Ghostbusters - Nostalgia Critic

It's been 40 years since the original comedy smash came out (feel old yet?), but Nostalgia Critic is wondering if it's still the classic he remembers it being. Let's dive into Ghostbusters.
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Ghostbusters is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. It also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, and features Annie Potts, Ernie Hudson, and William Atherton in supporting roles.
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[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@havdroid9769]

PRETTY PLEASE, IT IS THE DAY 346 WAITING FOR THE ,,G-force " MOVIE REVIEW BY THE ,,Nostalgia Critic" HIMSELF! PLEASE SEE THIS Doug!

[@havdroid9769]

If you don't want to review my movie, then ... how about Avatar the way of water!? You reviewed the first movie!

[@animationnerd2748]

One of The Best Films of The 80s

[@nataliehughes1020]

It was awesome! Please review Escape from Cluster Prime, Escape from Tomorrow, Rugrats Go Wild, Meet the Robinsons, and Barbie (2023)?

[@havdroid9769]

I'm not like the others who ask you to review hundreds of recomended movies! I only ask you to review one movie for me!

[@jessedellross3245]

“When someone asks if you’re a God, you say YES!!!” Still a great line

[@JStryker47]

*You're. As in you are. Not your.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Right? Classic

[@AngelWingsYT]

Love how he acts like this is just the most common knowledge xD cause it isnt but in this exact instance it kinda is

[@brenyatta]

I love the callback to that scene in Ghostbusters Afterlife

[@ghostchaser1631]

And Ray remembered to correct himself come the events of Afterlife, so well done Winston.

[@JageshemashFTW]

(After Winston joins the Busters) NC: This is the only part of the movie I have a problem with… Me: Ayo?! NC: Winston should have been brought in earlier. Me: Continue.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: In the middle of the film's initial release, to keep interest going, Ivan Reitman ran a trailer that was basically the commercial the Ghostbusters used in the movie, but the 555 number was replaced with a 1-800 number, allowing people to actually call in. Callers got a recorded message of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd saying something to the effect of "Hi. We're out catching ghosts right now." They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for several weeks.

[@AMERICANNERD76]

That's awesome! I wish movies did marketing like that again!!!

[@Kinglovinstone]

@@AMERICANNERD76 honestly, sounds like the wolfenstein aardwolf secret all over again, those poor callers

[@AMERICANNERD76]

@@Kinglovinstone maybe, but I still admire what they did there!

[@GuukanKitsune]

​@AMERICANNERD76 Doesn't count, but Bethesda did something similar for Fallout 4 with 1-800-VAULT-TEC. If you called that number, plainly shown on any in-game Vault-Tec advertisement, you got an automated message thanking you for calling Vault-Tec and informing you that all operators are busy (because they all perished in nuclear flames) and someone will be with you in (glitches out and dies due to 200+ years of postapocalyptic neglect.)

[@AMERICANNERD76]

@@GuukanKitsune cool!

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Not only is this movie a timeless comedic classic, but it taught us all four very important life lessons: 1. Don't cross the streams. 2. When someone asks if you're a god , you say YES! 3. Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson nail these roles. 4. If there's something strange, in your neighborhood, who you ganna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

[@dadeleemurphy85]

you paid $10 for your comment. lol.😂

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

@@dadeleemurphy85oh trust me it’s the only way most people get comments noticed now on big channels is to donate or become members now, it’s sad! At best the free ones that get noticed are only in popular comment threads, otherwise at best you only get a like or two for your own free comment.

[@GamerFromJump]

Also, the real world outside of academia expects _results._

[@allanorme2093]

And everything happens for a reason

[@Kektus1]

lol, imagine giving money to this channel of all things...

[@seansilv25]

Fun story on my end: when my parents first showed me this movie, I was originally against it and instead wanted to watch Iron Man 2, but got outvoted. And we got to the scene where Stay Puft was revealed as the form of the destructor, me and my sister laughed so hard she rolled off the couch Needless to say, I don’t think I was ever happier to be outvoted

[@Thoralmir]

See, since I grew up with Ghostbusters, I didn’t realize that Mr. Stay Puft was supposed to be a joke. Hell, I saw him in an attraction at Universal Studios when I was 3.

