Review of Poltergeist (2015) by Matthew B — 20 Jun 2015

Not good. Didn't think you could make a movie worse than the original but I thought wrong.

This review of Poltergeist (2015) was written by Matthew B on 20 Jun 2015.

Poltergeist has generally received mixed reviews.

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