Poltergeist

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J H @UpstateNYThriller Jul 22 7.5/10 Remake of the classic movie. A family falls on hard financial times and moves into a house built on top of the cemetery. Very real haunting takes the youngest daughter into alternate dimension Haunting, horror, sci-fi See more Adam S @spec72 May 17 Pointless remake rushes through the plot points of the original and adds nothing. See more Charles T. @CharlesGaming1000 May 8 Dope, og Poltergeist is ofc better though See more Chris P @Xiao_Proxies Apr 14 The 2015 version of Poltergeist is a textbook example of how not to revisit a horror classic. It strips away everything that made the 1982 original genuinely terrifying and replaces it with a frantic mess of CGI effects, rushed pacing, and a complete lack of atmosphere. Rather than building suspense, the film throws every paranormal cliché at the audience in rapid succession. There's no breathing room, no rising tension, just noise. The characters make irrational decisions (like refusing to call the police when their daughter disappears), and the acting ranges from flat to painfully awkward. What's worse is that the film feels more like a soulless checklist of horror tropes than an actual narrative. It neither pays respectful homage nor establishes its own identity. It's as if the filmmakers watched the original and said, "Let's do the same, but louder and dumber." An uninspired remake that misunderstands its source material. Skip this one and revisit the original instead. See more Mario F @Mario1976 Apr 10 Der Film verspricht pure Langeweile. Und die Schauspielerische Leistung ist der absolute horro. Bis auf Jared Harris. See more Bret M. @BretM-3 Mar 12 I had low expectations going into this movie, mainly because I wasn't a big fan of the original. But I thought this movie was WAY better than the original. A huge improvement in this movie compared to the original is the pacing. Never once was I bored or fighting sleep while watching this movie, 2 problems I faced while watching the original. This version also has more jump scares and overall feels more like a horror movie than the original. The updated VFX makes this movie feel even scarier and that much more reel. This one also works in a good amount of comedy, but not to much comedy. Overall, this movie is way better than the original and is over-hated by horror fans. See more Read all reviews

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