Poltergeist (1982) (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - Page 19 - Blu-ray Forum

GasmaskAvenger · 07-17-2017, 05:27 PM

Maybe Tobe Hooper's time under Spielberg's wing during Poltergeist are why Invaders from Mars and Lifeforce feel so...limp.

It was until Chainsaw 2 and Spontaneous Combustion where the real Tobe Hooper came back in full force.

Member-167298 · 10-27-2017, 01:37 AM

Just showed this at my school tonight as part of a Halloween double feature for the students. We have a Blu-ray projector and a nice theatre with a decent sound system, so it was quite a treat. Many kids had not seen it before and were definitely screaming, especially at the clown scene. Some kids claimed they weren't scared, but I doubt it.

Monterey Jack · 10-27-2017, 02:34 AM

I also showed this to my teenage nephew for the first time recently, and the "clown" bit definitely got him good.

He also really enjoyed how much it influenced the "Upside-Down" aspects of Stranger Things (we're both big fans of that show), and it blew his mind when I revealed that Craig T. Nelson was the voice of Mr. Incredible.

javy · 10-27-2017, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PrestonXI

Just showed this at my school tonight as part of a Halloween double feature for the students. We have a Blu-ray projector and a nice theatre with a decent sound system, so it was quite a treat. Many kids had not seen it before and were definitely screaming, especially at the clown scene. Some kids claimed they weren't scared, but I doubt it.

How old were they?

Poltergeist is one of my all time favorite horror films.

Member-167298 · 10-27-2017, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by javy

How old were they?

Poltergeist is one of my all time favorite horror films.

High school.

javy · 10-27-2017, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by PrestonXI

High school.

Cool. And it's great that they had a positive reaction to it, being teenagers and whatnot.

SuperFlyHighGuy · 10-27-2017, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GasmaskAvenger

Maybe Tobe Hooper's time under Spielberg's wing during Poltergeist are why Invaders from Mars and Lifeforce feel so...limp.

It was until Chainsaw 2 and Spontaneous Combustion where the real Tobe Hooper came back in full force.

I haven't seen Invaders From Mars in eons, but Lifeforce certainly doesn't leave me limp.

And it's a pretty exciting movie, too! So much crazy coolness, I love Lifeforce!

Just behind TCM and Eaten Alive as my favorite Hooper flicks. Need to check out TCM2 again some day, haven't seen that in ages either.

Retroj23 · 10-27-2017, 04:21 AM

My parents picked this movie for my sister and I to watch on a Saturday night back in the 80s from a mom and pas video rental store. Needless to say it scared the shit out of us.

10 years after I asked them why they would rent such a movie for their 5 and 6 year old kids. They said "Hey, we thought it was kid appropriate. The VHS box said it was made by Steven Spielberg". Ha! I almost died of laughter! But I'm glad they did rent it for us. It started my long fascination with film. Horror film in particular.

MassiveMovieBuff · 10-27-2017, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperFlyHighGuy

I haven't seen Invaders From Mars in eons, but Lifeforce certainly doesn't leave me limp.

And it's a pretty exciting movie, too! So much crazy coolness, I love Lifeforce!

Just behind TCM and Eaten Alive as my favorite Hooper flicks. Need to check out TCM2 again some day, haven't seen that in ages either.

Haha! Yeah that's a plus one on Lifeforce as well. That's my second favorite Hooper film after TCM. Wasn't a fan of Invaders from Mars though

Dubstar · 10-27-2017, 04:32 AM

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Haha! Yeah that's a plus one on Lifeforce as well. That's my second favorite Hooper film after TCM. Wasn't a fan of Invaders from Mars though

I saw a 70mm print of LIFEFORCE a few years back at the AFI Silver and oh...my...god! the 6-track audio was insane - the balls to the walls ending and the grandiose music score was so intense it literally sounded like the top of the auditorium was going to crack open and the entire audience was going to be jettisoned into outer space ~ wow, just wow!!

MassiveMovieBuff · 10-27-2017, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dubstar

I saw a 70mm print of LIFEFORCE a few years back at the AFI Silver and oh...my...god! the 6-track audio was insane - the balls to the walls ending and the grandiose music score was so intense it literally sounded like the top of the auditorium was going to crack open and the entire audience was going to be jettisoned into outer space ~ wow, just wow!!

That would be amazing!

OneWayFilms · 10-27-2017, 02:59 PM

I tried to share Poltergeist with my teenage daughter, she just sits there....unaffected and bored. (sigh) What's wrong with kids today?

PowellPressburger · 10-27-2017, 03:02 PM

yeah kids today ... its too slow moving but to me it was my childhood horror film.

Member-167298 · 10-27-2017, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

I tried to share Poltergeist with my teenage daughter, she just sits there....unaffected and bored. (sigh) What's wrong with kids today?

Most of my students I talked to liked the movie, but some said they didn't find it scary. I just can't believe that.

Member-167298 · 10-27-2017, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

its too slow moving

I think the film does a great job of really establishing the family dynamic and letting us get invested in the characters all the while gradually ratcheting up the horror for maximum effect by the end.

