Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) by Jérémie B — 09 Feb 2008

Not even close to as good as the original, but still better than the third.

This review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) was written by Jérémie B on 09 Feb 2008.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Bill Cosford (281) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 14 May 2015

The film offers some spectacular special effects and excellent ensemble acting, including two virtuoso performances by Geraldine Fitzgerald…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Dann M (1,530) on 27 Jan 2016

They're back. Lacking the craft of the original, Poltergeist II: The Other Side is a hokey and generic horror sequel…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Hellholehorror (226) on 16 Feb 2022

Looked a little bit soft here and there. The blacks were a little messy too. The camera movement was nice and always interesting yet subtle…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Charles P (1,784) on 04 Oct 2014

There is no joy in seeing a film that is a tornado of special effects and monsters that menace children…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By James W (1,855) on 18 May 2015

This sequel is pretty creepy. Especially due to the strange old man who's after Carol Anne…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Justin A (642) on 19 May 2015

Forgettable and a major step down from the first movie…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Dungeon00X (12) on 23 Nov 2019

This is probably my most favorite scary movie ever, seeing as it still scares me. Most of the cast returns, with Craig T…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Arthur P (325) on 11 Mar 2016

Despite the lack of supernatural haunted house horrors compared to the first Poltergeist, and the first-time-heard Indian American cultural-spiritual…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By M. C (510) on 03 Nov 2014

No where near the classic original but has a good scene or two. ...and is Zelda Rubinstein the quintessential Morris the Explainer or what…

Read Review

Review of Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

By Kyle M (2,387) on 03 Jan 2015

The effects in this film are so out of date that it begs to be remade (which is probably why they are)…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Fly II (1989)

By Tyler C (271) on 07 Mar 2011

I have seen some very bad sequels and I have to say that this one ranks among the top twenty worst sequels of all time…

Read Review

Review of Lost Souls (2000)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 24 Dec 2007

Another Exorcist bastard -- one with a chick-flick pedigree…

Read Review

Review of The Medallion (2003)

By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Dec 2015

One of the Peking Opera-trained superstar's most mediocre films, rivaling last year’s God-awful The Tuxedo for sheer messy filmmaking…

Read Review

Review of Psycho II (1983)

By Dave Kehr (1,442) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 01 Oct 1989

For much of its length, the film is a surprisingly serious plea for the rights of the mentally ill and the legitimacy of the insanity defense…

Read Review

Review of 5ive Girls (2007)

By Isla B (124) on 12 Mar 2015

Worst...film... ever.... Oh no wait, actually Epic Movie beats it for shiteness…

Read Review

Review of The Dead Pool (1988)

By Naomi G (122) on 01 Oct 2015

The Dead Pool is a disappointing film…

Read Review

Review of The Crow: City of Angels (1996)

By Keith Simanton (11) for Film.com (1,892) on 01 Jan 2000

It verges on the misanthropic and necrophiliac; more in love with the absence of characters, their demise, than with flesh and blood…

Read Review

Review of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

By Steve Biodrowski (334) for Cinefantastique (193) on 15 Feb 2009

This is easily the most disappointing of the original...movies - which is quite an achievement when you consider that the overall quality of…

Read Review

Review of Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986)

By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Jan 2013

The murderous Jason is back in the latest chapter of the most offensive series in film history, unless Burt Reynolds makes three more Smokey…

Read Review

Review of Cat's Eye (1985)

By Thomas H (859) on 11 Oct 2010

Cheesey confusing and annoying all rolled into one. not scary either…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017

69%660 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews