That... is a genius observation! I'd noticed how the dog thing that possesses him (Vinz Klortho?) is also a bit of a dork and keeps mistiming its jumps, bumping into walls etc. But never this.
I'm still having a real hard time adjusting to a world where Ghostbusters is considered an "old movie" when in my head "old movies" are still Gone With the Wind and Casablanca 😄
I saw it in a theater at 4 and that didn’t seem odd at all at the time,I was certainly fine with it. That was pretty normal back then like you said. 1984 it feels like a hundred years ago😭😜
Exactly. I saw it when I was 4 in 88 (I was born the year this came out lol) and I was absolutely OBSESSED. I had all the toys, including the Ghostbusters Station with the pink slime from GB2 lol.
I can clearly recall straight up horror movies being shown on prime time TV as a kid. Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc. They’d say “viewer discretion is advised” and then commence with the horror and gore.
I don't think it's that Venkman isn't scared or not taking it seriously. I think he's the type of person who uses humor to cope with stressful situations.
He's also the type of person who brings ketamine on a date. Either that or maybe he just carries it around with him everywhere. Maybe he's just on tranquilizers 24/7?
Me showing this to my 5 year old for the first time: Gozer: Are you a god? Ray: ...no? Gozer: Then DIE! My daughter: Why didn't he say yes? Me: I love you so much. True story.
Fun fact: When she auditioned for the role of Dana Barret, actress Sigourney Weaver acted like a dog. Not only that but it was her idea for Dana to become possessed by Zuul, The Gatekeeper of Gozer. Director Ivan Reitman was so impressed by her acting, that her idea was added to the script at nearly the last minute.
@@artofalmost9479 You miss the point, really. The point isn't whether or not the effects are good. It's that by the you get to the terror dogs, you're already invested in the story enough that you don't care whether or not the special affect looks good. You are enjoying the movie too much to care. People don't dislike bad effects. They dislike bad movies.
"I thought he was a mackenzie!" He played a 80s character with that name. Bob and Doug mackenzie in 'the great white North'. He also was in space balls.
"Lenny..... You will have saved the lives of millions... of registered voters" My favorite line in the movie, especially when the Cardinal is nodding his head in agreement. So underrated, but it gets me every time.
I always loved how "real" the Cardinal felt, a very limited time on screen but every molecule is NYC Catholic authority "God does weird shit, we just have to figure out how to fix it"
And then in GB2, Ray says to the mayor about the four of them, "... and we'd just like to say that almost 50 percent of us voted for you in the last election." 🤣
And for all his cynicism he was sharp as a tack, instantly understanding what was happening, and trying to extract information. It was subtle, but Venkman was a professional under all that smart-ass exterior.
A movie about a bunch of guys who follow their passion and start their own private business and succeed and become heroes but are tried to be shut down by big government... a movie praising the virtues of capitalism, lol.
Harold Ramis, (Egon Spengler) who passed away too young in 2014, directed Caddyshack as well as helped write this iconic film's screenplay. He is definitely missed.
He has the shining moment in AS GOOD AS IT GETS when he visits Helen Hunt & Her Mom, talking about Helen's sick son. They cuss out HMO's with a long string of expletives, and Ramis sits at the table calmly and nods, "I think that IS their actual name." The whole crew goes back to the original Sat Nite Live's first few seasons, and before that in 2nd City and Ramis was part of the original SCTV writers as well.
Also cowrote and directed Groundhog Day. One of the nicest people I ever met; sat next to him on a flight and got to hear story after story. Clearly a man who enjoyed making people laugh, both individually and in large groups!
Bill Murray is one of my favorite actors, his sarcasm is timeless. 80s movies are the greatest movies of all time. So many original ideas, so many uplifting feel good movies. I couldn’t be more thankful I was little kid in the 80s & got to grow up watching these movies 🍿
Very true! The reason that I am a film enthusiast now, is because of these films. My mom, believe it or not, took me to see Ghostbusters when I was 8! Nightmare on Elm Street, as well! My mom was the ultimate "cool mom"!
19:03 To answer your question: According to Tobin’s Spirit Guide, The Sloar is a large eyeless creature, a living furnace whose innards slowly burn which it consumes. When Gozer took the form of a sloar, those it ate were burned while still alive.
Ghostbusters is in my opinion, one of those perfect movies. Everything felt grounded, the comedy was believable and not slap-stick-like, even though there was the fantastical element of the ghosts, it was done in such a natural way. Just a fun time no matter what!
Also, i think GB is one of the true **original storylines** in hollywood. Lots of ghost movies. Lots of entrepreneur movies. But not another movie about CATCHING ghosts as a business. Truly original. Its so original, that if you attempted to steal it or copy it (like Percy movies for Harry Potter or Battlestar Galactica for Star Wars)....it would be INSTANTLY recognizable as a ghostbusters knockoff.
I've laughed at that line. But I also think that it might not be wise if you are responding to a god who may be deciding how much of a blast to send your way.
@@charlesmills8712 Dunno, if I’m gonna get hit with a blast by a “God Tier”, i might rather get hit with the hardest blast, rather than the one that’s just going to barely push me off the ledge to my death after a nice fall.
Two of my favorite bits of trivia from this film are 1) the falling bookcase in the library wasn't supposed to fall and their reactions are real, and 2) Slavitza Jovan's (Gozer) accent was so thick when she did Gozer's "Choose and perish" line, it sounded like she said "Jews and berries".
I saw the cartoon first, then my dad rented the film on VHS and I remember thinking what an amazing adaptation it was! Wore that video copy out till it was unwatchable!
Most of those films were my teenage years. My childhood was Superman and Star Wars, but there was also Rocky, Star Trek, James Bond, and the original Planet of The Apes.
I was born WAY after all of these but yeah, still watched ghostbusters at 7 yrs old, Batman 1989, back to the future, teenage mutant ninja turtles movie, goonies, Ferris bueler etc etc
good job! now keep an eye out on your next watch for the other 'hidden stay-pufft' (there really are at least two 'subliminal' cameos before he makes his big entrance) that is more in the later half of the film :-)
fun fact there's also a stay puft ad painted on a building next to the firehouse that is seen when we get a long shot of the firehouse going up when the containment grid was shut down it's at an angle but it can be seen on the fringes of the foreground on the left front in perspective of the firehouse
Getting scared watching Ghostbusters is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen lol :D I can just look at Murray and staring laughing. His expressions are just so good lol
It's said that if a director doesn't like someone who improvises -- in Murray's case, constantly -- that director should not cast Bill Murray. In the movie Stripes, Murray cooked up the entire scene in the general's kitchen with the M.P. None of it was in the script. The actress, P.J. Soles, was chosen in part for her ability to improvise and to follow another actor's improvisations.
Bill Murray's character is the skeptic of the group. Even tho he can see the data he's the person that is actually the most scientific because he doubts it til he can't anymore. But he delivers that in the most sarcastic way because that's bill Murray. Honestly one of his top 5 roles of all time.
hmm, I think Peter Venkman was skeptic, not because of a scientific mind, but because he, himself was a fraud, before becoming a ghostbuster, pretty much like the saying goes "the pot calling the kettle black". The most scientific one was Egon.
@@charlescole645 - Peter Vekman told the guy who was getter the shocks, it was to re-inforce the psycic ability, look at the results! the man who was getting the shocks improved with each shock. Who cares if the cutie was there just for the ride?
