tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post1712436835032722704..comments2015-01-19T07:44:04.414-08:00Comments on The Nostalgic Attic: Poltergeist (1982)JP Mulvanettihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-35014017600852754722014-05-29T12:29:21.051-07:002014-05-29T12:29:21.051-07:00Yeah, and unlucky for me as I saw Part 3 first. I ...Yeah, and unlucky for me as I saw Part 3 first. I haven't seen it since I was a kid, but having Gary Sherman helming the flick is making me want to re-visit it. He is one of my favorite genre directors.JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-78982507634967823552014-05-29T11:50:55.757-07:002014-05-29T11:50:55.757-07:00It's an excellent movie through and through. I...It's an excellent movie through and through. It's also the rare franchise starter completely let down by its sequels. The second one is watchable but that third movie REEKS. Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-58320644877146811522013-12-02T06:14:07.341-08:002013-12-02T06:14:07.341-08:00Thanks Wes. It's actually a really good script...Thanks Wes. It's actually a really good script, and I'm kind of surprised Spielberg didn't pen more of his own productions (though as he says, it's hard enough wearing the director/producer hat, adding the writer one into the mix too is only asking for trouble). The sleeve was always one of my favorites, though I understand why the original poster design is so popular. The VHS cover definitely sparks the imagination, and certainly is more scary/disturbing than the poster.<br /><br />Sounds like we had similar experiences with this films growing up!JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-17977372155446802422013-11-29T01:20:39.907-08:002013-11-29T01:20:39.907-08:00A comprehensively brilliant review JP, really enjo...A comprehensively brilliant review JP, really enjoyed it. Yeah, the debate on <i>who</i> directed <b><i>Poltergeist</i></b> will run on and on. I wish I had my copy of Joseph McBride’s Spielberg biography at hand to see what McBride has to say, but I think it’s generally accepted that Spielberg was extremely hands-on during the shoot. Personally, I see a lot of Tobe Hooper’s style in the film, those kinetic camera movements and that final crane shot, but I’ll accept that the film really is cut from the same cloth as <b><i>Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind</i></b>. I love that scene where Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams share a joint – I love the intimacy of it, and one of my favorite memories of the film (and I don’t see it enough these days) is the scene where Beatrice Straight’s character explains to the son about unruly spirits – “<i>They just…hang around, watch TV, watch their friends grow up, feeling unhappy and jealous…</i>” - a wonderful bit of writing. Thanks for posting the pre-cert sleeve, it’s always been one of my favourites, and would seek it out every time I went to the videoshop, it’s a tremendous mysterious image and far better than the generic poster. I too have great memories of seeing the film on TV in the late 80’s, my Dad leaving me stay up late to watch it on BBC1, when staying up late when you were a kid seemed like a massive deal !Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-72922248608320530592013-10-09T08:16:14.653-07:002013-10-09T08:16:14.653-07:00Agreed, though the research I did before writing t...Agreed, though the research I did before writing this seems to indicate that Hooper was abusing substances, and in unfit state to direct. This comes from alleged crew members. But hey, who cares. It's still a great film. The clown still gives me the willies.JP Mulvanettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381363705787780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738025286483185751.post-59032003888135519762013-10-05T06:29:19.498-07:002013-10-05T06:29:19.498-07:00I love this movie. It's a classic. The behind ...I love this movie. It's a classic. The behind the scenes stories are interesting although I remember the cast saying Hooper was the one really calling the shots but who knows. No matter what, it's an incredible film, and it has a great freaky clown too.Doug Rooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417088257701245038noreply@blogger.com