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Watch: Poltergeist 1982 123movies, Full Movie Online – A young family are visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorise the family before they “kidnap” the youngest daughter..
Plot: Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and furniture moving around by itself. However, when he realizes that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve calls in a team of parapsychologists led by Dr. Lesh to help before it’s too late.
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	7.3/10 Votes: 165,024
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We know it as the beast.

The Freeling family are happy and functioning perfectly well until one night their youngest daughter announces that thru the TV, the supernatural are here!

Poltergeist divides the horror crowd big time, the gore fans are simply not impressed by the events in the film, while ghostly supernatural fans such as myself see it as a wasted opportunity. But strip away the flashy production and you start to see the core joke of kids infatuation with the goggle box, so yes, the film could easily be titled under the banner of being a Black Comedy. But be that as it may, and lets not be under any illusions here that, Poltergeist is not a knowing wink wink horror film of substance, the film really could have been a truly terrifying piece of work to cater for all tastes, and I firmly believe that that was the main intention of the makers from the off.

Thus lies the chief problems with Poltergeist, it tries so hard to cover all bases it gets that confused to the point it veers from tedium to shock and back again before you have time to digest, and it kills what should have been a genre masterpiece. There are moments in the film that chill the blood, the sense of creeping menace hangs heavy during a storm, a toy clown becomes evil personified just by being lit in the stormy light, and then? Well it violently switches to something involving a tree that wouldn’t be fit for Creepshow 27! On the film goes, suspense with chairs and pieces of meat, and then BAM…monster time! It just doesn’t work, it’s a collage of genre splicing that both director Tobe Hooper & producer Steven Spielberg are firmly to be held responsible for, because it’s obvious that both their signature’s clash to create an uneasy bedfellow.

Yet as uneven as it is, and as blatantly plagiarised as it is of Twilight Zone episode Little Girl Lost, I still find myself enjoying watching Poltergeist, with its slick production and some memorable moments; the clown, poor darling Heather O’Rourke saying “they’re here”, the first chair sequence, and the always creepy Mrs. Tuthill, all things that help to make it a frustratingly enjoyable nights viewing. 6/10

Just don’t go into the light afterwards I guess…

One of the biggest moments of my childhood was seeing _Poltergeist_ for the first time at 7 years old. I saw it on a 4:3 set on a very old DVD in my parents’ bedroom, after my mom had recently come home from the hospital after surgery. One night, my dad came home from the library with some DVDs, and one of them was _Poltergeist_.
I popped it into the DVD player without hesitation as I’d wanted to see it since I was 5. I knew from the moment it started, _Poltergeist_ was going to be a great movie, but little did I know it would become my favorite movie of all time, and I’d want to experience it again and again.
Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams star in this classic as Steve and Diane Freeling, who live with their three children, 16-year-old Dana (Dominique Dunne), 8-year-old Robbie (Oliver Robins), and 5-year-old Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke) in Cuesta Verde, CA, soon learn that their home is haunted, and that the spirits talk to Carol Anne through their television. Everything seem normal at first. Dana gives construction workers the finger and talks on the phone later than she’s supposed to, Robbie is a huge Star Wars fan, and Carol Anne feeds her goldfish an entire tube of food. One night, a tree tries to eat Robbie, but they quickly save him. When the ghosts kidnap Carol Anne through the closet, they are forced to fight the evil spirit that holds their daughter if they ever want to see her again.
Well-acted, well-written, and well-directed, with great special effects, _Poltergeist_ is, in my opinion, the greatest ghost story of all time. Let’s start with the acting. The way lines are said, the facial expressions, body language, everything about the characters feels real. Craig T. Nelson’s performance as Steve is the most real dad in a movie I’ve ever seen. JoBeth Williams’ performance as Diane is the most real mom in a movie I’ve ever seen. Heather O’Rourke gives the best performance by a 5-year-old I’ve ever seen. Zelda Rubinstein is also great. It doesn’t even seem like they’re acting. The performances are top-notch.
The special effects still hold up, because they still look real.
The plot is still _very_ original, because it’s set in modern suburban America, and it’s about a normal family that loves each other, rather than an abusive husband and father.
_Poltergeist_ is so well-written that nobody has to die, nor does it have to be gory to keep us on the edge of our seats.
Hooper and Spielberg keep it subtle by hardly showing the ghosts.
_Poltergeist_ features a great plot, great acting, great directing, and great writing. I can’t recommend _Poltergeist_ enough. _Poltergeist_ **is** a kid’s movie, so it’s not all that scary, though there are scenes that may scare you or creep you out, but you won’t be scarred for life. In the end it really is a fun thrill ride. It’s a movie every kid must see by the time they’re 8 years old. For some reason, I find myself trying, sometimes unsuccessfully, to hold back tears every time I see it.
_Poltergeist_ is my favorite movie of all time, it truly is a great classic, and it still holds up after over 30 years as its message is still relevant today. _Poltergeist_ tells the story of a family nothing can tear apart. It’s a classic good versus evil story, a story of perseverance in spite of your worst fears coming to light, and holding it together in spite of everything seeming to fall apart. It’s about never giving up hope. When I watched Craig T. Nelson, I saw my dad on that screen, and I see him on that screen even more now. When I watched JoBeth Williams, I saw my mom on that screen, and I see her on that screen even more now. Your experience might not be exactly like this, but there’s no denying that this movie is awesome. I know you’re probably worried because of things you’ve read online about it being scary, gory, or boring, but don’t be. The violence is never gory. The occasional cursing never gets too bad. Despite everything that happens, there’s a sense of hope that stays the entire movie. Let your kids see it. They’ll thank you.

