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Hilarious and a true comedy classic.
Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis are Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler, paranormal scientists who work at Columbia University. Their techniques, as far as the university is concerned, are suspect, so their grant is canceled and they're out on the street.
A ghostly encounter which begins the film has the men thinking they can go into business as paranormal investigators. Their business is called Ghostbusters, and they get to work.
Approached by the beautiful Dana (Sigourney Weaver) about strange goings on in her building, the EPA steps in and throws them in jail. The mayor has them released - he decides they can help the city as now paranormal activity is rampant, apparently stemming from Dana's apartment building.
The building was the brainchild of a Gozer worshiper, and Ghostbusters learn the edifice can bring back the ancient Hittite god Gozer and end humanity. It's a big job. Can the Ghost bring Gozer down?
Directed by Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters holds up well today, as it has an imaginative story, expert comic performances, fun effects, spooky moments, and a wonderful soundtrack. The three leads have perfect chemistry and are surrounded by a fantastic cast that includes Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts.
After all, who you gonna call?
Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis are Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler, paranormal scientists who work at Columbia University. Their techniques, as far as the university is concerned, are suspect, so their grant is canceled and they're out on the street.
A ghostly encounter which begins the film has the men thinking they can go into business as paranormal investigators. Their business is called Ghostbusters, and they get to work.
Approached by the beautiful Dana (Sigourney Weaver) about strange goings on in her building, the EPA steps in and throws them in jail. The mayor has them released - he decides they can help the city as now paranormal activity is rampant, apparently stemming from Dana's apartment building.
The building was the brainchild of a Gozer worshiper, and Ghostbusters learn the edifice can bring back the ancient Hittite god Gozer and end humanity. It's a big job. Can the Ghost bring Gozer down?
Directed by Ivan Reitman, Ghostbusters holds up well today, as it has an imaginative story, expert comic performances, fun effects, spooky moments, and a wonderful soundtrack. The three leads have perfect chemistry and are surrounded by a fantastic cast that includes Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts.
After all, who you gonna call?
1980's Gloria stars Gena Rowlands as a true force of nature as she and her young ward run from the mob.
Gloria lives in the same building as Jack Dawn (Buck Henry) and his family, which includes his Puerto Rican wife (Julie Carmen), a teenage daughter, a son, and his mother-in-law.
Jack is a mob accountant who is about to inform on the mob when he and his family are murdered. However, beforehand, they send their six-year-old son Phil (John Adamses) with the evidence against the mob - to Gloria's apartment.
Gloria hates kids, and the feeling is mutual. Gloria was a mistress to a mobster and knows the killers. The two go on the run, the police thinking that she kidnapped Phil.
Driven by the sensational performance of Gena Rowlands as the tough Gloria, this is a gritty, energetic film with great direction by John Cassavetes. There are some humorous touches, including Phil using gangster phrases from movies and insisting "I'm the man!"
Phil and Gloria's relationship evolves over time, as she proves she was more than a gangster's moll, that she was stronger and meaner than any of them, but with maternal and vulnerable qualities she never let herself feel in her loneliness.
Cassavetes doesn't show us the gorgeous New York of Manhattan, but the dirty streets and apartment hallways, giving this film a realistic feel.
No comparison to the remake - this is the real Gloria.
Gloria lives in the same building as Jack Dawn (Buck Henry) and his family, which includes his Puerto Rican wife (Julie Carmen), a teenage daughter, a son, and his mother-in-law.
Jack is a mob accountant who is about to inform on the mob when he and his family are murdered. However, beforehand, they send their six-year-old son Phil (John Adamses) with the evidence against the mob - to Gloria's apartment.
Gloria hates kids, and the feeling is mutual. Gloria was a mistress to a mobster and knows the killers. The two go on the run, the police thinking that she kidnapped Phil.
Driven by the sensational performance of Gena Rowlands as the tough Gloria, this is a gritty, energetic film with great direction by John Cassavetes. There are some humorous touches, including Phil using gangster phrases from movies and insisting "I'm the man!"
Phil and Gloria's relationship evolves over time, as she proves she was more than a gangster's moll, that she was stronger and meaner than any of them, but with maternal and vulnerable qualities she never let herself feel in her loneliness.
Cassavetes doesn't show us the gorgeous New York of Manhattan, but the dirty streets and apartment hallways, giving this film a realistic feel.
No comparison to the remake - this is the real Gloria.
1994's Four Weddings and a Funeral is set in Britain and concerns a group of friends who spend time attending weddings, but never make it to the altar themselves. As they gradually do, one holdout, Charles, gets nervous.
Hugh Grant is Charles, and at a wedding, he meets an American woman, Carrie, played by Andie MacDowell. There's an instant attraction, and it looks like this could be it. After a lovely night together, though, they go their separate ways.
However, Charles and Carrie run into one another at more weddings and a funeral. The result is the same - nothing. Carrie ends up married to someone else, Hamish (Corin Redgrave), although, while engaged to him, she has a sexual encounter with Charles.
As his friends marry off, Charles wonders if he shouldn't marry his old girlfriend Henrietta, who has in the past accused him of "serial monogamy." Another friend, Fiona (Kristen Scott-Thomas) is in love with him, but he doesn't feel the same way about her.
Delightful cast, including the above, and Simon Callow and John Hannah as a gay couple, and Rowan Atkinson as a priest in a funny cameo. Grant is excellent as a bumbling Charles who manages to keep commitment at bay.
There are some hilarious scenes in this well done film, directed by Mike Newell. I especially liked the scene where Charles introduces himself and is told that's impossible, Charles is dead.
Highly recommended.
Hugh Grant is Charles, and at a wedding, he meets an American woman, Carrie, played by Andie MacDowell. There's an instant attraction, and it looks like this could be it. After a lovely night together, though, they go their separate ways.
However, Charles and Carrie run into one another at more weddings and a funeral. The result is the same - nothing. Carrie ends up married to someone else, Hamish (Corin Redgrave), although, while engaged to him, she has a sexual encounter with Charles.
As his friends marry off, Charles wonders if he shouldn't marry his old girlfriend Henrietta, who has in the past accused him of "serial monogamy." Another friend, Fiona (Kristen Scott-Thomas) is in love with him, but he doesn't feel the same way about her.
Delightful cast, including the above, and Simon Callow and John Hannah as a gay couple, and Rowan Atkinson as a priest in a funny cameo. Grant is excellent as a bumbling Charles who manages to keep commitment at bay.
There are some hilarious scenes in this well done film, directed by Mike Newell. I especially liked the scene where Charles introduces himself and is told that's impossible, Charles is dead.
Highly recommended.