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(ENG/SPA) Poltergeist THEY ARE HERE@promete0sz1095d
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  1. [Retro review] [Eng | Esp] Poltergeist | Paranormal events will haunt the house@jrjaime1379d
    Welcome dear internet travelers lovers of the paranormal and thank you very much for making a temporary stop in my post, for a while I wanted to see a classic film that almost everyone will know called "Poltergeist" but despite being an icon of horror movies I had not had the opportunity to take a look at a great classic. Without further ado, get ready for some paranormal events that we are about to begin.
    Bienvenidos queridos viajeros del internet amantes de lo paranormal y muchas gracias por hacer una parada temporal en mi post, desde hace un tiempo he querido ver un filme clásico que casi todos conocerán llamado “Poltergeist” pero pese a ser un icono de las películas de terror no había tenido la oportunidad de darle un vistazo a un gran clásico. Sin más que agregar prepárense para algunos sucesos paranormales que estamos por comenzar.

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    Poltergeist was released in 1982, directed by Tobe Hooper and produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, and runs 1 hour and 54 minutes. It is a supernatural horror story, we are introduced to an American family that is living the dream since it moves to a new house and enjoy all the comforts of the time making their life very comfortable; however, sleep is interrupted when various paranormal events begin to occur as they become more frequent and violent, which undoubtedly affected the peace that the family had believed to obtain.
    Poltergeist fue estrenada en 1982, dirigida por Tobe Hooper y producida por Metro Goldwyn Mayer, cuenta con una duración de 1 hora y 54 minutos. Es una historia de terror sobrenatural, se nos presenta a una familia americana que se encuentra viviendo el sueño puesto que se muda a una nueva casa y gozan de todas las comodidades de la época haciendo que su vida sea muy confortable; sin embargo, el sueño se ve interrumpido cuando diversos sucesos paranormales comienzan a ocurrir siendo que estos se vuelven más frecuentes y violentos, lo que sin duda alguna afectara la paz que había creído obtener dicha familia.

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    The soundtrack is what you can expect from a horror film, it generates some suspense but above all mostly melancholy since it does not seek to prepare the viewer for a scare but to keep him uneasy about the things that happen within the film.
    La banda sonora es lo que puedas esperar de una película de terror, genera algo de suspenso pero sobre todo mayormente melancolía puesto que no busca preparar al espectador para un susto sino mantenerlo intranquilo por las cosas que pasan dentro del filme.

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    The construction of the world is strange since it first states that only the context will be inside the house because this is the only place where strange things happen; however, this does not mean that this scenario is detailed very well. Then, it raises a background that is where the spirits are but it is not very clear what that place means. So in the end you have scenarios that are flat and devoid of emotion because they are not given at any time some attention.
    La construcción de mundo es extraña puesto que primeramente plantea que solo el contexto será dentro de la casa debido a que este es el único sitio donde ocurren cosas extrañas; sin embargo, esto no significa que se detalle muy bien dicho escenario. Luego, plantea un segundo plano que es en donde se encuentran los espíritus pero tampoco se deja muy claro que es exactamente lo que significa ese sitio. Por lo que al final se tienen escenarios que son planos y carentes de emoción debido a que no se les da en ningún momento algo de atención.

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    The plot is a roller coaster, first it shows the family seeing strange events in their house and showing a certain level of adaptation to these, being that it does not seek to be terrifying but disturbing. Quickly this is put aside to show more and more disturbing things and so the film escalates, although I must clarify that it is never really scary just unpleasant. The effects are not the best, it is more than clear from the go they will not be what, but to be a film that is 40 years old it looks quite decent. The main problem with the narrative is the fact that it becomes repetitive and extends much more than it should. Finally we have some plot twists and the resolution of the conflict being that both are quite unsatisfactory.
    La trama es una montaña rusa, primeramente muestra a la familia viendo sucesos extraños en su casa y mostrando cierto nivel de adaptación a estos, siendo que no busca ser aterradora sino inquietante. Rápidamente esto se deja de lado para mostrar cosas cada vez más perturbadoras y así va escalando el filme, aunque debo aclarar que nunca es realmente aterrador solo desagradable. Los efectos no son los mejores, está más que claro desde el vamos no van a ser lo, pero para ser una cinta que tiene 40 años se ve bastante decente. El principal problema de la narrativa es el hecho de que se torna repetitiva y se extiende mucho más de lo que debería. Por último tenemos algunos giros argumentales y la resolución del conflicto siendo que ambos son bastante insatisfactorios.

