Ghostbusters 2
Released in theaters on June 16, 1989
Not currently on a streaming service.
Runtime: 1 Hour 48 Minutes
Rated PG
Death is but a door. Time is but a window. I'll be back.
The original Ghostbusters was such a huge success, why wouldn’t they make a sequel? There have been a few hard years since the original movie and now the Ghostbusters are split, until an old friend needs their help. Dana Barrett returns to the Ghostbusters for help after some strange things happen to her child. After ghost sittings return at an alarming rate the boys in gray must return to work and save the world again.
Themes:
Paranormal studies, parapsychology, ghosts, friendship, teamwork, courage, friendship, possession, New York City, art, Carpathians, breakups and getting back together, children, slime, mood, the Statue of Liberty, New Years Eve, divorce, science, favors for friends, business, jail, psychics, cularavoyance, end of the world, aliens, telekinesis, ghost busting, and how it makes me feel good.
Language: You're short, your bellybutton sticks out too far, and you're a terrible burden on your poor mother.
Religious Exclamations - 5
A*s - 1 B*stard - 1 Crap - 1. Hell - 6 Sh*t - 1
Stuff to be aware of: Oh, no! I have all NEW cheap moves.
Scariness - There is a scene with a ton of heads on pikes and a character screaming scared. Slime in a bathtub reaches out and tries to grab a woman and her baby. Vigo (the Butch) can look scary especially during the climax when he has horn like bumps on his head.
Sexual Stuff - There is a brief scene where a woman takes her shirt off to take a bath. She is seen in her bra, but that is as far as the scene goes. Later this lady is seen in a towel with wet hair, implying she has just showered. There is a scene in which a scientist mentions running some gynecological tests on the child’s mother. Another scientist mentions, “who wouldn’t?” There is another scene in which a character asks another one if he is sleeping with slime. There are two characters that start making out and the scene changes. The next time we see them they are disheveled looking and the man’s belt is undone. Two final quotes to be mindful of are, “knock up some willing Hell hound” and “I think they're more interested in my epididymis.”
Other - Alcohol is seen and mentioned in a few scenes. There are a few violent things mentioned when describing the villain in the movie. A few examples of this are, “He didn't die of old age, either. He was poisoned, stabbed, shot, hung, stretched, disemboweled, drawn and quartered,” “throne of blood,” and “season of evil.”
Overall:
Not as great as the original (or the new ones), but still fun and has plenty of great quotes (two in the box, ready to go, we be fast, and they be slow.). This one is a bit easier horror wise than the first movie.