Lessons to learn from this movie
1. Do not rent a house on discount
2. Take imaginary friends of children seriously
3. Do not watch a movie without checking its release date, it might be a remake
I wasn't expecting a masterpiece or anything, but having just watched the original Poltergeist before this remake, I'm pretty disappointed.
Sure it tries hard to pay tribute to what made the original good, but it fails every time. Kennedi Clements has nothing on Heather O'Rourke and no one else really stands out in this vapid and unnecessary experiment.
The special effects are pretty good, but weak in a few spots. Disappointingly, there are also way too many jump scares and they're of the very frustrating kind.
I don't think anyone asked for or needed a Poltergeist remake and no one in this production seems to have gone out of their way to prove everybody wrong.
Wow...okay, so this movie has some great actors in it but...yeesh. They really shouldn't have tried to remake this. I don't know if this was just an IP cash grab or what the deal was but no one was really trying to innovate here. I'm not angry about it like some of the other reviewers but I do feel bad for Sam Rockwell and the other actors. They tried but the story was weak and the scares were uninteresting. If you're going to watch a Poltergeist movie, do yourself a favor and watch the original.
I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but I was about to turn it off after 2 minutes (only I paid for the rental so I kept watching). Now I have watched for 35 minutes and the feeling hasn't changed.
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gerryt
A bad and less frightening remake of the original.utkuokur
Lessons to learn from this movie1. Do not rent a house on discount
2. Take imaginary friends of children seriously
3. Do not watch a movie without checking its release date, it might be a remake
CinemaDump
I wasn't expecting a masterpiece or anything, but having just watched the original Poltergeist before this remake, I'm pretty disappointed.Sure it tries hard to pay tribute to what made the original good, but it fails every time. Kennedi Clements has nothing on Heather O'Rourke and no one else really stands out in this vapid and unnecessary experiment.
The special effects are pretty good, but weak in a few spots. Disappointingly, there are also way too many jump scares and they're of the very frustrating kind.
I don't think anyone asked for or needed a Poltergeist remake and no one in this production seems to have gone out of their way to prove everybody wrong.
jerthejerjer
Wow...okay, so this movie has some great actors in it but...yeesh. They really shouldn't have tried to remake this. I don't know if this was just an IP cash grab or what the deal was but no one was really trying to innovate here. I'm not angry about it like some of the other reviewers but I do feel bad for Sam Rockwell and the other actors. They tried but the story was weak and the scares were uninteresting. If you're going to watch a Poltergeist movie, do yourself a favor and watch the original.Garradon
I fell asleep during this movie. Its supposed to be scarydream_tiger
The trailer looks awful.Pauljt1980
Awful-nothing else to sayAissi
Subpar in every way.jutuomin
I haven't watched the whole thing yet, but I was about to turn it off after 2 minutes (only I paid for the rental so I kept watching). Now I have watched for 35 minutes and the feeling hasn't changed.