In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Ghostbusters series (1984 & 1989)
A science fiction comedy directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis.
A team of parapsychologists start a business of capturing and containing ghosts, but get in trouble with the government until something really big happens and they are pardoned to go fight the supernatural crisis.
This is some classic '80s cheese. Spin-offs abound, but will not be reviewed here. I don't feel like watching the whole cartoon series or any other knock-offs. The characters and plot are bold and the style and pacing are right. I would have liked the ghosts and monsters to be more gruesome, but that would have gone against the comedy element. I'm rating this good because I like cheesy '80s films.
Labels:
1984,
1989,
bill murray,
comedy,
dan aykroyd,
ghostbusters,
ivan reitman,
rick moranis,
science fiction,
sigourney weaver
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