@@botwitaprice No improvement at all, watch the scene again, the "experiment" was a lie and Peter was taking advantage of the girl's naiveness, unPC by today's standards. In GB 2, he admits being a fraud.
I first saw this movie in 3rd grade when I was nine years old. I was not an adult until I realized that this movie was supposed to be a comedy. As a kid, I thought it was a badass tale of heroes who saved the world from a supernatural invasion, and that the comic relief was simply that.
Kinda reminds me of watching Young Frankenstein as a young kid and not really getting that it wasn’t an actual horror movie with funny elements. I always loved Ghostbusters for the ghosts too but I also loved the humor.
I was a teenager in the '80s (14) when this came out. Seeing this again was wonderful. I forgot about how normal it was to smoke in buildings and cars since now 99.9% of places ban public smoking. Great reaction!
@@Caseytify That and hormone imbalance. It could be the cause in itself. Seeing as he was more of a skeptic because of all the BS he usually pulls, he woulda been more interested in the latter.
On set they just nicknamed him the onionhead ghost. And Dan Aykroyd thought of it as the ghost of John Belushi, who would have had a part in the movie if he hadn’t died.
Slimer is basically the mascot for the all franchise. I read somewhere that the creation of Slimer was sad but a nice homage. John Belushi was going to be in the movie, he was going to play one of the Ghostbusters, but he died. So, they ended on putting him in the movie as a ghost, and so Slimer was born.
I literally watched this and Gremlins twice a day at the theater with my friends. It was hot and the theater had air conditioning so we would buy a matinee ticket, then sneak from screen to screen and stay there for about 4 hours each day until it cooled off a bit. Loved growing up in the 80s.
One of my favorite little details is that after catching slimer at the hotel and while talking to the manager about the fee, Egon gives Peter finger signals to tell him how much to charge.
We like Murray's character because he's so unabashedly sarcastic and honest. He's a creeper, but as shown in the scene when he encounters the possessed Dana, he does have the decency not to take advantage of her. I'm a little surprised you were as scared as you were. I consider Ghostbusters more fun horror, like Casper.
To everyone watching. Please don't ask this poor woman to watch the most intense horror movies. lol. I don't want her to be losing sleep just for our entertainment. Cassie, don't watch Scream, Alien, or Nightmare on Elm Street. Unless you are willing to be scared. ;)
Ahhh. Cassie. Dan Akroyd is also Canadian. In fact he's Canadian comedy royalty. Along with John Candy, Jim Carey, Martin Short, Michael J Fox, Tommy Chong, Mike Myers, William Shatner and Phil Hartman. "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels. Eugene Levy. As well, the late, great Leslie Nielsen, one of the most beloved comic actors of the '70s, '80s and '90s Samantha Bee, SCTV" alum Catherine O'Hara. As well, the late, Howie Mandel, Norm MacDonald. Canadians are legendary for their comedic timing and disposition. You guys and gals are funny as hell.
I'm saying Canadian comedy is next level and I'm not Canadian, but we have call a spade a spade. The comedic gold that Canadians produce is unprecedented. The names on the list have brought me such joy. I have to bow and give the greater north nuff respect.
I did a quick Google, and, as of this writing, Howie Mandel is still with us. Sadly, John Candy is not. He was a national treasure in at least two countries. :)
she sees the Zuul Scene. "that will haunt my nightmares.................." me, "you have no idea. Those demon dogs were the bane of my childhood existence. I was petrified of them. Shivers, nightmares, the works."
This is more of a comedy/suspense/adventure/fantasy than a horror, but it does have its scary moments. Kinda refreshing in a weird way to see someone actually getting nervous and scared by a movie like this, though.
I’ve always wondered if Bill Murray was the only Ghostbuster to avoid being covered in marshmallow at the end as a way of making up for being the only one that got slimed. 🤷♂️
@@tempsitch5632 Dude, there's been a lot of talk about Murray's behavior from Ghostbusters to Scrooged to Groundhog's day. The later ending the long time friendship of Murray and Ramis until Ramis was dying.
Yeah and they have Environmental Regulator Mr. Peck interfering with their work. Not to say I have anything against people who make sure things are safe for environment but it’s quite a subtle statement
I love 2 bits in this film: (In the library) Ray: "Listen.....do you smell that?" Dana/Zuul: *in a demonic voice* "There is no Dana, only Zuul" Peter: "What a lovely singing voice you have" Janine: "Picking up or dropping off?" Cop: "Dropping off"
I prefer to assume that he got the drug store to deliver the tranquilizer. Admittedly I only got that from TvTropes suggesting it, and pointing out that some psychologists are allowed to prescribe medication.
i always assumed he found the thorazine in Dana's medicine cabinet. It's an anti-depressant, and in the 80s, it was fashionable to have a therapist and be "on something." It seems legit that a successful 80s woman like Dana would have a designer drug in her possession. Vankman may also be slightly familiar with the drug, but not Zuul....so possibly he just gave her 3 or 4 more pills that needed: not enough to killer her by overdose, but enough to sedate her.
Per the IDW comics, that’s actually correct. Dana had the Thorazine prescription to counteract nervous hiccups, because playing in a major metropolitan symphony orchestra must be super stressful.
One sometimes wonder whether the "ghosts" they are facing are the spirits of the dead or just demonic spiritual entities that were never human. If Slimer is the spirit of a person, death really doesn't become you.
I just remembered that there was a cartoon back in the 80's that they made based from this movie. It was called "the Real Ghostbusters". And Slimer (the green ghost from the hotel) was their unofficial mascot who lived with them in the firehouse.
The part of Peter Venkman was originally written for John Belushi, but he died before Ghostbusters went into production, then Bill Murray was cast. The ghost at the hotel (Slimer) was supposed to be the ghost of John Belushi
Not true. Harold Ramos and Dan Ackroyd considered Belushi for the role, but he died before writing even began. The part of Venckman was written specifically for Murray in the end, whom Ackroyd and Ramis were friends with. In fact, many of Venckman's lines were not scripted, they were simply written in the script as 'Venckman Responds' because Ackroyd and Ramis knew Murray well enough to know anything Bill came up with on the spot would be funnier than anything they could write in advance. Slimer being Belushi's ghost, however, was a constant behind the scenes joke among the three that they never confirmed or denied.
@@GuukanKitsune They've already confirmed that artist was asked to make him look like Belushi, but the design was already done. Anyway, when they finally got to see Slimer finished, they were like "Yeah, it looks just like Belushi!". It's in the Ghostbusters episode from "The movies that made us" in Netflix.
