Ghostbusters (1984) *First Time Watching Reaction

In this video we watch Ghostbusters 1984 for the very first time! Watch us react to seeing Ghostbusters for the first time! Ghostbusters was a huge success when it came out in 1984 and is still beloved today. Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Watch us watch and react to Ghostbusters 1984! We also give our thoughts and rate the movie at the end! For more reactions subscribe today!
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[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

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[@smoothmove7566]

Ghostbusters answer the call the one with the women Ghostbusters is the best one.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Bill Murray is the only Ghostbuster not covered in marshmallow foam. Hm!

[@mikesilva3868]

😊🎉Ghostbusters rock

[@your-average-patriot-nerd146]

👍😎👍

[@jonboldrey5339]

Classic like Indiana Jones

[@zmarko]

Fun Fact, 39 years ago today, this was the first movie my family ever rented on VHS. We had to put a $100 deposit to rent it from our local pharmacy (who started renting VHS tapes a few months prior, and blockbuster didnt exist yet), and I wanted to have all my friends able to watch this movie at my 13th birthday party. 🤣

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

That’s awesome!

[@beezoofer]

Maybe 38 years ago. It was released on video in 1985 and still in theaters in October of 1984. Then, nothing was put on video in less than a year.

[@zmarko]

@@beezoofer I'll have to change it in my calendar, then. Lol

[@BarbaraWaskelis-bl5ug]

Back in the day VHS movies could come out around the same time as the film was in theaters. Evil Dead VHS was released at same time as theater run, of course the price of VHS back then in gas stations was like $150 each.

[@BarbaraWaskelis-bl5ug]

You are mistaken. Back then some VHS came out at same time as theater run.

[@giodagrate5369]

I was 11 years old in 1984 and saw this in the theater 2x. The crowd was howling with laughter for every 1-liner. What a classic.

[@zmarko]

Rick Moranis is absolutely PERFECT in this movie. Such an awesome character portrayal.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Fun fact: John Candy was supposed to play that role but he didn’t understand the character so Rick Moranis was cast instead

[@jeshkam]

​@@nsasupporter7557They were both brilliant on SCTV. 5 Neat Guys is my favorite skit.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

"Gozer the Gozerian... Good evening." May be the funniest line ever written.

[@JoeD0403]

I love how the keymaster kept locking himself out of his apartment.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

😂😂

[@kirktennyson612]

Interesting fact, The Bookcase falling over in the Library scene was not in the script. It was stated one of the prop people bumped into it causing it to fall.

[@thechosenones4375]

Whatever drugs Hollywood was on in the 80s needs to be pumped back into the ventilation system because so many creative movies came out. Just in 1984 alone. Great video.

[@srenjrgensen1468]

This movie carries so many childhood memories for me, when I was the ultimate Ghostbusters-fan at 7 years old in 1990 with every single toy of the franchise. 😎👍 Thanks mom and dad!!!!!! 👻❤💯

[@BobbyPowell7]

It amazes me that the key master always gets locked out of his apartment

[@vidhound]

Never thought about that. Funny!

[@therealstephentv]

I love Ghostbusters. One of my favorite movies. Loved seeing y'alls reactions. It's always fun to watch y'alls videos. Have a good day and stay blessed.

[@ghost7524]

Fun fact....Venkman's degree in Parapsychology. I would guess that it was based on at the time that Duke University was the main university in the United States that had a lab devoted to the study of parapsychology. Now that lab isn't affiliated with Duke anymore, it's independent. Dan Aykroyd has been really into the supernatural all of his life and has a family history with I think one of his grandfather was involved with many of the legitimate monthly journals about paranormal research. Ghostbusters could've very easily been a Rated-R movie, because it definitely scared me when I saw it in the theater as a child. Another fun fact. SIgourney Weaver's role as Dana was met with skepticism before she auditioned. It was because of her acting in the 1979 movie Alien, they didn't think she could be funny or play in a comedic film. So, she literally had to prove that she could be funny.

[@CaddyJim]

You're surprised Natalie's never seen this that's how we sometimes feel when a movie pops up that you have not seen or both of you have not seen so welcome to the club lol

[@RonColeArt]

Ghostbusters trivia - When the ending street crowd scenes were shot, the people in the street were just ordinary New Yorkers who were lucky enough to show up at the right place at the right time. The stars of the film were super famous from 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Second City TV' and so when the producers explained this was a new film being made and their participation was being requested, they were thrilled to be part of the film without knowing anything else about the production. So all of the cheering from the crowd for the stars is spontaneous and very real love for the cast from New Yorkers who simply trusted this would be a great film they were being given a chance to be part of.

