Ghostbusters and GBII were both great. Nothing beats movies and music from the 80's.

Saw Ghostbusters 2 start to finish before the original, and never thought it deserved the hate it got

I love the courtroom scene where Pete is quietly telling Louis what to say as he repeats it word for word to the judge!

Judge Wexler: I tried 'em for murder! Gave 'em the chair! You've gotta do something! Dr. Egon Spengler: Why don't you just tell them you don't believe in ghosts?

I don't care if it's not the popular thing to say, cause I LOVE Ghostbusters 2!!! I've always loved it, since the first time I saw it as a small child. In fact, finding out some years later, that there's many people that hate it, was a huge shocker for me, as I always thought it was beloved! Now with the abomination known as Ghostbusters 2016, in existence, I don't know how anybody could still hate part 2. I wish they would've left Ray's possession scenes in, & I think it would've been awesome to bring Walter Peck back.

If you watch Elf with Will Ferrell you will see that his dad (the late James Caan) stays at the exact same NY building with Dana Barrett, where the final battle happened! When James Caan exits the building to go to his office and he talks to the Elf in the cell phone, you can clearly see the exterior of the building, the same entrance where Ghostbusters entered to fight Gozer, the same street (and the same view with the trees and all...) where Gozer tried to kill them before they enter the building! That was cool !

"He is Vigo! You are like the buzzing of flies to him!"

It's a shame the Vigo stepping out of the painting scene never happened, would've loved to see that. That really does look creepy AF and Frickin awesome. That scene for sure would've given me hella nightmares as a kid. Great video, as always, Minty!

I too think GB2 is highly underrated, and I too agree that having Ray possessed by Vigo would add to the structure of GB2.

I can swear that when I saw the film at the cinema way back in 89, the scene where Luis asks Slimer "I'm not sure if you have a licence"....I swear Slimer said "Does it matter?"

I can totally imagine Bill Murray saying, "I'll only do it if they pay me ten million dollars." just to have the movie studio call him on his bluff.😆

Would like to know how they got Cheech Marin to cameo in it. His "Better late then never" line during the Titanic scene was hilarious.

I saw Ghostbusters II in SF at a premier when I was 13. My dad worked at KMEL radio in SF at the time, and my mom, brother, sister, and myself got to see the early premier. I didn't think it was bad, despite a few things I didn't like, but overall, the film has grown on me over the years.

Dr Peter Venkman: Sometimes, s**t happens, someone has to deal with it and who you gonna call 📞? My favorite one liners of GB™️II.❤👍💯

I’ve seen every Ghostbusters film on the big screen *(by that, I only mean the three that are canon)-* from age ten in 1984 to forty-seven in 2021 with Afterlife- and I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Ghostbusters II. Sure, I wasn’t a fan of making the second film more “kid friendly.” I’m well aware, by the way, that the first film was never meant to be a kid’s movie. My Brother and I just happened to be eleven and ten respectively when we were allowed to go see it with Mom. And yeah, I downright hated the subplot of putting Janine and Louis together while completely negating the chemistry between the characters of Janine and Egon. But with all that said, I never understood all the hatred the second installment received either, Minty! Oh and by the way, for anyone ignorant enough to claim that I don’t count the 2016 nonsense as canon “because girls,” _I am a woman!_ I’m not going to give unfunny bullshit a pass just because I share a gender with the leads.

Too hot to handle, too cold to hold They're called the Ghostbusters and they're in control Had 'em throwin' a party for a bunch of children All the while the slime was under the building So they packed up their group, got a grip, came equipped Grabbed their proton packs off their back and they split But what about VIGO, the master of Evil Try to battle my BOYS? That's not Legal!!!

Atari 8-Bit Ghostbuster Music is now stuck in my head 😂

Some people just hate movies for weird reasons, and others jump on a bandwagon, because they can. I'm fond of turning to people who use "lots of people [insert action here]!" for justification of things with a simple, "That doesn't mean they're right". I'm totally with you and anyone else who likes Ghostbusters 2. It really is a good example of a sequel that's really not suffered from sequilitis as much as many others do. Kudos for finding the positivity in it, and trying to spread that around. May your 2023 be epic.