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    I like how they establish the family members at first, after the phenomena become stronger they are presented as tired and disturbed individuals but in adaptation to these events, being a good contrast with the reaction of the other characters who are added later. Outside of their first reactions there is not much to highlight, they are quite flat and only suffer from the events, being that in some cases they sin of being too idiotic to be convenient with the narrative, as well as these lack a remarkable characterization through which you can empathize with the characters in some way.
    Me gusta como establecen a los miembros de la familia en un primer momento, después de que los fenómenos se vuelven más fuertes estos se presentan como individuos cansados y perturbados pero en adaptación a dichos acontecimientos, siendo un buen contraste con la reacción de los otros personajes que son añadidos posteriormente. Fuera de sus primeras reacciones no hay mucho que destacar, son bastante planos y solo sufren por los sucesos, siendo que en algunos casos pecan de ser demasiado idiotas para ser conveniente con la narrativa, así como también estos carecen de una caracterización destacable mediante la cual se pueda empatizar con los personajes de alguna forma.

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    Poltergeist is a film that is great the fact of belonging to the horror genre, it makes the mistake of being unpleasant and not terrifying, added to the fact that it has a duration that feels excessive and that it does not know how to take advantage of correctly. That is why it deserves 2 stars out of 7, it has some good points but these are overshadowed by its shortcomings, I have to say that I expected more than one film considered "cursed".
    Poltergeist es un filme que le queda grande el hecho de pertenecer al género del terror, comete el error de ser desagradable y no aterradora, sumado el hecho de que posee una duración que se siente excesiva y que no sabe aprovechar correctamente. Es por ello que merece 2 estrellas de 7, tiene algunos puntos buenos pero estos son opacados por sus carencias, he de decir que me esperaba más de una película considerada “maldita”.

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    My dear ghostly travelers we have reached the end of another post, if it was to your liking I would appreciate very much that they gave a positive vote and that they made use of the reblog button, I upload content on a regular basis so if you do not want to miss it I invite you to follow me so that you are aware of all my updates. If you want me to review something in particular you can leave it in the comment box and I will gladly dedicate a publication to it in the near future. Without more than adding thank you very much for having read, I send you a big hug from a distance and remind you that you have the strength of your greatness giving you support, I hope we will meet again when you decide to make another temporary stop in another of my posts.
    Mis queridos viajeros fantasmales hemos llegado al final de otro post, si fue de su gusto apreciaría mucho que diesen un voto positivo y que hiciesen uso del botón reblog, subo contenido de forma regular por lo que si no desean perdérselo los invito a que me sigan para que estén al tanto de todas mis actualizaciones. Si desean que reseñe algo en concreto pueden dejármelo en la caja de comentarios y con mucho gusto le dedicaré una publicación en un futuro cercano. Sin más que agregar muchas gracias por haber leído, les mando un fuerte abrazo desde la distancia y les recuerdo que tienen la fuerza de su grandeza dándoles apoyo, espero que nos topemos de nuevo cuando decidan hacer otra parada temporal en otro de mis posts.

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    In case you were wanting more | Por si quedaste con ganas de más

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    All the images used to make this post that have no source were created and edited partially or totally by me using the Gimp program, those that are not of my authorship will have at the end their respective source.

