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Extreme Ghostbusters 3 [VHS]

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Peter,Ray,and Winston come back to New York wish Egon a happy birthday , but when a call comes in Peter, talks Egon , into leting himself , Winston, and Ray go out instead of the EGB's. This is an episode not to be missed!

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While the Extreme Ghostbusters series is top-notch, this video falls below average because it was recorded in the SLP/EP speed - which is usually reserved for those "low budget" $3.99 tapes you find on the discount rack at your local supermarket. To make matters worse, Columbia/Tristar Home Video doesn't even tell you on the video box that it was recorded in this speed. Anyway, the episodes are at least worth the money spent on this tape. (Maybe we can all pray that they release this on DVD.)

EP tapes are horrible but there isn't much alternative is there?

1 episode is good, other not so. The fact that the old crew come back adds absolutely nothing much to this series that was superior from the start. The RGB is obsolete and gone. Pretty much all RGB episodes were crap in comparison. The original team as shown, is also obsolete.

Compared to RGB, XGB is faster, more serious, more dynamic, more mature, better written, better directed and sometimes even funnier, with much more content per minute. It has real atmosphere unlike the comical ground of the former. This superb masterpiece can sometimes even reach gripping atmosphere and true senses of emergency in the storylines. Never was a serious GB fan until I saw this. This has done great things for the GB universe.

Well done. Two thumbs up.

Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddemore all come back as a surprise for Egon's birthday. It's a birthday present for us too, since we get to see the Real Ghostbusters again. The chemistry was back again and in Part 1 the EGBs get fluffed off. And that they should, the originals know what they're doing. We even get to see a little of the original Proton Packs! The only thing that bothered me was how the ending of Part 1 isn't really consistent with Part 2. Still it's easily the best two episodes of this series. Buy this tape, ghostheads!

I thought that these episodes were the best of the series. It was great to see Peter, Ray, and Winston back. The tape should have been recorded in SP speed instead of EP/SLP. Overall, it was a good tape to watch and hear Peter's jokes again. :)

Not: Minor Spoiler ahead.
You'll have to forgive Sony for allowing a few jokes to be made at the Real Ghostbusters expense at the beginning of this episode. (Yeah they look real alright...real OLD). But it does get better and the RGBs even end up saving the EGBs and showing off their moves in the process. Oh and you'll have to see the EGBs faces when the RGBs show off some spectacular synchronized busting. It's worth the jokes. Just don't snap the tape in halfduring the first five minutes...