Wife and I took the kids to the Drive In that's still hoping in our Town. They always have Retro Movies, and Ghostbusters 1 was the showing. My kids absolutely loved it from the start and I couldn't have been happier for them! Great Video Minty!

Even though GB2 is my favorite one,I must say that it made me appreciate GB1 even more!! Great Job Minty.

I saw Ghostbusters 2 in theaters back in 1989 and I recall a scene where Lewis Tully was chasing Slimer around the firehouse. It was then removed in the video version. It explains why Lewis says "oh its you!" When he sees Slimer driving the bus.

I LOVE Ghostbusters II, it has an amazing score, great set design, a killer theme song in Bobby Brown's "On Our Own" and a great message, Spreading Positivity in a way the Helps Others as well as Yourself, and is a perfect New Year's Movie! Fantastic video Minty, keep up the great work and Happy New Year! 😊

Absolutely agree, it is a worthy successor. Not as good as the original but does not deserve some of the hate it now gets. I was a kid who watched the cartoons first and the films second and never saw any issues with this film.

I absolutely loved seeing this in the cinema. My grandad took me and he had zero idea what he was watching 😅

They should have left in the part about Vego and Rasputin. Some back story on Vego would have been nice in a flashback, like when he possessed they guy the could have shown a short flashback to Rasputin teaching him how to do it or a conversation about it. It would have filled out the Vego character a little more.

Side note: Any OGBs out there who haven't yet read the IDW Comics continuation of Ghostbusters, I cannot recommend them enough. They bring together EVERYTHING! Unused ideas, old scripts, scrapped characters, and every iteration of cartoon and video game. There's even some personal jabs at old SNL alum. Every frame is loaded with easter eggs.

As a kid, I always loved GB2 and still do. I never understood why people always hated on it. In fact, for some reason when I was a kid I only wanted to watch sequels because it felt like going backwards watchiing the originals. As I grew up I realized that its true that most originals are better than their sequels and started watching and loving part 1 of my favorite movie series's. I STILL LOVE GB2, Temple of Doom, Secret of the OOz, Judgment Day and many other hated on sequels.

One of my favorite parts of the Ghostbusters video game is when they're in the museum and hear Ray get possessed over the radio, and everyone treats like it's something that happens all the time.

Wow - excellent video, I knew a fair amount about the development of GBII already, but learned a fair amount of things from this video that I'd never known about! Small correction: Walter Peck's middle name in the earlier script is given as Margate, not Margaret. I've read that as the film developed they actually wanted Peck to be the GBs' antagonist again throughhout the movie, occupying the role played by Hardemeyer in the final film. When it turned out William Atherton was unavailable to reprise the role, they created the character of Hardemeyer instead and offered the role to Kurt Fuller, who'd originally auditioned for the scrapped role of the businessman who sets things on fire. I suspect there may have been a draft or two that featured Peck in a more extensive role, and hopefully these will resurface. I had read the first script featuring Lane Palmer but had absolutely no idea that there was another script that actually featured both her and Dana, with Dana dating Sting! I love how all these years on we're still learning fascinating facts about GB2 that had previously been lost to obscurity. I know a lot has been mentioned about how Harold Ramis's initial pitch for the movie, that persuaded the reluctant Bill Murray to come on board, was very different from the final film, to the point that Bill was annoyed when he was given the shooting script because it was so different from the pitch he'd been sold. Nothing much has been said about what Harold's exact idea was but from what I've read, it's implied it picked up directly after the events of the first film with the GBs riding high after the defeat of Gozer, rather than with them being out of business five years later. I wonder if any scripts were ever written along those lines before the idea was changed. Finally, I 100% agree with your opinion of the movie. It may have its faults but it is a very worthy successor to the original film, that has stood the test of time and achieved iconic status in its own right. And we definitely need a dose of this film's positivity with the state the world is in today. Thanks for doing this video, excellent job!

I like the idea of having Jason and him being the baby's father transferring himself into every time. I also like the idea of the mother not being Dana, but still associated with her. It just feels better that way than her baby just happened to be one chosen out of the entire city.

My memory of GB2 was seeing it at the theatre, when at the end of the film somebody lit a bag of popcorn on fire and set the carpet lined wall a blaze..

