Poltergeist Review - Off The Shelf Reviews
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- Опубликовано: 24 янв 2017
- Join Gary and Iain for a review and discussion of, Poltergeist (1982) by Director, Tobe Hooper. Starring, JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke and Craig T. Nelson.
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Back in the day long before there was 24 hr television, stations would sign off the air with the National Anthem. That's the reason why. Wasn't any propaganda to speak of.
During the 1970s-1980s, most local TV channels would play the National Anthem moments before they concluded their broadcasting day. As a child, who was usually awake because of constant illnesses, I would get an eerie feeling that society has been suspended because everyone was asleep and I was truly alone.
I love the ending scene, where Steven rolls the TV outside the Motel
That's such a unintentional comedy moment when Dana returning at the end is totally freaking out and Robbie just says to his Dad "drive away, Daddy drive away". I'm with Robbie everytime
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So, as far as the Anthem...back in the 80's there was no 24hr TV cycle. At the end of the TV day which was like at 2am each station would have their own sign off and the Anthem was very common. I always thought it was symbolism of the American dream, the family, the house, etc and how it literally blows up by the Poltergeist as a result of the American Dream.
I saw Poltergeist when I was 10 years old and it freaked me out completely. I couldn't sleep for weeks, haunted by the events in the film. It's an absolute masterpiece. Stephen King's IT is commonly regarded as the main reason people hate clowns but I think Poltergeist planted the seed.
My favorite part is where JoBeth Williams says She moved through my soul! Touching and sad
I just ignore the sequels. This one stands alone and head and shoulders above most ALL movies. Not a bad thing to say about this movie. What got me the most were the family dynamics. As Iain says, they are very relatable and nice people and you're almost immediately heavily invested in them and you care about them and what happens. My fav little bit from an entire list of favorite bits is where Tangina is warning the family that someTHING is keeping Carol Ann from answering and she asks which parent the girl is most scared of. Mom and Dad have a few lines where they stop to argue about who is nicer. But the father wins and Tangina insists "Make her answer!" Which, if you don't have children, is a very strange line, but totally again reasonable with children. The music is both wistful, beautiful and a little 'something ain't right'. Great movie. Great.
The most recent Poltergeist movie, in my opinion is not a remake, it is about another family. I liked the teenager in it. She is selfish, but she is very brave and did not abandoned her family.
Others have pointed it out, but the anthem was a fixture on TV. It meant you were up way too late, because TV was not 24 hours. Channels would play the anthem (which was free for them to play) and then you get static. At the time, everyone would have understood what that meant.
"You son-of-a-bitch u moved the cematary but u left the bodies didn't ya?!" i would have sued that guy
This is one of the best movies of all time.
And I'm thinking that the 5 year thing is because before, Carol Ann wasn't old enough to be up by herself and able to wander the house at night. She was either an infant or toddler sleeping in a crib. When she finally is old enough to wander the house alone and unsupervised is when the 'other side' is able to reach out to her and make a connection in this world, setting off the chain of events.
A real great review :D Subbed - My take on why the hauntings had started after they'd already spent five years in the home was because when the house was built on top of the graves, the Freeling family weren't living there, they came in after the desecration was complete. But they were there and present when the diggers came in to start constructing the pool.
Tobe Hooper is in the light now. Rest in peace, and thank you for not haunting us
The scene where the one investigator "sees" himself pulling his face apart really shocked me at the time.
Craig T Nelson & Jo Beth Williams did an amazing job playing distraught parents who just wanted their daughter back. Stephen’s (Nelson) reaction to his Boss the real estate guy at the end is a man who’s absolutely gone mad...”you son of a bitch! You only removed the head stones, you left the bodies! You ONLY MOVED THE HEADSTONES!”
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One of the best films ever made in my opinion. Awesome review guys, I can't wait for the next one!