The pink goo coming out of the tap in the bathtub scared the everloving crap out of me when I first watched this movie as a child.

No as good as the original but has its moments.

I decided to go back and watch both original Ghostbusters prior to watching the new _Ghostbusters: Afterlife_. I had never actually seen the sequel, so this one was totally new to me. Unfortunately, watching this film immediately after the iconic original doesn't do it any favors. It's just worse in about every way. The humor is more miss than hit. The story isn't as tight. The finale was an unexciting chore. The handful of new ideas don't land, and the returning elements are a pale imitation. Critically, the central plot device, the "mood slime", felt ill conceived and forced. Of course, there are still some solid moments and elements. Bill Murray makes the most of the less inspired humor and I enjoyed Rick Moranis' return. I also think the initial set-up had promise, as the idea of the Ghostbusters "going bust" opens up all sorts of potential story directions. But thirty minutes in, most of that potential is unfulfilled and is subsequently jettisoned when the movie manufactures a way to revert things back to normal and get the Ghostbusters back on top, which feels like a big missed opportunity.