Retro Review: Ghostbusters
Introduction: After over a year, I am back with a retro review timed to Spooky Day. Having been so long, I'd like to take a moment to define a retro review. It is reviewing an older film as though it has just been released. But of course, one cannot avoid knowing what has transpired since that initial release, so that is subtly included facetiously. As you might recall, it really only works with franchises with newer entries or it could with a film that has a sequel long after the reviewed film. To get a better idea, please check out the ones on A Christmas Story , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , and Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology . I use the format of "The Good", "The Bad" and "The Ugly", obviously named after the Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, but it also provides a logical film review pattern. The first two are evident enough in meaning, but I find the need to further explain "The Ugly". There are no exact parameters and could be ...