The band of ghost busters are back to save the universe. Having been put out of commission due to a judicial court order, the fearless four pull out all psychic stops to put an end to a demonic river of slime and rescue Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and her child. In order to achieve this, they must convince New York that all the city's negative energy is feeding the evil spirits in the river, so the city's residents need to resist all negativity!
An acceptable sequel Following up the first ghostbusters flick was always going to be a challenge for writers/actors Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis but they just about manage to pull it off. This 1989 sequel finds the team coming together again to battle the spirit of a seventeenth century dictator manifesting itself from some "bad vibe" ooze flowing in underground New York. All the principals from the first film are here with Bill Murray's performance as wise-cracking Peter Venkman taking top honours. Ernie Hudson gets a lot more lines this time around and Rick Moranis squeezes out a few chuckles with his performance. Of the supporting cast Peter McNichol is wonderful as the art director whose main exhibit provides the film's focus. After a cracking start the film does tend to slow in the middle but there's plenty of witty dialogue and special effects to keep things ticking over. Overall a competent sequel to one of the biggest titles of the Eighties. By a reviewer (Plymouth, UK)
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