The story is well told and has a certain degree of visibility.

Kristin 2022-02-07 14:09:19

1. The overall story looks very ordinary and simple now, but it still finds it interesting. This is the brilliance of this film. The screenwriter and director jointly provided us with a standard version of the haunted house story sample. (The basic settings of the scenes and characters in James Wynn’s "Latent" and several books are very similar in frame to the film.)

2. Whether a screenwriter or director can tell stories is indeed innate in my opinion. Just like Spielberg, the producer and screenwriter of this film, he is a very good storyteller. The movies he participated in are all watchable.

3. The narrative rhythm of the film is very well mastered, it can be said that for nearly two hours, there is almost no cold scene, which can attract the audience to watch. Especially in the first half of the film, although it is the foundation of the whole story, it is still very beautiful. On the contrary, the second half was shot too hastily, and there is a suspicion of a hasty ending.

4. It is a great idea to use TV as a medium for ghosts and monsters, especially in the era when people are highly dependent on TV, which can give viewers a deep sense of substitution. The scene of the little girl sitting in front of a snow-covered TV watching, touching, and even talking to the TV is truly chilling and memorable.

5. Judging from the perspective of that era, the special effects presented by the film should have been amazing, but it seems that it is actually pretty good now.

6. The little girl in the film is very cute, but it is a pity that she died of illness as a child, which is really embarrassing.

7. The horror images in the film are somewhat freehand. From the current point of view, the degree of horror is not high, and the timid friends can watch it with confidence.

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Extended Reading
  • Samara 2022-03-16 09:01:03

    The first half remained at the level of a five-star ghost movie until the dwarf girl succeeded in getting rid of the ghost (although it started to collapse from the rope part). Chobez's mood is very wonderful. It's a pity that a large number of corpse coffins struck in the last night, this kind of cliché that must be explained, and the details of the final thrown out of the TV, all quickly collapsed into a cult film. Typical case of uncut later

  • Brandy 2022-04-23 07:01:42

    The first version was originally a classic, and some additional legends added a peculiar color to this film, both the plot twist and the development were particularly interesting at that time.

Poltergeist quotes

  • Steve Freeling: I'm outta here! See ya early.

    Robbie Freeling: I'm outta here!

    Diane Freeling: You I can handle.

    Robbie Freeling: I got school!

    Diane Freeling: Breakfast first.

    Robbie Freeling: All right, I'll just flunk.

  • Diane Freeling: Jesus, don't do that. You wanna see your mommy lying in a cigar box covered in licorice?