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Synopsis: Ghosts invade New York and force a trio of spirit exterminators to save the city in one of the biggest comedies of all time. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver head the all-star cast.
Production Company: Black Rhino Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films
Filming Locations: Stage 16, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA | Beverly Hills, California, USA | Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Columbia University - Broadway & 116th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | 55 Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | Hook & Ladder Company #8 - 14 North Moore Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - Columbus Avenue & 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Los Angeles Central Library - 630 W. Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | Los Angeles, California, USA | Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | McCracken County, Kentucky, USA | Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA | Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA | New York City, New York, USA | Tavern on the Green - Central Park at W. 67th Street, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Doheny Library - 3550 Trousdale Parkway, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Well, this isn't packed with special features, but it's sure worth more than two stars. After all, what do you expect for a double-feature (each film is in its own thin-pak case) plus episodes of the cartoon (which it will be great to reminisce while watching, by the way) and a scrapbook at such a low price?
The real treat that home theater enthusiasts and most people with eyes will appreciate is that the transfers have been remastered and are marvelous-looking. That alone makes this a good companion to the old discs (KEEP THE OLD RELEASES because the video commentary from the first Ghostbusters DVD isn't on this new one and the neither are theatrical trailers). e-mail me for a link to comparison pics of the transfer upgrades! Worth an upgrade for home theater enthusiasts and fans of the cartoon (and fans of cool gimmick packaging, too, I guess!).
The outside box does say that GB is in fullscreen and GB2 is in widescreen. However, that is a misprint. Originally they did intend to release it this way, but the backlash was so severe that they reversed this (stupid) decision. I guess the box artwork was already printed by this point. Rest assured that the actual movies are BOTH in widescreen and there is not even a fullscreen option. The inside boxes do both indicate widescreen.
Most of the extras from the original special edition are included in this new version with some missing in action. Gone is the video portion of the audio commentary which did add a Mystery Science Theater 3000 quality but is not a huge omission. However, also gone are the trailers and the subtitled production notes that one could see while watching the movie. For these alone you might want to hold onto your previous edition.
The picture quality of both movies has been improved significantly, although, maybe it's because I am so used to the old transfers that, at times, this new one looks too good. And then, some scenes look just as grainy as the previous edition but this may be due to the film stock at the time.
The Ghostbusters 2 DVD originally had no extras and it still doesn't have any that pertain to the movie but two new additions are an episode from The Real Ghostbusters cartoon, entitled "Citizen Ghost" and "Partners in Slime" from the much inferior Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters cartoon. Hopefully, this means that Sony is finally going to release these shows on DVD at long last.
Finally, there is a nice, glossy movie scrapbook that features more storyboards, stills and poster designs from the movies.