[@moonlitegram]

10:31 As a kid this was an awesome sci-fi action movie to me. As an adult its a great comedy satire. I think that's one of the reasons its stood the test of time. They really made it work on both fronts there.

[@doberski6855]

Agreed, it really connected with all audiences, sci fi and comedy fans, kids and adults! When you think of the era it was made in, the special effects were really top notch as well which I think helps!

[@Muck006]

This one and the sequel have little tidbits in them to endear themselves to "normal humans" ... showing the disdain/RIDICULOUSNESS of politicians, eco-BUREAUCRATS and judges, which seem to be even more prevalent these days. The Ghostbusters are clearly "common people" and thus appealing to a vast majority of people.

[@LV4TD101]

I saw this in the Theaters when I was 10 (dating myself a bit haha). I remember thinking it was going to be just a corny comedy, but back then that first scene with the librarian turning into a monster scared the bejesus out of me and the rest of the audience, lol. It is just one of those older movies that was fun to watch for every age.

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

After John Belushi passed away both Dan Aykrod an Ivan reitman wanted to keep his spirit alive so they wanted slimer to look similar to him so they used some of John Belushi character from ANIMAL HOUSE

[@theTemplar08]

Saw this in the theater at age 13. My first rated R movie.

[@imaginatenation3697]

lol it’s a PG rating

[@Gods_Ambassador27]

The theme song for Footloose was pretty huge too!

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I still have a Slimer toy from McDonald’s circa 1985, opens his mouth when you move his arm up and down. Ghostbusters stuff was everywhere, teenage job was there and I’d sneak happy meal toys home for my little brother. The most unbelievable part was crossing the streams, they had to know that was bad, every teenage boy knows not to. And remember, when asked if you’re a god, answer yes. Life lessons here. Was driving down Lake Shore Drive one summer, got to like Columbus Ave and came to a stop light. Look next to me to a red 2 door Mercedes and sitting there is Harold Ramis. Was so caught off guard all I could do was wave and give a thumbs up.

[@fireknight013]

I watched this so much as a kid that I have every word of it memorized even to this day. LOL

[@RDRussell2]

I was in high school when this movie came out in summer, 1984. I saw it the night it opened, out on a double date with a close friend. The theater was packed - packed! - as in absolutely no empty seats anywhere. There was such riotous laughing throughout that I missed entire lines of dialogue. It wasn't until years later (on cable) that I learned Bill Murray's famous line "he slimed me." During that first theatrical viewing, the audience was still so loudly laughing I couldn't hear what was being said. The scene in the mayor's office was like that, too, when Bill Murray offered his answer to the mayor's question: "Is this true?" It's hard to describe just how massive this movie was in pop culture back then. The song was hugely popular, and MTV was in its infancy with this top, top music video. By the time high school started up again in the fall of 1984, three months after the movie opened, you still saw that Ghostbusters logo on T-shirts, stickers, notebooks, everywhere, all over my high school.

[@BrettYeamans]

Ghostbusters is one of my all time favorite movies. I think my older brother went as a Ghostbuster for Halloween once when we were kids.

[@colemitchell228]

Great reaction. I enjoy your channel and greatly appreciate that you two keep it clean and always have a good attitude. That's refreshing. Blessings. 🎥😁👍

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you so much! Blessings to you too!

[@hkaayaakuu]

I finally re-watchd Ghostbusters 1984 since a i was a lil kid

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

As a kid in the 80,sa geek nerd,seeing this for the first time in theaters.it,s true,it was a playground for the imagination..which let to some doing it"for real"..but a fun movie .😅❤🎉

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

Originally Dan Aykrod, Eddie Murphy an John Belushi were going to be the 3 original Ghostbusters but john Belushi passed away in 1982 an Eddie Murphy did Beverly hills cop

[@JBSpookyReview]

This is my all time favorite movie.

[@vixaris]

Watching afterlife with this under your belt will change a lot of scenes for you. Still a true classic

[@pferreira1983]

My favourite movie of all time.

[@RedRanger1138]

Fun fact the scene with the people chanting Ghostbusters is when they decided to pursue the copyright to the name Ghostbusters, which was used by a cartoon series.

