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Unboxing The Real Ghostbusters Firehouse After 22 Years

August 27th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

Real Ghostbusters Online takes us down memory lane with this wonderful unboxing video of the Real Ghostbusters Firehouse by Kenner.  The firehouse,  which has been in storage for nearly 22 years, was factory sealed is opened for the first time during the video.

Also, a friendly reminder, only 5 days remain to pre-order the Real Ghostbusters DVD collection before the 10% discount expires.

EW: Ghostbusters, Funniest Movie of the Past 25 Years

August 26th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

Ghostbusters, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on June 8 2009, was named funniest movie of the past 25 years by Entertainment Weekly.

In the summer of 1984, the only pop-culture question more common than ”Where’s the beef?” was ”Who you gonna call?’

Video Review: The Real Ghostbusters For Nintendo GameBoy

August 24th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

A trip down memory lane as we wait for Activision to decide how it should flush their only chance at redeeming their long history of publishing sub-par Ghostbusters video games.

Ghostbusters Street Art

August 20th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

Flickr is full of great Ghostbusters related photos.  Thanks to gusnyc.com, who discovered and snapped shots of this amazing Ghostbusters-inspired street art in the bronx.

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Ghostbusters Ranks #41 in UGO’s Top 50 Tough Guy Movie Lines

August 17th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

There is no doubt that Ghostbusters contains several dozen memorable lines and remains a very quotable movie to this day.  When UGO was putting together their top 50 “tough guy” movie lines, they didn’t leave out Ghostbusters, which ranked #41 for the following quip from Bill Murray.

Let’s show this prehistoric b*tch how we do things downtown.

Continue to the article to find out why UGO decided to include the line in their top 50 list.  Thanks to Wheelhouse for the tip!

New Ghostbusters Shirt Available at Hot Topic

August 17th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

Thanks to Lionheart from the Ghostbusters Message Board for spotting this new Ghostbusters t-shirt design, now available at Hot Topic.

While the shirt is not currently available online (only in Hot Topic retail stores), it may very well be added soon.

08/19/08 UPDATE: You can now order this shirt online at HotTopic.com.  Thanks to Ghostbusters.net members Edge and JamesCGamora for the tip.

Ghostbusters.net Wallpaper

August 7th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

As we get closer to re-launching Ghostbusters.net, I thought it would be nice to have some new Ghostbusters wallpaper. Based on a painting by freelance illustrator Clay McCormack, this wallpaper is a wonderful composite / interpretation of the Sedgewick Hotel scene in the original film.

Widescreen

* 1920×1200px
* 1680×1050px
* 1440×900px
* 1280×800px

Standard

* 1280×1024px
* 1024×768px
* 800×600px

Mobile

* iPhone / iPod Touch!

If you are into a more simple desktop background, or if you have a dual display situation, you may also be interested in the plain jane Ghostbusters.net logo background.  Check it out!

Widescreen

* 1920×1200px
* 1680×1050px
* 1440×900px
* 1280×800px

Standard

* 1280×1024px
* 1024×768px
* 800×600px

Mobile

* iPhone / iPod Touch!

The Angry Video Game Nerd Reviews Ghostbusters for NES

August 6th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

The Angry Video Game Nerd has republished his classic review of Ghostbusters for the Nintendo Entertainment System on YouTube. This really brings back memories of trying to beat the game with my friends.  If you haven’t played the game before, you’ll soon realize it was impossible without some help from Game Genie.

It goes without saying that Terminal Reality will deliver the first video game that will do justice to the Ghostbusters franchise.

A friendly note, the video is not safe for work and contains some language as foul as Slimer’s breath.

XKCD Ghostbusters Reference

August 6th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

One of my very favorite web comics had the heart to toss in a Ghostbusters reference.  Life is good.  Thanks to profzoom from the Ghostbusters Message Board for the tip!

GBTV Interviews Harold Ramis’ Stunt Double

August 5th, 2008 by Chad Paulson

GBTV had the chance to sit down with Tom Morga, who served as Harold Ramis’ stunt double in the original Ghostbusters film.