Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

phonenumberofthebeast Usually, cartoon spinoffs of movies are a joke. They take whatever made the movie great and drain it dry for fear of upsetting the kiddies, leaving a pale husk behind that bears not even superficial resemblance to the original. "The Real Ghostbusters" was an exception to the rule. With a voice cast that included some of the best talents in the business (Maurice "The Brain" LaMarche, Lorenzo "Garfield" Music, Frank "Nibbler" Welker and, oddly enough, Arsenio Hall), lovely animation and some surprisingly mature and scary writing from future "Babylon 5" creator John Michael Strazynski, episodes of "The Real Ghostbusters" often rivaled their progenitor in terms of quality. But, by 1988, things changed. First Music and then Strazynski left, and the show was drastically retooled to make it more "kiddie friendly." The show went on for another two years, but it was no longer the show it had been.Five years later, "Extreme Ghostbusters" showed up, pretty much out of the blue. The show was a direct continuation of the original series, though only LaMarche's Egon Spengler reprised his role, with the "pet" ghost Slimer now voiced by Billy "Stimpy" West. This show followed a "next generation" concept, with Egon taking on a group of neophyte grad students to replace the old team. Lasting only for a season, it was an attempt to bring back the old series' dark tone. For the most part, it succeeded; perhaps too well. Some of the story lines in this new incarnation were fairly horrific, including a group of creatures closely modeled on Hellraiser's Cenobites who mutilate children, a bridal ghost with no skin and a demon who removes the bones from its still-living victims. From the black-infused colour schemes to the apocalyptic goth-rock cover of the once-jaunty Ghostbusters theme, it was clear that this show was aiming for the same "young adult" market vacated by shows like "Batman: The Animated Series". The show wasn't quite good enough to reach those heights, perhaps because Strazynski had no hand in it, but it contained a number of episodes that held up well against the best of the first series. The show also suffered a bit from political correctness (the new team comprises a black, a Latino, a woman and a guy in a wheelchair) but, mercifully, these elements had little or nothing to do with the way the characters were portrayed. Given its often disturbing tone, I'm not surprised this show wasn't renewed, but it's a shame that there hasn't been anything since.

fumingnitric What a rarity indeed. You don't see developers taking so many unusual and questionable approaches towards making a show like this and yet coming out with such a winner and ground breaker. While the characters in the inferior RGB series of 1986 presented a good standard which was difficult to meet, the creators of XGB have not only met but also beaten those standards in every way. They have truly achieved new standards when it comes to characters, episode writing and animation. Weighing strengths against weaknesses, this is not just the best cartoon of the 1990s but also easily the best cartoon ever made. One of the best things about it is that it can be both utter fun and so extremely mature at the same time. Problem is that you have to be pretty fortunate to come across it today. I hope that they'll release the DVD soon. This one is a real treat for Ghostbuster fans too.

vansepe Brilliant in every way and something to treasure deeply. Lovely characters, especially Kylie. However, I must react to two stupid comments made, comparing this unfavourably against the original. If you've never seen the original series as a prepubescent, you'll never understand why people even want to compare the older one with the newer one, which is ten generations ahead in every single way in terms of quality? However, you may be victim to a differing and skewed perspective if you did.While the older series titled "The Real Ghostbusters" aka RGB derived a lot of success from the popularity of the GB-1 and 2 movies through offering continuity, this series distances itself from that original theme and introduces a brand new set of characters and new atmosphere. Older one was a fantasy but this ones closer to reality. The heart and engine running both series remains the same (for which I guess, we should credit Richard Raynis most) but the front ends are completely different. This may have invited harsh reactions from a few original fans but I wish to quote someone else who did a review on the Ghostbusters movie page,------------------------------------------------------------ The premise of "Ghostbusters" is cool, too. We want to be transported into a world in which there are ghostbusters of this kind, so much so that we're prepared to overlook the fact that we're watching fumbled comedy rather than successful fantasy. ------------------------------------------------------------He is of course, talking about the perspective of an 8 year old. The perspective of an 8 year old or any pre-pubescent blissfully enjoying the RGB series and the perspectives of the same grown man watching the same series cannot be the same. At the most, it can be blissful short term nostalgia. Add this disappointment to the fact that a superior series was derived through replacing the original favourites and making a lot of changes, one will start to feel cheated. So what would one do?React sharply and choose to ignore reality? Yes. If a complete and utter fool willing to soak his mind in the darkness of ignorance. Or choose to embrace reality instead of your own skewed perspective? Any smart person would. The solution has been well formulated as XGB, the modernised and mature side of Ghostbusting which should appeal to any fan of the empire. XGB was never marketed as a fantasy comedy anyway, but a thriller bordering on horror themes. Yet they've maintained some of the RGB charm.One must not let pre-pubescent emotional attachments with RGB rob one of common sense. In other words, XGB is the magnum opus and best effort in the Ghostbusting empire. RGB is not. It is old and it is a classic but its history and obsolete. While XGB is what the creators and need I mention, that these guys are veterans, have to be more proud of, the biggest flaw is the lack of depth, simply due to this series being restricted to just 40 episodes. As a 4 season show, the RGB offered much greater depth, even if replete with filler episodes. One must however not take into account such stuff like "Junior Ghostbusters" and "Slimer! and the RGB" which were just nonsense spin-offs.PS The animation was brilliant and not like other Sony cartoons. Jtalledo is a lying idiot.

Consultant2 EGB is a continuation and the next generation of the very popular Ghostbusters from the 80s. EGB however, meets and exceeds our high standard of expectations through the delivery of a ground breaking and phenomenal show that leaves pretty much everything else in the bin.EGB is easily the best incarnation of the Ghostbusters ever, although many changes have been made but for the better. For the very first time, the elements of full seriousness have been included. To call it incredible would be a gross understatement. Although only one season was made, it makes up for the lack of quantity through quality and superior animation.One particular episode "True face of a monster" must be the best (20 min) episode in the history of animation.My humble salute to the developers. All hail you!11/10 Stars.