This is one of my favorite childhood movies!!! And watching a younger person like you watching it for the fist time and your reactions to it REALLY put a smile on my face!!! 😃
AJ Clements I don't get people like that, I've been watching movies much older than Ghostbusters since I was in Elementary School people with that kind of mentality are missing out on a lot of great films.
next movies to watch: Sigourney Weaver: Aliens 1 & 2 - even tho they will probably scar you for life considering that ghostbusters already scares you Rick Moranis: Little Shop of Horrors - even tho the title might suggest otherwise it is not a horror movie but a musical and probably more up your ally than aliens 1-2
"I didn't want to see because I thought, It's old"... Not as old as I feel now... Seriously though I have friends my age (49) who don't watch movies prior to when we were kids (1970s), then I made them watch Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, or Sunset Boulevard and they go back and watch older movies. Edit - after reading some responses and my original comment, please understand I am being tounge in cheek here and not critical. I like watching reaction videos of people discovering movies I loved from my youth. I think it's great and maybe these videos will expose others her age to see these movies
I do think movies that were 30-40 years old when we were kids (80s) seemed older than 30-40 year old movies today. That doesn't mean they weren't good, they just seemed more like they were from "history". In the 80s, movies that old were from the 1940s and 1950s. Only a handful of color movies existed back then. Everything else was black and white. That alone made them seem more removed from us. The types of movies were different in the 40s and 50s as well. Different subject matter. The style of comedy was different too. Of course, the effects weren't great. The sound was mono. The aspect ratios were often different than in the 80s. The style of acting was completely different as well. After Brando in the 50s, it became the norm for actors to use "The Method". The style of dress was completely different (more formal). Even things like men's hairstyles were different. If you see a man with long hair in a movie from the 40s and 50s, he is usually meant to be a wild man or a bum. Strong language and nudity were practically non-existent in movies from the 40s and 50s. When you combine all of that, they really seemed like they came from a completely different era. Movies that are 30-40 years old today are from the 80s and early 90s. They were color. They had the same type of subject matter we have today (fantasy, action/adventure, sci-fi). They were the same aspect ratios we have today. There were blockbusters just like we have today. The style of comedy was very similar to today. They had better effects (though few had CGI). They had surround sound. The style of acting is the same we have today. Since the 80s were after the U.S. cultural revolution of the 60s, the style of dress was more casual, just as it is today. Men commonly had long hair. Strong language and nudity were common in movies as it is today. In the 80s, movies that were 30 years old felt like they were a hundred years old. Today, movies that are 30 years old feel like they are 30 years old. It was a different time, but not as far removed from modern times as the 40/50s felt from the 80s. At the very least, 80/90s movies today provide a clearer look at the past than we had in the 80s.
@@476429 - 40 year old movies don't seem old because they were from my time. 40 years ago, 40 year old movies were from before my time, the 'olden' times.
@@476429 I hear 20-somethings talking about "old", "classic", "retro" when referring to things from their own early childhoods , (2000's). Just saw a guy reacting to a Beastie Boys vid from mid-2000s. He called it "the 70's" and said they would get laughed at if they tried to release something like this today.
People who won't watch "old" movies from before 1970 or so (or even later) are missing out on a whole world of wonderful films. Now that is dumb - when I was a kid I would have killed for the access to older media that people have today. But it is certainly reflected in the limited repertoire of most copycat YT reactors. Same old same old. @Arandor Thinnorion is correct though about the societal change that happened in the late sixties, but not as much about movie technology. Many movies in both B&W and color from the 30s through the 60s look as good or better than something that came out last week. In fact the amazing colors in 3-strip Technicolor films make current stuff look like trash.
@@paintedjaguar They're missing out but dumb is a bit harsh. I've spent a good anount of time exposing people to Blues music. I used to drag friends to shows and to promise pay their cover charges if they didn't like the music... I never had to pay up. Some even became big fans of the music. Sometimes you just need to be pointed in the right direction.
A little fun fact! Slimer was created by Dan Ackroyd as a tribute to his late friend John Belushi. Belushi would sometimes stuff his face when eating so came Slimer.
If you wanna see the actor who played Peck in another obnoxious role, now as a shady journalist, then watch 'Die Hard' with Bruce Willis vs Alan Rickman.
Even through I watched in multiple times, including the theater, I always missed a subtle joke. In the library in the beginning, Ray says, “Listen. Do you smell that?” Now I can’t unhear it.
Peter Grieder I'm saying this and I'm not Canadian. The comedic gold that my list of Canadians produce (see my other comment). The names on that list have brought me such joy. I have to bow and give the greater north nuff respect.
Peter Grieder You could also send that loonie to my buddy in Vancouver, or my other buddy in Edmonton. I could split it with my cousin in Quebec or my other cousin in Montreal. I have family and friend all over the greater north. Us Caribbean folk make it all over the world.
It's one of my all-time favourite movie. If you think about the 80's you think of Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, Back to the Future, First blood, Terminator and Die Hard. A lot of very good movies 🙂
When the movie debuted, William Atherton Knight, the actor playing Walter Peck, actually received death threats because he was so convincing as a villain.
You aren’t dumb for not having seen these movies! It’s great that you get to see them now and that we get to relive it by watching you. If you liked Ghostbusters, “BeetleJuice” is something of a spiritual successor.
What a great idea. I have watched a couple reactors watch Beetlejuice and they didn’t quite get it. Understandable, it was Tim Burton and maybe some things are just weird when they’re not in the zeitgeist any longer. I mean Beetlejuice was everything to me as kid, but it was a different time.
@@Psilocybin77 Yeah, most of the reactors i've seen usually are just confused or didn't like it. I don't know if you saw his reaction but the channel Brandon Likes Movies did one to Beetlejuice and actually loved it which was nice to see
Fun fact: Rick Moranis (Louis Tully) improvised a lot of his lines, especially in the party scene in his apartment. Probably my favorite exchange in the movie: PETER I got to take out some petty cash. We should take her out to dinner. We don't want to lose her. RAY Uh, this magnificent feast here represents the last of the petty cash. PETER Slow down. Chew your food.
"I feel like I'm always the one that's worried about the damage that is caused in movies." It doesn't make you a bad person. I know of at least one other: my mother who is wonderful, and I love her. But, she admits to mentally cleaning up messes as they are made in movies. Best. Leo.
Sigourney Weaver is calm because she has already dealt with an xenomorph. Have you ever thought of watching Strange Brew (1983). A Canadian comedy film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis.
Senior in HS when this came out...high as a kite in the theater. Stay Puft marshmellow man sent me into such a fit of laughter my stomach hurt for 2 days after...happy memory that one lol
Great movie, when you look into the background stuff it makes it even more fascinating. Ramis & Aykroyd were spiritualists back then. Also, Peter Venkman was originally supposed to be played by John Belushi, but he died, so it was re-written for Murray. It's been said that Slimer was put in as an ode to the types of characters Belushi tended to play. If I could visit alternate Earths, one of my stops would be the Earth where Belushi didn't die or died at a later date, just to see what Ghostbusters would've been like had he been there to play the role he was meant to.
Anybody that has ever roasted a marshmallow over an open flame, knows that as soon as it slightly catches on fire, the whole thing goes up in less than a second.
The same fire station used in "Ghostbusters" was used in the exterior shot of the fire station on the episode of "Seinfeld" where Kramer drove the end of the hook and ladder truck.
I love this movie for many reasons, that being its humour and its funny scenes are very subtle and realistic, its scenes that have horror are weird and pretty unsettling and I get real nostalgia just thinking about this movie
You are not dumb. You never were. You were just selective about what you wanted to watch and are more open to other things now. Love watching your reactions and revisiting my old faves!
"Get her" is such a brilliant moment of cinema. Begins with a close up of a book SLAMMING on a table in our faces, then some humour to put us at ease, then more jokes as things gradually get quieter and quieter, pulling the audience in. Then near silence. Then... RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! THEN we get the theme music. Brilliant.
