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Post by MCDemuth on Sept 28, 2018 21:49:41 GMT
Great Movie, and I loved JoBeth Williams' performance. Years later, I was surprised to learn... That the basic plot for this movie, intentional or not, had some basis in reality... The Newport Subdivision in Crosby, Texas was built over Black Hope Cemetery... an old Nineteenth Century cemetery for African Americans... And yes, many of the bodies were not moved before the Subdivision was built... Even some residents claimed that their homes have been haunted by those that are still buried. unsolvedmysteries.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Hope |
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Post by teleadm on Sept 28, 2018 22:02:15 GMT
One of my favorite chiller-horror movies.
Though I haven't seen it in a long long time
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Post by Archelaus on Sept 28, 2018 22:07:38 GMT
It's one of my favorite horror films of all time. I definitely loved JoBeth Williams's performance, and Heather O'Rourke was angelic in the film. I found the movie to be a really good condemnation of American capitalism, here in this film laying the ideal American suburb on a graveyard at the expense of the dead. That said, shouldn't the entire neighborhood be haunted by the poltergeist instead of only the Freeling family?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 28, 2018 23:07:39 GMT
I can never swim in a pool now unless I know beforehand whether or not if it's built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Thanks a lot, Poltergeist!  |
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Post by politicidal on Sept 29, 2018 0:05:16 GMT
It's aged rather well.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 29, 2018 0:32:57 GMT
I can never swim in a pool now unless I know beforehand whether or not if it's built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Thanks a lot, Poltergeist! Have you seen the musical 'Poultrygeist : Night Of The Chicken Dead' (2006)? You may never eat chicken again. Still waiting for the sequel (along with 'Return To Nuke Em High Vol. 2').  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 29, 2018 4:10:57 GMT
The "Scene at the Sink" … UGH … and double UGH UGH !
I occasionally remember that one and <shudder> !
Great "suspend that disbelief" film even for non-die-hard-horror-fans !
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 29, 2018 4:14:33 GMT
I can never swim in a pool now unless I know beforehand whether or not if it's built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Thanks a lot, Poltergeist! and then there's the shark worry from that other movie !  Perhaps you'd better stick to watching Esther Williams and Johnny Weismueller when it comes to films with swimming ! |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 29, 2018 10:09:02 GMT
I can never swim in a pool now unless I know beforehand whether or not if it's built on top of an ancient Indian burial ground. Thanks a lot, Poltergeist! Have you seen the musical 'Poultrygeist : Night Of The Chicken Dead' (2006)? You may never eat chicken again. Still waiting for the sequel (along with 'Return To Nuke Em High Vol. 2'). I haven't see Poultrygeist, nor did I realize it was a musical! It's on YouTube though so maybe I should check it out. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 29, 2018 10:11:27 GMT
The "Scene at the Sink" … UGH … and double UGH UGH ! I occasionally remember that one and <shudder> ! Great "suspend that disbelief" film even for non-die-hard-horror-fans ! You can thank me later, BATouttaheck!   |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Sept 29, 2018 10:38:23 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2018 11:38:31 GMT
One of the eeriest child performances on film.
Great flick! Hit on all cylinders!
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Post by teleadm on Sept 29, 2018 14:17:58 GMT
The line has already been mentioned "They're Here", if was voted by AFI as one of the 100 most memorable lines in American movie history.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 29, 2018 14:51:56 GMT
You can thank me later, BATouttaheck!
Trust me, I shall ... muhahahahhahahahh when you least expect it too ! Lebowskidoo 🦞
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Post by Captain Spencer on Sept 29, 2018 15:07:32 GMT
Still remains one of my favorite horror movies of all time. A real rollercoaster ride of a film; fantastic special effects and powerful shock scenes.
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