[@Tyler-q3k]

Always love these silly sketches. (=

[@ghostchaser1631]

Muthuah puss bucket!

[@thing1thing2themediamaniac43]

IRON MAN 2 IS STILL A GREAT MOVIE But so is GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!!

[@UglyKenHart]

@@ThoralmirI truly miss that Ghostbusters stage show, blew my little mind when I first went to Universal.

[@maxmahoney2932]

R.I.P. Harold Ramis 1944-2014

[@alvaroperez2349]

Rest in Peace Harold Ramis, he was THE Egon Spangler.

[@Dim4323]

And then afterlife made this has a tribute to him.

[@darkcylander]

Killjoy

[@bobthebear1246]

Way better than being an Elon Musk (Nole Skum).

[@maniaxproductions]

To answer who those 4 ghost examples were before they died: Slimer: accidental manifestation of the concept of gluttony by gozer cultist in the Sedgwick. Librarian: Elenor Twitty, head librarian in the early 1900s. Died 1908(?) by the hands of a serial killer known as “The Collector”. Terror Dogs: never died. They’re just like that. Blue Subway Class V: who the hell knows.

[@masonasaro2118]

The ps3 game let you finally help Eleanor pass on, too

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: After Harold Ramis died on February 24, 2014, fans of the movie paid tribute to him by visiting the New York City firehouse used in the exterior shots and created a makeshift memorial featuring Nestles Crunch Bars (in reference to Venkman giving Spengler a candy bar), Twinkies (in reference to Spengler using the Twinkie to describe the ghost problem in New York City), and collections of spores, molds and fungi.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

Why do you always come onto his comment section and just spam comment after comment of what essentially amounts to the IMDb Trivia section for whatever film/show/series being reviewed? You don’t even have to give them their own individual post; you just end up sounding like Grandpa from _Jackie Chan Adventures_ “One more thing!”.

[@TheKeller101]

@@MichaelAarons1701 THANK YOU! I always go to the comments first to see what people are saying but all I get is this a-hole

[@Gemma-Majoran]

@@MichaelAarons1701 suppose the 160 likes each post gets says "because people like it"

[@PrincessAries86]

@@MichaelAarons1701 its Uncle not grandpa

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

@@MichaelAarons1701the same reason most of them do it: attention and likes and to feel important.

[@ThenewTchannel]

In the Justice League animated series, there was a two-parter about a regular guy named John Dee who wanted respect and power, and suddenly gets everything he could ever want and more when an accident gives him Freddy Kreuger like dream powers, turning him into Doctor Destiny. He haunts the nightmares of the Justice League and forces them to face their greatest fears before he's finally taken down by Batman, and in Justice League Unlimited's final season he's given the honor of being one of many background villains that make up the Legion of Doom The reason I bring this up is that the character of John Dee/Doctor Destiny, an average Joe one minute and a Skeletor-Fred Kreuger hodgepodge the next, was voiced by William Atherton. Fun

[@TonySpike]

Now that sir ...is a fun fact

[@WolfRamAndHart]

Ooohh...didn't know that fun fact.

[@bosshitmonchan2920]

For Christmas this year, could you do a top 11 best Christmas Carol adaptations or at the very least the top 11 best Scrooges?

[@waddupjd]

The 1971 one by Chuck Jones/Richard Williams is my favorite

[@smittyjjensin558]

This would be really cool video idea. Not many people have talked about or compared the adaptations. I hope Muppets would be in the top 5.

[@amadeusagripino6862]

Remember that one with Bill Murray as a TV executive?

[@michaelcosentino9006]

I’d love to see him talk about Scrooged

[@thesdfrommw9311]

Yes please! I love hearing him talk about A Christmas Carol!

[@WilliamHaisch]

The greatest lesson I learned from Ghostbusters was if someone asks if you’re a god, you say _”YES!”_ 😂

[@RichardDamienAddison]

10:11 "There is no mayo. Only Zuul."

[@johncrawford5225]

Zuul, muthafukka, Zuul!

[@inkchariot6147]

Is this the Krusty Krab? "There is no Krusty Krab. Only Zuul."

