Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Edris F — 07 Nov 2016

Remake not as good as the original. The only good think about this movie was they went to the other side.

This review of Poltergeist (2015) was written by Edris F on 07 Nov 2016.

Poltergeist has generally received mixed reviews.

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