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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rated by buyers PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Type of bind: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN num: 9780792857471
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN number: 079285747X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 26, 2003
Running Time: 189 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 8458
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: June 10, 1988
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POLTERGEIST 2 POLTERGEIST 3
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As sequels go, Poltergeist II has the advantage of retaining most of the original film's cast (although the absence of the actress Dominique Dunne, a murder victim, is not explained). It's still not enough to turn this dreary outing into a passable horror movie. The terrorized Freeling family has moved from their haunted house, but the bothersome ghosties are not finished with them yet. The lame scares include a sequence built around Craig T. Nelson swallowing a demon worm from a tequila bottle and then regurgitating it. Far more frightening is the wizened face of theater legend Julian Beck, who appears as a foreboding old guy with bad news for the Freelings: 'Yer all gonna die!'
Poltergeist III recruits only blond cherub Heather O'Rourke (who died before the film's release) and dwarf psychic Zelda Rubinstein from the very first movies. The action has shifted to a Chicago high-rise, where little Carol Anne's otherworldly gift is being studied (Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen play the uncle and aunt she boards with). Director Gary Sherman tries to get some ideas going with mirror images, but the bargain-basement atmosphere and the limited special effects undercut the movie at every turn. --Robert Horton
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Why couldn't they have made the double feature consist of Poltergeist I & II? It seems the only way to get Poltergeist II without having to pay some scalper upwards of $30 is to buy this double feature, then you get Poltergeist III which is a complete waste of film. -kd5-
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Heeeeelp! I had never seen any of the Poltergeist movies until about a week ago, when a friend of mine persuaded me to check out the original, and I found that I really enjoyed it, and am suprised that I'd never seen. I figured it to be another overhyped eighties horro-BORE fest. But I really liked it, and when this chicky told me that she liked number two even better, I checked it out.
I got this set, which comes with both the second and third helpings. After reading reviews here, I was unsure I even wanted to watch them. Mainly because what I really liked about the very first was the quality of the characters. As movies two and three have different writers and directors then the first, I was sure I would be dissapointed. However, the cast is pretty much fully intact in Poltergeist II, sans the oldest daughter, due to the fact that the actress was murdered in real life (-and fifty other cursed legends from behind the scenes-) but her character was rarely involved in the very first movie anyway, so it's easy to just brush her out of the picture, and the rest are just as likeable this time around, and only slightly less convincing. The ghost takes a central form here, which changes the story alot... as an evil preacher from the early 19th century, who is caught between life and death, and has wanted the soul of one Carol Anne, ever since he fell out the portal. The actor who potrays him in is good enough to build the movie around, very creepy... so the fact that the story has changed, is alright. It works as a solid backdrop to the original story, even if a bit contrived. The indian character is the same guy from One Flew Over The Cukoos nest too, which is cool. I was pleasantly suprised with this bit also... the last scene is really cheesy, but it doesn't take away from the story, and the ghosts and imagery are still very well done, though not quite on par with Steven Speilbergs work in the original.
Now, as for three, I have to say, I don't think it's half as bad as every one else claims it is. I am picky about horror movies, and the eighties produced alot of lame and sorry excuses for such. In that vein Poltergeist III is pretty much a teen-scream late eighties horror flick. Highly evident in the terrible late eighties fashion. But, in that sense, it's actually still alot more sophisticated than most teen-scream eighties flicks. The story has zero to with the other two, really, but it does bring back Carol Anne (she died shortly after this was released, again with the curse...) This time she lives with her aunt in Chicago, and goes to a school for gifted and disturbed children. The entire movie takes place basically inside this high rise building, and creates this "behind the mirror" world, which is where Carol Anne is trapped this time around. Carol Annes teacher is played by a real A*hole, who blames even the most extreme paranormal activity on her. You are meant not to like him, but he's really very obnoxious, and luckily he gets dropped down an elevator shaft in the middle of the movie. Some of the dialougue is awful, for instance: the ghosts are disguised as Carol Annes cousin and boyfriend in one scene, and they walk away chuckling "they actually thought we were them." duh. But, still this movie held my attention ok. It has a lot of parts that are fun to make fun of, as well as some cheesy ghosts, and, by the number of times they say "Carol Anne!" in the movie, you could make an excellent Halloween drinking game to go along with it. I say, every time a human says "Carol Anne" you take one drink, and every time an evil spirit says "Carol Anne" you take two. Trust me, they say it a LOT! Anyway, that should merit the purchase of this bit for eight bucks. I enjoyed both titles that are included here, and I should hope to buy the very first as well, since, obviously, it's the best of the three.
