Coventry This is the third and final (although, knowing Hollywood, there will probably come a remake of the original sooner rather than later) entry in the "Poltergeist" franchise, which is according to yours truly the most overrated and unjustly successful horror franchises in the history of cinema. I never understood the popularity of the original "classic" because it is an incredibly clichéd, immature and over-sentimental piece of crap that presumably only had success because Steven Spielberg's name was attached to it. The sequel - unimaginatively entitled "The Other Side" - is just as dull, but for some incomprehensible reason even that film is highly appreciated among horror loving audiences. "Poltergeist III", however, is widely considered as a downright failure and a disgrace to the series. Now I don't intend to be contradictory without reason, but personally I actually enjoyed the third part a lot more than the first two parts! This is still an extremely mediocre, forgettable and sometimes very dumb spook-tale, but at least it's not as infantile and whiny than its predecessors.Thanks to the more specific horror expertise of director Gary Sherman ("Dead & Buried", "Vice Squad") and writer Brian Taggert ("Visiting Hours", "Of Unknown Origin"), "Poltergeist III" relies more on macabre atmosphere and gruesome effects, rather than on expensive lights & lasers shows. The screenplay inventively adds the use of mirrors to generate multiple uncomfortable sequences, and the film contains a lot less false scares and pointless "boo-moments!" The Freeling family finally got fed up with all of little Carol-Anne unwelcome and irritating ghost-stalkers, so they send her away to Auntie Patricia and Uncle Bruce in Chicago. They live high up in the ultra-modern and hi-tech skyscraper of which Bruce is the caretaker, and Carol-Anne attends school in an institution for gifted but emotionally unstable children. It doesn't take long before the Preacher Kane shows his nasty mug in the tower again. He enjoys cracking the mirrors, messing with the elevators and icing the luxurious pools, but he mainly just keeps nagging for Carol-Anne to lead them back into the light. Midget-medium Zelda Rubinstein to the rescue once again, I'm afraid… There's a lot of senseless nonsense and too many tedious dialogs in the script, but at least this is partially compensated through a handful of creepy moments (the possessed cars, eerie mirror reflections or the absence hereof…). The make-up effects are delightfully tacky and typically 80's, including one of the characters bursting through the corpse of another. Heather O'Rourke, the young ambassador of the whole series, sadly crossed over to the other side herself before the movie was fully completed. "Poltergeist III" is dedicated to her memory.

atinder This first time I saw this movie full, I never full seen the whole people movie, I have seen bits and bobs of the year.This movie was weakest of the series for sure, I didn't think all that bad,This time is only girl they come back for this sequel and the rest of cast didn't come back for this sequel.This movie had a strange plot, there were some decent moment in this movie, that were worth watching, nothing scary or creepy like first movie.Some of effect in this movie were hit and miss but mostly missing really, as felt really out of place for this movie.Some of acting in this movie was really bad from some of the cast members , the rest of the cast was really good.The ending was okay but could have ended better then that. 4 out of 10

sunznc I've watched all 3 Poltergeist films and my obvious favorite is the first one. The 2nd one has problems but this one I actually liked.The setting in the high rise building offers a unique setting for this story and actually has some very creepy moments. Many hallucinations are experienced by the characters in the film but they also encounter some creepy moments with mirrors and this works well here. Why do mirrors in films seem strange? I like the fact that the characters wander all over the place within the building and also liked the fact that total strangers were sucked in to what was happening with the family. Some unique scenes in this film.The acting isn't bad but it does have a low budget feel to it at times. Also, some of the reaction shots didn't quite fit. Nothing wonderful here but much better than the 2nd sequel.

FlashCallahan Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane He tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' apartment in a tall glass building.Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?....We all know what the film is most famous for, so i won't really dwell on that, but the studio really cocked this up, being scared of offending viewers by changing what could have been a redeeming ending for an average movie.Plotwise, it's as if Kane thinks the only way he can get back into the light is to seek Carol Anne, and the fact that her name is mentioned over a hundred times, proves that the writers were on autopilot.But this is the epitome of eighties horror, all shoulder pads and style over substance.For the most part, the acting isn't too bad, and the use of mirrors and other such stuff is used to good effect, it's just the gaping plot holes and that awful ending really ruin the film.Where exactly did Scott go? It's a question that will haunt us until the original ending is finally released, and the guys from MGM will get off their behinds and dig it up from the vaults.The effects are good, and there are some quite uneasy moments, but one cannot watch this film for what it is, a horror, without thinking of the fate of it's main star.All in all, an average sequel, which could have been great if the studio had never interfered with the proper ending.RIP Heather