returns Winston calls, silence ...pause... _WINSTON_ That existential dread of Something In The Dark. Then there's the heads, and then there's the train in the distance, quietly coming closer, again out of the dark. And the way it's shot makes it look cavernous down there, so much darkness to hide in. Fantastic stuff, I really hope they get this right with the new one, yes it's a comedy but it's also got to be serious and frightening in places, it just has to be. Like the opening library scene where she's down in the stacks, alone as the books move behind her. I could barely watch that as a kid.

[@Spindler2007]

@@MostlyPennyCat I know what you mean. The silence after Winston shouts hello is creepy. The slight noticeable movement of the camera makes it even creepier.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

@@ant0586 Unlike you, I'm not scared of no ghost, because if I see something strange in the neighborhood, I already know who to call.

[@MEGACAMZ]

"death is but a door, time is but a window, I'll be back!"

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

Hopefully he will!

[@Leelz247]

Why was Ray so mesmerized by the painting compared to the others who were near it? And Winston is a legend putting out the fire.

[@devinmarbury4967]

He was being hypnotized

[@truliofoolio5344]

Vigo took possession of him. They cut out the scenes where Ray was driving and trying to kill everyone because he was possessed

[@Aurochhunter]

@@truliofoolio5344 True, and because of that, they cut out a bit of the comedy too, black comedy perhaps, but comedy nonetheless: When Ray is driving erratically, one of the other Ghostbusters says to him “Ray, you’re going to kill somebody!” And Ray says “No! I’m going to kill everybody!”

[@mresturk9336]

Ray was the most passionate enthusiast of the supernatural in the Ghostbuster's group. It was more of a job for Winston and Peter. More of a science to Egon. I think that's what made Ray vulnerable to Vigo's influence.

[@JohnDoe-tm9wz]

Always count on Winston to save the day 👊🏾

[@JoshuaModerwell]

I wonder if the painting of Vigo the Carpathian that his spirit resides in was Ivo Shandor's backup plan to bring about the end of the world after the Ghostbusters had defeated Gozer the Gozerian and if so, the painting was probably donated to the Manhattan Museum of Art by the Shandor Foundation.

[@richiefranklin76]

Neat idea. Even more interesting if Vigo was actually Ivo's ancestor. Did you notice that if you take the 'G' out of Vigo's name and rearrange the other letters you can get 'Ivo'?

[@GladDestronger]

You both might be onto something there... But hey it's just a theory, A FILM THEORY! But really you might be onto something...

[@caril.9384]

@@GladDestronger I understood that reference

[@HereForAStorm]

5:03 that image scared the absolute bejesus outta 8 year old me

[@DarthVader00674]

“Death is but a door, time is but a window I’ll be back”

[@KendrickHarrisKenfinity]

It's always fun and pretty suspencful to reminisce about "The scruge" of where ever he tries to take over, get defended by the ghostbustin' teamwork. Stay safe everyone!

[@b_side8669]

Yeah yeah! Give it give it!! Yeah yeah!! I’ve worked with better.....but not many 😂

[@alexandercaldwell1411]

9:25 Was that still Max von Sydow doing the voice? Clearly modulated, but can't tell if it's him. One of the creepiest demonic/monstrous voices in film; right up there with the 1979 "Amityville Horror" ghost ("GET OUT...").

[@Crackrzz]

Yep. The guy who played him stormed out of the theatre he saw it in when he heard it, he was pissed.

[@williamfallower2446]

That's Vigo, Mr Vigooo, Vigs would you look this way please 📸 😂😂😂

[@HimboVegan]

Similarities to Gozo aside, the idea of a haunted, almost living painting, is brilliant! This is what i wish the hocruxes in harry pottet were like. Brilliant concept, brilliant execution!

[@tmntfangirl4700]

I love this sequel, I don’t know why it gets so much hate

[@miamitten1123]

3:06 lol 😂 Priceless

[@mikedemirdjian9976]

Grown ass people don't do laughing crying emojis. Just saying.

[@Kyranyoutubevids]

My favourite part: 2:20 I wish peter actually painted a kitten next to Vigo. What would Vigo’s reaction would be?

[@patatakap]

That painting always gives me the creeps. 😨

[@jasondawson92]

That painting looks like Joe Biden lol 😂

[@ilcoolj12]

Winston is a G ! 🧯🔥🔥🔥

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

A G? Yeah.. A Ghostbuster

[@BoricuaHoneyy]

“Sorrow, ive heard all of this.. yes” hahaha

[@simonwillis1529]

I remember goin to see this at the pics and it scared the hell outta me Vigo still freaks me out to this day

[@hall911guy]

Same. I still get scared when Vigo connects with Dr. Poha through his eyes. I was seven when I first saw this movie; scared me so bad I had nightmares for a few days. Turns out, this is one of my favorite movies.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

Unlike you, I'm not scared of no ghost, because if I see something strange in the neighborhood, I already know who to call.

[@scholardeville]

this guy doesnt even hesitate for one second OOOH COMMAND ME LORD!!!!

[@Takerfan-nr5bk]

Even at the age of 19, Vigo still creeps me out to this day.