I always liked Vego as a villain more than Gozar. Vego had more of a presence and just the painting really upped the creepy factor

I can guarantee that I'm the only person on the planet who actually watched this movie last night. Then I watched 'Little Giants' because I needed more Rick Moranis. Lol It blew my mind seeing this video pop up this morning. I thought it was an old video that KZfaq recommended because I searched out GB2 online. Nope, just a new video that I couldn't be more prepared to see. Nice.

I remember having a Ghostbusters II book with large pictures and scripted parts of the movie. Not sure if I still have it. A lot of what you said was in the book. However, there was a scene after Winston and Ray left the Birthday party, they were driving Ecto-1 and the ambulance died. A silent moment and Ray or Winston said, " Ghostbusters is dead." End scene.

I always wanted that dancing toaster. My favourite scene.

Ghostbusters II has its faults but a lot of great scenes and characters, too. A terribly underrated movie.

Ghostbusters was the first time I saw those American paper grocery bags - so its just awesome that one of the first things we see in GB2 is Dana carrying two of those very bags. That's the Ghostbusters I know and love!

GBII is great as well a real companion movie to the original and Vigo was really terrifying, the court ghost busting scene was really well done with the comedic timing and serious ghost busting. Fun fact Winston wasn't there because he actually has a ghost to bust the mother of the brothers which was in the comics.

10:38 Slimer *was* a very beloved character in the early seasons of TRGB, because they used him sparingly. It's when the producers decided that "This show needs more Slimer!" that it all became very irritating.

Extra points for the banshee from "Darby O'Gill and the Little People." That's still a very good movie, too.

I think around 50% of the cut scenes needed to be included to give it a more serious grip to the viewer. That scene with the slime eating that guy was a good way of showing why they had to find a way around it and not just try to destroy it with lasers or other means. Hell when I was little I was even asking my self why gave up so easily after just trying to remove it with the lasers.

I loved Ghostbusters II, but I really like that second script where Vigo controlled Lady Liberty. The one seemed to make the most sense.

My issues with Ghostbusters II: 1) It pretty much invalidates the events of The Real Ghostbusters. 2) There's no way that all those people would've been convinced that the Ghostbusters' heroics from the first film didn't actually happen - particularly the fight with the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. 3) They wouldn't have been successfully prosecuted/sued for causing said events either - if anything, it would've been Walter Peck instead. 4) This has bugged me ever since I first saw it in theaters as a 12-year-old: The kids at the party wouldn't have been asking for He-Man - Masters of the Universe had been practically dead as a property for two years by that point. I also feel that points 2 and 3 was just them setting the Ghostbusters back at square one so they could lazily recycle their arc from the first film - rising up from nothing to become heroes.

I saw GB2 in theaters when I was 8 years old. I loved i then and I still love it to this day. Yes, the first film is better and an absolute classic but the second one was really good too. It's intriguing to hear about all these deleted scenes and subplots. I never understood to context of Peter doing that double take in the car either lol. And I still get chills during that Winston echo scene lol

Ghostbusters 2 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife are my favourite Ghostbusters movies. I read the final script for Ghostbusters 2 which became the movie we got online ages ago and to my surprise, I discovered Sigourney Weaver removing her shirt in the slime bath attack sequence wasn't scripted 11:41 and I suspected it may had been Ivan Reitman or Sigourney Weaver's idea when it came to filming the frightening sequence. But I did find an old black and white photo of Sigourney Weaver, Ivan Reitman and one of the Deutschendorf twins on the set preparing to film the scene.

I remember seeing this at the cinema as a kid - that purple ooze freaked me right out!

I think its safe to say slimer was very popular and loved by mostly everyone through the first few seasons of the real ghostbusters but when the network demanded more of him , he became very annoying because its just a character where less is more.

Really wish they'd included the additional scene with Tully vs Slimer! It would have made more sense. And you're right about the scene involving Vigo coming out of the painting. Also, having some foreshadowing for Ray's possession would have been MUCH appreciated, as it really came out of left field in the movie!

Happy New Year Minty! Awesome video. I too have loved GBII since I saw it in the cinema - ironically, here in Scotland. The only thing that tarnishes the movie for me now is knowing more about Von homburg. Truthfully, I reckon his real life antics were more evil than Vigo’s. I just co spider the real performance to be by Max Von Sydow anyway. Excellent follow up to GB and love your channel as always. Have a great year!