Took me years before I noticed the irony that the key master (louis) was the one always getting locked out of his apartment
I’m kicking myself right now for also NEVER realising this! Thanks. Seriously.
That... is a genius observation!
I'd noticed how the dog thing that possesses him (Vinz Klortho?) is also a bit of a dork and keeps mistiming its jumps, bumping into walls etc. But never this.
@@simongiles9749 @Ben Stephens. You’re both doing God’s work! 😉😉😉
AND after as his door has been destroyed, he doesn’t need a key...
I was today years old when I learned this 🤯
I'm still having a real hard time adjusting to a world where Ghostbusters is considered an "old movie" when in my head "old movies" are still Gone With the Wind and Casablanca 😄
Agreed.
i still love my childhood movies ghost busters back to the future jurrassic park ect
OMG yes 😕
Same!
In two more years, Ghostbusters will be older than Casablanca was when I was born. :'( That's a weird feeling.
It's important to note that in the 80's it was perfectly fine to watch this as a small child.
I saw it in a theater at 4 and that didn’t seem odd at all at the time,I was certainly fine with it. That was pretty normal back then like you said. 1984 it feels like a hundred years ago😭😜
Can confirm
Exactly. I saw it when I was 4 in 88 (I was born the year this came out lol) and I was absolutely OBSESSED. I had all the toys, including the Ghostbusters Station with the pink slime from GB2 lol.
And it still remains so.
I can clearly recall straight up horror movies being shown on prime time TV as a kid. Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc. They’d say “viewer discretion is advised” and then commence with the horror and gore.
"Was I wrong about him the whole time? I thought he was a McKenzie". I'm dying. Yes, he was Bob McKenzie. :)
"Take off, Hoser!"
@@sterling557 Beauty Eh.
I was just in NYC. The building they used as the exterior of Ghostbuster's Headquarters is now a tourist attraction. Of course.
I don't think it's that Venkman isn't scared or not taking it seriously. I think he's the type of person who uses humor to cope with stressful situations.
He's also the type of person who brings ketamine on a date. Either that or maybe he just carries it around with him everywhere. Maybe he's just on tranquilizers 24/7?
@@StarkRG It's more plausible that Dana had them in her medicine cabinet.
@@StarkRG 😂
Actually he's using humor to cope with the situation. He's also not taking it seriously, because he doesn't take anything seriously.
@@3Rayfire Well, it can't be both.
It is unbelievably sweet to see someone actually getting fearful during scenes in Ghostbusters... 😊
I sure did. Then again I was like 9.
@@markiv2942 was gonna say exactly that, like 8 and watched it the first time in a cinema.. Was definitely scary.
Just to follow the progression, I saw it in the cinema when I was 7!
I was five and I was scared.
Yet GB became one of my all time favorite movies.
If Cassie gets scared for Ghostbusters. Wait till we get to Silence of the Lambs, Seven, Pulp Fiction, Predator, Aliens. And the list goes on and on.
Me showing this to my 5 year old for the first time:
Gozer: Are you a god?
Ray: ...no?
Gozer: Then DIE!
My daughter: Why didn't he say yes?
Me: I love you so much.
True story.
Smart kid
Lol, my 5yo son said the same thing.
When someone asks you if you’re a god: you say YES
Gozer: Are you a God?
Ray: Women seem to think so
That would have been good too
👏👏👏👏👏😁
Fun fact:
When she auditioned for the role of Dana Barret, actress Sigourney Weaver acted like a dog. Not only that but it was her idea for Dana to become possessed by Zuul, The Gatekeeper of Gozer.
Director Ivan Reitman was so impressed by her acting, that her idea was added to the script at nearly the last minute.
😂🤣 He said she put on one hell of a show that couldn’t be topped!
@@ryanbuckley5529 "Sigourney Weaver acted like a dog" , id no idea that Vince McMahon was a prod on this too ;)
Ivan Reitman even provided the demonic "There is no Dana, only Zuul" voiceover.
I would love to see that audition tape, for educational purposes!
Being an 80s kid I can tell you... the special effects at that time was like watching Avengers Now. It was top of the line.
Except the stop motion on the terror dogs. That never looked all that great.
I'll take these effects over modern effects any day.
@@artofalmost9479 You miss the point, really. The point isn't whether or not the effects are good. It's that by the you get to the terror dogs, you're already invested in the story enough that you don't care whether or not the special affect looks good. You are enjoying the movie too much to care.
People don't dislike bad effects. They dislike bad movies.
@@cheezemonkeyeater I wasn't even responding to your comment.
@@artofalmost9479 >.>
It alerted me like you were.
"Kind of obnoxious, little bit charming"
That's Venkman in a nutshell.
And that's kind of hard to pull off.
It's Bill Murray in a nutshell
That could be the title of Venkman's biography
That's just Bill Murray.
If you're talking about her, okay.
"I thought he was a mackenzie!"
He played a 80s character with that name. Bob and Doug mackenzie in 'the great white North'. He also was in space balls.
Strange Brew, a hilarious movie, eh!
I always love My Blue Heaven, with Steve Martin.
Take off eh!! You're all hosers eh!!
Lol. Just finished this video and now I get this comment...Beauty Aye.
I'm so glad I wasn't drinking anything when she made that comment. Biggest laugh of the reaction by far.
"Lenny..... You will have saved the lives of millions... of registered voters" My favorite line in the movie, especially when the Cardinal is nodding his head in agreement. So underrated, but it gets me every time.
I always loved how "real" the Cardinal felt, a very limited time on screen but every molecule is NYC Catholic authority "God does weird shit, we just have to figure out how to fix it"
And then in GB2, Ray says to the mayor about the four of them, "... and we'd just like to say that almost 50 percent of us voted for you in the last election." 🤣
great line, but I always crack up at: "Listen!... do you smell something?" lol
@@RraMakutsi that is also a great line. The whole movie is filled with them, which is why the movie is one of the best comedy's ever
@@RraMakutsi THE most under appreciated and overlooked quote from the entire two movies! A level of genius on its own.
What I loved about the scene with Dana and Peter when she was possessed, is that he never took advantage.
And for all his cynicism he was sharp as a tack, instantly understanding what was happening, and trying to extract information. It was subtle, but Venkman was a professional under all that smart-ass exterior.
how can he?
That whole scene is genius.
"Is is scary? Is it funny?"
That's the beauty of this movie, it's both! :D
A horror comedy!
@@fynnthefox9078 Like Shaun of the Dead!
@@fynnthefox9078
No. It's a comedic horror. 😅
Most underrated quote. "Have you ever worked in the private sector...they expect results!"
I like how the guy from the EPA was the bad guy.
A movie about a bunch of guys who follow their passion and start their own private business and succeed and become heroes but are tried to be shut down by big government... a movie praising the virtues of capitalism, lol.
I also think that's a subtle reference to Trading Places which was released the year before Ghostbusters.
I also love "Listen...do you smell something?"
It's they expect results, I should know.
Harold Ramis, (Egon Spengler) who passed away too young in 2014, directed Caddyshack as well as helped write this iconic film's screenplay. He is definitely missed.
He has the shining moment in AS GOOD AS IT GETS when he visits Helen Hunt & Her Mom, talking about Helen's sick son. They cuss out HMO's with a long string of expletives, and Ramis sits at the table calmly and nods, "I think that IS their actual name." The whole crew goes back to the original Sat Nite Live's first few seasons, and before that in 2nd City and Ramis was part of the original SCTV writers as well.
