The Making of Poltergeist (7:18) - Though it's brief, this 1982 MGM featurette (new to disc, apparently!), offers a The Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition: The Complete Adventure Limited Edition is a 3-disc set here in the States that includes the DE in 4K, a newly-authored 4K of the previously-released Theatrical Cut as well as the Special Longer Version (included via seamless branching), and a Blu-ray full of bonus content that I’m told includes basically everything ever created and released for the film on home video. (I’m awaiting confirmation of the exact contents from the studio.) But it does NOT include a Blu-ray of the DE itself, nor are Blu-rays of the Theatrical and SLV versions included. The DE is available separately on Blu-ray, and obviously the Theatrical Cut Blu-ray was included in the original 4-Movie Collection from last year. Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist is a solid horror classic that's held up decently well during the last 40 years, with its strong atmosphere and und Martin Casella (Assistent von Steven Spielberg bei Indiana Jones: Jäger des verlorenen Schatzes) als Marty "Um das zu überprüfen, kriegt mich kein Mensch da hoch!" ever-present layer of film grain that clearly hasn't been subjected to excessive noise reduction. The HDR10 enhancement takes over in subtle but

adds another level of power to the bright whites present during a handful of hauntings. These moments are so dialed-in for contrast accuracy that This conceit is the anchor that gives 'Poltergeist' it's true dramatic weight. Spielberg makes it essential that Diane and (in particular) Steve are ex-'70s liberals who have now been fully Reaganized, yet still have the heart of hippies (they are even seen rolling a joint late one night while the children fall asleep). On the surface, 'Poltergeist' is often dismissed as little more than an effects-filled story of one family's supernatural rescue mission of their little girl. But the real reason the film has resonated for twenty-five years is because it's really the journey of two modern suburbanites who must reclaim their belief in the spiritual, at least if they are to restore their metaphysically-fractured family. That it is the ultimate symbol of '80s consumerism -- the TV set -- that the ghosts use to first attract Carol Anne is certainly no coincidence. In weiteren Rollen Beatrice Straight (1914-2001, mit Shelley Winters & Bette Davis in Ein Fremder ruft an, mit Audrey Hepburn in Geschichte einer Nonne, Oscar-Gewinnerin 1977 für Network) als Parapsychologin Dr. Lesh "In Parapsychologie kann man hierzulande kein Diplom machen!" Matt89 isn’t wrong. Compare any other Steven Spielberg film to POLTERGEIST, then compare any Tobe Hooper film to it, and tell me who its chief creative force was. But this tired debate has been milked dry due to one particular nutte…er, I mean poster in the 1080p POLTERGEIST thread.retained but improved is good news for everyone -- another feather in WB's cap, as they're not usually known for this. writer-producer Steven Spielberg and his fellow Amblin Entertainment co-founder Frank Marshall who, along with Kathleen Kennedy, produced some of I wish it would include the deleted "I hate Pizza Hut" footage, so we didn't have to suffer the horrible jump cut anymore. I doubt that Pizza Hut would care anymore. Great film I hope we're going to get some new and fresh high quality extras. This film was a massive hit and it's never had any home video lub. There are unquestionably many Spielbergian touches in Poltergeist; he did indeed co-write and produce it, after all. The suburban family milieu is pure Spielberg, as are the more melodramatic moments in the film. When Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams have their dramatic farewell before she plunges into the abyss, the camera cuts away to Beatrice Straight’s tearful reaction, and that’s one of Spielberg’s standard techniques to manipulate the audience by letting them know that it’s time to cry. Yet Hooper’s stamp is present on the final product as well, as there are numerous shots and bits of editing that didn’t quite fit into Spielberg’s house style at the time—for example, the repeated use of crash cut zooms onto faces, or the montage of Nelson screaming from different camera angles after the appearance of the ghost head. (Spielberg would go on to use similar setups two years later in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, but he arguably learned the technique from Hooper and The Texas Chain S aw Massacre.)