[@kerrex86]

It was actually a live-action series in the 70’s and it would’ve been forgotten about had it not been for the legal issues surrounding the film, then they capitalized on it by making a cartoon that debuted in the same week as The Real Ghostbusters but on weekday afternoons, then when it got cancelled TRG took over its weekday afternoon slot while still maintaining its Saturday morning slot the following year

[@lordjinnai]

I was just a kid when I saw it. Got me hooked on science.

[@gmunden1]

The converted firehouse is an active FDNY firehouse located in Tribeca , a few blocks north of the World Trade Centre. The lead actors held their "Ghostbusters: Afterlife " interview at the firehouse for the morning talkshows.

[@derangedlunaticakad.l.7030]

Two movies back to back that got 10 🦉, you ladies are on a roll. It’s a very good movie. I wish they would re-release it again in the theaters. With the new technology, it would look and sound even better.

[@palfab79]

Indeed, you surely had fun with Venkman's quips :D "oh my god... look at the junk food", "what a lovely singing voice" LOL

[@visionaryventures12]

I was initially exposed to Ghostbusters with the Saturday morning cartoon in 1986… released two years after the movie! Within a very short time, mom and I borrowed a vcr and a copy of the movie.

[@dracoargentum9783]

6:49 when life gives you lemons you tell life “I don’t want your damn lemons, I’ll blow you up with lemon-powered grenades!”

[@ChristophersRants]

When I was a kid, I had all the Ghostbusters toys, including the iconic Ecto-1. It was an absolute blast playing magnificently with them. The Ecto-1 was my sentimental favorite, cruising around and catching eagerly imaginary ghosts. Those were positively the glorious days of endless fun and fertile imagination.

[@chuumon95]

The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man was inspired by three fictional characters: the Pillsbury Doughboy, the Michelin Man, and the Angelus Puft Marshmallow Man

[@SebastianWeinberg]

Thank you for validating my generation's firm belief that this movie is a _Big Deal™._ 😉 I personally watched this movie a total of 12 times in theatres, when I was 10, so I _know_ the hype was real, back then.

[@TGTK-FreeSpeech-]

I enjoy watching reactions to my favorite movie of all time. It's one of those movies that grows with you as time passes. A movie where you find even more depth than you expected over time. Only the best movies can do this.

[@johnnywalking83]

I just can't fathom how she never saw Ghostbusters as a kid. It was on TV all the time. I watched this and the two sequels, 1989 and 2021, this past weekend. Love them all!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Great movie! Saw a few times in theater with my wife, also every time you say Michelle with two L’s EL EL Michelle pops in my head! Arriba! Thanks Y’all

[@subitman12]

I'm enjoying your reaction. Thank you. I got to the part of where you mentioned the cost of eggs. I'm Chinese and live in USA by immigration. I like preserved eggs. This was a technique to have eggs in the winter before the age of refrigerators. Chinese people would bury duck eggs in black volcanic ash for months. The eggs would congealed and turn black with the yolk being gray. There's no need to cook them to eat. I like them best with rice congee which is slightly thicker than rice soup. Add in in some fried garlic if you want a little more flavor.

[@DougerSR]

Again. Totally flummoxed that you’ve lived this long & haven’t seen this… NATALIE!!!! LOL!!!!!

[@bkblair71]

Saw this when I was 13 with a youth group at church when it came out. About halfway through the movie the youth director came and said we had to leave because it was too gory. She gave us our money back and a few days later, some of us went and seen the WHOLE movie. We were thinking, GORY ? 😆

[@TheMeganIsAwesome]

Great reaction guys! It’s a fun one. Now you gotta watch number 2. I’m one of the few who love it just as much as this one.

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

ECTO-1 was originally going to look black with purple lights

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

The Stay PUFT MARSHMALLOW MAN was originally going to come out of the Hudson River

[@brianshepherd9740]

Thanks so much, #ForceOfLightEntertainment, for uploading this awesome movie reaction. I love your content so much because it's so amazing, and I really enjoy watching your reactions to different TV shows and movies.

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Wow!! Thank you so much!! 😊

[@MacTechG4]

The “what the hell are you doing?!” From the housekeeper actress was a honest reaction, the special effects team packed more pyrotechnics on her cart than she was expecting, and she was startled and scared in the process…

[@LordVolkov]

"You'll perish in flames!" Rick Moranis is my favorite in Ghostbusters, with Harold Ramis (RIP) narrowly behind. It's a shame they only have two scenes together. Ramis' dry delivery is perfect as Egon, and he gives these little looks that just make me smile.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Did you know that John Candy was supposed to play the part of Lewis. But Rick Moranis was cast instead because Candy didn’t understand the character

[@LordVolkov]

@@nsasupporter7557 That could have been an interesting performance. I can see him being the dorky neighbor, but manic possessed Candy is a little harder for me to picture 😅

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

The Firehouse is FDNY Firehouse 8. It is still in service and you will find the Ghostbusters sing hanging in the apparatus bay. They also have it painted on the sidewalk in front of the house.

