Review of Ghostbusters (1984) by Matthew R — 01 Aug 2013

A hilarious and classic sci-fi brain buster.

This review of Ghostbusters (1984) was written by Matthew R on 01 Aug 2013.

Ghostbusters has generally received very positive reviews.

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