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Ghostbusters II
Vintage movie tie-in paperback
80 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 1989
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March 12, 2020
A junior novelisation but good for a quick read. Presumably written based off an earlier script so is interesting to read something a little different in parts from the film we’ve seen on screen. Worth getting only if you’re a true GB fan.
June 2, 2019
An fun book for younger kids. Being a lifelong Ghostbusters fan, I always wanted this book when I was a kid but never got a chance to own it. 28 years later and my fiancee finds it for me amongst other 25 cent books at a local thrift store. The writing itself is good for younger kids but older people (especially those who are writers themselves) will find the writing amateurish. Still, it's a fun read and a must have for any die-hard Ghostbusters fan.
I'm always intrigued by movie novelizations. The person translating the script into a book is usually handed an earlier draft of the script so the book can hit the shelves by the movie's release. By that point, the filmmakers could've deleted scenes, change characters looks, added scenes, change dialogue, etc. So the novelization and the movie could wind up with bits of differences between them. For instance, aside from many dialogue changes, Vigo is depicted as having a beard and in the movie he is clean-shaven. Or, in the finale, when baby Oscar is having ritual symbols painted on him when in the movie there is no such event. We also get a deeper look at the jewelry store bust and after Ray is first possessed by Vigo and is driving the Ecto-1A like a maniac. Both these scenes were deleted as a whole from the movie but clips of them did wind up in the "We're back" montage. It's things like this that give us a clearer understanding at the filmmaking process and how much can be changed going from script to film.
I'm always intrigued by movie novelizations. The person translating the script into a book is usually handed an earlier draft of the script so the book can hit the shelves by the movie's release. By that point, the filmmakers could've deleted scenes, change characters looks, added scenes, change dialogue, etc. So the novelization and the movie could wind up with bits of differences between them. For instance, aside from many dialogue changes, Vigo is depicted as having a beard and in the movie he is clean-shaven. Or, in the finale, when baby Oscar is having ritual symbols painted on him when in the movie there is no such event. We also get a deeper look at the jewelry store bust and after Ray is first possessed by Vigo and is driving the Ecto-1A like a maniac. Both these scenes were deleted as a whole from the movie but clips of them did wind up in the "We're back" montage. It's things like this that give us a clearer understanding at the filmmaking process and how much can be changed going from script to film.
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June 26, 2016
Enjoyable, fast-paced, well-written for children, and fun!
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