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Ghostbusters Blu-ray screening report

Barry Donovan


Barry hopped off to the launch of Ghostbusters on Blu-ray. But what did he think...?

Published on Jun 16, 2009

It's safe to say that the Blu-ray release of Ghostbusters was, for both Sony and the fans, a Big Deal. With the simultaneous launch of the Ghostbusters video game on the franchise's 25th Anniversary, a promotional website for the disc itself at GhostbustersIsHiring.com, as well as plenty of talk surrounding the possibilities of a filmed sequel featuring the majority of the original cast, this was a launch that deserved a heavy amount of publicity.

And so it was that Dizzee Rascal, a semi-finalist from Britain's Got Talent, and a whole host of ex-Big Brother housemates gathered in the lobby of the Soho Hotel, eagerly awaiting a screening of the Blu-ray. The screening itself was delayed a little while, presumably due to the increased congestion as a result of London's tube strikes (though tellingly the theatre was only approximately 50% full) but everyone dutifully filed in, took their seats and listened to Dave Berry's introduction.

After a very brief video introduction from director Ivan Reitman, we were straight into the movie. Granted, it was playing in a cinema environment, and hardly the usual venue for watching a Blu-ray, but I have to say the transfer looked and sounded flawless. The film holds up astoundingly well with an audience; all the laughs came at the right places and the actors carry the film through Ramis and Akroyd's dialogue beautifully, garnering exactly the reactions they aim for - except, perhaps, when an unknown voice shouted at Egon, calling him a loser for collecting spores, molds and fungus.

And that was it, though it would've been nice to see a preview of the game in action, or some of the additional Blu-ray content which the US premiere featured. Attendees received a copy of the disc and of the game (a timed exclusive on PS3 in PAL regions), some marshmallows and a packet of Angel Delight (which always reminded me a little of ectoplasm, but I'm not sure that Bird's necessarily intended that particular association).

 

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Re: Ghostbusters Blu-ray screening report
Posted By Robmac 1 June 16, 2009 08:28:07 AM

I got my copy at the weekend and watched it Sunday evening. Apart from the disk being really really slow to load up the transfer was fantastic, clear but yet still had a really 80s feel to it. Also I spotted things that I had never seen before such as billboards for Stay Puft around New York, the fact the fire station has more than one pole and when Dana is watching the Ghostbusters on TV she is stringing her Cello rather than sewing!
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Greeting guests at the entrance to the Soho Hotel were Ecto 1 and a sweaty man in an inflatable Stay Puft costume.

Greeting guests at the entrance to the Soho Hotel were Ecto 1 and a sweaty man in an inflatable Stay Puft costume.

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