Poltergeist II / Poltergeist III - 5/19/15

[JaseT]

I already own PII, so I went ahead and preordered PIII. Hoping for a $9.99 release date price though.

[Swissangel4616]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

Honestly, I think III is better than II.

Both are still bad movies.

No, i think Part 2 is close to the first one and it still scare me and better than the 3rd one. But well.. its just about taste everyone has :-)
Btw... part 2 is already out on BR since longer time in Germany.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by dsman71

At least theyre coming out so hopefully that will end the requests to Scream Factory. Too bad the films stink
Glad MGM is doing some releases themselves but they are really gutting their catalog to 4-5 different independent labels.

I wish other studios would "gut their catalog" at this point.

Obviously most of these films aren't getting restored in any way, so it's hardly ideal either. But for the most part, with the licensed films it's either dump to 3rd party or get nothing.

Anyway I bought this Poltergeist II I believe for $5 at Best Buy at one point. May have to sell that one and get the double feature, just for completionist sake.

[Leslie Dame]

Poltergeist III is pretty bad, even on a technical level with it's clumsy and rushed ending using a stand in for Heather O'Rourke. The entire cast is unsympathetic and basically takes a huge dump all over Heather's character, for whatever reason.
It's the anti-Poltergeist movie in my opinion, a weird abomination lacking heart and soul. Yet I still own it to complete the series

[MaskedRider]

Glad to see III is getting a stand alone release since I already own II on BD.

Originally Posted by Leslie Dame

It's the anti-Poltergeist movie in my opinion, a weird abomination lacking heart and soul. Yet I still own it to complete the series

I own a lot of movies that I hate to complete the collection. Before the Scream Factory release, I owned Halloween 3 & 6 just to complete the collection even though I hate those movies.

[Clark Kent]

Originally Posted by benricci

Part III is a 50 GB disc, AVC and averages about 31.5 mbps. I'm pretty sure the disc content is the same as the European releases of Part III that have been out since 2010.

That sounds identical to the Japanese Blu-ray of Part III. I believe it also comes with a trailer.

[GenPion]

Glad to see they have updated it to have a standalone of the third film available as well (for those of us who already have Part 2 on Blu-ray).

[pinballmaster]

I'll have to watch it again, but I recall the third being my favorite.

[Liquid_Swords]

I hope they use the original art. I wasn't a fan of the new art for part 2.

[TripleHBK]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Swords

I hope they use the original art. I wasn't a fan of the new art for part 2.

I agree... the art on part 2 was pretty cheap.

[Bad Sandwich]

Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

Honestly, I think III is better than II.

Both are still bad movies.

I concur. I revisted both back to back a couple months ago and while III is somewhat redeemed by some mirror/doppelganger shennanies that remain genuinely creepy, II, taken as a whole, is quite possibly one of the shittiest movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a metric ton of garbage.

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by Bad Sandwich

I concur. I revisted both back to back a couple months ago and while III is somewhat redeemed by some mirror/doppelganger shennanies that remain genuinely creepy, II, taken as a whole, is quite possibly one of the shittiest movies I've ever seen, and I've seen a metric ton of garbage.

I know. I grew up with III, it's part of my childhood and teenage years, nothing in the world's gonna make me hate it

Never liked II much for some reason, so hadn't seen it for many years. Decided to revisit the film in HD a while back. Although Julian Beck is pretty creepy and effective in the role, I thought the movie was dreadful, way worse than I remembered.

[dallywhitty]

Whoa, I'm surprised by all the Poltergeist II hate! It doesn't quite live up to the original, no, but it's still a good film in its own right. For me it's in the same category as such films as Freddy's Revenge and RoboCop 2: inferior sequels which are dark and weird enough to be of interest.

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

Whoa, I'm surprised by all the Poltergeist II hate! It doesn't quite live up to the original, no, but it's still a good film in its own right. For me it's in the same category as such films as Freddy's Revenge and RoboCop 2: inferior sequels which are dark and weird enough to be of interest.

Coincidentally I have similar feelings towards RoboCop 2. It kind of worked when I was a kid but when I saw it a few years ago it just felt silly and unnecessary most of the time.

And never really liked Freddy's Revenge. I'd only watch it for the gay subtext and the coach's bare ass
My favorite Freddy sequel is definitely Dream Warriors. Hail Patricia Arquette

[AKORIS]

time to rate the Poltergeist films (out of 5 stars)

Poltergeist-- 1/2

Part II ----

Part III--- 1/2

[dissention]

Poltergeist II isn't particularly good, but it's got some great sequences (the tequila worm monster), Reverend Kane, and outré sensibilities in the plot department. The novelization based on the original script is better than the movie itself.

Poltergeist III is shit. O'Rourke is awful in it, it was chopped to bits in the editing room, and the script that made it to the screen consisted of 90 minutes of idiots shrieking "Carol Anne!" It's fun in a guilty sort of way, though, and I always laugh at the sudden disappearance of Scott due to the haphazard reshoots.

[PowellPressburger]

It really does make III a great drinking game film every time someone says Carol Anne U take a shot!

[JackForrester]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

It really does make III a great drinking game film every time someone says Carol Anne U take a shot!

Ok, time to try that next weekend

[Bad Sandwich]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

It really does make III a great drinking game film every time someone says Carol Anne U take a shot!

I couldn't in good conscience recommend that to anyone...even the most seasoned imbiber of spirit would be dead on the floor an hour in.

[MTRodaba2468]

I never got the individual release of Part II, so I'll likely look into the two-pack...