Superb film and one of the best ever. My son and I have a Vigo poster in the living room!

Ok, I love GB 2 just as much as GB 1.... "We're back, we're beautiful, we're the only.........Ghostbusters" chills man, come on

Love these videos! Grateful for them! 🙏 Ghostbusters 2 is still my favorite!

but, the new studio is cool, hope you filmed a lot of videos in it, that back ground is interesting, Stripe with the hoverboard, the masks up top, all the multi merch. AWESOME.

My most favorite movie of all time and the more I see it the more I love it ever since I was a kid

Thank you Minty...I always look forward to your videos. Keep up the good work.

I’ve enjoyed all 3 of them. The last one wasn’t a bad sendoff for Egon/Ivan & hope the next one doesn’t end up making me regret this statement…

I recently read someone suggested the Ray/Vigo driving scene was cut they thought so people wouldn't worry about if Ray could be trusted for the rest of the movie, which is interesting to me, yeah maybe watching that cut of the film it didn't play out how they thought it would on paper. Yeah I always thought it would make the connection to Ray's posession at the end stronger but maybe it was the way to go! Pacing was originally my thought as well.

I like GB2 as well. Yes, it's got some of those 4th wall moments where it feels like they're looking at the audience and winking...the birthday party at the beginning where they are dancing to Ray Parker Jr's theme being the worst....but the rest of it was fun. It really shows you what life in the firehall on an "ordinary" day was like, something we really experience in the Ghostbusters video game of 2009. Janosh gets hate too and I don't get it...Peter MacNicol is great. I love the flashlight eyes scene during the blackout. The ghostly nanny scene..not so much (Why would Janosh be a ghost?) The Pneumatic Transit scene, I'd daresay that's legendary and got a lot of people asking "Hey, did that actually exist?" (Yes it did, but not for long). Speaking of the video game there are a lot of tie-ins with Ghostbusters II, such as where the slime Vigo used actually came from. And of course the painting is in the video game and you can talk to it and get loads of "wisdom" from Vigo. And Ray's affinity for being possessed is a major part of the game (and also the butt of the jokes they make about him). I'm glad the script revisions put Winston where he belongs, as equals with the boys. I don't think I would have enjoyed Winston as a background character.

Even as a kid I was really bothered by everyone forgetting the events of the first movie after only 5 years, it would be 20 years at least. If the negative energy is somehow involved, then that should have been made more clear, maybe a scene showing how someone could conclude that the Ghostbusters were somehow to blame for it all, or how negativity could somehow lead people to be dismissive of the supernatural.

Thanks for the review of Ghostbusters II, Minty. Happy 2023!

Your videos are superb thank you for all your time researching these great classic movies.

G'day, "Minty"! Looking forward to another batch of great 🎥 retrospectives all year long from Down Unda'! 😄☺

This has to be one of the most positive reviews of Ghostbusters 2 out there. I agree that we need more positivity in the world today.

I love the Green Ranger Helmet in the background, R.I.P JDF

The IDW comics tried to explain that Ray has a strong connection to the supernatural so the guys all thought of things but it was Stay Puft that won and why Vigo was able to possess him. I don't know if it's canon but was an interesting concept.

I think the Bill Murray reaction to Akroyd’s driving is hilarious.😂

Yuh! I do love GBII ! As a kid I did not care for the inconsistencies of the script and it’s similarities to the original film… I cared about the characters and vibe of it all. As an adult I started to notice inconsistencies… I know the movie could have been better but I am still very glad that we have GB II as it is. Thanks for the video!

Cheers Minty 🍻 stuff like this really makes me appreciate how much thought goes into some movies. I preferred this one over the 1st movie too.

Great video. I love Ghostbusters 2. Part 1, 2 and Afterlife are a great trilogy. (That awful 2016 movie doesn’t exist to me)

GB2 is my favorite of the originals. Their soundtrack is better than the original soundtrack

"Any other Ray" damn it... you got me..

Ghostbusters 2 was one of those movies I was told to hate as a kid, But as an adult, I was surprised to find that I loved it, And it gets better the more I rewatch or think about it.

Happy New Year Minty. Excellent way 2 kick it off

I love Ghostbusters II. Thanks for this wonderful video!

