The movie also stars christopher abbott, imogen poots, and rosemarie dewitt poltergeist. The set of poltergeist is inarguably one of the most notoriously bizarre hollywood film productions of all time, widely considered to have been cursed primarily because of what happened to so many of its stars after the movie hit theaters. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Poltergeist 2015 poltergeist remake is more of a kids movie. A family realizes it is haunted when their youngest child begins to. When steve freeling moves his family into a new house in the development and it looks like things are going well for him and his family. Then, her bloody hallucinations become all too real. It stars sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, jared harris, and jane adams. There is no nudity or sex in this movie and only a brief underwear scene which wasnt suggestive in any way. So again, 2015 wont match 2014 at the top, but the depth should help 2015 win in the yearoveryear comparison. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Legendary filmmaker sam raimi spiderman, evil dead, the grudge and director gil kenan monster house contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces.
This movies just copied some of the material from the first movie and slapped on cgi effects. Poltergeist in us theaters may 22, 2015 starring jared harris, sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, kyle catlett. Horrific visions torment taryn when she, her brother and college pals move into an infamous old house. Nelson, heather orourke, and beatrice straight and is. I am a little concerned about the lack of depth this month and this could cause may to lose in the monthovermonth comparison in the end. The movie was released on may 22, 2015 in north america. Poltergeist is a us horror film in which a suburban family are terrorised by spirits. But the most frightening parts of poltergeist arise from our empathy with the characters.
Everyone in the family is sympathetic, likable and believable, which helps. I cannot recommend this movie unless you are really bored or maybe want to compare to the original. I will stipulate that i dont like remakes of classic films i despise the very idea infact but then again, i would never call tobe hoopers 1982 spookfest a classic. Age of ultron will earn more than the combined totals of maleficent, last months winner, and xmen. I was very upset to see that this movie had been remade and released for todays generation of young people to watch. Dated elements and all, the original may have a longer running time, but it also has a much longer shelf life. I think it was the director and script writers that really butchered this.
In it, eric bowen, his wife amy, and their children kendra, griffin and maddie, move to a new neighborhood after eric gets laid off. Poltergeist is a 1982 american supernatural horror film directed by tobe hooper and written by producer steven spielberg, michael grais and mark victor from a screen story by spielberg. Lorsque les bowen emmenagent dans leur nouvelle maison. They did little change to the movie, however i really enjoyed the changes that they made. Described as a revisionist take on the classic horror film in which a family struggling to make ends meet relocates to an outdated suburban. A reboot of the 1982 film of the same name and the fourth installment overall in the poltergeist franchise, the film stars sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, jared harris and jane adams.
May 22, 2015 the 1982 poltergeist is a marginal masterpiece but lacks a lot of movie magic, in part, because steven spielberg did not direct the film. I remember the first time i watched the original poltergeist it made my hair stand up. Poltergeist is an american horror film series distributed by metrogoldwynmayer during the 1980s. Nelson holds oliver robins in a scene from the film poltergeist, 1982. Poltergeist activity caught on tape, short compilation of poltergeist activity caught on camera.
In 2018 the bbc radio 4 programme the reunion revisited the case, with interviews with people who were. May 19, 2015 in 1982, poltergeist saw the brilliant pairing of the texas chainsaw massacres lowbudget horror director tobe hooper with far more mainstream screenwriter and producer steven spielberg for an. Il sagit dun remake du film homonyme sorti en 1982. Horror for kids and the poltergeist remake huffpost uk. This remake felt rushed and had redone effects with cgi that fall short. They are purportedly capable of pinching, biting, hitting, and tripping people.
It was the first major horror movie to draw on the conceit of poltergeists or other unnatural objects living in the television. The curse of poltergeist 2015 the curse of poltergeist, a documentary film based on the mystery of the franchise, was set to begin shooting in november 2015. I thought this movie was ok, but there was not much to it. A reboot of the classic 1982 horror film poltergeist came out in 2015, but lets be honest. A damaged young woman is looking forward to moving to a beautiful new home. Poltergeist is a horror film about a family who are tormented by evil spirits after moving into a new home. Rarely has a remake felt more contractually obligated than the 2015 version of poltergeist. Hi, my names graham and i like the poltergeist remake. Poltergeist is a 2015 american horror, fantasy and thriller movie.
Poltergeist looks good the audio is a bit low but thats not a problem i just raise the volume. Movies today are filmed in digital, film stock creates grain and also it has to do with the cinematographer. The other side 1986, poltergeist iii 1988, and a remake of the same name in 2015. The 2016 film the conjuring 2 is based on ed and lorraine warrens investigation of the case. Poltergeist movie curse true story popsugar entertainment.
Superstitious legend holds that a number of strange deaths are connected to a curse on the poltergeist film series. There is strong supernatural threat and horror throughout. Remaking the 1982 horror film poltergeist wasnt necessarily a bad idea, but this new version. After a fifteenyearold is brutally beaten up by high school bullies, his wish for revenge unknowingly unleashes the terror of halloween. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Poltergeist planet, the first exoplanet and pulsar planet that was discovered regininha poltergeist born 1971, brazilian model, performance artist and actress. Everything you need to know about poltergeist movie 2015. Actress dominique young, who made her debut in poltergeist as the elder sister of carol anne, was strangled to death by her former boyfriend, john thomas sweeney, in the wake of an argument between the two. Cursed movies poltergeist creepy tales from cursed. It is a remake of steven spielbergs 1982 movie with the same name. American poltergeist is among the worst movies i have ever seen. The original poltergeist star, heather orourke, died at age 12 from cardiac arrest on an operating table after suffering from flu like symptoms, which many. Poltergeist official trailer 2 hd 20th century fox. The original poltergeist is one of my favorite 80s horror movie and i was excited to hear its getting a steelbook.
