Ghostbusters

It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.

• “Ghostbusters is one of those rare movies where the original, fragile comic vision has survived a multimillion-dollar production.”

  Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 88

• “Ghostbusters is a hoot. It's Murray's picture, and in a triumph of mind over matter, he blows away the film's boring special effects with his one-liners. Spotting a lusty, totally transformed, fire-breathing Slgourney Weaver, whose body has been overtaken by a spirit, Murray walks past her saying, "That's a new look for you, isn't it?" Thank you, Bill. And don't get outta here, you knucklehead. We like you in this kind of movie.”

  Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune · 88

• “Whoever thought of having evil's final manifestation take the form of a 100-ft. marshmallow deserves the rational mind's eternal gratitude. But praise is due to everyone connected with Ghostbusters for thinking on a grandly comic scale and delivering the goofy goods, neatly timed and perfectly packaged.”

  Richard Schickel, Time · 80

• “With his deadpan delivery and snide quips, Murray more than holds his own amid the myriad state-of-the-art special effects.”

  Staff [Not Credited], TV Guide Magazine · 75

• “Although it reunites the comic talents of director Ivan Reitman, writer Harold Ramis and star Bill Murray, the team responsible for the Meatballs phenomenon, their style here is far more laid-back and relaxed. There are still plenty of laughs, but not of the frantic sledgehammer variety.”

  Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter · 70