Description: A typical family in a quiet suburb of a normal California faces a frightening ordeal when its home is invaded by a Poltergeist. Late one night, 10-year-old Carol Anne Freeling (Heather O'Rourke) hears a voice coming from inside the television set ... At first, the spirits that invade the Freeling's home seem like playful children. But then they turn angry. And when Carol Anne is pulled from this world into another, Steve and Diane Freeling (Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams--In the Land of Women) turn to an exorcist (Zelda Rubinstein) in this horror classic from director Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre films) and producer and screenwriter Steven Spielberg.​. No idea why the both of you complain about certain new release threads but as I've already said don't expect me to stop posting threads about films I find interesting. I think that's what you do in an err... forum about films on discs. It's quite forumy don't you think? This is a news & information forum so there's going to be news & information.

The Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition: The Complete Adventure Limited Edition is a 3-disc set here in the States that includes the DE in 4K, a newly-authored 4K of the previously-released Theatrical Cut as well as the Special Longer Version (included via seamless branching), and a Blu-ray full of bonus content that I’m told includes basically everything ever created and released for the film on home video. (I’m awaiting confirmation of the exact contents from the studio.) But it does NOT include a Blu-ray of the DE itself, nor are Blu-rays of the Theatrical and SLV versions included. The DE is available separately on Blu-ray, and obviously the Theatrical Cut Blu-ray was included in the original 4-Movie Collection from last year.

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of the Digibook edition linked above. While I wouldn't personally award this film a full five stars, I certainly can and will recognize it as a well-made Starring: Craig T. Nelson , JoBeth Williams , Beatrice Straight , Dominique Dunne , Oliver Robins , Heather O'Rourke

There are unquestionably many Spielbergian touches in Poltergeist; he did indeed co-write and produce it, after all. The suburban family milieu is pure Spielberg, as are the more melodramatic moments in the film. When Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams have their dramatic farewell before she plunges into the abyss, the camera cuts away to Beatrice Straight’s tearful reaction, and that’s one of Spielberg’s standard techniques to manipulate the audience by letting them know that it’s time to cry. Yet Hooper’s stamp is present on the final product as well, as there are numerous shots and bits of editing that didn’t quite fit into Spielberg’s house style at the time—for example, the repeated use of crash cut zooms onto faces, or the montage of Nelson screaming from different camera angles after the appearance of the ghost head. (Spielberg would go on to use similar setups two years later in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but he arguably learned the technique from Hooper and The Texas Chain S aw Massacre.) When viewing the studio's promotional trailer for the upcoming 4K Blu-ray release, please make sure to set resolution to 2160p/4K. Here’s a seemingly simple three-word phrase, but it’s one that’s fraught with peril: “Tobe Hooper’s Poltergeist.” In some circles, those could be considered fighting words, so use them at your own risk. The controversy over who’s the real author of Citizen Kane has largely been settled at this point in film history (well, at least until David Fincher tried to stir it up again with Mank), but for the last four decades, there’s been an unresolved debate about whether or not Steven Spielberg ghost-directed Poltergeist. The problem with that question is that it completely misses the point of why the film is so effective.

Poltergeist Review

from the recent remaster and has been encoded with the more efficient AVC codec. As such, it displays similar strengths including more refined They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Documentary in 2 Parts: Science of the Spirits and Communing with the Dead The construction of the film is also wonderful, and this makes even more sense once the outcome of the film is revealed – the opening scene with the TV playing the Star-Spangled Banner, knowing on what the house is built is simply delicious. While the opening foreboding/foreshadowing elements that come into play show a maturity and audacity of film-making that gives a respect to the audience as well as world-builds the environment. And all from childhood fears from producer Steven Spielberg. EnglishSDH, French, GermanSDH, ItalianSDH, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish( less) Matt89 isn’t wrong. Compare any other Steven Spielberg film to POLTERGEIST, then compare any Tobe Hooper film to it, and tell me who its chief creative force was. But this tired debate has been milked dry due to one particular nutte…er, I mean poster in the 1080p POLTERGEIST thread.

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists – Two-part feature; oh dear, don’t waste your time. sprinkled throughout a film that's largely dominated by static interiors and dark, stormy nights. Yet this new 4K transfer, likely sourced

So, Poltergeist ends up being much more than a mere horror-sampler for teens to break into the genre with. It possesses a wonderful “spiritual” ambience, a daring flare for visual invention, a staggering level of visceral intensity and a true sense of the fantastique. Now then, the big release news today is that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has finally officially announced two major catalog titles for 4K Ultra HD...