POLTERGEIST
With
Craig
T.
Nelson,
JoBeth
Williams,
Beatrice
Straight,
Dominique
Dunne
Written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Directed
by
Tobe
Hooper
Poltergeist
is
an
early
'80s
classic,
perfectly
updating
the
well-worn
haunted
house
theme.
It
pulls
the
audience
into
the
carefree
world
of
a
Spielbergian
suburban
family
whose
contented
life
is
violently
shaken
by
restless
spirits.
With
great
detail
and
craft
the
spooky
phenomena
start
to
increase.
The
malicious
ghosts
communicate
through
the
TV
static
with
the
family's
youngest
daughter,
the
cute,
blonde
Carol Anne,
and
steal
her
away
to
the
other
side
(which
squashes
the
logical
move
to
just
get
the
hell
out!).
With
the
help
of
a
psychic
the
parents
fight
to
get
her
back.
Poltergeist
emanates
such
a
great
atmosphere
and
contain
immortal
scary
moments
(like
the
tree
coming
to
life),
and
together
with
its
innovative
effects
of
the
time
(still
totally
credible
today),
its
ample
cool
scene
and
engaging
writing,
23
years
(at the time of this review in
2005)
it
still
packs
a
punch
over
all
of
its
imitators.
An
essential
scary
movie.
PS. The kids are great in this Steven Spielberg production,
which accounts a lot for the visual mood reminiscent to his work.
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