Also cowrote and directed Groundhog Day. One of the nicest people I ever met; sat next to him on a flight and got to hear story after story. Clearly a man who enjoyed making people laugh, both individually and in large groups!
@@scapevelocity i met Gozer , shes nice albeit quiet
GHOSTBUSTERS 2 is also a great movie ! I know it's not a popular opinion, but I love part 2 !
GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE :):)
"VIGGO!!!" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@kylereese4822 Can't wait !
Wholeheartedly agree!
Definitely not as good as 1, but still worth a watch. I'm looking forward to Afterlife now...
Bill Murray is one of my favorite actors, his sarcasm is timeless. 80s movies are the greatest movies of all time. So many original ideas, so many uplifting feel good movies. I couldn’t be more thankful I was little kid in the 80s & got to grow up watching these movies 🍿
Very true! The reason that I am a film enthusiast now, is because of these films. My mom, believe it or not, took me to see Ghostbusters when I was 8! Nightmare on Elm Street, as well! My mom was the ultimate "cool mom"!
Venkman is like Spider-Man. If he didn't joke around, he'd lose his mind
Same here! What a treasured time in our world. I feel lucky and miss it so.
None of the main characters exhibit any growth. They have no arcs. It's brilliant.
19:03 To answer your question: According to Tobin’s Spirit Guide, The Sloar is a large eyeless creature, a living furnace whose innards slowly burn which it consumes. When Gozer took the form of a sloar, those it ate were burned while still alive.
You can see one in the game that came out in 2009
Rick Moranis is ironically called the key master. He’s always locking himself out of his place.
He's a hoser.
Ghostbusters is in my opinion, one of those perfect movies. Everything felt grounded, the comedy was believable and not slap-stick-like, even though there was the fantastical element of the ghosts, it was done in such a natural way. Just a fun time no matter what!
That’s what I’ve always thought as well. It is well grounded and balances comedy, action, and lore well.
i agree. well said.
Also, i think GB is one of the true **original storylines** in hollywood. Lots of ghost movies. Lots of entrepreneur movies. But not another movie about CATCHING ghosts as a business. Truly original.
Its so original, that if you attempted to steal it or copy it (like Percy movies for Harry Potter or Battlestar Galactica for Star Wars)....it would be INSTANTLY recognizable as a ghostbusters knockoff.
@@AkodoNoEyes Yes - if you drop out the jokes the main story could fit in H. P. Lovecraft's universe of cosmic horror.
@@christophersmith8316 it really could and that’s one of the best things about the franchise.
"If someone asks if you're a God...you say YES!"
I've laughed at that line. But I also think that it might not be wise if you are responding to a god who may be deciding how much of a blast to send your way.
Later in Groundhog Day, Bill Murray had the line "I'm A God.... im not THE God, i think"
@@charlesmills8712 Dunno, if I’m gonna get hit with a blast by a “God Tier”, i might rather get hit with the hardest blast, rather than the one that’s just going to barely push me off the ledge to my death after a nice fall.
Aim for the flattop.
One of the great movie lines of all time.
Two of my favorite bits of trivia from this film are 1) the falling bookcase in the library wasn't supposed to fall and their reactions are real, and 2) Slavitza Jovan's (Gozer) accent was so thick when she did Gozer's "Choose and perish" line, it sounded like she said "Jews and berries".
"This movie is so old!"
Me, who saw this in a movie theater between my Junior and Senior years of high school: _sigh_
This movie was so popular that in 1986, two years later, they released a Saturday morning cartoon with toys, followed by a sequel in 1989.
The cartoon was pretty good too.
The cartoon was pretty good too.
I still have Ecto 1, the car, that I got for my kids back then.
I saw the cartoon first, then my dad rented the film on VHS and I remember thinking what an amazing adaptation it was! Wore that video copy out till it was unwatchable!
it was a huge deal back then, just like he man and thundercats...
Ghostbusters , Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Superman the Movie, and the 1989 Batman movie were the movies that made my childhood.
Same, well those are the top of the list
Most of those films were my teenage years. My childhood was Superman and Star Wars, but there was also Rocky, Star Trek, James Bond, and the original Planet of The Apes.
The 80s were the top and best Cinema decade ever, sometimes i think i was in theatre every week...
I was born WAY after all of these but yeah, still watched ghostbusters at 7 yrs old, Batman 1989, back to the future, teenage mutant ninja turtles movie, goonies, Ferris bueler etc etc
add in Beetlejuice.....
Something I missed for a long time: There's a bag of "Stay Puft" marshmallows on the counter while the eggs are cooking and popping open.
good job! now keep an eye out on your next watch for the other 'hidden stay-pufft' (there really are at least two 'subliminal' cameos before he makes his big entrance) that is more in the later half of the film :-)
I watched the movie several times before I noticed it
fun fact there's also a stay puft ad painted on a building next to the firehouse that is seen when we get a long shot of the firehouse going up when the containment grid was shut down it's at an angle but it can be seen on the fringes of the foreground on the left front in perspective of the firehouse
I would have missed that the first time but they are right there in the centre of frame.
I have seen this movie loads of times and first watched it in the theater in 84, and that is the first time I noticed that.
Saw this movie on opening night in our town. Loved it. As we were exiting the auditorium, the theatre staff were handing out marshmallows. Brilliant.
That must of been so much fun!
To me the funniest line in this movie is, "Listen. Do you smell something?".
threatening tone "Back off man, I'm a scientist!"
Getting scared watching Ghostbusters is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen lol :D
I can just look at Murray and staring laughing. His expressions are just so good lol
One of my favorite things about this movie is that most of the ghosts are actually scary, it’s the actors and the dialogue that makes it funny
Bill Murray is a comedy genius, he actually ad lib a lot of his scenes like the piano keys.
"Back off, man. I'm a scientist."
It's said that if a director doesn't like someone who improvises -- in Murray's case, constantly -- that director should not cast Bill Murray.
In the movie Stripes, Murray cooked up the entire scene in the general's kitchen with the M.P. None of it was in the script. The actress, P.J. Soles, was chosen in part for her ability to improvise and to follow another actor's improvisations.
I know its a comedy movie, but the part where Winston and Ray were quoting the bible on the "End of the World" gave me chills as kid.
I was off sick from school and my mum rented this out on VHS. I watched it back to back 3 times. Amazing film.
Sounds great🙂
Cassie worrying about the damage is extremely appropriate. Can't wait for Ghostbusters II.
Some-man made some-videos talking about the money it might take to pay for all the things that got destroyed in the 2 movies!!!
Bill Murray's character is the skeptic of the group. Even tho he can see the data he's the person that is actually the most scientific because he doubts it til he can't anymore. But he delivers that in the most sarcastic way because that's bill Murray. Honestly one of his top 5 roles of all time.
hmm, I think Peter Venkman was skeptic, not because of a scientific mind, but because he, himself was a fraud, before becoming a ghostbuster, pretty much like the saying goes "the pot calling the kettle black".
The most scientific one was Egon.
@@charlescole645 - Peter Vekman told the guy who was getter the shocks, it was to re-inforce the psycic ability, look at the results! the man who was getting the shocks improved with each shock. Who cares if the cutie was there just for the ride?