“Poltergeist” – Horror for middle-class America
“They’re here,” and they’re ready to stay.

1982’s “Poltergeist” is widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of the last 35 years, and certainly one of the most popular and widely imitated. I’ve caught “Poltergeist” many times over the years, but I have never actually sat down and watched the whole thing in its entirety. It’s a gripping film, with a great cast, great story, high production values, and great direction.

“Poltergeist” is one of those great cinematic collaborations that everyone dreams about: it was directed by horror veteran Tobe Hooper (of 1974’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), but it was produced and co-written by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg (“Jaws,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark”). I’ve read that there’s been some debate over who was the true director here – Hooper or Spielberg – but there’s no denying that the film bears the marks of both of its principal creators: Hooper’s unique ability to shock the viewer and make people physically ill with what they’re watching, and Spielberg’s eye for human drama and ground-breaking special effects (courtesy of George Lucas’s Industrial Light & Magic – ILM).

“Poltergeist” involves an American middle-class suburban family’s battle with malevolent spirits. But this film was like no other haunted-house movie before it. While films concerning themselves with evil spirits haunting human protagonists in isolated locations like large foreboding castles and mansions, or small cabins in the deep forest are all too common in the horror genre, “Poltergeist” brought that very same ghost story to middle-class America – forcing the film’s protagonists (and the audience) to confront a supernatural horror right in their own homes. You can probably read all sorts of socio-political subtexts in this story – like the idea of how people escape to the suburbs to free themselves of the dangers prevalent in the bigger cities, only to find themselves the victims of something far more dangerous than anything there (in this case, ghosts, or “poltergeists”).

We’re introduced to the Freeling family, who live in the picturesque suburban Southern California community of Cuesta Verde. There’s Steven Freeling (Craig T. Nelson), his wife Diane (JoBeth Williams), their oldest daughter Dana (the late Dominique Dunne, who was murdered by her boyfriend a few months after this film’s release), Robbie (Oliver Robins), and Carol Anne (the late Heather O’Rourke, who tragically passed away six years later from septic shock caused by intestinal stenosis, while filming this movie’s second of two sequels).

Like William Friedkin had done on “The Exorcist” (1973), Hooper takes his time in introducing us to the Freelings so that we get to know each of them as people and see them going about their daily lives. But soon, strange occurrences begin happening around the house. At first, they’re benign, even if understandably unsettling. Eating utensils appear bent out of shape. Chairs move by themselves. And Carol Anne can hear voices talking to her through their living room television set.

This strange phenomena soon starts to turn terrifying, and violent. Robbie is nearly eaten alive by the old tree outside his bedroom window. And tragically, Carol Anne is abducted by the ominous forces that seemed to have taken up residence in the Freeling’s house and dragged her off to the spirit realm. Steven and Diane waste little time in contacting professionals – in this case, university parapsychologist Dr. Lesh (the late Beatrice Straight), who regards her profession as one with little reward but who soon sees that what the Freelings are dealing with is the real deal, and Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein), a medium who explains to everyone that the Freeling house is haunted by a malevolent supernatural entity known only as “The Beast” that is holding Carol Anne hostage on the “other side.”

“Poltergeist” is a bold marriage of talent and special effects. For a film that was released 34 years ago (as of this writing), its practical special effects still stand up to the test of time and beat out many of its more modern-day CGI-laden counterparts. Only someone as gifted as Steven Spielberg and Lucas’s ILM could have been capable of doing this.

“Poltergeist” is one of the great modern ghost stories. The unique collaboration of director Tobe Hooper and producer/co-screenwriter Steven Spielberg is one of the great collaborative efforts in the history of film.

10/10

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 54 min (114 min), 2 hr (120 min) (original cut) (USA)
Budget 10700000
Revenue 122200000
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Tobe Hooper
Writer Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
Actors JoBeth Williams, Heather O’Rourke, Craig T. Nelson
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 8 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints), 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints), Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.39 : 1
Camera Ultracam 35, Cooke Xtal Express Lenses
Laboratory Metrocolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length 3,160 m (35 mm prints)
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 100T 5247)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2022 remaster), J-D-C Scope (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm, 70 mm (blow-up)