Review of Ghostbusters II (1989) by Manicure — 22 Nov 2020

Most of what happens here clearly doesn’t make any sense, but it’s almost as entertaining as the first film. It felt like they tried to make it more similar to the cartoon that came out in between, with the jokes being a bit more childish and Slimer popping out here and there.

The biggest issue is that the plot is carbon copy: one dangerous entity from an exotic country gets to Sigourney Weaver by possessing a nerd who is obsessed with her, the Ghostbusters are the only ones who can save the day, but there is a mandatory guy from the government whose only goal in life is to stand in their way.

Also, no-one seems to believe them despite all that happened five years earlier. It was hard to top the giant marshmallow man wandering the streets of New York, but the Statue of Liberty does a pretty impressive job as a Megazord.