MJD64 · 10-27-2017, 03:59 PM

Saw this theatrically a couple of times back in the summer of '82, can't believe that was 35 years ago. Still holds up nicely and although I lost or gave away a number of the original movie posters I collected at that time, I still have my B&W Poltergeist with the iconic image of Carol Anne in front of the TV along with that equally iconic tagline: "They're here!"

meremortal · 10-27-2017, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

I tried to share Poltergeist with my teenage daughter, she just sits there....unaffected and bored. (sigh) What's wrong with kids today?

My gal had the same reaction and she was born in the 80s. Seems anything to her that's pre-Scream or so is old, boring, or cheesy, etc

Mr. Thomsen · 10-28-2017, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

yeah kids today ... its too slow moving but to me it was my childhood horror film.

Mine too. In fact, I believe this may have been the very first contemporary horror movie I watched as a kid in the early 1980s. I first saw it on TV, and back then, like in the movie, networks would not run 24 hrs but end at some point after which you would just get static "snow".

Well, when I watched this, from my bed, it was that evening's very last show. There was a very short 'CU tomorrow' from the announcer and then ... static. I had no remote for the TV in my room, and I freely admit it took way too long to work up the courage to leave the safe zone of my bed and cross the floor to switch off the TV set, while keeping my ears out for any voices from it.

Rainet · 04-16-2018, 07:56 PM

Just rewatched this. Of all the scares. The sudden chair poltergeist on the table always freaks me out every single time.

DenOfEarth · 04-16-2018, 09:28 PM

Who wants Scream Factory to do a new CE blu-ray with 2K or 4K remastering and extras galore even a commentary from a Poltergeist fan/historian?

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07-17-2017, 05:27 PM	#361
GasmaskAvenger Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Fresno, California, USA 4K collection:1106 Blu-ray collection:4974 DVD collection:656 Trading Score:33	Maybe Tobe Hooper's time under Spielberg's wing during Poltergeist are why Invaders from Mars and Lifeforce feel so...limp. It was until Chainsaw 2 and Spontaneous Combustion where the real Tobe Hooper came back in full force.

10-27-2017, 01:37 AM	#362
Member-167298 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:474 Blu-ray collection:1321 DVD collection:102 iTunes collection:558 Trading Score:61	Just showed this at my school tonight as part of a Halloween double feature for the students. We have a Blu-ray projector and a nice theatre with a decent sound system, so it was quite a treat. Many kids had not seen it before and were definitely screaming, especially at the clown scene. Some kids claimed they weren't scared, but I doubt it.

10-27-2017, 02:34 AM	#363
Monterey Jack Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Oct 2011 Trading Score:709	I also showed this to my teenage nephew for the first time recently, and the "clown" bit definitely got him good. He also really enjoyed how much it influenced the "Upside-Down" aspects of Stranger Things (we're both big fans of that show), and it blew his mind when I revealed that Craig T. Nelson was the voice of Mr. Incredible.

10-27-2017, 04:21 AM	#368
Retroj23 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2012 Location:On Radford near the In 'N Out Burger 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:47 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:11	My parents picked this movie for my sister and I to watch on a Saturday night back in the 80s from a mom and pas video rental store. Needless to say it scared the shit out of us. 10 years after I asked them why they would rent such a movie for their 5 and 6 year old kids. They said "Hey, we thought it was kid appropriate. The VHS box said it was made by Steven Spielberg". Ha! I almost died of laughter! But I'm glad they did rent it for us. It started my long fascination with film. Horror film in particular.

10-27-2017, 02:59 PM	#372
OneWayFilms Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Mississippi 4K collection:13 Blu-ray collection:967 DVD collection:759 Digital collection:457 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:5	I tried to share Poltergeist with my teenage daughter, she just sits there....unaffected and bored. (sigh) What's wrong with kids today?

10-27-2017, 03:02 PM	#373
PowellPressburger Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:DIFFERENT PLACES! Minneapolis 4K collection:991 Blu-ray collection:3676 DVD collection:359 Blu-ray reviews: 51 Trading Score:297	yeah kids today ... its too slow moving but to me it was my childhood horror film.

10-27-2017, 03:59 PM	#376
MJD64 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2016 Blu-ray collection:847 DVD collection:854	Saw this theatrically a couple of times back in the summer of '82, can't believe that was 35 years ago. Still holds up nicely and although I lost or gave away a number of the original movie posters I collected at that time, I still have my B&W Poltergeist with the iconic image of Carol Anne in front of the TV along with that equally iconic tagline: "They're here!"

04-16-2018, 07:56 PM	#379
Rainet Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boston Blu-ray collection:13 Trading Score:1	Just rewatched this. Of all the scares. The sudden chair poltergeist on the table always freaks me out every single time.

04-16-2018, 09:28 PM	#380
DenOfEarth Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:May 2011 Location:Boulder City, Nevada 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:1556 DVD collection:229 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Who wants Scream Factory to do a new CE blu-ray with 2K or 4K remastering and extras galore even a commentary from a Poltergeist fan/historian?

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