[@tenthdentisttorecommendthe2954]

What a lovely sandwich you must have.

[@RichardDamienAddison]

@@tenthdentisttorecommendthe2954 There is no sandwich. Only Zuul!!!

[@kylec254]

My favorite bit of trivia is when Ivan Reitman had gone to a theater that was playing Ghostbusters and when Stay Puft was approaching, he got genuinely nervous about the audiences reaction. But, the moment it walked out from behind the building, the audience cheered! In that moment, Ivan thought to himself, "This is going to be a great movie!"

[@Markimark151]

I always consider this Ghostbusters movie a masterpiece, because it had the right actors, script and especially timing, which made this movie so iconic!

[@saltyk9869]

Honestly that’s the case with most masterpieces in my opinion. You can’t go out to make a masterpiece. You just end up making one. Similarly you can’t make a movie that is so bad it’s good on purpose. You just do.

[@Markimark151]

⁠@@saltyk9869it’s about originality in story and humor. The sequels tried to replicate it, and it doesn’t work.

[@chasehedges6775]

EXACTLY

[@TheTrekkie42]

It had the tools. It had the talent.

[@Fatih_M177]

Ghostbusters.... Garfield... Both Had Bill Murray, Both Had Lorenzo Music, Both start with G.... Guys, am i onto something?

[@kimifw58]

There really is a connection. Phelous talks about it in some of his videos.

[@allanorme2093]

Only one is a masterpiece

[@bubbythebear6891]

Frank Welker voiced Ray, as well as Garfield.

[@dancepiglover]

@@bubbythebear6891 Didn’t he also do Slimer in the cartoon?

[@darksideofthemoon488]

Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to play the role of Winston. Dan Aykroyd, while filming Trading Places, approached Eddie to try out the role but he turned it down. I keep looing back to these old scenes with Ernie Hudson and though to myself "How would Eddie's contribution to the scene work out?" JANINE: Do you believe in UFOs, astroprojections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full transmediums, the Loch Ness Monster, and the theory of Atlantis? WINSTON (played by Eddie Murphy): Well. If there's a steady paycheck involved, I'll believe in the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Santa Claus. Heh-heh. I mean I would love to find Santa and ask him "What happen to my Rock-em Sock-em Robots I asked for when I was 8?"

[@lukewright9031]

He turned it down because of a scheduling conflict. He had already signed on to do _Beverly Hills Cop_

[@BattleAngelFan99]

Oh dang! I feel honored. Nostalgia Critic addressed my usual joke about "He had a powerful tranquilizer with him?" I was 10 when this movie released and I saw it twice in theaters. I thought they'd never make a sequel and then BOOM suddenly a sequel released after 5 years, which really wasn't that long, but for a kid, it seemed like forever. I mean I was 15 at that point! You had J Edgar Hoover show up to destroy them? You have been reading my comments!

[@PsychoPlissken]

6:03: "played by Harold Ramis" The late great Harold Ramis

[@RechargedReviews]

"They know, they just don't care" QUOTE OF THE DAY 😂

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

The Dark Knight Rises reference.

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

With the passing of James Earl Jones, can you do a movie review with James Earl Jones in it? I would like to see The Sandlot as your next review.

[@sirraf23]

One of my favorite movies as a kid, hits way different now that I'm in my mid 30s.

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

@sirraf23 Same here, though Sandlot is still one of my favorite movies.... even if I do find Smalls and his naive nature a tad irritating. I mean, there's a scene where Bertram shows off his package of chewing tobacco, and even though Ham tells Smalls that it's chewing tobacco, Smalls still asked "what do you do with it".

[@chasehedges6775]

“Heroes get remembered but legends never die.” Such a good line back then and now.

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

@@chasehedges6775 A perfect description for the late James Earl Jones.

[@Regfife]

I watched the whole movie for the first time just a few weeks ago.

[@o.h.x-9062]

“Are you a God?” “…No.” “Then…DIE!” Yeah, I remember these lines from the first Ghostbusters movie. It’s one of the classics.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: When Venkman mentions the time Spengler tried to drill a hole in his head, Spengler's response ("That would have worked if you hadn't stopped me") was actually ad-libbed by Harold Ramis.

