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| Nelson_Mandela 05/20/19 2:01:33 PM #107: | #220. Ghostbusters https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Ghostbusters_%281984%29_theatrical_poster.png Dir: Ivan Reitman Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction Year: 1984 The 80s were about setting the standard for certain subgenres. Lethal Weapon invented the buddy-cop movie. Gremlins rekindled the art of the creature feature. Ghostbusters absolutely perfected the sci-fi comedy. So much has been said about the original Ghostbusters recently due to the reboot (which apparently fails at understanding why the original worked so well). I'll therefore keep this short and give my quick take as to why it was such an enduring success: chemistry. Harold Ramis, Billy Murray, Dan Akroyd, and (to a lesser extent) Ernie Hudson work off of each other's personalities perfectly. It's not something you can just recreate purposely--it sort of just happens. Combine that chemistry with a tight script and some wonderful practical effects, and you have one of the most iconic films of the past 40 years. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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