Poltergeist (25th Anniversary Edition) [1982]

See Larger Image	List Price: £15.99 Our Price: £4.98 Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Starring: Craig T Nelson, Jo Beth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Heather O'Rourke Directed By: Tobe Hooper Average Customer Rating:


Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900647519 Format: Anamorphic Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2007-10-15 Running Time: 110 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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Editorial Reviews: It’s been a long time coming, but at last the digitally remastered version of the original 1982 horror movie has arrived. Tobe Hooper, the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, teamed up with family-oriented producer Steven Spielberg to make Poltergeist, about a haunted suburban home in a development very much like the Arizona one in which Spielberg was raised. (Because it came out the same summer as Spielberg's E.T., it was tempting to see both movies as representing Spielberg's ambivalent feelings about childhood in suburbia. One was a fantasy, the other a nightmare.) Spielberg also co-wrote the screenplay, which taps into primal, childlike fears of monsters under the bed, monsters in the closet, sinister clown faces, and all manner of things that go bump in the night. At first, some of the odd happenings in the house are kind of funny and amusing, but they grow gradually creepier until the film climaxes in a terrifying special-effects extravaganza when five-year-old Carole Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is kidnapped by the spooks and held hostage in another dimension. Though not nearly as frightening as Hooper's magnum opus, or the original A Nightmare on Elm Street, which came along two years later, Poltergeist is one of the smartest and most entertaining horror pictures of its time. --Jim Emerson
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Superb movie Comment: Poltergeist is a horror picture with a lot of touching moments. It does what many horror film just simply cannot achieve. Trust me what i say, its not only scary, its touching, funny and dazzling. I grew up watching this film and to me it hasn't aged a bit. No horror film even comes close. The acting is ace from Craig T.Nelson, Jobeth Williams and the late Heather O'Rourke which whom does not have much screen time but is the centre focus of the movie. With all of the elements of visual effects, sound, acting, directing (Tobe Hooper) and writers (Steven Spielberg) this is one film that achieves everything you want to see in a motion picture. Don't expect the usual gore and typical shocks you see in all modern horror films these days, Poltergeist is not about that. The dvd features are pretty poor which is a shame as i would love to have seen the cast and crew talk about the film and maybe even a commentary. Nevertheless the film itself is superb. Customer Rating: Summary: I'm glad this was cheap! Comment: As this appears to be the only region 2 version of this film, I was forced to buy it. Like other reviewers, I love the film, but am completely unimpressed with the "25th anniversary edition" DVD, hence the one star (it would have had 4 or 5). I probably won't even watch the special feature (note singular) as (a) it isn't about the film and (b) I don't believe in ghosts anyway so it would probably irritate me. There also seems to be a very odd cut at 32:48, though I suppose it's possible that was on the original print - but it really looks to me as if some footage was missing. Rather disturbing. Grade D-. Could do a lot better :( Customer Rating: Summary: Tobe Hooper's Best Work Comment: Poltergeist is a fantastic film, I didn't know anyone who disliked this film so I thought I would buy it and I must say that everyone was right, this film is amazing. The film focuses on the Freeling family, who's youngest daughter Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) is transported through a spectral void by a angry poltergeist. The family calls 3 supernatural investigators to see if they can pinpoint where Carol Anne is. When the investigators come up with nothing, things take a really eeire turn. Poltergeist has great special effects for an early 80's film and they look surprisingly realistic and several moments made me jump out of my skin, that clown scared the hell out of me! This is a 25th anniversary edition so I was expecting some extras about the film but there is only a 2 part documentary but this didn't bother me as I get DVD's for the film only but if you like lots of extras, then you may want to get a different version but the film is fantastic and when a film is this good, extras don't matter. If you're looking for a film that has an eerie feel to it and keeps you guessing whats going to happen, get Poltergeist. Customer Rating: Summary: well made but not good enough Comment: I really wanted to enjoy this because this is supposedly such a great film, i even bought this special edition to enjoy it even more! However the 'horror' which was projected onto my screen proved somewhat farcical and in many parts i was doubled up with laughter!I appreciate Speilberg's work but this wasn't something i'd watch again and i've watched many horror films in my time. Customer Rating: Summary: Will never watch again, but not because poorly made Comment: This movie scared like me no other movie I've watch which a guess is the point, but when you watch it in the theaters as a child sitting in a booster seat the scare sticks with you in a way it may not reach an adult. I only remember bits and pieces of the first time because I think I was cowaring in my seat and trying not to watch it. I wanted to give it one star, but think it is well made so at least deserves three. I don't recommend this movie for any child and have no plans to re-watch it in my lifetime. More Reviews