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Title : Poltergeist [Blu-ray]
Category: Movies
Brand: 20th Century Fox
Item Page Download URL : Download Movie
Rating : 2.6
Buyer Review : 29









Review :
OK, but pointless
Nine Things About the Movie "Poltergeist"

1. This movie isn't completely terrible. But it is a perfect example of the fact that just because you CAN remake a classic movie doesn't mean you SHOULD.

2. The original 1982 "Poltergeist" became a kind of template for the next 30 years of haunted house movies - it's been copied countless times. So this bland paint-by-number remake seems like a copy of a copy (if you seriously don't know the plot, it's about a family that moves into a house. The house has mean spirits in it that kidnap the daughter. The family tries to get her back).

3. The movie recreates most of the famous scenes of the original, but still tries to be its own film, so it cuts other scenes out, and streamlines the whole thing. Sometimes it worked; there were a few effective and interesting parts. But parts of the movie were just boring. And there were moments where the movie tried to be humorous, but the humor didn't fit the...
Judge for yourself

This is a great movie! The problem with all these bad reviews is that they saw the movie expecting a bad remake of the original. The movie didn't ruin the experience, THEY did. Watch the movie, not as a sequel, not as a remake, but as it's own movie. Have an open mind. No, the girl isn't named Carol Ann. You know why? Because it's NOT Carol Ann.

No need for a remake!
Talk about a movie that did NOT need to be remade?! Kind of makes you wonder what moron's are giving the "green light" to these movies when there are perfectly good, ORIGINAL ideas?!

For starters, if you can't create something better than the original, then don't even bother. Poltergeist (1982) was perfectly cast and honestly had all the visuals you need (even in todays world of over-CGI'd everything). The new version cuts out a lot of what made the original as great as it was. You simply can't replace Zelda Rubinstein. She (along with Craig T. Nelson), is what made the original so entertaining! While "some" of the acting was ok (Sam Rockwell), they dumbed the story into a coma inducing, 93 minute snoozefest! I couldn't tell you how many times I found myself looking at the clock wondering when this was going to be over?

The clown,....this thing was so heavily promoted as the "star" of this movie, it was extremely disappointing to see...