hairy_hen said:

I think Ghostbusters 2 is great. Far from being a cheap knockoff of the original, it is well written and takes the story in an interesting and unexpected direction. There's a lot to love about it: the funny parts are just as funny as the first film (possibly even more so), the scary parts are scarier, and the theme of stealing the baby gives it a dramatic weight the first movie lacked. Add to that a significant increase in the quality of both special effects and audio mixing compared to the first movie, and it adds up to be a compelling and highly watchable film in its own right.

I've enjoyed Ghostbusters 2 for many years, and still do. I had no idea other people didn't feel the same way until I looked it up online a few years ago and found a plethora of negativity directed towards it, which baffles me greatly. I suspect that the increased focus of the script on realistic character interactions and dramatic storytelling is, for many, irreconcilably at odds with the tone of the first movie, which never took itself seriously for a minute. This is perhaps understandable, but ultimately missing the point.

Exactly. I always felt both movies were equally enjoyable, with lots of scares, laughs and creativity to make them entertaining, not to mention the excellent chemistry between the cast.