Little kids are creepy as shit. Even as a little kid I knew
this was one of the essential truths of the world, which is a big part of why
Poltergeist is straight up terrifying. Who knows if the Sam
Raimi-produced remake will be any good, but this first trailer does a good job
sending a few chills up your spine. Also, if you have an aversion to scary
clowns, probably sit this one out.
More than anything, I’m glad this version keeps the
touching-the-TV-screen moment and the fact that this new family home was built
on an ancient burial ground. You can’t lose either of those two things and
still even pretend to call your movie Poltergeist. Anything
else is just a ghost story. Beyond that, you know the story: family moves into
a house full of angry spirits who are none to pleased at the invasion, all hell
breaks loose. Simple, effective.
I’m not so sold on those moments where a character is just sitting
there, only to be yanked away in fast-forward by an invisible hand. While it
was effective at one time, that’s become a too-standard move over the last few
years, but there’s potential in other arenas.
We’ll have to wait until July 24 to see if this is worth our
time, but what the hell, I’ll watch anything with Sam Rockwell, and as far as
first looks go, this isn’t bad.
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