7/10
A Decent Follow Up
23 September 2010
A nice sequel to a classic supernatural thriller/horror film from 1982. It has certain sweet scenes that I feel helped the film. Definitely not as good as the first, but still as great as a sequel can be to 'Poltergeist'. Maybe not a flick for everyone, but should be fine only for people who enjoyed the first.

The only real flaw is the short sequence on the other side. It's a shame that they deleted quite a few good scenes, it's even worse that there is no way to see them. This sequel is very underrated. It paid great respect to the original, with lines, camera shots, creepiness, and sequences. A good example would be an extreme close-up on a TV, and the camera slowly tracking away.

It continued the story well. The special effects are amazing here too, as is the acting. It does loose the realism of the first. Also the actor who plays the villain is brilliant, he was scary. I hate that they never mentioned the elder sister or even dedicated it to the actress, who played her. There are very small flaws, however overall a good faithful sequel to the original.

Check it out if you really enjoyed the first.
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