Review of Ghostbusters (1984) by Alex S — 05 Dec 2013

What a fun time. Ghostbusters is a great idea for a movie.

This review of Ghostbusters (1984) was written by Alex S on 05 Dec 2013.

Ghostbusters has generally received very positive reviews.

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