Poltergeist (2015)
Genre: Horror
Summary (IMDB): A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.
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I had high hopes for a big scare fest after watching the trailer (view it here), unfortunately Poltergeist was a let down.
There are some funny scenes which helped win this a higher rating (The scene with the power drill and the non-believer almost made me snort popcorn out my nose, nice huh?)
It’s been modernised and feels smoother than the original. The casting was almost spot on, I wasn’t a big fan of Sam Rockwell as the father but Kennedi Clements was perfect in the role of Madison and the rest of the characters were really easy to like.
There are a lot of unfinished plot lines such as the family’s money troubles that seemed to be pure filler without substance. Overall it’s an improvement to the original but lacked the scares and substance to be a big hit
NoisyGeek Rating: 3 out of 5
Nice review! I’m not wild about horror films (unless they are ridiculous, or from the 80s), so i think i may skip this one.
Its worth a watch for the laughs but i was gutted it wasnt scarier