"Devil Buster"

It was another boring afternoon. I turned the TV at random and found a movie on Netflix: " Devil Buster-Future World ". This film has always attracted me from the very beginning of the trailer. The reason is that the first episode of the 1984 movie "Devil's Bane" was very popular at the time, and there was a sequel. I have seen them all and liked them very much. A few years ago, there was also a female version of the third episode of the Devil's Buster. Although I watched it, it was not as good as I imagined.

Therefore, I am looking forward to this movie, which is also a good memory for me when I was young. At that time, not only this movie was a hit, but there were also many very good-looking sci-fi movies, such as "Back to the Future" , which also had many sequels. Usually, the best-selling movie, its sequels were not as good as the first episode. But Devil Buster was different, both episodes were impressive, at least I liked it myself.

Wikipedia

"Future Busters" is a 2021 American supernatural comedy about a single mom and two children who arrive in a small town and begin to discover her connection to the original Devil Busters and the mysteries left behind by her grandfather. . Directed by Jason Reitman and co-written with Jill Keenon, the film stars Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd.

Release Date: November 19, 2021 (US)

Director: Jason Reitman

Adapted from the original book: Devil Busters

This sequel, more than 30 years apart, I think is pretty good. Although there are some unreasonable plots in the play, it is still fascinating.

I think maybe it's because these kids are the so-called geeks in the general population that they enter the seemingly weird places without fear, and they dare to use ghost catching tools in the first place? It is no exaggeration to be called a genius.

However, in the play, a very cute and warm supernatural plot is used to convey the love of relatives. I personally like it very much. They boldly used a lamp to replace the deceased grandfather (one of the members of Devil's Bane, the little heroine's grandfather). The lamp takes the little girl to find the materials needed to rebuild the laser gun. Guided by the grandfather (table lamp) who has never met, let the granddaughter, who also loves science, repair and learn to use the ghost-catching laser gun under the guidance of the grandfather.

In addition, there is a passage in the film that uses the same way to interpret the relationship between the grandfather and the mother. The heroine's mother has always thought that her father had abandoned the family, so she could not understand. But the plot uses this light to bring out his love for his daughter, not because he doesn't care, but because he loses the chance to get along with his daughter for the task of fighting ghosts. I really liked this arrangement, and I was so moved that my eyes were slightly wet. The layout of these episodes is also unique in my opinion.

However, these are unreasonable and do not seem to take away the fun of watching the movie. After all, which science fiction drama can make every plot reasonable?

As I was watching, my master and I said, "This is really unreasonable, which child would be so bold and go straight into the abandoned factory? And he is not afraid of seeing a ghost, and even the other child has no expression of fear at all. It's me. I dare not."

Master: "Yes, you may not even be able to walk over, how can you go in."

Yes, the reaction of normal people should be like this. Where there are supernatural phenomena, most people will not and dare not enter at will, so the plot is unreasonable, but it still attracts my attention.

This drama has touched me even more until the end, especially when the old members of the devil's nemesis appear, plus the deceased grandfather (another member of the devil's nemesis). In the play, a translucent soul is used to come back to fight with them, and solve each other's grievances and misunderstandings. The friendship of knowing and cherishing each other is very moving. The actor Harold Ramis, who played this grandfather, was also the actor and screenwriter of Devil's Bane. He passed away in 2014. Seeing this scene synthesized by computer, it seems that he can't express his inner feelings more deeply without shedding tears. emotion.

In this section, they seemed to return to the enthusiasm of the hot-blooded youth for catching ghosts at that time, as well as the enthusiasm for fighting ghosts with science in that era.

Although most of the actors here are teenagers, all of them are quite able to master their own role settings and play them well, which is also the success of this drama.

Even at the end of the film, Sigourney Weaver, the heroine of the first and second episodes at the time, also came to roll an easter egg. She and Bill Murray used an interesting interaction as the ending egg, which shows that these actors are very interested in this drama. support.

Actor Harold Ramis has passed away, and there is a paragraph at the end of the play dedicated to Harold (Harold), which should be dedicated to the actor and screenwriter member. In short, I think this movie is worth watching. The elders of our era should be familiar with this movie, and there must be people who love watching it as much as I do. I believe this is a moment of memory.

Wikipedia:

"Devil Buster" is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Ayklord and Harold Ramis, featuring Bill Murray, Akron and Ramis respectively. Play the eccentric parapsychologist Peter Wickman, Ray Stans, and Egan Spengler, who run a ghost-hunting company in New York. The film also stars Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis, with Anne Potts, William Atherton and Ernie Hudson in supporting roles.

Release Date: December 22, 1984 (Taiwan)

Director: Ivan Reitman