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

Unlike you, I'm not scared of no ghost, because if I see something strange in the neighborhood, I already know who to call.

[@animechic420]

“I’m preparing this portrait for the new romantic exhibition.” Me: THAT portrait doesn’t even look remotely romantic. 🤨

[@twilightjester5672]

it's a cover up.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

Romance as in Romanticism

[@charles1203]

It’s got that Ancient Rome look and he was a prince. I bet Vigo had a bad childhood.

[@darkthorpocomicknight7891]

@@charles1203 LOL

[@erwin669]

Interesting thing is that Romanticism happened 200 years after Vigo's death. Makes me wonder if there is supposed to be more back story with the painting

[@SunBunz]

0:42 I expect him to go, "YISSSS MASTAAA!" lol

[@TomAS-wm5mn]

yes a child..a child. a child?? Vigo is like, oh for Pete's sake! zaps his eyes

[@jimthompson8947]

Macnichol was magnificent in his role, accent, you are amazing sir.

[@waynejohnson508]

Am a huge fan of the Ghostbusters Movies

[@basdini2386]

The joyfulness is over!!!

[@randomland2775]

7:06 this bit scared the hell out of me as a child and still does to this day.

[@AFClee89]

Vigo the carpathian and Ghostbusters 2 is so underrated and i don't understand why it's hated so much. Id love to see Vigo make a return.

[@Joe-ij6of]

Ah, Winston… always looking out for his colleagues, always backing up his coworkers. We can all learn from Winston.

[@abbasshussainh786]

This i remember vividly and it scared the shit out of me when i was young

[@WallThrow]

5:26 ernie hudson does his own stunts

[@TheBosSauveli]

At 8:18, Vigo looks like a missing member of Van Halen. :)

[@kaylaskreations4973]

Seeing ghostbusters afterlife today hope to see Vigo in the hoping to make sequel

[@q.h.s5051]

It’d be nice. He deserves much more respect like Ghostbusters 2 itself. Vigo is frightening and powerful

[@mainstreetsaint36]

I'm hoping Oscar makes a little appearance. Even a cameo would be great.

[@kaylaskreations4973]

Yeah one of the Oscar’s actually took his own life cause he was play by twins

[@jedijones]

COVID-19: "Masks are but a door, vaccines are but a window, I'LL BE BACK."

[@Swiftbow]

You need more positive energy. It kills Vigo AND covid fears.

[@marcusringer3810]

My GF was born in Romania (transylvania) but grew up in Germany. We move together. Since I'm a huge Ghostbusters Fan and she's transylvanian, Vigo's framed Poster will be on our livingroom wall. And if any unknowing person asks who this is we say: "Thats her Ancestor. He lived from 1505 to 1610. Vigo the Cruel. Vigo the unholy. Vigo the Scourge of Carpathia. A genocidal maniac." Let's see who laughs about it. 😂

[@kate_cooper]

Don’t forget, “A very powerful magician and a genius, in many ways.”

[@stevenhibbert7512]

Wasent he also Vigo the butch

[@saerain]

Unreal how much better this worked on an early 90s Panasonic CRT.

[@chriskaser3445]

Love the GB

[@jedijones]

The movie needed funnier dialogue than that stuff about deciding where to order food while they're developing the photos. That's the kind of spot in the first movie where they'd work in a classic line like "That's a big Twinkie."

[@mytime03]

Gozer and Vigo should've had their own spinoff movie (prequel) because they background stories were interesting and entertaining to hear

[@KevinRichards-my5oj]

When Vigo magically locked Ray & Egon in that room where he magically started the fires at, they would've gotten barbecued if they still were only a 3 man crew like in the first movie. Luckily they hired a fourth person to join the team who was Winston because Peter wasn't nearby when the fires started. Luckily Winston was. He busted open that door like a boss & extinguished the fires. Winston is an important ghost buster for the team. 👍

[@evantupan7174]

A mountain of skulls... I guess Vigo bored A Lot of people to death with those Long Dramatic Speeches...Janosz can't get a word in edgways,and when he finally does,gets Zapped in the eyes immediatly! 🤣🤣🤣

[@philleotardo8760]

They sneak diss NYC the whole movie lmao 🤣

[@mattx5499]

Peter McNicol was fantastic as Janosz.

[@molanlabexm15]

Vigo and the Demons in Ghost were scary asf

[@Raad187KO]

Scared the absolute shite out of me as... a child 😱

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

Unlike you, I'm not scared of no ghost, because if I see something strange in the neighborhood, I already know who to call.

[@SethSter33]

did you know there is a person standing in the painting pretending to be a painting but its actually just an actor standing there i saw it in a behind the scenes video

[@Crackrzz]

That was early footage. They tried but couldn't quite get it.

[@PSYCHOBEVO]

How do you think they did that special effect at 0:10 when he emerges from the painting?

[@Efcblues]

Vigo scared me when I saw this in cinemas when I was 4 .