The legend of the socalled poltergeist curse began the same year the first movie was released. Poltergeist is a remake of the critically acclaimed 1982 horror movie. With luke brandon field, donna spangler, simona fusco, nikole howell. The film s iconic lead, orourke, died at age 12, less than a year after the release of poltergeist iii, after what doctors thought were complications from flulike symptoms. There are frequent scenes of threat in which the family including children encounter supernatural occurrences, and occasional moments of strong horror including a mans face disintegrating and a woman falling into a muddy pool containing decomposing bodies and skeletal remains. To accomplish any fx, at the time, they use a process called optical printer its rephotograghing a scene over another and that creates grain. It is an amazing movie with outstanding acting, special effects, and storylineplot. Starring sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, saxon sharbino, kyle catlett and kennedi clements. The upcoming film will be directed by adam ripp and will be financed and produced by his company vega baby, alongside indonesiabased md pictures. Kids raised on movies of the 90s, with their seemingly limitless digital effects, probably wont be too terrified by the ghosties on display here, which look dated by comparison. Poltergeist 2015 movie simple english wikipedia, the. Great paranormal and supernatural evidence of real ghost ac.
Poltergeist 2015 british board of film classification. I am wondering whether or not they are kids that just lied and typed in a false age. Kennedi clements is called into the afterlife by malevolent spirits in the latest look at the poltergeist remake. Jun 30, 2015 if it were just any haunted house film poltergeist 2015 wouldve been just okay, but its pedigree as a remake burdens its mediocre charms with way too much to live up to. A sleepwalking teen straps a camera to himself and discovers a sinister family secret. The original trilogy revolves around the members of the freeling family, who are stalked and terrorized by a group of ghosts led by a demon known as the beast that are attracted to the youngest daughter, carol anne. Ghostly remake is scary but not as good as the original. There are a few decent performances, a nice riff on the technology fears that drove the original movie, and a centerpiece of horror that works, but never once do you get the feeling that the people behind this remake are here because of artistic passion or creative drive. There is no contest in my eyes which one is the better poltergeist film. Poltergeist extended cut arrives on digital hd september 4 and on bluray 3d, bluray and dvd september 29. Days of future past, which placed second for the month.
With sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, kennedi clements, saxon sharbino. The movie follows two outsidertype strangers that start up a friendship that seems to go very bad as a wave of violence in the community in which they reside begins. But as his wife and his children begin to unpack and settle in, strange things start happening. Poltergeist band, a swiss thrash metal band that played from the late 1980s to early 1990s poltergeist, a song by banks from the album the altar poltergeist, a song by deftones from the album koi no yokan. Poltergeist is truly lacking is the macabre and erratic behavior that made the 1980s a golden age in horror. Unlike the mpaa we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age but 3 objective ratings for. The story is simple, but interesting and i think that the acting is great, both. Nelson, heather orourke, and beatrice straight and is produced by spielberg alongside frank marshall. If it were just any haunted house film poltergeist 2015 wouldve been just okay, but its pedigree as a remake burdens its mediocre charms with way too much to live up to. It stars sam rockwell, rosemarie dewitt, jared harris, and jane adams the movie was released on may 22, 2015 in north america. Was this a familylevel film with some scary bits, or a fulltilt horror flick from which children should be protected at all costs. The enfield poltergeist was the subject of the 2015 sky living television series the enfield haunting, which was broadcast from 417 may 2015. A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
Reviewed in the united kingdom on december 17, 2015. Poltergeist 2015 is too weak to stand up to the original. Poltergeist is a 2015 american supernatural horror film directed by gil kenan and written by david lindsayabaire. In the end, only the art of the dvd cover saves in this movie. German for noisy ghost or noisy spirit is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Poltergeist poster wants you to go into the light b.
Poltergeist 2015 movie simple english wikipedia, the free. And honestly, there are plenty of reallife scares to justify the films status as a little more than fictional horror. Im not saying that the original poltergeist film is a perfect work or art that shouldnt be touched by lesser life forms. It has been a very long time since i have seen the original movie, so i cannot compare the two. Very disappointed in best buy for dropping the ball on this one. Poltergeist computer programming, shortlived, typically stateless object used to perform initialization or to invoke methods in another, more permanent class poltergeist roller coaster, steel roller coaster located.
The curse of poltergeist, a documentary film based on the mystery of the franchise, was set to begin shooting in november 2015. Still a safe bet for a first horror film, poltergeist wont traumatize mature tweens or young teens trying out the genre, but it also wont live on in their cinematic memories like the original did for a generation of audiences. I will stipulate that i dont like remakes of classic films i despise the very idea infact but then again, i would never. The production is amateurish and the cast is terrible highlighting donna spangler and nevada vargas among the worst. I cannot recommend this movie unless you are really bored or. Une fillette est capturee par des spectres terrifiants qui hantent une maison familiale. Heather orourke, the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the poltergeist films, has died on an operating table at a san diego hospital, it was reported. The original film was cowritten and produced by steven spielberg. Sam rockwell, who will star in gil kenans reimagining, told collider that the film will be told from the pov of a 10year.