    Todas las imágenes utilizadas para hacer este post que no tienen fuente fueron creadas y editadas parcial o totalmente por mi utilizando el programa Gimp, aquellas que no son de mi autoría tendrán al final su respectiva fuente.

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  2. "They're Here" -Poltergeist: The most cursed movie of Hollywood. My Opinion -ENG / SPA-@iuliapetit27111442d

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    Hello dear internet people! I hope you are very well, today I would like to tell you about one of my favorite horror movies "Poltergeist" released in 1982, which was produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hopper. Without further ado, read on.

    ¡Hola querida gente de internet! Espero estén muy bien, hoy me gustaría hablarles de una de mis peliculas de terror favorita "Poltergeist" lanzada en 1982, la cual fué producida por Steven Spielberg y dirigida por Tobe Hopper. Sin más dilación, sigue leyendo.

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    Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Dominique Dunne among others, it tells us the story of the Freeling family, which after an earthquake their house is invaded by evil spirits called "poltergeist" which at first They seemed benign, however they cause a lot of problems for the family. One of the scenes that I remember the most from the movie is that of Carol Anne, the youngest girl in the family talking to a television with static, this girl becomes the target of these evil spirits.

    Protagonizada por JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke, Dominique Dunne entre otros, nos cuenta la historia de la familia Freeling, la cual luego de un terremoto su casa es invadida por espíritus malignos llamados "poltergeist" los cuales al principio parecían benignos, sin embargo causan muchos problemas a la familia. Una de las escenas que más recuerdo de la pelicula, es la de Carol Anne, la niña más pequeña de la familia hablando con un televisor con estática, esta niña se convierte en el objetivo de estos malvados espíritus.

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    Considered the first great success of Steven Spielberg as a producer (in fact they say that despite the fact that Tobe Hooper directed it, he was in charge of shooting the entire film, although he denied it) it has excellent photography, and really great special effects for the time I also saw on a TV show about cinema that in the 80s horror movies were more common to include serial killers, zombies or creatures to cause fear, so this movie about spirits that possess a house really caused a furor in the industry.

    Considerada el primer gran éxito de Steven Spielberg como productor (de hecho dicen que a pesar de que la dirigió Tobe Hooper el se encargo de rodar toda la película, aunque el lo negó) tiene una excelente fotografía, y efectos especiales realmente geniales para la época, también ví en un programa de TV sobre cine que en los 80 en las películas de terror era mas común incluían asesinos seriales, zombies o criaturas para causar miedo, así que esta pelicula sobre espíritus que poseen una casa realmente causó furor en la industria.

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    The work of the actors seemed excellent to me, especially that of the little girl Heather O'Rourke, who embodied Carol Anne to perfection. I remember that the first time I saw it there were many scenes that scared me because, as I mentioned before, it had incredible special effects and many of them looked quite real. One of the scenes that scared me the most is that of the clown, who is possessed by an entity and begins to hang Robbie, who was actually drowning and the director thought it was acting until he realized that his face it started to turn blue.

    El trabajo de los actores me pareció excelente, en especial el de la pequeña niña Heather O'Rourke, que encarnó a Carol Anne a la perfección. Recuerdo que la primera vez que la ví hubo muchas escenas que me dieron bastante miedo ya que como mencioné antes, tuvo unos efectos especiales increibles y muchas se vieron bastante reales. Una de las escenas que más me asustó es la del payaso, el cual es poseído por una entidad y empieza a ahorcar a Robbie, el que en realidad si se estaba ahogando y el director pensó que era actuación hasta que se dió cuenta que su cara se empezó a poner azul.

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    There are other very well-constructed scenes like the "bed scene" which seemed uncomfortable and turned my stomach or the one that I admit was the one that scared me the most, since the actress JoBeth Williams herself declared that she they used real skeletons to shoot it, which really gave me chills, and apart from these there were also many other scenes that make your hair stand on end, but these were for me the most chilling, in particular if I were an actress I would never think of recording with real corpses lol. The excellent performance of this movie made it become one of the best in the genre and has been influential in the making of other movies, I remember that the bed scene was recreated in the movie Scary Movie 2.

