I think it is time we revisit "Ghostbusters" (1984) and its sequel and reboot...

"The black guy" has a name: Ernie Hudson.

The first GB is terrific, the second is awful, the reboot was okay. There really don't need to be any more, but there will be because $$$$$.

Loved Harold Ramos. So sad he isn't here for the newest sequel. I find it very sad that it took for him being on his deathbed for Murray to break down and speak to him, again. What a waste of years of peace of mind and friendship!

Ghostbusters is one of those movies that I will always stop to watch if I come across it while surfing the channels. I've always loved it.

The trailer for the 2020 movie looks good.

The first movie is tolerable thanks to Bill Murray. There’s really no story and the tone is all over the place. The middle is dreadfully boring.

The reboots will fail because it’s never been a good story and they don’t feature a funny, charismatic movie star like Murray.

Didn’t Sony’s email leaks pretty much say Murray was a nightmare in one?

He was a belligerent drunk while filming “Aloha” and throwing diva tantrums left and right.

Love the original. The sequel has its moments, like Peter MacNichol's OTT performance, and I like it. The all-female remake was flat-out terrible. Unfunny and desperate to be liked. The forthcoming sequel looks interesting but I'm not enthused.

Love the original! It's one of those films that was much better than it should have been, thanks to a real feeling of adventure, some great laugh lines, and Murray's absolutely hilarious performance.

I also like the 2016 reboot... not a lot, but I like it. Mainly because of Chris Hemsworth being delicious, charismatic, and hilarious - he was funnier than any of the comic actresses playing the official leads. But then, all of their performances meandered, as if they were mugging for the camera and trying to make it work, in the absence of any funny lines in the script.

What the hell? Winston (the “black guy”) had some of the best lines in the movie. Probably my single favorite line is, “when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!” He was the everyman in the movie, the stand-in for the audience. Hudson (a non-comedian) was perfect for the role. In retrospect, it’s too bad he didn’t have more screen time, but I disagree with the claim that he was wasted.

The sequel wasn’t nearly as good, but it had its moments.

The reboot was awful. It couldn’t decide if it wanted to follow the same tropes and dynamics of the original or if it wanted to go in a different direction, which was a big reason why it was so unfunny. The effects were worse than a movie made more than 30 years before. It had a crappy villain. The only reason it did okay at the box office was because of the MRA backlash it got before the movie even came out.

I don’t have high hopes for the next movie, but I’ll keep an open mind.

Ernie Hudson was great, but it is awful they cut his introduction in the movie by 40 pages!

Didn't care for the original 1984 version. Hated its sequel. Avoided the all female remake. Have no intention of seeing this 're-boot'.

Does anyone have a clue what caused Murray to hate Ramis so much during the filming of Groundhogs Day?

Loved Ghostbusters. One of my all-time favorites. Also a big fave of my partner. We like to quote lines to one another on occasion, and then laugh like hell, as if it were the first time we ever heard them.

With the exception of Grounghog’s Day, I could not care less about Bill Murray. Never understood the hype about him.

Admit it - how many times have you said "Back off, man, I'm a scientist" in real life?

It sucks because I think Ernie was expecting his career to take off after Ghostbusters. I just watched The Hand That Rocks The Cradle for the first time and he was great! I doubt that movie could be rebooted today.

Ernie was also terrific with S. Epatha Merkerson in the final episodes of "Law & Order" when Anita was battling cancer. They both deserved Emmys.

The role Ernie was playing was cut back a lot. He blames them cutting his screen time drastically and giving most of his lines to Bill Murray for why his career didn’t take off.

TheFabulousMissLucy R13, you and your husband and I would get along VERY well! Ghostbusters is my all time fave.

"Would you like sime coffee?" "Yes, have some." "Yes, have some!"

I could quote the movie all day with you guys, and do it again the next day too!

R15 hahha yes, I use that line a lot!

Unfortunately, not many of my friends and acquaintances love or have even seen the film. That makes me sad. Mainly because it means my quotes fall on deaf ears. I don't hate the sequel, but I refuse to watch the all female version. I am looking forward to the coming reboot.

r19 It's funny but I just realized that Ghostbusters was released the year that my partner was born. Neither of us actually saw it in a theatre. I guess that the quotes sound strange to anyone who has never seen the movie because their humor is so relevant to what is happening at the time. We need to form some kind of Ghostbusters Admiration society. One of my favorite quotes is "When someone asks if you're a god, you say "YES!"

R16 Don't fuck with me retard!

(The Hard That Rocks the Cradle is a lot of fun).

My sister would cry when you see him standing there after being accused of molesting that little girl r21

R21 twitter would have a field day with that scene.

R22 I don't blame her, the poor guy just got a bike 😖

The scene where Dan Aykroyd unzipped by a ghost was my earliest gayling moment

Is anyone on Earth looking forward to the 2020 reboot?

Cant say I am. Like I said, the original film was a lot better than it should gave been, there's been 2 failed attempts to recapture the magic and I expect this will be a 3rd.

I liked the cartoon of this too.

"Harold Ramis is a Fucktard."

Bill Murray became a HUGE DICK after this.

I totally don’t get the premise for the new movie, what’s it supposed to be?

Ghostbusters is alright, but I truly do not understand the hysterical love and devotion and so many straight men appear to have for the franchise. I have a cousin who's been absolutely obsessed with Ghostbusters since the 80s and it slightly terrifies me. I've never asked him what his thoughts were about the remake. I doubt I want to know.

Let's face it, Slimer is the true star of the franchise.

I really enjoy Bill Murray. Ghostbusters is of that ilk of LOWBROW action packed cineplex blockbusters, like Back to the Future. Movies concocted in a high-powered Hollywood showbiz blender to be effective crowd pleasers.

R30 his thoughts about the remake are probably the same as every other straight males

R32 It's why I haven't asked. He even forces his children to dress up like Ghostbusters characters for Halloween. Every Halloween.