Ghostbusters II takes place five years after the original and unfortunately, the population does not accept them anymore. The city of New York has placed the events of the first film as a sort of elaborate fraud and the gang has split. It takes half an hour before they finally get back together again which can be a bit of a drag. We have to sit through the whole process of the Ghostbusters regaining their reputation, experience injustice time and time again until finally they have free reign. All of this takes too long and isn't too fun to watch. Ghostbusters II also loses too much of the humor that made the original so entertaining. There are some great scenes here, from the river of slime to the intriguing notion of it reacting to human emotions, but it is never satisfactory explored. The climax becomes improbable and feels cheesy. You'll sit there thinking is this really happening, that it is the best the writers could come up with? Overall, a disappointing sequel that loses the charm of what made the original so good.