[@dragongamer9708]

I Loved This Movie A Lot! Vigo Is A Great Villain! They Should Make One Last Ghostbuster Having Vigo Ruturn

[@LetBBB6345789]

Am surprised there is so little feedback on the assistant. I think he is doing a great job.

[@sonrouge]

One of my two beefs with Ghostbusters 2 was that they revealed the big bad way too soon.

[@JOSEPHINECLAY-r6k]

big improvement

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

To think he would go from serving Vigo.. to serving Dracula..to then serving Harvey Korman.

[@robbienl8176]

King Charles painting brought me here 😅

[@cs2528]

Andy Dufresne escaped from prison. Now as an old man he has to escape from a painting.

[@Rlifeisfull19]

4 minutes to go, and than party time!

[@Sainathay]

When I look at Vigo in his painting form he gives me nightmares even though he is not real

[@FireMadeFleshII]

I miss this era of Ghostbusters when the villains came about organically. Whether atop a NY highrise or through a painting in a museum, the big bads often used the mundane, ordinary aspects of human life as a gateway to their extraordinary means. I feel like that "normal" dynamic has been replaced with a lot of unnecessary over-the-top antics with all the recent entries in the franchise

[@Ninbitzero]

They should have Vigo return if they make another Ghostbusters movie after after life. Maybe have him team up with a new ghost boss like a haunted doll,

[@DanyTV79]

Missed here devil Vigo

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

Released ghostbusters this summer or vigo will have his revenge

[@cranbers]

I think Dana has some sort of curse on her. First movie becomes a dog, second her baby is the chosen one for a daemon to live again... I always noticed how when vego was holding the baby just before he was weakening it was like the baby was calling for the positive energy to weaken him. Wonder if that was coincidence or they taught the baby to wave his arms like that.

[@mangrove]

In a deleted scene, Egon theorized that Dana was predisposed to being affected by the paranormal. Plus, Sigourney Weaver declined to do the video game, and Dana was replaced with a new character, who turned out to be a distant relative of Ivo Shandor; there's speculation that Dana was affected by paranormal activity because of that connection to Shandor.

[@Swiftbow]

You can't teach a baby Oscar's age to do anything, really. They'll react happily to things they like, and negatively to things they don't. And babies like to wave their arms when they're being held. You try to teach them new things, and they're learning... (it's frankly amazing how fast they learn) but they're too young to really be taught to do anything on cue. (Speaking as a father of a kid who is currently just a bit younger than Oscar.)

[@lesterhale]

It was because there wasnt as much screen time or as much as a back story as Gozer in Ghostbusters. He could have been a more intimidating and terrifying villain if he had more story and screen time like was originally planned for Ghostbusters 2.

[@americajonesy7944]

One of The Best Movies Evaaaaa 😜🕯🙌🏼

[@ThomasBoyce5000]

I love how Peter was taunting Viggo every time he saw him Edit: the absolute most unrealistic thing about this movie is a New Yorker preferring Chicago pizza

[@Drixenol86]

Vigo is one big Dracula reference.

[@Bowler-Hat-Erwin]

I Love this scene xD 1:12

[@andrewcolinwilson1]

Janosz, look at me. Vigo is controlling you. You gotta come back and fight this guy.

[@ThePathStrider]

Any idea what Vigo actually did to Janosz Poha? He wasn't possessed by Vigo, as Vigo was still in the painting. He had certain supernatural abilities, but wasn't a ghost .. except for that one time he was. I don't think it was mind control. It was more like personality control. If Vigo was being elevated from a Class 4 to a Class 7 by negatively-charged Psychomagnotheric Slime, it's conceivable that Vigo flooded Janosz with the same negative emotions that was the source of his power. Along with some of his supernatural abilities, Vigo made him more selfish, lustful, and manipulative. Maybe it was a partial possession.

[@Red_Beard2798]

I don't think it was any kind of "control" per se; more like... infatuation. Like a cult leader, his power infects his subjects (in Vigo's case literally) and they become utterly devoted to the leader's beliefs, methods, and ideas without question or hesitation.

[@truliofoolio5344]

@@Red_Beard2798 tell that to a human being who 1)rode a bike in the sky 2)had an arm stretch that would make Dhalsim blush 3) had eyes like goddamn high beams.

[@andrewcolinwilson1]

It was like he had control over Janosz.

[@omarhadri5774]

I loved him as a villain

[@pjabrony8280]

Vigo tried to burn them because they decided on Chicago-style pizza.

[@stephenkissane4268]

Apparently the guy who played vigo was nasty in real life

[@willshaw3493]

He spent several years in prison for pimping, assault, and selling weed. He started out as a boxer and got in trouble for headbutting his opponents. When he died, he was living out of his car.

[@myrncruz6085]

I remember thanks to these guy I had nightmares with him in the paiting with the head floating 😂 vigo thank u , I had to pee on my bed many times 🤣. I see it right now am 32 back then I wass 5 . And watching him takes me back when I wass having those nightmares.

[@d-repaslp.]

He is Vigo !

[@CougarCat21]

Ripley was good in this one. Should have said, "Get away from him you b*tch!"

[@bvalenz]

Trump’s mugshot doing his best Vigo impression