Hey everyone. I saw Ghostbusters in the theater, in 1984, when I was eight years old. It made an impression on me that only one other movie (the first Alien, with the H.R. Giger art design), had made on me. The whole look and tone of the film utterly captured my imagination, which is probably why I am building a Proton Pack at age 32. For my older brother, the first Star Wars was his world. As a child of the mid 80’s, Ghostbusters was the movie that really sucked me in and ignited my imagination. I remember the opening of that movie like it was a seminal event in my youth. I still love it to this day, which is why I say “hello” to all the other fans.
It’s 2008, and Ghostbusters is still alive. No matter what happens later, that’s a legacy worth celebrating. I’m proud that a site like gbfans.com exists, because there are still those of us that love the movies and the mythology. So let’s celebrate our next-gen video game, and the continued interest in Ghostbusters in general. Apparently I’m not the only kid it made an impression on.
Thanks, guys. While I wouldn’t really want to see a remake, I would love to see a re-release (remastered in digital and everything) so all of the younger fans could experience the movie in theaters.
The first time I ever saw Ghostbusters it was recorded on VHS, it had many commercials (Which also could be nice nostalgic treasures of the 80s as well I suppose) It was also edited for time and for content. (WALLY WICK) lol…
Never the less, when I was five, I loved that movie so much, I drove my family crazy wabting to watch it. especially since we had other movies on there and the first movie on that tape was a movie with Kathryn Hepburn, called On Golden Pond. I hated that film, but I was young and knew not the ways of fast foreward. (I love this town…)
I saw GB in theaters when it came out also. My Dad took me to the walk in and drive in theater to see it. It was great. I’m building him a pack for Father’s day but he’ll most likely get it a little late.
I’m really happy to see such a strong renewed interest in Ghostbusters. In this age of soulless, badly-written summer sequel machines, it’s nice to see people who weren’t around for the initial craze still recognizing a great movie when they see one. It gives me hope for the future.