    Hay otras escenas muy bien construidas como en la "escena de la cama" la cual pareció incómoda y me revolvió el estómago o la que admito fué la que más miedo me dió la de la piscina, ya que la propia actriz JoBeth Williams declaró que se usaron esqueletos reales para rodarla, lo que realmente me dió escalofríos, y aparte de estas también hubo muchas otras escenas que ponen los pelos de puntas, pero estas fueron para mí las más escalofriantes, en lo particular si yo fuese actriz jamás se me ocurriría grabar con cadáveres reales jajaja. La excelente realización de esta pelicula hizo que se convirtiera en una de las mejores del género y ha sido influyente en la realización de otras peliculas, recuerdo que la escena de la cama fué recreada en la pelicula Scary Movie 2.

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    Other performances that I like are those of Zelda Rubinstein, who played the medium Tangina Barrons who will help the family get rid of the poltergeists, who just seeing her scared me, I thought she was somewhat funny and at the same time chilling and the by Beatrice Straight whose character is the parapsychologist who, together with her team, discovers that in reality it is not a single entity that is stalking the house, but several and they are the ones that contact Tangina. In my opinion, both actresses (especially Zelda) gave the film a great touch.

    Otras actuaciones que me agradan son las de Zelda Rubinstein, la cual encarnó a la medium Tangina Barrons la cual ayudará a la familia a deshacerse de los poltergeist, el cual sólo con verla me daba miedo, me parecía algo cómica y la vez escalofriante y la de Beatrice Straight cuyo personaje de la parapsicóloga que junto a su equipo descubren que en realidad no es una sóla entidad la que acecha la casa, sino varias y son los que contactan a Tangina. En mi opinión ambas actrices (en especial Zelda) le dieron un gran toque a la película

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    This movie is really cursed? / ¿Esta película realmente está maldita?

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    As you know, this movie marked a before and after in horror movies, and what caught my attention the most is that they claim that the film is really cursed. It's all because four of the main characters died during the making of the movies (they are actually a trilogy, the last one being released in 1988). We begin by naming the actress Dominique Dunne who died shortly after finishing filming strangled by her ex-boyfriend shortly before her 23rd birthday. This fact, together with JoBeth Williams affirming that the skeletons used in the pool scene are real, affirm that they were the ones that triggered the curse.

    Cómo saben, esta película marcó un antes y un después en el cine de terror, y lo que más llamó mi atención es que afirman que la cinta realmente está maldita. Todo se debe a que cuatro de los personajes principales fallecieron durante la realización de las peliculas (en realidad son una trilogía, siendo la última lanzada en 1988). Empezamos nombrando la de la actriz Dominique Dunne la cual murió al poco tiempo de finalizar el rodaje estrangulada por su exnovio poco tiempo antes de cumplir 23 años. Este hecho junto a que JoBeth Williams afirmara que los esqueletos utilizados en la escena de la piscina son reales afirman que fueron los que desencadenaron la maldición.

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    The actress JoBeth Williams also claimed to have been a victim of paranormal phenomena since she confessed to being persecuted by an entity and that one day when she arrived home she found all the pictures crooked. It is worth mentioning 3 other deaths that occurred during the filming of the 2 subsequent films, since the actor Julian Beck, who played Reverend Kane in the second part of the film, died of cancer during the filming of the film in 1985, and the actor Will Sampson, who played a warlock named Taylor also in the second film, died in 1987 of complications from a heart-lung transplant.

    La actriz JoBeth Williams también afirmó haber sido víctima de fenómenos paranormales ya que confesó ser perseguida por una entidad y que un día al llegar a su casa encontró todos los cuadros torcidos. Cabe destacar otras 3 muertes que ocurrieron durante el rodaje de los 2 films posteriores ya que el actor Julian Beck, el cual interpretó al Reverendo Kane en la segunda parte de la película murió de cáncer durante el rodaje de la misma en 1985, y el actor Will Sampson que interpretó a un brujo llamado Taylor también en la segunda película falleció en 1987 por complicaciones en un transplante de corazón y pulmón.