@@botwitaprice No improvement at all, watch the scene again, the "experiment" was a lie and Peter was taking advantage of the girl's naiveness, unPC by today's standards. In GB 2, he admits being a fraud.
@@Caseytify That's such a Venkman response.
Good work! :D
I first saw this movie in 3rd grade when I was nine years old.
I was not an adult until I realized that this movie was supposed to be a comedy.
As a kid, I thought it was a badass tale of heroes who saved the world from a supernatural invasion, and that the comic relief was simply that.
Kinda reminds me of watching Young Frankenstein as a young kid and not really getting that it wasn’t an actual horror movie with funny elements. I always loved Ghostbusters for the ghosts too but I also loved the humor.
I am in my 40s and I still consider Ghostbusters a sci-fi horror movie with comedy elements. I don't care what others say.
Some of the jokes (particularly the ruder ones) went completely over my head as a child.
@@Trusteft
I was about the same age & reached a similar conclusion
I was a teenager in the '80s (14) when this came out. Seeing this again was wonderful. I forgot about how normal it was to smoke in buildings and cars since now 99.9% of places ban public smoking. Great reaction!
RIP Harold Ramis. Great actor, writer, and person.
"How dare he?"
He: "Back off, man. I'm a scientist."
@@Caseytify That and hormone imbalance. It could be the cause in itself. Seeing as he was more of a skeptic because of all the BS he usually pulls, he woulda been more interested in the latter.
Dan Aykroyd, "the middle guy" as you called him, is also Canadian.
As is Ivan Reitman, the Producer/Director.
I loved the fact that she identified Rick Moranis as a fellow Hoser right away!
And a loony. Aykroyd is a certified nutcase.
Well, Aykroyd is very much into the UFO scene.
@@pjftoo7588 his daughter Catherine Reitman made a dramedy called "Working Moms" for Netflix
The green little ghost gained a named from audience calling him *SLIMER* & they ended up using that name & making merchandise
Slimer Ecto cooler Hi-C was great
On set they just nicknamed him the onionhead ghost. And Dan Aykroyd thought of it as the ghost of John Belushi, who would have had a part in the movie if he hadn’t died.
@@namelessjedi2242 awww 😲 wow!!!
And an animated series.
Slimer is basically the mascot for the all franchise.
I read somewhere that the creation of Slimer was sad but a nice homage. John Belushi was going to be in the movie, he was going to play one of the Ghostbusters, but he died.
So, they ended on putting him in the movie as a ghost, and so Slimer was born.
I literally watched this and Gremlins twice a day at the theater with my friends. It was hot and the theater had air conditioning so we would buy a matinee ticket, then sneak from screen to screen and stay there for about 4 hours each day until it cooled off a bit. Loved growing up in the 80s.
The ghost of Eleanor Twitty legit scared me the first couple of times I saw it as a kid. But then I also wanted a terror dog as a pet. So there.
One of my favorite little details is that after catching slimer at the hotel and while talking to the manager about the fee, Egon gives Peter finger signals to tell him how much to charge.
All these years and I've never noticed that, thanks!
It’s REALLY subtle too. Love it!
We like Murray's character because he's so unabashedly sarcastic and honest. He's a creeper, but as shown in the scene when he encounters the possessed Dana, he does have the decency not to take advantage of her. I'm a little surprised you were as scared as you were. I consider Ghostbusters more fun horror, like Casper.
I was kinda scared as a kid but after seeing the Real Ghostbusters cartoon first I knew it was gonna be more comedy\scary movie
He also happens to bring Thorazine to his date with Dana.
To everyone watching. Please don't ask this poor woman to watch the most intense horror movies. lol.
I don't want her to be losing sleep just for our entertainment.
Cassie, don't watch Scream, Alien, or Nightmare on Elm Street.
Unless you are willing to be scared. ;)
@@gordondavis6168 Perhaps the Thorazine was already in Dana's apartment.
Yes, he should be applauded for not assaulting her. I bet you're fun around women! Single much?
Ahhh. Cassie. Dan Akroyd is also Canadian. In fact he's Canadian comedy royalty. Along with John Candy, Jim Carey, Martin Short, Michael J Fox, Tommy Chong, Mike Myers, William Shatner and Phil Hartman. "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels. Eugene Levy.
As well, the late, great Leslie Nielsen, one of the most beloved comic actors of the '70s, '80s and '90s
Samantha Bee, SCTV" alum Catherine O'Hara. As well, the late, Howie Mandel, Norm MacDonald.
Canadians are legendary for their comedic timing and disposition. You guys and gals are funny as hell.
The director Ivan Reitman is also Canadian.
Spenbro Nice. I forgot that about Reitman. Good call.
I'm saying Canadian comedy is next level and I'm not Canadian, but we have call a spade a spade.
The comedic gold that Canadians produce is unprecedented. The names on the list have brought me such joy. I have to bow and give the greater north nuff respect.
I did a quick Google, and, as of this writing, Howie Mandel is still with us. Sadly, John Candy is not. He was a national treasure in at least two countries. :)
Seth rogen and Catherine O'Hara are great Canadians as well
she sees the Zuul Scene.
"that will haunt my nightmares.................."
me, "you have no idea. Those demon dogs were the bane of my childhood existence. I was petrified of them. Shivers, nightmares, the works."
“Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria” always gets me.😂
I used to quote this all the time in the 80s
This is more of a comedy/suspense/adventure/fantasy than a horror, but it does have its scary moments.
Kinda refreshing in a weird way to see someone actually getting nervous and scared by a movie like this, though.
I’ve always wondered if Bill Murray was the only Ghostbuster to avoid being covered in marshmallow at the end as a way of making up for being the only one that got slimed. 🤷♂️
Very possible considering how he is very difficult to work with. He probably just refused. Amazing talent. But very primadona.
@@cheeseburger12 Tone down to talking about things you know of.
@@tempsitch5632 Dude, there's been a lot of talk about Murray's behavior from Ghostbusters to Scrooged to Groundhog's day. The later ending the long time friendship of Murray and Ramis until Ramis was dying.
He was just very good at hiding.
It’s just a visual gag.
At it's core, Ghost Busters is a movie about small businessmen, and entrepreneurship.
Of course, with putting a 3rd morgedge of a house, buying that care as it was wasn't good for buisness
and the literal hell they go through.
Yeah and they have Environmental Regulator Mr. Peck interfering with their work. Not to say I have anything against people who make sure things are safe for environment but it’s quite a subtle statement
I love 2 bits in this film:
(In the library) Ray: "Listen.....do you smell that?"
Dana/Zuul: *in a demonic voice* "There is no Dana, only Zuul"
Peter: "What a lovely singing voice you have"
Janine: "Picking up or dropping off?"
Cop: "Dropping off"
What's kind of scary is Venkman showed up for a date with a Tranquilizer.
I prefer to assume that he got the drug store to deliver the tranquilizer. Admittedly I only got that from TvTropes suggesting it, and pointing out that some psychologists are allowed to prescribe medication.
And at the start he's basically a nonce
He had a chance to take advantage of Dana while she was possessed and he refused. You might be reading too much into it.
i always assumed he found the thorazine in Dana's medicine cabinet. It's an anti-depressant, and in the 80s, it was fashionable to have a therapist and be "on something." It seems legit that a successful 80s woman like Dana would have a designer drug in her possession.