[@vguyver2]

I love that Venkman seemingly decides to do similar when he request Louis give him a brain sample.

[@hurricanefury439]

fun fact that is referencing an ancient practices called trepanation where a hole would be drilled in the head to release evil spirits

[@johnschou2172]

Apparently a LOT of the dialogue was ad-libbed!!

[@Kira_Haon]

Fun Fact: In the German dub of the film, when Peter mentions J. Edgar Hoover as a potential destroyer (22:02), it was changed and he mentioned Stalin as an example.

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

“Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night?” “Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic?” “Have you or your family ever seen a spook, spectre or ghost?” “If the answer is "yes," then don't wait another minute.” “Just pick up the phone and call the professionals.” “Call the Ghostbusters, we’re ready to believe you.”

[@batlord7690]

Here my story on how I got into the franchise. When I was in school, during sports our teacher would put on Just Dance videos and have us dance to them. One of those song was the Ghostbusters song, after hearing it I asked my parents "What's Ghostbusters?" and they bought me the DVDs for the first two movies. I have been a Ghostbusters fan ever since.

[@BugsyFoga]

“THE GHOST ATE MY LASAGNA “ - Joel

[@KnightWhoSaysNopeAvi]

GRANDSMA DIED!

[@zvgamingandstuff7633]

"OH NO ITS MURDER."

[@ladnie9454]

“THEY SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A SHOTGUN!”

[@Fatih_M177]

"I AM THE RAT MAN!"

[@JamieVGeek1986]

@@Fatih_M177 I COME UP AT NIGHT AND EAT YOUR CHEESE!!! AAAAAAAAA!!!!

[@bigbaddawg101]

There seemed to be a dynamic between Rick Moranis' character and Sigourney Weaver's character in that he was always friendly towards her and she avoided him because she thought he was hitting on her, but he actually had an attractive girlfriend and he was just trying to be a friendly neighbor.

[@matthiasschulz3569]

Sometimes you want to avoid overly friendly people even when you know they aren't hitting on you. Hell, Dana might have preferred Louis trying to kiss her instead of nerdily rambling on forever in his weird little voice.

[@GBmovieluv]

I always thought of the scene where Dana and Lewis (and Callie and Grooberson in Afterlife) kiss as like Gozer was just a kid playing with dolls

[@dancepiglover]

Wasn’t that blonde at the party just a friend or a client? I never thought she was his girlfriend.

[@perryco34]

Ages better with time. Humor and effects still hold up.

[@chasehedges6775]

Sooooo true. It was good back then and is still good now

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Some movies and TV shows do get a lot better over time when they age like wine, being ahead of its time, or even becoming completely timeless.

[@GamerFromJump]

When I watched a clip of 2016 and they used the proton guns, my first reaction was outrage. “You screwed up the sound! How do you screw up the sound?! It’s one of _the_ most iconic sound effects ever recorded! *_HOW_* do you screw that up?!”

[@chasehedges6775]

@@GamerFromJump I’m so glad I never saw the 2016 one.

[@GamerFromJump]

@@chasehedges6775 Me neither. That one clip convinced me it that no, no amount of charitable viewing was going to make it not shit.

[@HippeusOmega]

I did like it when Peck is blaming the ghostbusters for the explosion in the building, and Egon just loses it and goes "Your mother!"

[@somerandofromoregon]

Speaking of Peck, Critic is wrong for being on Walter Peck’s side. Peck is still a jerk. Even if he made valid arguments

[@diamondaurathewitch7124]

@@somerandofromoregon besides he caused the ghost free!

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

7:16 Actually there's a video on youtube that goes in great length about how Peter and the Ghostbusters are in the right for turning Peck away, noting that he actually has no authority to complain or order them around as their proton packs being Nuclear Accelerators would fall under the authority of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission not the Environmental Protection Agency.

