Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Courtney K — 24 Jun 2015

I'm torn on how to feel; because the movie wasn't horrible. but since it's a remake, you can't help but compare it to the original and I think this one falls short. first thing I noticed about this film is that they didn't waste any time getting into the paranormal stuff; things start happening right from the get-go.

so this movie will not bore you by any means, but since that left absolutely NO time for character development, I had no emotional connection to any of the characters and could really care less if their closet ate them, ya know? I feel like jumping into everything all at once right away took away from the story - and the scare factor too.

as far as "feeling something" about the movie, the first one takes the cake. this one is just static tvs and chairs being thrown across the room. another disappointing factor for me is that, generally speaking, I really like Sam Rockwell -- and likewise, hate Jared Harris.

in every movie i've ever seen Jared Harris in, he's always been my least favorite character. but in this film, he might've been my favorite. and i'm not exactly sure that's a compliment.

I was super disappointed with the casting/acting. however, one thing that I did enjoy about this film was showing us a little bit of what was "inside" that closet - I don't remember the original doing that.