No Ghostbusters Film Can Match the Original, No Matter How Many Sequels

Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, and Dan Aykroyd in 'Ghostbusters'

The Big Picture There are certain films that have barreled into the annals of pop culture, and Ghostbusters is one of them. It had a unique premise: professors Ray Stanz , Egon Spengler , and Peter Venkman use their scientific know-how to build equipment capable of trapping ghosts. Marrying the type of high-concept pitch usually reserved for science fiction and fantasy films to an all-star cast of comedy veterans was a long shot, but it paid off...

Ghostbusters II and Ghostbusters: Answer The Call fall somewhat short of that comedic timing. In the case of Ghostbusters II, it somewhat feels like the stars are going through the motions.

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' and 'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire' Confuse Fan Service for Storytelling Close Ghostbusters: Answer The Call was met with a muted response, and after multiple attempts to launch a new Ghostbusters film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife finally came to theaters. But its problems were baked into its very premise: it treated the act of Ghostbusting as a legacy, rather than a job.

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