I've always enjoyed GB2. I especially like how they're all doing different things in the 1st act of the movie, having gone their separate ways after the 1st GB. I can understand why a lot of people poo poo it; it's basically just a beat for beat rehash of GB1 and due to its more kid-friendly script it feels more like Ghostbusters Lite instead of the adult sequel a lot of fans were wanting and expecting. I don't care what nobody says nothin' about it, it's still a fun movie, and better than most sequels.

I learn a whole lot from you, and I love it!!! Awesome Dude!!!

Dude, that View to a Kill poster is awesome

Have to agree Minty. I’ve always loved Ghostbusters II, particularly the visual effects, which were stunning to see as a kid on the big screen. Honestly I think Hollywood could take some notes from this era of effects to bring more realism back to Sci Fis.

Love the Max Von Sydow voice-over as Viggo which also the actor himself appeared as one of the" terrorists" in Die Hard.

Aykroyd had it out with studio head David Puttham in 1987 when David kicked Danny off the film Vibes. Originally, Aykroyd, who helped write the script with Spies Like Us & City Slickers scribes Ganz & Mandel, was set to star, but for one reason or another, he was replaced by Jeff Goldblum.

Ghostbusters 2 is awesome. My favorite scene is Winston in the subway tunnel with the ghost train… man I thought that was the funniest thing ever when I first saw it. It still has me reeling when I watch it today.

Holy hell some major childhood flashbacks with the Banshee from Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Been away from KZfaq for awhile. Cant tell you how much I’ve missed your videos. My breaks were always made better by your views on movies. Your talent can go to video games or tv shows as well. You could review food and I’d still watch it man. Sorry I’ve been gone. Got a lot of content to catch up on. Keep the GOLD coming Minty!!! 🎉

What I liked about GB1 vs GB2 is that in the first there wasn't a real villain but rather that gozer was a manifestation. They could have done the same in 2. Vigo could have been the equivalent of the Marshmallow man, as in the evil takes the form of the painting due to circumstances. A key strength of the ghost busters universe is that they fight evil itself not evil beings.

Totally agree Monty! MASSIVELY UNDERRATED. I’d go as far as to say there are parts that I actually prefer in GB2. Wish they had gone ahead and made GB3 without Murray! Considering what we got was GB Afterlife,…which TOTALLY wasn’t worth it.

Minty!! I see you have the “Wilson” ball from Castaway… especially awesome because I heard it was actually a Nike ball that had to spend 3 hours in make-up each morning to appear as a Wilson 👍🏻😂

Keep up the great work minty thanks for the special vid

Yes! Your uploads are great.

I love all your videos karma long time watcher. I did like the additional Little Britain nod midway, when it talks about Walter peck supposed middle name as Margaret... 😂

Definitely a great sequel because there's been many that have been far worse.

Nice one Mark, keep up the good work and making great videos. I used to love the cartoons but really hate the movies. Happy New Year, Minty.

Great New Ghostbusters Video Minty 💪 I didn't know the driving scene...OMG 😅 killing everbody. And using the Margarete Scene from Little Britain is brilliant 😂🤣. Please go on and never stop making your Videos. Greetings from Germany 👋

The Eugene Levy scene would've been great! Those two have great comedic chemistry. I remember them in Robin Williams' "Club Paradise!"

The whole birthday party scene could have been removed for something else but 2 is still fantastic 👌. Great video 👍👏👏👏👏

Great video Minty. You can’t catch lightning in a bottle twice, but part 2, is really great as well. Definitely didn’t deserve the hate it got.

Loved the movie ever since I watched it in the theaters. As soon as I got off of work I took the bus to the next town over just go watch it. It came out 2 days after my birthday. It was a great summer. Metallica played in Seattle two months later

Thank you! I have always loved it. Glad not to be alone.

12:24 "Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right!" When I got older and heard that line, I was on the FLOOR🤣🤣🤣🤣

I also love Ghostbusters II, and have since I was a kid. I can't recall if I saw it in the theater when it came out or if it was a little bit later (I would have been 8 when it came out, maybe a bit young to really appreciate it).

Still one of my favourite sequels. My parents had a VHS of this that played an episone from the cartoon before hand. Gremlins.