I’m a huge Ghostbusters (original) fan. Afterlife was OK.
GB II and the female one were terrible.
The key to the greatness of the original was the antiauthoritarian themes. Walter Peck and Dean Yaeger were essential to fill out the characters’ rebellious natures.
This never resurfaced after Ernie Hudson delivered the classic, “I love this TOWN” at the end of the original.
Losing Harold Ramis was a big loss as well. Reitman I believe also directed Stripes. He had quite a run in the 80s.