[@JoeCool7835]

This movie and Teen Wolf got me started with monster movies. I make time for it every October. I'm almost jealous of Natalie getting a first experience with it now. Mine was when I was 7.

[@Jsspres]

Ghostbusters 2 is worth watching. And there was a cartoon called The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1992) Also, Ghostbusters Afterlife is a somewhat of a tribute to Egon Sengler(Harold Ramis).

[@JustaGaibroh]

This spectacular movie is loaded with quotable lines!

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

"My papa always told me, 'when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade.' But you can't make lemonade out of a dead dog, no matter how hard you try." --Julie Brown, "Neurotica"

[@awall1701]

I love Ghostbusters. I watched this with my school friends when it first came out. I still have the 12 inch single on vinyl picture disc with a glow in the dark ghostbusters logo. Christmas that year, I was given the soundtrack on vinyl. Good times. 🙂

[@paulbriggs5238]

Great choice ladies, one of my son's Milo favourite films, he heard the music when I started watching and said "which one is it?" Well played

[@Samwise-tx7ub]

Hey guys! Love the reaction! Happy for Natalie to join the rest of us (can't say how many times I've watched Ghostbusters, enough to know every line of the movie though and yet I just noticed that when the eggs were exploding, there was a bag of stay puff marshmallows right next to them on the counter. (LOL). Anyways, take care you two!!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@RasMix1]

i love that they made slymer a tribute to john belushi who was supposed to be a ghostbuster in early production. I saw this movie in the theater when i was 3 and i loved it, and still do. One of my favorite movies.

[@mattstanford9673]

"When someone asks if you're a god, you say YES!" Favorite line of the whole movie.

[@dread_kaathulhu4903]

Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Some real film legends in an epic movie.

[@nsasupporter7557]

John Candy was supposed to be in it originally, but Rick Moranis was cast in his role instead

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

The Ghostbusters firehouse was used in other movies like the 1986 movie BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THE MASK with Jim Carrey an NATIONAL SECURITY

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

The 1978 SUPERMAN theme music is the best movie theme.

[@DW.Strangeman]

Loved this film when it came out and still do. Me and a friend set up our own Ghostbusters with a book of knowledge (an anthology of ghost stories for kids) and set about investigating old abandoned buildings (breaking and entering derelict houses😂)... There were no ghosts but we were kids and had vivid imaginations back then. 43 now and still into the paranormal. Natalie, when you said you could see why young boys would love this film I think you I should let you into a little not-so-secret secret, we might get older but never really grow up!😁

[@krnut_82]

The first record album I ever bought was the soundtrack to this movie. Love Ghostbusters.

[@jamesmorant1406]

Great reaction, ladies. Ghostbusters is one of the best movies of all time and turns 40 years old next year

[@adnap]

So glad that you’ve both finally seen this classic! By the way, Ernie Hudson was great in Grace and Frankie, if you happen(ed) to catch that show.

[@GilesHellier]

Weaver and Murray's chemistry is second to NONE.

[@Warlocke000]

If feels like the 80s, especially 84-86, was just one movie after another blowing up into a huge phenomenon, and Ghostbusters was absolutely a part of that.

[@dracoargentum9783]

I watched this video in the theatres at age 7; my three main influences growing up was Egon Spangler, Raistlin Magere, and Raphael.

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

In the originally script for Ghostbusters they was going to be set in space an have other Ghostbusters teams but the director Ivan reitman decided to keep the movie in modern time an have them like exterminators

[@otisroseboro5613]

This Is My All Time Favorite Movie, Nice Reaction Ladies 😊

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!

[@otisroseboro5613]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment You're Welcome 🤗, Ladies

[@mesmerize6948]

This came out when I was five. WOW I'm old. LOL 😂

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Just more mature:)

[@mesmerize6948]

@@ForceOfLightEntertainment IDK how true that is, but I appreciate it.

[@shadowbeast2276]

this movie is a truly amazing classic. I love it. It never gets old😁 "GET HER!!" 😂

[@AFMountaineer2000]

Some people like to say Walter Pexk was right but he wasnt. There is absolutely nothing that the Ghostbusters do that would fall under the purview of the EPA.

