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. Poltergeist is a pretty watchable but also entertaining horror flick but it's far from being as good as it could have been as well cause i didn't found it that scary to be honest but it's special effects and the acting was a major plus for sure also even Steven Spielberg was a producer so that says something. (7.5/10)

This movie has some of the creepiest and most disturbing scenes you can imagine, yet it retains the warm feeling of a family movie somehow! The story makes you feel and care about the characters, and the great practical effects keep you on the edge of your seat. When it comes to buildup and "using your scares wisely" this movie could be used as a textbook. Basically when something happens in this movie, you will remember it! See it, you will not regret it.. and you will definitely not forget it!

Aaah the quirks and backlash from much younger people bashing good entertainment without any real perception of what real horror is. I love seeing how so many people are quick to rate a movie with the line, "Go see The Ring instead"..LMAO. You've gotta be kidding me. That's how you know they're young and call that horror. You see, true horror hits close to home and that's exactly what this film does. Brilliant and plausible story (It could happen to anyone owning a home) and to this very day...people are still rattled about the untimely deaths that occurred during the making of this film. Yes. Real people died. Coincidence? Nobody knows. Were there real poltergeists that actually contributed to their deaths? Why don't we let our one sided minds be the judge of that. This film was terrifying back then and it's certainly held up over the years to be a one of a kind, pulse pounding, dark and original ghost story. Keep in mind folks, that movies like these were the inspiration for THE NEXT generation to RIP OFF! The newer generation has run out of gas, so naturally in good old Hollywood fashion...they steal material from older, classic movies such as Poltergeist. I have respect for the people that love what Spielberg has done here. For the others who think The Ring, Blair Witch Project, Annabelle, The Boy, The Grudge, and Insidious are true horror...I weep for your generation. This movie is original to the core, visually stunning, realistically acted (hard to find nowadays) and a masterpiece of horror to cherish for generations to come. Notice how I didn't put any spoilers in here like the other ones did either. Kids. As for the PG rating goes, yeah this in a R rated film nowadays. Too many parents complaining that it's too scary for kids, so they decided to come down hard on horror films. Even though we all know pre-teens and younger children have access to every R rated film and lord knows what else these days since every kid in America has a cellphone. Duh. You won't be disappointed with this film. Hands down terrifying, especially if you live in California.

This movie was eerie to watch. Spielberg is usually about big, dramatic things and loud noises but this movie was subtle, creepy, and disturbing. He did it all very well too.A house is haunted, and a little girl and her family are harassed by malevolent spirits. Pretty standard horror, but Spielberg adds his own style to the mix and the result is pretty good.The family element adds a lot to the film too. In lots of horror films, it's usually just one or two people being haunted. Here it's a whole family. Maybe that does happen a lot, but Spielberg makes movies for the whole family quite a bit so maybe that's why it works well here.Horror fans should like this. Haunted house fans too. Spielberg fans will enjoy the auteur working outside his normal range.