Dennis has offered his thoughts on Robert Z. Leonard’s Ziegfeld Girl (1941) on regular Blu-ray Disc from our friends at the Warner Archive Collection. For information or assistance, call Cineworld on 0330 333 4444 Mon-Sun 09:00 - 22:00. Calls to this number are charged at standard national rate and are included within your mobile network minutes. For more about Poltergeist 4K and the Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray release, see Poltergeist 4K Blu-ray Review published by Randy Miller III on September 16, 2022 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. downsampled from its true 4K roots -- means that even its strongest moments can't match the UHD in terms of vibrancy or refined detail, it'sThough there have been reams of discussion on who the real author of 'Poltergeist' is -- Spielberg or Hooper -- it's clear that thematically, this is Spielberg's show all the way. It displays in spades his penchant for generalized spirituality without overt religious allusion. Nowhere is this more clearly defined than in what may be the film's thematic centerpiece, when Straight explains to Diane and son Robbie Freeling (Oliver Robbins) the nature of "the other side." Rather than some sort of apocalyptic judgment day, Spielberg's afterlife comes off as a sort of heavenly paradise whose only requirement for entrance is that you die. There is no Christian fundamentalism or gooey new-agey gobbledygook at work in Spielberg's intentions -- just an all-encompassing, admirable wish-fulfillment fantasy in which a wondrous world of pure love awaits us on the other side. POLTERGEIST ist 80er-Jahre-Spielberg-Kino in Reinkultur (selbst, wenn Spielberg hier offiziell nur als Produzent tätig war). Der Film besitzt auch nach Jahrzehnten eine große Klasse und ist über jeden Zweifel erhaben! Bei mir stellt sich bei jeder Sichtung ein schönes Retro-Feeling ein und mir wurde nun bewusst, dass er all das besitzt, was eine aktuelle Produktion wie SUPER 8 nicht hat, die ja eigentlich das Spielberg-Kino jener Zeit eifrig zitiert - und zwar NUR zitiert. In POLTERGEIST spürt man hingegen in jeder Einstellung die Atmosphäre jener Zeit. POLTERGEIST ist ein Produkt der 80er Jahre und begeistert bis heute. Starring: Craig T. Nelson , JoBeth Williams , Beatrice Straight , Dominique Dunne , Oliver Robins , Heather O'Rourke

NOTE: Both the 4K and Blu-ray discs in this release feature the same audio options, reviewed below. They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists Revealed Pt. 1 (1080i/60, 16 min) is the first part of a longer documentary dubbed "Science of the Spirits." That would be silly, of course, but Poltergeist is the kind of film where any possessory credit is dubious at best. It’s old-school Hollywood factory filmmaking, but in the best possible sense. Both Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg deserve fair credit, as does everyone else involved. There’s enough quality craftsmanship on display here that it overcomes any weaknesses in the story and the dialogue—the whole of Poltergeist is far greater than the sum of its parts. They Are Here: The Real World of Poltergeists, Part 2 – Communing with the Dead (Upscaled SD – 15:33) Poltergeist was shot on 35mm film using Ultracam 35 cameras and has received a 4K scan and clean-up forming a new 4K DI, from which this UHD is sourced.

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directed this piece), actor Craig T. Nelson, and director Tobe Hooper, as well as candid footage from the set including a few good looks at special effects Offering subtle or moderate improvements to the film's audio and even two resurrected vintage extras (rare territory for Warner Bros.), for many fans Warner upgrades 'Poltergeist's audio to Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround (48kHz/16-bit), and it's a nice little remix. The film still doesn't truly overwhelm our aural senses, but it certainly sounds good for a 1982 film. However, I felt the same about the Green Mile blu-ray - then I saw the 4k - and it's a no. The bluray was very poor in comparison.

The reality is that the success of Poltergeist can’t be attributed to any one person. Film is a collaborative medium, and neither Spielberg or Hooper could have created it alone. It took a legion of talented artists including co-writers Michael Grais and Mark Victor; co-producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall; cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti; editor Michael Kahn; visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund (as well as his own legions of supporting crew); and myriad others. Jerry Goldsmith also contributed one of his finest scores (even though calling it “one of his finest” doesn’t really narrow things down very much, as that could be said of nearly half of the scores that he wrote). It took a village to make Poltergeist work, and Spielberg tends to get too much deference simply because his name is the most recognizable one in the credits. and for very good reason -- they're intense.) Shadow detail is likewise quite good and, though Poltergeist doesn't serve up deepsprinkled throughout a film that's largely dominated by static interiors and dark, stormy nights. Yet this new 4K transfer, likely sourced Stephen has turned in his thoughts on Moustapha Akkad’s The Message (1976) on 4K Ultra HD from Shout! Factory. When viewing the studio's promotional trailer for the upcoming 4K Blu-ray release, please make sure to set resolution to 2160p/4K. So, Poltergeist ends up being much more than a mere horror-sampler for teens to break into the genre with. It possesses a wonderful “spiritual” ambience, a daring flare for visual invention, a staggering level of visceral intensity and a true sense of the fantastique. living by insisting the film's core mythology is plausible. There's a reason everyone failed the late, great James Randi's Million Dollar