[@MichaelAarons1701]

That and the given source for his investigation was “a lot of wild stories” about, for instance, noxious, possibly hazardous waste chemicals in the basement; he never once even indicates that he knows about the proton packs. In the mayors office, he asserts it’s a chemically induced illusion with a “fake, electronic light show” which could be him explaining the ghosts moreso than the proton streams. But even then, that means he doesn’t have any notion of “nuclear guns” (as TV Guide calls them) to even invite the N.R.C. along. For that matter, would the E.P.A. even be involved in anything that wasn’t emissions based or storage based that could risk getting out into the emvironment? I also find his C&D order(s) a little unbelievable given no due process was carried out and he himself admits it’s only stories he was working on and never got any further than the initial meeting.

[@arlibrarian]

Sfdebris correct?

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

@@arlibrarian Believe so

[@venom-ez2oj]

It also points out was rude first what with calling Peter mister instead of doctor.

[@kaijukid1443]

Ah yes, I remember that vid

[@RenegadeGamer89]

Funny story: When I was a little kid, watching this movie with my parents I asked "Is the Key Master supposed to put his key in the Gate Keeper's gate?" They started laughing their heads off. Keep in mind I was maybe 3 at the time. They still have never answered my question.

[@masonasaro2118]

The answer is yes

[@theshenpartei]

Fun fact: I met the voice of Egon Spangler(Maurice lemarche) during comic con of this year it was awesome he did the voice for me and got his autograph on my real ghostbusters dvd. I also got a photo with him as well. Plus I also met rob paulsen on that day too. It was epic.

[@blackmagician7645]

20:15 Seriously, that actor was the definitive 80's- 90's cop during his time.😄

[@candycover]

Funny thing is everyone was Carol Winslow

[@theneonpreston]

9:51 "The Angry Ghostbusters Nerd"

[@niclennox2555]

Did someone call me?

[@olsongc8422]

If anyone hasn't, I would honestly play the Ghostbuster PS4 game. It's actually a really good story for the Triology, and goes into a lot more backstory on the person who made the buildings of New York (The worshiper of Gozer). In fact, the Librarian Ghost is a main player/character in the story.......and her involvement is just spectacular. Seriously, I honestly consider that game to be missing Ghostbusters 3.

[@Dr.Gold-Dry-Bowser]

There’s something strange in the neighborhood. Who you gonna call? 👻

[@amadeusagripino6862]

HE-MAN!!!!

[@KnightWhoSaysNopeAvi]

GHOSTBUSTERS! THEY'RE BACK IN TOWN!

[@TokuBoyStudios]

Someone else

[@erichfiedler1481]

Nah, they've been out of business for years

[@jupreindeer]

"He-Man and the Masters of the Universe!!!" "No. No... no."

[@PanzerShrek94]

17:18 They played a similar joke in Jason takes Manhattan too. "Help there is a masked guy trying to kill us" "Welcome to New York"

[@geardog24]

“I want you inside me.” “No, I can’t. It sounds like you got at least two people in there already.” Imagine if they made this movie R rated. Oh the possibilities. 😊

[@MeliesCinemagician]

Favorite underated line from this movie - "Nobody steps on a church in my town!"

[@Oscar95451]

Now ironic since Halloween Horror Nights now has a haunted house based on a new Ghostbusters movie this year

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

Forgive me, but how is that ironic?

[@ashb7846]

@@KeybladeMasterAndyMaybe because the review is saying how the sequels and remakes never fully capture the lightning in a bottle that was the original, but the new film must have been popular enough for Universal to deem it relevant for their biggest event of the year. Just my guess 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Oscar95451]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy Mainly because this review was posted today, during Universal's Halloween Horror Nights, which started on August 30th at Orlando and last Friday at Hollywood.

[@rckblzr]

⁠@@ashb7846The new film didn’t really do so hot at the box office. My guess is Universal wanted to do another Ghostbusters house and Sony strong-armed them to base it on Frozen Empire.

[@TheDrexLord]

Winston and Ray conversation in the car is my favorite scene of the movie. It perfectly foreshadows the rest of the movie, and sends chills down the audience, and when I was a kid I was terrified when that scene played

[@GBmovieluv]

I agree, so it was a nice choice of music when Ray turned on the radio afterward.

[@loserchic87]

Ghostbusters was my introduction to Dan Aykroyd. Which was the reason I endured the trauma of My Girl.

