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This film is a reboot of the 1982 film Poltergeist. Shortly after moving into a new suburban house, the Bowen's youngest daughter (Madison) is taken into the spirit realm by violent apparitions. The remaining Bowen family members have to work together to rescue Madison.
This film was directed by Gil Kenan. This film pays plenty of homage to the original story, but really gives the oppression that it's making fun it as well. The story remains pretty much the same to the original with a few alterations made to tell its story faster. The frequent use of dark humor often breaks the film and takes away from any horror present. But, many of the effects used in the original were brought back with better computer animation. The sympathetic characters from the original were presented as familiar and flat in this rendition. They even removed the deep feeling of love that kept the family alive in the original. That being said, the computer animated effects were great to watch. The trick with the moving lights was beautiful to watch. The view of the trapped souls in the afterlife was terrifying to watch. The beast creature from the original did not make an appearance in this film. There are plenty of jump scares that have removed any trace of gore. The idea of sex has also been removed from this film. Which, I accredit the changing standard of PG-13 from 1982 to now. There is another short sequence that appears shortly after the credits begin, but it dose not offer much to the story. Sam Rockwell played the role of Eric Bowen. He played the very typical broke father, and offered some sharp humor to the film. Rosemarie DeWitt played the role of Amy Bowen. She was the very typical wife that did not stand out from the rest of the cast. Saxon Sharbino played the role of Kendra Bowen. She the ideal of a typical teenager who pretends to hate life. Kyle Catlett played the role of Griffin Bowen. There should've been more depth to his character other than being afraid of everything all the time. Kennedi Clements played the role of Madison Bowen. For the short time she was on screen she was adorable. However, there wasn't enough to make audience's worry for her character. Jarred Harris played the role of Carrigan Bruke. This character came off as nothing but a joke on the original film's medium (Tangina Barrons).
I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a decent reboot to a cult classic that provides amazing effects. However, the humor and the flat characters keep it from progressing into a great reboot.
This film can be seen in theaters.
Answer to Last Blog: Director Jean-Marc Valle, Wild, also directed the film Young Victoria.
Que: What is the name of the little actress that played the role of Carol Anne Freeling in the original Poltergeist?
Susan Swift
Danielle Harris
Heather O'Rourke
Linda Blair
This film was directed by Gil Kenan. This film pays plenty of homage to the original story, but really gives the oppression that it's making fun it as well. The story remains pretty much the same to the original with a few alterations made to tell its story faster. The frequent use of dark humor often breaks the film and takes away from any horror present. But, many of the effects used in the original were brought back with better computer animation. The sympathetic characters from the original were presented as familiar and flat in this rendition. They even removed the deep feeling of love that kept the family alive in the original. That being said, the computer animated effects were great to watch. The trick with the moving lights was beautiful to watch. The view of the trapped souls in the afterlife was terrifying to watch. The beast creature from the original did not make an appearance in this film. There are plenty of jump scares that have removed any trace of gore. The idea of sex has also been removed from this film. Which, I accredit the changing standard of PG-13 from 1982 to now. There is another short sequence that appears shortly after the credits begin, but it dose not offer much to the story. Sam Rockwell played the role of Eric Bowen. He played the very typical broke father, and offered some sharp humor to the film. Rosemarie DeWitt played the role of Amy Bowen. She was the very typical wife that did not stand out from the rest of the cast. Saxon Sharbino played the role of Kendra Bowen. She the ideal of a typical teenager who pretends to hate life. Kyle Catlett played the role of Griffin Bowen. There should've been more depth to his character other than being afraid of everything all the time. Kennedi Clements played the role of Madison Bowen. For the short time she was on screen she was adorable. However, there wasn't enough to make audience's worry for her character. Jarred Harris played the role of Carrigan Bruke. This character came off as nothing but a joke on the original film's medium (Tangina Barrons).
I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a decent reboot to a cult classic that provides amazing effects. However, the humor and the flat characters keep it from progressing into a great reboot.
This film can be seen in theaters.
Answer to Last Blog: Director Jean-Marc Valle, Wild, also directed the film Young Victoria.
Que: What is the name of the little actress that played the role of Carol Anne Freeling in the original Poltergeist?
Susan Swift
Danielle Harris
Heather O'Rourke
Linda Blair
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