    However, the death that resonated the most was that of Heather O'Rourke, the girl who played Carol Anne, the protagonist of the trilogy. The girl died at the age of 12 from intestinal stenosis that caused her to have a cardiac arrest, for which she was unable to finish filming the third part, so the end of the film had to be edited. Thanks to all these unfortunate events they say that the film is cursed but what do you think, is it really a curse, or mere coincidence?

    Sin embargo la muerte que más resonó fue la de Heather O'Rourke, la niña que interpretó a Carol Anne la protagonista de la trilogía. La niña falleció a los 12 años de estenosis intestinal que le produjo un paro cardíaco, por lo cual no logró terminar de filmar la tercera parte por lo que el final de la película tuvo que ser editado. Gracias a todos estos lamentables acontecimientos afirman que la película está maldita pero que opinan ustedes, ¿realmente es una maldición, o mera coincidencia?

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    The film was a huge commercial success, grossing $76,606,280 in the United States, making it the highest-grossing horror film of 1982, it also earned 3 Oscar nominations which it lost to E.T. Directed by Steven Spielberg. It was also well received by critics earning an 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

    La película tuvo gran éxito comercial, logrando recaudar 76.606.280 $ en Estados Unidos, siendo la pelicula de terror con mayores ganancias de 1982, también obtuvo 3 nominaciones a los premios Oscar los cuales perdió ante E.T. dirigida por Steven Spielberg. También fue bien recibida por los críticos obteniendo una aprobación del 87% en Rotten Tomatoes.

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    This movie cannot be missing in any collection so as a collector, although I only really liked the first of the trilogy, I bought copies of the 3 movies on DVD, which I hope to replace soon with new original bluray versions.

    Esta pelicula no puede faltar en cualquier colleción así que como coleccionista, aunque sólo realmente me gustó la primera de la trilogía compré copias de las 3 películas en DVD, las cuales espero reemplazar dentro de poco por nuevas versiones en bluray originales.

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    In my opinion, it's one of the best horror films I have seen and also my favorite of the trilogy, not only because of the above, but also because for me it is a film that for that time, where we still did not have the advances that we have now, is tremendously well done and the work done also by all the staff was really excellent. I want to recommend this movie to all lovers of horror movies, I assure you that you will not regret seeing it.

    En mi opinión es una de las mejores películas de terror que he visto y también mi favorita de la trilogía, no sólo por lo antes expuesto sino porque para mí es una pelicula que para aquella época dónde todavía no teníamos los adelantos que tenemos ahora está tremendamente bien hecha y el trabajo realizado también por todo el staff fué realmente excelente. Quiero recomendar esta pelicula a todo amante del cine de terror, les aseguro que no se van a arrepentir de verla.

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    Well dear friends this has been all for today's post, I hope you liked it. Thank you all very much as always for your attention and support of my work, I send you a big hug and we will meet again in a new post.

    Bueno queridos amigos esto ha sido todo por el post de hoy, espero les haya gustado. Muchas gracias a todos como siempre por su atención y apoyo a mi trabajo, les mando un fuerte abrazo y ya nos rencontraremos en un nuevo post.

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    The farewell image was designed by me with canva editor, and the photo of my movies was taken by me with my LG Aristo 2 cell phone.

    La imagen de despedida fué diseñada por mí con canva editor, y la foto de mis películas fué tomada por mi con mi celular LG Aristo 2.

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  3. Poltergeist 1982 movie review / Critique du film (FR / EN)@brokenzombie1981d

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    It is an American horror film of the supernatural genre that was released in 1982.

    In summary, a family moves to a new house in a new neighborhood and strange phenomena are happening in the house.