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Great nice to both moives togeter for the same price Poltergeist II/Poltergeist III ,is going to get you, so get you popcorn and drink and sit back beware you never know.................
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I hate it when movie companys decide to combine two movies of the same series into one DVD. Sure, your getting more for your buck but I consider it to be a cheap excuse to sell the movie (especially if the film wasn't popular at the box office) weather the fans asked for it or not.
That happens to be the situation here with POLTERGEIST, which is basically part II and part III slapped into one disc. Now, I know the title of my review is all about the third sequel but I don't want people getting the wrong impression about my opinion. I love the second movie and I happen to think it's even better than the third film. Actually, I think all the POLTERGEIST movies are best from start to finish. The very first being the best (not to mention one of my favorite Horror films of all time), the third being the last.
With that being said, lets talk about the actual movie POLTERGEIST III now. A while ago, I decided to buy the entire POLTERGEIST series on VHS because they were so cheap on Amazon's Market place. The other day I watched the third movie to refresh my memory about the film. When I was younger, I thought the third movie was pretty creepy so I had high expectations for the film to hold some of that spooky "magic" from my childhood. What started out as a pretty good follow up to the second movie was quickly dashed with a terrible ending. When the movie was over, I couldn't help but feel dissapointed and a little bit mad. Like I said, the movie starts out great and then near the end, falls flat on it's face.
Now, at the time I had no idea about the production or any of the "drama" that was happening behind the scenes of POLTERGEIST III. I heard when I was younger that the main actress (Heather O'Rourke) died at an early age after this film was made. Thinking nothing of it (at the time), I had no idea how much her death effected the over all production and direction of the film POLTERGEIST III. I did a little reading about the third sequel online and came into alot of information about the actual film and what happend in the last few weeks of production. As it turns out, Heather O'Rourke died before the actual film was finished. Nobody it seemed wanted to finish the movie (due to her sudden death) and from what I read online, the movie was going to be scrapped until the producers could remake the entire film. The movie company MGM basically told the film producers and directors to finish the movie, dispite the fact they had little to work with. Before Heather O'Rourke died, the movie already was finished (with a complete ending) but MGM didn't like the original ending and wanted them to change it. O'Rourke passed away and the producers/directors were left with a pretty much grey & white choice to finish the movie or have someone else step in to do it. The end result is a quickly thrown together ending that not only feels "sudden" but cheats the viewers out of actually seeing Heather O'Rourke's face in the final scene. If you actually own this movie (considering the terrible reviews on Amazon and online, I couldn't see anybody wanting to own this movie), watch the last scene where the entire family walks out of the mirror. Carol Anne's face is buried in her Aunt's shoulder (hugging) and you never actually get to see O'Rourke's face.
From what I read online, MGM decided on a quicker ending and used a "body double" for the role of Carol Anne at the end of the film. Coming into this information online helps explain why the second half of POLTERGEIST III is lame compared to the enjoyable start of the film. Online, I read how the original ending was ment to happen and I personally think it would have finished the film alot better than the actual end result. (If your curious as to how the original ending was ment to be, I suggest going to Yahoo and looking up the title POLTERGEIST III)
Now that I have come across that information, it helps shed a different light on the third POLTERGEIST project and makes some of the bad parts (the chopped up ending, the wooden acting) a little more understandable.
Now, we've talked an awful lot about the actual direction, production and situations behind the scenes of POLTERGEIST III. I think it's time we talk about the actual plot of the movie. From what I gather, POLTERGEIST III was ment to be the final movie of the series. It was also ment to include "THE FINAL CHAPTER" in the main title. Basically the movie is about how Carol Anne is sent to live with her Aunt because her family believes she was the main source for all the "evil" that followed them. Personally I think that was a cheap excuse for a sequel idea and the film makers should have come up with a better idea than that one! If anyone has ever seen the two movies before this one, they would know that Carol Anne's family would never do such a random and stupid thing! They loved her and after everything that has ... Read More
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Very good story, it is sad that this little actress Heather died during one of these movies.
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