Vankman may also be slightly familiar with the drug, but not Zuul....so possibly he just gave her 3 or 4 more pills that needed: not enough to killer her by overdose, but enough to sedate her.
Per the IDW comics, that’s actually correct. Dana had the Thorazine prescription to counteract nervous hiccups, because playing in a major metropolitan symphony orchestra must be super stressful.
Yes, Rick Moranis played one of the McKenzie brothers. Bob, to be exact.
He's also great in Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
The Flintstones movie as Barney rubble
12:39 "Are they trying to kill it or are they trying to capture it?"
Uh, it's a ghost. It's already dead. 👻
One sometimes wonder whether the "ghosts" they are facing are the spirits of the dead or just demonic spiritual entities that were never human. If Slimer is the spirit of a person, death really doesn't become you.
The humour is top-notch and Murray's delivery is excellent throughout the movie. I never get tired of this movie.
I just remembered that there was a cartoon back in the 80's that they made based from this movie. It was called "the Real Ghostbusters". And Slimer (the green ghost from the hotel) was their unofficial mascot who lived with them in the firehouse.
Do you remember the green, Hi-C, Ecto Cooler juice boxes? That stuff was my JAM!
@@ReneeOfTheFae yep, I remember them. They were pretty good.
The version of Egon from the awesome animated "The Real Ghostbusters" show was my number one hero as a young kid.
Imagine this girl watching Hellraiser. I think she'd have a heart atack.
Until now, I'd never seen anyone call Ghostbusters a horror movie.
Or The Exorcist.
WE HAVE SUCH SIGHTS TO SHOW YOU.
@@HawkGTboy AND THOSE SIGHTS WILL TEAR YOUR SOUL APART
Or Candyman
The part of Peter Venkman was originally written for John Belushi, but he died before Ghostbusters went into production, then Bill Murray was cast. The ghost at the hotel (Slimer) was supposed to be the ghost of John Belushi
Lol! I can see the resemblance.
Not true. Harold Ramos and Dan Ackroyd considered Belushi for the role, but he died before writing even began. The part of Venckman was written specifically for Murray in the end, whom Ackroyd and Ramis were friends with. In fact, many of Venckman's lines were not scripted, they were simply written in the script as 'Venckman Responds' because Ackroyd and Ramis knew Murray well enough to know anything Bill came up with on the spot would be funnier than anything they could write in advance.
Slimer being Belushi's ghost, however, was a constant behind the scenes joke among the three that they never confirmed or denied.
@@GuukanKitsune They've already confirmed that artist was asked to make him look like Belushi, but the design was already done. Anyway, when they finally got to see Slimer finished, they were like "Yeah, it looks just like Belushi!". It's in the Ghostbusters episode from "The movies that made us" in Netflix.
"So where are you from? Originally."
That's my favorite line of the whole movie.
This is one of my favorite childhood movies!!! And watching a younger person like you watching it for the fist time and your reactions to it REALLY put a smile on my face!!! 😃
"Why is he never scared or serious?"
Cause... he's Venkman 😂
I do appreciate the reactors that change their minds about “older” movies. Subbed!
AJ Clements I don't get people like that, I've been watching movies much older than Ghostbusters since I was in Elementary School people with that kind of mentality are missing out on a lot of great films.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Right? I watched a lot of old movies when I was a toddler. Even some I probably shouldn't have watched.
@@justindenney-hall5875 Hell, one of my favorite films is Metropolis. And it's from the Silent Era!
@@RabbitShirak I've known of that film for several years now, I think I'm long over due to watch it.
@@justindenney-hall5875 I highly recommend it! It looks just beautiful.
next movies to watch:
Sigourney Weaver: Aliens 1 & 2 - even tho they will probably scar you for life considering that ghostbusters already scares you
Rick Moranis: Little Shop of Horrors - even tho the title might suggest otherwise it is not a horror movie but a musical and probably more up your ally than aliens 1-2
"I didn't want to see because I thought, It's old"... Not as old as I feel now... Seriously though I have friends my age (49) who don't watch movies prior to when we were kids (1970s), then I made them watch Casablanca, Singing in the Rain, or Sunset Boulevard and they go back and watch older movies.
Edit - after reading some responses and my original comment, please understand I am being tounge in cheek here and not critical. I like watching reaction videos of people discovering movies I loved from my youth. I think it's great and maybe these videos will expose others her age to see these movies
I do think movies that were 30-40 years old when we were kids (80s) seemed older than 30-40 year old movies today. That doesn't mean they weren't good, they just seemed more like they were from "history". In the 80s, movies that old were from the 1940s and 1950s. Only a handful of color movies existed back then. Everything else was black and white. That alone made them seem more removed from us.
The types of movies were different in the 40s and 50s as well. Different subject matter. The style of comedy was different too. Of course, the effects weren't great. The sound was mono. The aspect ratios were often different than in the 80s. The style of acting was completely different as well. After Brando in the 50s, it became the norm for actors to use "The Method". The style of dress was completely different (more formal). Even things like men's hairstyles were different. If you see a man with long hair in a movie from the 40s and 50s, he is usually meant to be a wild man or a bum. Strong language and nudity were practically non-existent in movies from the 40s and 50s. When you combine all of that, they really seemed like they came from a completely different era.
Movies that are 30-40 years old today are from the 80s and early 90s. They were color. They had the same type of subject matter we have today (fantasy, action/adventure, sci-fi). They were the same aspect ratios we have today. There were blockbusters just like we have today. The style of comedy was very similar to today. They had better effects (though few had CGI). They had surround sound. The style of acting is the same we have today. Since the 80s were after the U.S. cultural revolution of the 60s, the style of dress was more casual, just as it is today. Men commonly had long hair. Strong language and nudity were common in movies as it is today.
In the 80s, movies that were 30 years old felt like they were a hundred years old. Today, movies that are 30 years old feel like they are 30 years old. It was a different time, but not as far removed from modern times as the 40/50s felt from the 80s. At the very least, 80/90s movies today provide a clearer look at the past than we had in the 80s.
@@476429 - 40 year old movies don't seem old because they were from my time.
40 years ago, 40 year old movies were from before my time, the 'olden' times.
@@476429 I hear 20-somethings talking about "old", "classic", "retro" when referring to things from their own early childhoods , (2000's).
Just saw a guy reacting to a Beastie Boys vid from mid-2000s. He called it "the 70's" and said they would get laughed at if they tried to release something like this today.
People who won't watch "old" movies from before 1970 or so (or even later) are missing out on a whole world of wonderful films. Now that is dumb - when I was a kid I would have killed for the access to older media that people have today. But it is certainly reflected in the limited repertoire of most copycat YT reactors. Same old same old.
@Arandor Thinnorion is correct though about the societal change that happened in the late sixties, but not as much about movie technology. Many movies in both B&W and color from the 30s through the 60s look as good or better than something that came out last week. In fact the amazing colors in 3-strip Technicolor films make current stuff look like trash.
@@paintedjaguar They're missing out but dumb is a bit harsh. I've spent a good anount of time exposing people to Blues music. I used to drag friends to shows and to promise pay their cover charges if they didn't like the music... I never had to pay up. Some even became big fans of the music. Sometimes you just need to be pointed in the right direction.