    It's a movie that is further scripted by Steven Spielberg which had a budget of $ 10 million and grossed $ 122 million.

    I give it a score of 7.5 / 10.

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    C'est un film d'horreur américain du genre supernaturel qui est sortie en 1982.

    En résumé, une famille déménage dans une nouvelle maison dans un nouveau quartier et des phénomènes étranges se produit dans la maison.

    C'est un film qui est scénarisé en outre par Steven Spielberg qui avait un budget de 10 millions de dollars et en a rapporté 122 millions de dollars.

    Je lui donne la note de 7,5/ 10.

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  4. League of Movies (Fifth Edition | Week 02): Poltergeist@maeugenia2137d

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    When I think about dark movies, I always think about this one. I know that maybe it hasn't aged that well as a horror movie because the special effects are outdated but at the time it was very scary for me.

    Poltergeist is one of the most important horror films of all time! It started a trend of films about a family trapped in a haunted house. This is a 1982 supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and both written and produced by Steven Spielberg. There are many rumors that this film was also directed by Spielberg who was under a contract that prevented to work on multiple movies at the time, and even if it wasn't, there is a lot of Spielberg in this film, it feels like one.

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    Poltergeist is about a typical American family. One day in their house strange things start happening, objects move around and this amuses the family, however, as time goes on, these phenomenon becomes increasingly more dangerous until it endangers the lives of the children. The little daughter gets captured by a mysterious force and the family desperately tries to save her by all means necessary.

    This movie has a great script that makes all the characters very likable, it also has amazing child actors who make us feel that everything that is happening is real.

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    Poltergeist didn't let me sleep the first time I watched it, it all seemed very real to me, I had never seen anything like it. This film has many iconic scenes that are very original and made me scream in fear when I watched it for the first time.

    The family is full of great characters, I think that the way they are written makes us root for them, they all have nice personalities. This is something that feels very Spielberg along the amazing child actors!

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    Poltergeist is a film that is very fun and engaging, it has a great script. I think there is a charm to the outdated special effects. This movie was my nightmare for a long while.

    The tragedies surrounding this movie have also made it so scary, as this is considered a cursed film. The child actress did not have the chance to grow up due to a bowel obstruction, the teenage daughter had a horrible destiny as her boyfriend strangled her to death.

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    I love many scenes from this film, but my favorite one is the scene with the skeletons. They used real human skeletons because they were cheaper, and this also created more fuel for the cursed movie rumors.

    There is a point where you think the film has ended but it goes on... This gives us one of the best sequences of the whole movie, I love it!

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    This is a great movie that I think you should watch. It may not be as scary, but it sure can be fun! It gave me a lot of nightmares


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  6. Halloween Horrors: Poltergeist by Tobe Hooper@namiks3181d

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    Often perceived as a film directed by Steven Spielberg, Poltergeist hits that exciting Halloween atmosphere and present 80's nostalgia perfectly.

    It's also worth noting that Spielberg was beginning his work on E.T. at the time, and his contract forbid him from directing, which is why he was unable to direct the film, despite creating the story.

    Poltergeist's narrative follows a relatively well-off family living in Orange County, California, which have built a successful real estate empire within the area. The youngest daughter of the family, Annie, becomes fixated on the static television, until one night a hand comes out of the screen and stretches to the wall; an earthquake only the family seemed to experience occurs.

    As expected, strange happenings begin to arise the following day, until Annie disappears, only to be found within the television, when tuned to a dead channel. With parapsychologists arriving at the house, they declare that there are more than one ghost; Steven, the father, learns that the location the house is built on was once a cemetery.

    Moving on from the plot, Poltergeist contains the eerie thrills you'd expect, and it's themes must have been genuinely terrifying back in the 80's, although the special effects don't particularly hold up well today. That said, it's narrative, performances, and writing are so perfectly tied up together that the special effects only add to the beauty of the film's era: an era of some of cinema's largest successes and classics.

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