The Real Ghostbusters - Creatures of the Night
by Art Vitello, Masakazu Higuchi
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Actor: Dave Coulier, Frank Welker, Luis Accinelli, Maurice LaMarche, Rodger BumpassDirector: Art Vitello, Masakazu Higuchi
Brand: Sony
Producer: Art Vitello
Producer: Richard Raynis
Writer: Jean-Marc Lofficier
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), PCM Stereo
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of The Real Ghostbusters - Creatures of the Night
Movie Review: "From now on, I only go to Mets games"
Summary: 3 Stars
The "Real Ghostbusters" DVD releases have been controversial among longtime fans of the show because they are not season boxed sets and contain only one or two of what are considered the best episodes of the series. Some fans have theorized that the best way to increase the likelihood of boxed set releases is to purchase the DVDs that are already out. What of the episodes themselves?
"Night Game" is the best "Real Ghostbusters" episode currently available on Region 1 DVD. It is a joy to behold as that great rarity: an episode focused largely on Winston, the least-utilized Ghostbuster. Especially praiseworthy is the scene in which a white security guard runs away from a supernatural situation in panic while Winston strides directly toward the problem. The animation quality of this episode is also much better than usual for this series. This episode's only real flaw is that it's a little too obvious that the Umpire creature is being voiced by the same actor as Egon (Maurice LaMarche). But listen out for the Umpire's big monologue, possibly the most philosophically rich dialogue ever written for Saturday morning television.
"The Bird of Kildarby" is a more ordinary episode, but an enjoyable one. It provides the movie character of Mayor Lenny with one of his welcome animated appearances, and it's heartwarming to see Ray become no-nonsense and bossy in negotiating with the ghosts for Peter's release.
"Killerwatt" and "Lost and Foundry" are both very good episodes, but their plots are so similar that they tend to blur together in the mind. The decision on Sony's part to release them on the same DVD seems questionable, to say the least. A noteworthy moment in "Killerwatt" is a scene in which Janine blows Egon a kiss and is then kissed by Slimer: the same action occurs in the show's opening title sequence, and yet the animation is not identical to that in "Killerwatt".
"Creatures of the Night" has the only good piece of cover art of the three "Real Ghostbusters" DVDs; on the other two the characters don't even look like themselves. Overall "Creatures of the Night" is a better collection of episodes than "Spooky Spirits", but not quite as good as the third "Real Ghostbusters" DVD, "Slimefighters".
Summary of The Real Ghostbusters - Creatures of the Night
A series of animated cartoons based on the extremely popular live-action comedy. In "Knock Knock" Ray Egon Winston and Peter discover what happens when New York subway repairmen accidentally open up a pandora's box of ghouls ghosts and goblins.System Requirements:Running Time: 25 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating:?NR UPC:?043396137974 Manufacturer No:?13797Though the Ghostbusters' live-action adventures came to a halt in 1989 with the release of Ghostbusters II, the characters created by Dan Akyroyd and Harold Ramis have enjoyed an extraordinarily long life in animation, with no less than three shows devoted to them. The Real Ghostbusters, which ran from 1986-1991, was the first and the best of the cartoon spin-offs. What set this series apart from most of the Saturday-morning fare was the quality of the stories, many of which were penned by J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5); the episodes took its spooks seriously, and made commendable efforts to retain the humorous tone of the feature films as well. Such qualities built a considerable fan base for the series, which continues (in cyberspace) to this day; however, said audience might not be too thrilled by the presentation on this disc and the two other Real Ghostbusters DVDs, which randomly compile four episodes from the show's seven seasons. Featured on Creatures of the Night are "Killerwatt" (a ghost takes over New York's electrical power), "Night Game" (Winston must play baseball to save a soul), "The Bird of Kildarby" (the 'busters battle a giant bird at a castle--in the middle of Manhattan), and "Lost and Foundry" (a ghost merges with a prototype steel). No other extras are included on the single disc, but for longtime fans of the series, having the show in any format is probably pleasant enough. --Paul Gaita
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