Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray!



The day has finally come!

Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 have officially been released on Blu-Ray! (A first for the sequel)

Both films have been wonderfully remastered in 4K for maximum quality picture and sounds. Let me tell you, if you didn't know any better, you'd almost swear that you were watching movies made in this decade.

I woke up extra early this morning and made my journey to Target to purchase the brand new box set.  (Because let's face it, Sony doesn't think I'm good enough to advance a copy to, like certain other aristocratic GB sites)

The box set itself, from the outside looks GLORIOUS with the specially designed logo and sleeve that is made in the style of a hard cover children's story book.

The first thing we see when we open the set up is some advertisements and a "personal note" from director, Ivan Reitman, who gives us a few thoughts and memories of both films.



Included is a non-removable 25 page booklet which gives us everything from rundowns of both films to original 1984 cast biographies and plenty of bright, full color photos in between.



The Ghostbusters disc doesn't have a ton of new material on it when compared to previous Blu-Ray endeavors, but still enough to cleanse our pallets and leaving us wanting more.

Among the new items are a roundtable discussion with Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman talking a little about the making of Ghostbusters and other behind the scenes talk and memories of how the film came together.



We also get a full version of the Ghostbusters music video as performed by Ray Parker Jr. in all of it's lit up neon glory.



The real pay dirt for Ghostbusters fans are the special feature on the Ghostbusters 2 disc.



For the first time ever, we get to view deleted scenes. Many have complained that certain scenes have not been made available, but mark my words, what is on this disc is incredibly funny and amazingly powerful. Sure, there are a couple of sleeper scenes, but overall, these scenes, especially when viewed for he first time, are nothing short of excellent.









We get a scene of Louis Tully hunting Slimer, a few different takes of a conversation between Dana and Peter inside of the courtroom, and an over-the-top-funny scene where the guys knock on Venkman's door dressed and ready to go hunt the river of slime. Bill Murray can only be described as "comedic god" in this one.

Also we get another chat with Reitman and Aykroyd about the second film and what lies in store for the future of Ghostbusters.

And let's not forget the music video for "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown, which makes you want to get up and scream, "I wan't my MTV!!!"

For a die-hard Ghostbusters fan, this is THE one to own!

The set retails for $16.99 at Target and is available NOW through them and other major retailers!

1 comment:

  1. I don't even own a blue ray player, but I might just get this anyway.

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