[@tvdroid22]

You can thank Huey Lewis and the News for the Ghostbusters theme song. Settled out of court with a NDA for copyright infringement by Ray Parker Jr. It was alleged the song in question was I Want a New Drug.

[@ninjetti9898]

Another great reaction from two beautiful Jedi masters

[@mikefoster6018]

A few months ago the Princes Charles Cinema in London showed the original edit of Ghostbusters in full, from before some scenes changed or any music or special effects were added. I saw it! It almost felt like I was watching a stage play version of the movie. It really made me appreciate how good the script and acting are, as it still worked. I like the final edit more, but it was really interesting. It definitely had even more slimeyness (thankfully nothing nasty) from Venkman, such as a college girl in the background at their base of operations. It also had one or two more sweet scenes of romance between Egon and Janine etc. Most notably, it had more mid-movie scenes of the Ghostbusters running from location to location busting ghosts, and I think more scenes of crowd cheering etc near the end etc. I THINK it also had a few more lines of dialogue about the priest (bishop) welcoming a bit of glory or such like (can't recall details). It was awesome. The audience cheered etc.

[@gucciallen84]

I’m a go ahead and subscribe I can’t wait to you guys sit down and watch Ghostbusters 2 she really gonna have fun with that one Sigourney Weaver killed it Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Ernie Hudson Harold Ramis all of those guys just love them Funny movie great movie you have to do the reaction I can’t wait

[@ianlawn9836]

Terrific entertainment and a great tune for Ray Parker junior. It was a big hit single in the UK

[@GruffyddFO4]

"Who you gonna call?" "Huey Lewis!" "Shhh....."

[@Nate-w2u]

Supposedly huey mentioned the lawsuit against columbia pictures and parker jr. Then because of that Parker sued him back and won. Such is Hollywood!

[@ChaseDixon-ws2lg]

Pee wee Herman was originally going to play as Gozer

[@jimmybee4768]

Great reaction to one of my favorite movies. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote it but a lot of Bill Murray's lines were improvised. Some of Sigourney Weaver's laughter is genuine (outside Lincoln Center). I saw it with my late wife. The college is Columbia University right next to Manhattan School of Music (I attended). Some wonderful memories of a great time in NYC

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you Jimmy!

[@avantegarde7797]

At the time this film was made, it was the most expensive Special Effects movie ever created.

[@nixland]

My cell phone is burning ... you both too hot 😂

[@liteney]

This is a Halloween classic. I watched this movie with my family every Halloween growing up. I watch it with my niece and nephew every Halloween. It's just a great fun, enjoyable, family movie, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. 'Who you gonna call?' 'Ghostbusters!' Cheers :)

[@rwwilson21]

Good thing that Ray corrected himself on the god question. lol

[@coreynance3874]

[the building gets struck by lightning.] Ray Stanz: we may have to put in a little over time in on this one.!!!!!!!! Me: everyone talks about Winston's Ray if some ask you if you're a god you say yes line but Ray's "we may have to put in a little over time line is very underrated and it was almost as good though.!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@anthony0358]

Oh my yes what a great first watch reaction! 5 stars for me

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@tommywoodfin1332]

The little girl's birthday party at the fancy restaurant was Debbie Gibson

[@mjm5081]

🙏❤🌹 Harold & Ivan 🌹❤🙏

[@WithTwoFlakes]

Impressed you spotted the cop from Die Hard so quickly, not many reactors do...

[@kb4342]

Loved this movie when it came out. Annie Potts was awesome! Favorite quotes “He slimed me” and “when asked are you a god say yes” Stay puf was cool also😊

[@shanenolan5625]

Thanks ladies.

[@shadowbeast2276]

"Rey when someone asks you if your a god, you say YES!"

[@OzeroCa]

I’ve seen this so many times, the lines feel as familiar as my fingertips.

[@matdow4470]

Love this reaction girls!! Rick Moranis please come back. The world needs you more than ever!!

[@ForceOfLightEntertainment]

Thank you!!

[@ariconsul]

Interesting how movies move into and out of cinema cannon. Came out when I was a young kid so it absolutely was a joy to watch. Finishing with a nerdy nitpick - 12:24 - Egon makes a physics error - no molecule can travel at the speed of light.

[@dracoargentum9783]

Then again, if he actually meant Atoms exploding, when he said Molecules, then the quarks could achieve the speed of light.