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A Disappointing Continuation

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Long delayed sequel to "The Real Ghostbusters" picks up in the late 1990s, the original/Real Ghostbusters - Venkman, Stantz, Egon and Winston - have long since disbanded, seeing as how they eventually ran out of ghosts to bust and went their separate ways. Only Egon returns, now in his late 30s/early 40s, still living in the firehouse to monitor the containment unit, continue his study of the paranormal and working as a university teacher. When evil ghosts make a comeback, Egon recruits his students as new Ghostbusters, sporting a new look and a "hip" attitude; also returning are Slimer as their sidekick and Janine Melnitz as the secretary and Egon's love interest. The new kids are in no particular order - Garrett - a wheelchair bound extreme sports enthusiast who took Egon's class hoping he could hear stories about Egon's days as a Ghostbuster, having been an admirer of the Ghostbusters all his life. Garrett is kind of meant to be the "Ray Stantz" figure with his energetic enthusiasm for his work and overall lust for life, though I'm still not sure a guy in a wheelchair can chase ghosts.Eduardo - a cynical Hispanic slacker with a heart of gold buried deep beneath his sarcasm. He is clearly meant to be the "Peter Venkman" figure with his smart ass attitude. Had an unresolved love/hate relationship with Kylie. (trivia note: Eduardo is voiced by Rhino Romano, who later voiced Batman/Bruce Wayne on "The Batman") Kylie - the only female member of the team, something of a Goth girl and the only one on the team to have any real understanding of the paranormal, which I guess makes her the "Egon Spengler" figure even though Egon himself is still around. Had a love/hate relationship going on with Eduardo.Roland - a young black man who happens to be a mechanical genius and likable naive laid back kind of guy. Clearly meant to be the "Winston Zeddemore" figure, as Roland is black and from what we see the most "normal" of the new G-busters. (voiced by Carlton, Will Smith's cousin on "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air").Obviously meant to be "The Next Generation" of the Ghostbusters mythos, and while I admit EX-GB did have its moments of greatness - usually provided by either Egon or Janine or both - it could never quite capture the magic of "The Real Ghostbusters", of which it was hopelessly trapped in the shadow of. One of the better episodes was without doubt the one where Venkman (Dave "Full House" Coulier, the second Venkman voice after the late Lorenzo "Garfield" Music), Ray (Frank Welker) and Winston (Buster Jones, the 2nd Winston after Arsenio Hall) came back to visit Egon and celebrate his birthday, thus giving us the old school VS new school and then ultimately join school team up.

Well, maybe not really since the old one could be considered a classic for children and great childhood memories but you really can't help admiring all the advances that this XGB series has made in all levels of production while it stands tall. The new characters are incredibly deep, likable and aren't one(and a half) dimensional like the ones in the RGB series. With Egon still there, he is raised to full standard from his old 1.5 dimensional self in RGB. The new animation style is superb, well, in most episodes at least. The new weapons are nice too and there are some new instruments to use in full blast. The events play out well and the writers have done a tremendous job except in one or two episodes where one just has to be satisfied with the quality of actual implementation. Without a shell of a doubt, this series is was a ground breaker by any standards. 10/10

Extreme Ghostbusters was and is one of the greatest shows of all time and that's already well known. Having lasted only one season may have put off a lot of people but we must realise that most good shows aren't always very long. Gorgeous and stunning Kylie Griffin is my favourite character of all time. A classic that needs to be archived. Waiting eagerly for the official DVD release! That should have been done a long time ago but then again, a customer base will take time to build. Unfortunately it is also one the last great series in Cartoon history. I doubt that the industry could pick up from there, having reached the peak. They've tried many attempts in other series to make a mature product but failed miserably and this series is unique. I hope that TV channels pick it up and play it repeatedly. 11 out of 10 stars.

It's really sad how this show doesn't come on anymore. It was a brilliant show...i loved it! I always watched it on cartoon network when i was young.My fave fave character was definitely Eduardo. I don't really know why...i think it was the goatee. I'm not sure but i loved him to bits. i didn't really like Kylie all that much...Eduardo was the one who stood out the most.i don't really have a fave episode...i loved all of them! I remember this episode where this guy 'married' a ghost and he doesn't like her but she likes him. I liked that episode a lot...4got the title.At times, Ghostbusters did scare me but all in all, that was one great show! Loved it!