The receptionist is now the grandma in Young Sheldon 🎩
A little fun fact! Slimer was created by Dan Ackroyd as a tribute to his late friend John Belushi. Belushi would sometimes stuff his face when eating so came Slimer.
If you wanna see the actor who played Peck in another obnoxious role, now as a shady journalist, then watch 'Die Hard' with Bruce Willis vs Alan Rickman.
Also as Prof. Jerry Hathaway in Real Genius (1985). He excelled at playing smarmy characters.
That was William Atherton, and he was in Die Hard 2 as well.
and he was in Die Hard 2 as well
@@botwitaprice lol
Best Christmas movie ever!
Even through I watched in multiple times, including the theater, I always missed a subtle joke. In the library in the beginning, Ray says, “Listen. Do you smell that?” Now I can’t unhear it.
Canadians are legendary for their comedic timing and disposition. You guys and gals are funny as hell.
As a Canadian, thank you!
Peter Grieder I'm saying this and I'm not Canadian. The comedic gold that my list of Canadians produce (see my other comment). The names on that list have brought me such joy. I have to bow and give the greater north nuff respect.
@@m2c_tave689 We Canadians appreciate the praise. I'll send you one Canadian loonie (dollar)! How much it's worth depends where you live lol!
Peter Grieder I hear that. Canadian dollars accepted at all airports. That loonie would would be a welcome gift.
Peter Grieder You could also send that loonie to my buddy in Vancouver, or my other buddy in Edmonton. I could split it with my cousin in Quebec or my other cousin in Montreal. I have family and friend all over the greater north. Us Caribbean folk make it all over the world.
When I was in primary school, loads of people I knew had Ghostbusters lunch boxes!
"Take off, Hoser". This warms an old man's heart, Good Lady. 😄
The iconic Twinkie scene is so legendary
“That’s some Twinkie”
It's been 32 years and I still haven't tasted a Twinkie.
@@Kinkoyaburi $2, convenient store, near you, GO!
@@fynnthefox9078 I live in Bulgaria, no Twinkies here.
I didn't think it was possible that anyone could get scared by watching the ghostbusters movie 😂
I got a little scared when I first watched this but I was 8 I think 🤔
6:06 is priceless
You either have to be a kid, a shut-in or just super cowardly.
@@fynnthefox9078 it would be better to avoid being offensive please
It's one of my all-time favourite movie.
If you think about the 80's you think of Ghostbusters,
Beverly Hills Cop, Back to the Future, First blood, Terminator and Die Hard.
A lot of very good movies 🙂
Die Hard - it really is the best Christmas movie of all times.
Janine was played by Annie Potts who was the voice of Bo Peep in the Toy Story movies.
When the movie debuted, William Atherton Knight, the actor playing Walter Peck, actually received death threats because he was so convincing as a villain.
"Creepy professor with these young students" in the 80s it was just called flirting...
You aren’t dumb for not having seen these movies! It’s great that you get to see them now and that we get to relive it by watching you. If you liked Ghostbusters, “BeetleJuice” is something of a spiritual successor.
What a great idea. I have watched a couple reactors watch Beetlejuice and they didn’t quite get it. Understandable, it was Tim Burton and maybe some things are just weird when they’re not in the zeitgeist any longer. I mean Beetlejuice was everything to me as kid, but it was a different time.
@@Psilocybin77 "I'm the ghost with the most, babe."
@@Psilocybin77 Yeah, most of the reactors i've seen usually are just confused or didn't like it. I don't know if you saw his reaction but the channel Brandon Likes Movies did one to Beetlejuice and actually loved it which was nice to see
Interesting that you asked, "Is that Susan's apartment?" when in fact you meant Dana's. Susan is Sigourney Weaver's real name.
There is no Dana.
Only Zuul.
Yep. She started using the name Sigourney after reading The Great Gatsby.
@@jb888888888 What a lovely singing voice you must have!
Fun fact: Rick Moranis (Louis Tully) improvised a lot of his lines, especially in the party scene in his apartment.
Probably my favorite exchange in the movie:
PETER I got to take out some petty cash. We should take her out to dinner. We don't want to lose her.
RAY Uh, this magnificent feast here represents the last of the petty cash.
PETER Slow down. Chew your food.
21:33 "Yes it's true. This man has no dick." Shaped my entire sense of humor growing up!
"I feel like I'm always the one that's worried about the damage that is caused in movies." It doesn't make you a bad person. I know of at least one other: my mother who is wonderful, and I love her. But, she admits to mentally cleaning up messes as they are made in movies. Best. Leo.
I've always wondered how many funerals will be had after an action shooter movie is over.
Oiy!
There's probably a movie franchise to be made about the people that go round clearing up after action heroes have finished smashing everything.
@@simongiles9749 It could be based around the Acme It Never Happened Company, LLC. Best. Leo.
You got to see and react to "Poltergeist" made in 1982! One of the TOP films of that year and throughout the 1980's
Sigourney Weaver is calm because she has already dealt with an xenomorph.
Have you ever thought of watching Strange Brew (1983). A Canadian comedy film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis.
Take off you hoser!
Only thing missing is *Count Floyd.* lol
*"Scary stuff, huh kids?"*
This movie was shot in 3b...three beers and it looks good eh?
Saw it in the movies when it first came out. Watching you watch it really is like watching it again for the first time. Thank you
Senior in HS when this came out...high as a kite in the theater. Stay Puft marshmellow man sent me into such a fit of laughter my stomach hurt for 2 days after...happy memory that one lol
Great movie, when you look into the background stuff it makes it even more fascinating. Ramis & Aykroyd were spiritualists back then. Also, Peter Venkman was originally supposed to be played by John Belushi, but he died, so it was re-written for Murray. It's been said that Slimer was put in as an ode to the types of characters Belushi tended to play.
If I could visit alternate Earths, one of my stops would be the Earth where Belushi didn't die or died at a later date, just to see what Ghostbusters would've been like had he been there to play the role he was meant to.
One of the most quotable comedies of all time.
Back off man... I’m a scientist.
@@nickmanzo8459 nicely played!
"Let's run some red lights" was always my favorite improvised line.
I still use the dogs and cats living together line all the time.
I've seen this movie hundreds of times but this is the first time I noticed the Ghostbusters have arcade machines in their firehouse
Anybody that has ever roasted a marshmallow over an open flame, knows that as soon as it slightly catches on fire, the whole thing goes up in less than a second.
The same fire station used in "Ghostbusters" was used in the exterior shot of the fire station on the episode of "Seinfeld" where Kramer drove the end of the hook and ladder truck.
I've worked in the real world. You don't know what it's like. They expect results!
I love this movie for many reasons, that being its humour and its funny scenes are very subtle and realistic, its scenes that have horror are weird and pretty unsettling and I get real nostalgia just thinking about this movie
You are not dumb. You never were. You were just selective about what you wanted to watch and are more open to other things now. Love watching your reactions and revisiting my old faves!
Still amazes me that the actress who plays Janine plays sheldons mi-maw!
"Get her" is such a brilliant moment of cinema. Begins with a close up of a book SLAMMING on a table in our faces, then some humour to put us at ease, then more jokes as things gradually get quieter and quieter, pulling the audience in. Then near silence. Then... RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
THEN we get the theme music. Brilliant.