[@George-kz5hb]

I had a Supply Chain Management Professor who would always quote the “you haven’t been in the real world! They expect results!” line to us in class

[@Memelord2020]

‪Who ya gonna call? Nostalgia Critic‬

[@chasehedges6775]

He remembers it so we don’t have to

[@Ashurman666]

10:11 What, no Zuul joke? 12:12 Fun fact: The official videogame(The recent one, not the old one) repeats this scene and I'm pretty sure it's in the exact same location with the exact same woman in the exact same situation. It's hilarious. 13:05 Bustin', bustin', bustin', bustin' Bustin', bustin', bustin', bustin' Bustin', bustin', bustin', bustin' Bustin', bustin', bustin' Feel good, feel good, feel good Feel good, feel good, feel good 16:50 Again, no Zuul joke? Come on man, at least one! 18:15 Better than nothing, I'l take it!

[@simsgirlgem]

I was expecting the zuul joke too 😂

[@ShaneMurphyHendrickson]

R.I.P. Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman.

[@Exl6243]

One thing not mentioned is that even though it's very much a subtle capitalism/entrepreneur movie. First they get rejected in academia, so they decide to go into business. They get Ray to take out a loan and make the ultimate financial risk in order to invest in an idea that NO ONE has thought up of at this point in time. Due to the increased demand, they run a successful business and make money to hire more people and expand. Then, the federal government comes in portrayed as incompetent and smarmy, thinking they know how to handle this only for it to blow up in their faces, and it's only the individuals of this small business that can stop the apocalypse caused by the federal government.

[@jacearmor5274]

11:56 Fun fact, Ecto 1 was originally meant to black and purple.

[@jamesthetornadochaser]

True but with the car being filmed in the dark it would blend in so it would be harder to show in the night time but it would look cool if it was painted in the next gb movie

[@wakeangel2001]

Something I like about this movie is that a world destroying god is defeated by 4 blue collar guys who use the power of science to defy prophesy. There's no "chosen one," no magical maguffin, just a supernatural entity defeated by a device that was designed to combat entities like that. The newest movie, Frozen Empire, ALMOST did that too. They found out that the ghost in that movie was weak to brass so Egon's granddaughter figured out they could make the proton blasters work on it by coating the accelerator in brass...BUT then they fucked it up by having that guy who could use magical firebending bullshit powers, basically contradicting what made this whole thing so cool.

[@robspiess]

I like @23:00 how the Stay Puft man looks like he's hit with a nuclear blast. Like, it looks exactly like how some of those 1940s films of test explosions affect houses and cars.

[@kenmixtape5406]

22:48 a true man can admit when he’s wrong 👍🏾

[@chuckmckendry194]

Rumor has it that the actor who played Walter Peck played the role so well that he received death threats in the mail.

[@MaCabaret]

As if it wasn’t bad enough that he has no dick

[@FirehouseFilmsandParanormal]

This was the first movie I ever watched in a theater and every time I see it, it brings back good memories. Thank you for sharing this one.

[@ChannelAwesome]

You're very welcome!

[@danielscott5673]

Many people believe the 1937 disney cartoon 'Lonesome Ghosts' was the inspiration for Ghostbusters. Also, the phrase "I ain't scared of no ghost" occurs in this cartoon, which may have inspired the Ghostbusters theme song written by Ray Parker Jr. Disney made a D-TV of the song to footage from the cartoon for their Halloween special DTV Monster Hits.

[@kevintrjohnson]

One of my favorite non-sequiturs to throw out randomly is Tully's possessed line, "You will perish in flames!"

[@truehare]

I've always interpreted Peter not being covered in marshmallow in the end as him having taken cover just as Stay Puft exploded. It's really in character for him to think fast and try to cover his own ass above all else in a pinch.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Absolute Classic! Who You gonna call? Ghostbusters! 👻

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍👍. Definitely

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

I'm afraid of no ghost.

[@stephenm8725]

(sings) yeah yeah yeah yeahhhh

[@dadeleemurphy85]

Doug: All of New York in 1984. Everyone else: All of New York in 2024.

[@WickedFireBird69]

20:25 also can we all talk about the TV friendly version of this scene? The alternate for "dickless" being "wally wick here!"

