Poltergeist
A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total
- Lauren
- (as Soma Bhatia)
"Poltergeist" (2015) is a poor remake of a good original movie, but it is not the worst flick on it's own. That said, "Poltergeist" (2015) is kinda nicely acted, although i didn't buy Sam Rockwell's performance - he was miscast or maybe he new this is going to be poor movie so acted just for fun, but it is clear that this wasn't his favorite job to say the least. Kinds did OK job, especially one who played Griffin, and Rosemarie DeWitt's performance was probably the best in this movie.
As a horror movie, "Poltergeist" (2015) features tons of clichés, and there aren't true scary moments, you can see "jump scare" scenes from a mile. What i enjoyed about this movie was not the horror elements, but simply family scenes especially during first hour of this movie, but when so called "horror" starts, movie started to drag and by the end i was watching left time like each 5 min.
Overall, "Poltergeist" (2015) isn't good, but it isn't particularly bad. If you loved the original, it is nice for seeing it once just for nostalgia, but if you are looking for a decent horror movie, this isn't the one.
Deadly Dolls and Terrifying Toys
Deadly Dolls and Terrifying Toys
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRosemarie DeWitt wanted to do the film, after she experienced the engaged and lively audience reaction at the premiere of Conjuring : Les Dossiers Warren (2013), which she attended because it featured her husband Ron Livingston.
- Goofs(at around 57 mins) In one of the scenes the downstairs TV is seen falling over. Just afterwards the TV is straight back up without a scratch on it.
- Quotes
Amy Bowen: Take your pants off.
Eric Bowen: Yes, ma'am. Really?
Amy Bowen: Yes.
Eric Bowen: Wow.
Amy Bowen: Take if off.
Eric Bowen: Alright.
Griffin Bowen: [Eric's pants are down just when his kid enters the room] Dad?
Eric Bowen: Yes?
Amy Bowen: Aaah!
Eric Bowen: Hey... What's up buddy?
Griffin Bowen: There's something upstairs. I think there's something in my room.
Eric Bowen: I'll be up there in a second.
[the kid exits]
Eric Bowen: So much for my luck. Don't move.
Amy Bowen: Ok.
Eric Bowen: I'll be right back, think dirty thoughts.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: A scene is shown halfway through the end credits: Carrigan Burke is filming a new episode of his show. Dr. Powell (wearing the same glasses Tangina wore in the original trilogy) is his new co-host. He gets mad at her for messing up her line.
- Alternate versionsThe U.S. Blu-ray release includes an "Extended Cut" that runs 7 minutes longer than the Theatrical Cut, which is also on the Blu-ray.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Nostalgia Critic: Why Is Nothing Original Anymore? (2015)
- SoundtracksSugarcrush
Written by Owen Williams
Performed by Joanna Gruesome
Courtesy of Slumberland Records, LLC
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Poltergeist, Juegos Diabólicos
- Filming locations
- 1295 Upper Paradise Road, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada(Exterior house shots)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,425,125
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,620,386
- May 24, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $95,437,994
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1