In the original 1982
film “Poltergeist” real skeletons were allegedly used in the pool
sequence. Real as in actual human remains. They were apparently
cheaper than the plastic ones. In the remake of “Poltergeist”
they don't even use prop skeletons; they're made in the computer and
are not very convincing. Of course, the original series of films was
apparently “cursed” after several cast members passed away after
shooting the movies. The new cast could only be so lucky.
There's actually
nothing truly wrong or extremely bad about the new “Poltergeist.”
It's just that in a world where movies like “Insidious” and
“Paranormal Activity” and “The Conjuring” (which may be one of the best haunted house movies since "Poltergeist") exist it feels a
bit redundant to redo a movie that inspired all of the above. The
film pays tribute to the original film by reenacting memorable
moments: the tree, the clown, the bent silverware, etc. The film
hardly does anything new, transcendent, or creative with the
material; material that was pretty much perfect from the get-go.
When remakes of
well-liked movies happen it's usually because it would be interesting
to see that story with modern effects – for example, “King Kong”
a rare remake done right. The redo even won an Oscar for those
impressive new effects. The original “Poltergeist” was nominated
for three Oscars including for it's visual effects. Are 2015 computer
effects more impressive than what could be accomplished in the 80s?
Generally, yes. But you know what's really missing? Creativity.
Nowadays a computer can show an audience anything. In 1982 it was way
more impressive (and in terms of horror, shocking), which is why
nothing that director Gil Kenan (a damning directing gig if there
ever was one) throws in front of us is even remotely scary,
cool-looking, or generally impressive even by modern standards.
The new cast
includes Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt as the heads of the Bowen
family. They move into a new house and quickly notice some strange
phenomenon. Can we retire the cliché of a family moving into a new
house only to discover it's actually haunted? That would be great.
Like in the original film they have three kids: a teenage daughter, a
young song, and the youngest daughter. Of all the actors, I was most
impressed with Kyle Catlett as the middle child Griffin who gets an
entire story arc all to his self, even if it's contradicting (the
film opens up with him playing a violent zombie video game and then
presents him as being afraid of everything). The youngest daughter,
named Maddy here instead of the reusing the iconic name Carol Anne,
is again the one who the ghosts make contact with and then kidnap.
And instead of diminutive psychic Tangina we get Jared Hess doing his
own reality TV host version which feels uninspired and uninteresting.
Jane Adams is good as a fellow paranormal researcher who helps
investigate. The new script by “Rabbit Hole” writer David
Lindsay-Abaire even controversially shows us the ghostly other world:
and it's more yawn inducing than sacrilegious. Hands down the best
new sequence in the film involves a power drill.
The original
“Poltergeist” may not be the best movie of all time, far from it,
but it's a classic of the horror genre and was a terrific summer
movie blockbuster. It was an event - until E.T. came along a week
later at least. Nothing about this new film feels even remotely as
important or awe-inspiring. It's missing that sense of Spielbergian
wonder that was so prevalent in the original film most people argue
the man even directed it. There's nothing really wrong with the film
– the actors are good at least and it's not nearly the trainwreck
that is “Poltergeist III” – but there's nothing memorable about
the look of the film or even it's music, two more areas where the
original has this film beat. Not to mention the fact that nothing in the film is truly that scary if you're over the age of 12 (the scariest thing in the movie is probably a squirrel). If you're a fan of the 1982 version and
you have any sense of apprehension towards this new one it's probably
best to just steer clear. As they say, stay away from the light. GRADE: C
Trailer for Poltergeist on TrailerAddict.
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