[@M-xd5pk]

"Extremely dangerous and illegal technology", proceeds to look over at my own proton pack in the other room.

[@1krani]

What makes this movie so great is the fact that EVERY joke pulls double-duty. Every quip and gag is either a story beat or a character moment, meaning that anyone who finds this movie completely unfunny will still be able to enjoy it. Key to writing a comedy story: assume every joke isn't funny so that it still has something to offer.

[@thewindthatblows]

A ZAZ comedy would follow the completely opposite advice, jokes first, story second 😂

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: When Janine is interviewing Winston for the job, the scene originally began with Winston listing his qualifications. According to Ivan Reitman in the DVD commentary, Winston was an Army veteran, a former paramedic, and a construction worker. Janine's questioning was considered a funnier opening. In The Brooklyn Triangle, the Ghostbusters fight spirits on a construction site run by Winston's father, who chides Winston for quitting the construction business to become a Ghostbuster.

[@derdennis5850]

As a suggestion for a future video you could review Justin and the Knights of Valour, its a movie directed by Antonio Banderas and starring names like Freddie Highmore (and quite some big name surprises). It pretty nice and without too much spoiling about a world where knights are replaced by lawyers.

[@Craxin01]

I’m relatively certain that Slimer wasn’t actually a ghost but some form of poltergeist, one that was a manifestation of hunger or gluttony. While they were called Ghostbusters, they dealt with all sorts of paranormal phenomena.

[@backupsx9912]

They even fought Cthulhu!

[@Blairoid]

4:30-4:35 OMG that killed me! 😂

[@bobthebear1246]

I saw this great movie with a friend when I was a 17-year-old high school senior. It was such a fun time, and just imagine what *MY* nostalgia level is for this beloved film. You were correct when you said this film was lightning in a bottle. It really was. It was the right movie at the right time while also on paper the most unlikely hit of 1984. In other words, it was fucking perfect.

[@mas8705]

18:10- So many years of Nostalgia Critic led to this one moment.

[@MrJr1976]

Fun fact, Cinemark this summer ran a 40th anniversary week. Included in the list of films was Ghostbusters. And I can tell you that the house was PACKED. On top of that, the crowd erupted in laughter at so many points. This movie truly is lightning in a bottle and even 40 years on, it'll still pack theaters. Not to mention everyone burst out in song at hearing the Ghostbusters theme.

[@luisrizo8813]

03:05; for people who didn't catch it.

[@kevinmoran8077]

@@luisrizo8813 and we can all agree it was a pretty good follow up

[@LordOfHades]

The best sequel in the series.

[@jonathanthompson4077]

The 3rd movie until Afterlife and hiw I got into the franchise

[@Superqorn]

7:57 to be fair that purple ghost is scary af lol

[@haydnberthold9489]

Fun Fact: Ernie Hudson was originally going to appear much earlier in the film. As early as the hotel scene. With him even originally having the line 'He smiled me'. However, for one reason or another his character was pushed later into the movie and some of his lines would be given to the other actors. It's been a while, but I believe it was just to give Harold, Dan, and Bill more attention as the three of them were bigger stars. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@cainster]

Ernie has done interviews where he has said it was the studio's decision to bring himself in "later." He also directly and indirectly blames potential racism from studio execs and "Hollywood" keeping him from going in later in the movie, as well as keeping him out of promotional posters and promotional work for the movie.

[@Syroderick]

19:15 - Working clockwise - White Ghost: Someone who got a bit too touchy feely in the subway and met their end there. Ghost Pupper: Ancient follower of Gozer the Gozerian, a lapdog if you will, named Zuul. Purple Ghost: Librarian who probably lived and died for her job. Slimer: Person who ate way too much.

[@GBmovieluv]

Good thinking

[@Tadicuslegion78]

"DOGS AND CATS EATEN TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA!"-Twitter

[@DarkMoon1991]

The Magic Ghostbusters juice that turns them into Ghostbusters. Priceless.

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

2:24 Skip intro

[@kerryann9851]

I don’t know how I never realized the secretary was Annie Potts!

[@MacNava]

18:15 surprised it took that long to make that joke.

