Popmatters Review of Ghostbusters on Bluray →
First, let us sing a wistful song of praise for the forgotten Hollywood craft of practicals. While some effects shots in Ghostbusters do not hold up (the demon dog that chases Rick Moranis’s Louis Tully out of his apartment building is somewhat distractingly unconvincing, for example), most of the film’s special effects are superior to today’s CGI wizardry. Further, since one is uncertain how some illusions were created back then, even a trick as trivial and insignificant as a pair of books flying from one shelf to another becomes enchanting; today, there is no mystery left to movie magic, for everything is accomplished (with spectacularly uneven results) with the aid of computers.
Can I get an amen? Are you listening Movie Gods? Just because something is easier doesn’t mean it’s better.
