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Ghostbusters II (1989)
Fun first sequel to entertaining movie series
I know some of you here don't like this sequel because it plays too closely to the plot of the first movie,but I don't see that as a problem like other reviewers here.I mean,most people don't like sequels anyway because they add nothing new to the story,in most instances.After-all, isn't that what a sequel's for anyway,to add to the original story? Anyway,there are some funny lines in the movie that I like as well including how Dan Aykroyd calls those bratty kids at the birthday-party at the beginning of the movie "Ungrateful little yuppie larva!" LOL. I too am a bit puzzled why the writers/producers didn't explain why Janine (Annie Potts),no longer loves Egon (Harold Ramis),and instead is in love with Louis (Rick Moranis) in this one.What happened there,did they (Egon and Janine) break-up or have a falling-out,or something? I do love the addition of some of the other characters,from Janosz Poha and Jack Hardemeyer to Dana's baby,little Oscar (who was simply adorable, especially in those yellow Winnie-the-Pooh footsie blanket sleeper pajamas he wore at the end of the movie.I had a pair when I was 4 years old myself).Of course,you have your usual ghostly encounters, the main evil,out-for-world-domination ghost,this time Vigo replaces Gozer,which wants to possess little Oscar so he can live again to conquer the world,and the ghost-busters must help Dana to get little Oscar back from Vigo's evil clutches,with the help of Lady Liberty.Of course,we also have the mayor's assistant that wants the Ghost-busters put out of business,permanently,even going as far as having them hauled off in strait-jackets to the loony-bin.Of course,the mayor has the boys released from the nut-house and the boys come to Dana and Oscar's rescue,as you might expect.I like also when the ghost-busters try to convince the mayor about what's going on with the pink 'mood' slime,the mayor says another funny,memorable line, "Being miserable and treating other people like garbage is every New Yorker's God-given right........",before Hardemeyer fools the ghost-busters into being hauled off to the funny-farm.Overall,I think this was a fun movie to watch,especially if you loved the first movie and I really liked the funny one-liners some of the characters said and the premise of the evil,tyrannical tyrant from 500 years ago coming back to try to take over the world and how the ghost-busters must band-together to help their friend,and Peter's (Bill Murray's) old flame,Dana Barrett and her baby get away from the evil Vigo's clutches before he possesses Oscar's body and eventually takes over the world (once he gets out of his diapers and goes through puberty LOL),so overall I give this film a rating of 7 out of 10 stars,and I also agree with some of you,it'd be a shame if they never come out with a second sequel to this entertaining movie series.
Poltergeist III (1988)
So-So End to the Trilogy
I'm a huge Poltergeist fan and I must say,I was hugely disappointed when I found out that only 2 of the main characters of the series were coming back to do this second sequel.I think this movie had the potential to be better than it was.It had an interesting plot of Carol Anne being sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Chicago,so that she could go to this school for gifted kids with mental problems,though I would suspect that Diane and Steven wanted to get Carol Anne away so they could have some semblance of a normal life,at least for awhile,the writers putting this in mostly so that they could have this in an urban setting,in a skyscraper.The most ridiculous aspect of this movie is how Dr. Seaton and Aunt Pat (Nancy Allen),must be the two dumbest characters,they still cling to the notion that all that's happening is just Carol Anne brainwashing everyone into believing that the entire building is being haunted by ghosts,no matter how many times the ghosts make it plainly clear and obvious that this isn't all in their heads. Nathan Davis is no match in comparison to the original Reverend Kane (played by Jullien Beck).Tom Skerritt plays the compassionate uncle who treats Carol Anne (the late Heather O'Rourke),like his own daughter. Apparently,Aunt Pat is not happy to have Carol Anne around,and it might have to do with some sibling rivalry she and Diane (JoBeth Williams),had growing up,though this is never explored.I think the mirror-thing was pretty innovative as well.Admittedly,having Carol Anne playing with a 'Speak-N-Spell' was rather ridiculous,being that she's supposed to be almost a teenager herself now (and so was having her wear those red, one-piece,footed blanket sleeper pajamas (Don't most of these have zippers? I've never seen button-up footsie pajamas before),though I think the writers added that so as to play to the subplot of the ghosts zapping the building out of it's heat and energy,making it freezing inside the building.Until I saw this movie,I didn't even know they make footsie pajamas that big,for preteen kids),and some of the other subplots could've used some work,or had been explored more in this film, overall this movie wasn't too bad,but admittedly,the first two movies in the series were much better,and the ending to this movie made no sense (I think they were planning a much better ending,but Heather died before they could do this,so they had to do this lame-excuse for an ending.Worst of all,what happened to Scott? Did he go to 'the light' with Tangina,Kane,and the other ghosts? Without Heather O'Rourke (whose life and career were cut tragically short),this movie would've gotten only a couple of stars from me,but because of her 8,or 9-star (out of 10), performance,I give this second sequel 5 out of 10 stars,so watch this if you may,but if you want a top-notch horror movie,look elsewhere!