[@UnoTheFirstOne]

8:30 I ALWAYS think Bill Murray is about to sing at this moment when I watch this 😂

[@lukaslukas8083]

Thank You! I always thought I was the only one!

[@averymerrick]

*The one that started it all…*

[@chasehedges6775]

A true 80s classic and it always shall be. 🙃🙂😌

[@SayianRace]

They should also make a fridge that when you open it has Zuul saying what you are out of in the fridge or the freezer.

[@sebastiantrias1529]

Who you gonna call?

[@chasehedges6775]

GHOSTBUSTERS!

[@josh5247]

Someone else

[@amadeusagripino6862]

HE-MAN!!!!

[@KnightWhoSaysNopeAvi]

@@chasehedges6775THEY'RE BACK IN TOWN!

[@zvgamingandstuff7633]

​@@KnightWhoSaysNopeAviYOU NEED TO PEE

[@aquatus1]

Regarding thorazin, in the novelization of the movie Venkman is looking through her apartment going "C'mon, she's an artist. She's got to have valium somewhere", so at least they explain it there. They also have the full scene at the historical museum where Ray puts on the old uniform, takes a nap on the bed, and attracts the attention of the ghost wife.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something i'm sure Ernie Hudson might be thinking about right now is “I never do impressions, but I probably should. People like that stuff.”

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

We have a home video of me dancing to the theme song at around 1½ years old at a family get together hosted by my parents....

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another Fun Fact: This was the highest-grossing comedy of all time until Home Alone.

[@garrettschnaufer9983]

And it’s also the Highest Grossing film of 1984. Edit: I meant Ghostbusters is the 2nd highest grossing film of 1984 which made 229 million, just behind Beverly Hills Cop with that having 234 million. While Home Alone was 2nd the highest grossing film of 1990 that made 476 million, just behind Ghost which made over 500 million.

[@superanimeniac]

that's only 6 years.

[@mentaya11]

@@superanimeniac While many "highest grossing" movies of different categories get overturned rather quickly, it's still remarkable that they reached that point.

[@eye-of-omega]

that rooftop setting is legit terrifying

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

22:43 Eyyy, he mentioned the comment I left 8 years ago on his Ghostbusters 2016 video!!

[@luigipowdemo6458]

You are a *genius*

[@hobbitpsi]

I love that the God line was brought back in afterlife.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

A Egon Fact: According to Harold Ramis, the name "Egon Spengler" was inspired by Egon Donsbach, a foreign exchange student at his high school, and historian Oswald Spengler.

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

I like that it is an 80s movie. 80s was a time where we could do more.

[@nicolasribeirodossantos6082]

First it was AVGN with the NES game, now it's Nostalgia Critic's turn to review the movie that it's based upon.

[@nelsonnoname001]

When I was in college in '09 I met a girl who didn't know who Chris Farley was, I made a note to stay away, and never forgot how weird that was... in 2029 I feel like I will be the only one who knows who that is - so this is hell? WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT GHOST BUSTERS LIKE ITS NOT A STANDARD HIT OF COMEDY GOLD!

[@raymondmaciel4047]

You should’ve save this for Nostalgia-Ween Nostalgia Critic.

[@Gamertag3608]

I do want to see nc review the FNAF movie since it's also FNAF 10th anniversary

[@Gabes_Game_Cave]

Rick Moranis is a national treasure. Movies haven't been the same since his retirement.

[@theshenpartei]

He might be coming back films mainly his Wayne szlainski role

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

😮😮😂😂😂18:15, An old Running Gag has returned!

[@riftshredder5438]

Ghostbusters juice sounds even more suspicious, I mean after they drink it, they gain a better understanding about ghosts, the paranormal, and the supernatural, did you just turn this franchise into a stoner comedy? Lol

[@haywardsebastian3713]

24:14 “Mommy, why are they putting dirt on Daddy?” HOLY FUCK KID!

[@iordanvassilev8091]

Followed by something like: "how will he do all his work now? He will be late." Or something like that

[@liamannegarner8083]

My uncle dated Sigourney Weaver when they were actors in the seventies. Every movie she's in, we poke him. Finding Dory? His wife noodled him so hard. "Thank you, Sigourney Weaver!"