Thursday, February 05, 2015
Coming Soon: Poltergeist (2015)
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This looks pretty bad. I had no idea they were intent on remaking Poltergeist. Honestly, what's the point? The best they can do is upgrade the special effects in comparison to the original version, but really, who needs this? Besides, having a Poltergeist movie without Zelda Rubinstein (R.I.P.) just feels wrong to me.
ReplyDeleteRatko H.
OMG...this looks absolutely horrible. Every scene I'm preoccupied with comparing it to the Spielberg produced/ Hooper directed? 1982 classic. What happened to Sam Raimi?
ReplyDeletePG-13? I truly hate it when a film that is deemed safe enough to view for a 13 year old is labeled as a horror film.