Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Poltergeist





Director Gil Kenan, writer David Lindsay and producer Sam Raimi's checklist before filming-

1.) Family has to move into a new house 
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2.) The house has to have a creepy tree next to it
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3.) House has to have an attic which overlooks the creepy tree
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4.) Family has to have a cute little girl & a shit scared boy
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5.) Obviously the poor little boy has to sleep in the attic
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6.) The attic has to have a secret closet full of clowns and dolls
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7.) The cute little girl has to have the ability to see and talk to ghosts
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8.) The cute girl has to get abducted by ghosts
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9.) The family for obvious reasons wont call 911 and would rather search for a team who studies paranormal activity as a career...yeah that has to happen... and yeah it exists
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10.) The team of paranormal enthusiasts obviously know what the hell is going on and what should be done but cant do it themselves
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11.) Did i mention the house has to have a history of deaths or has to be built on a cemetery/burial ground
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12.) Since it is 2015 the ghosts/entity should be technologically sound and be able to make all electronic devices go crazy
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13.) There has to be flickering lights, weird and loud noises, and a TV that shows nothing but the grey screen of death
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14.) The story has to have the parallel dimension and vortex mumbo jumbo to make sense
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15.) The scared to the core kid has to overcome all odds so as to save his abducted sis... you gotta have a happy ending
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POLTERGEIST - What Are You Afraid Of...


Well I was afraid that you might fuck up an old classic.. an old Spielberg classic..
And my darkest fears have indeed come true.

 AS I SEE IT the writing is not good enough to grip you. 3D is more of a gimmick then an actual tool to scare the audience. Gil Kenan might as well have made a spoof of Poltergeist and Sam Raimi what the fuck were you thinking producing this piece of cliched shit. 

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