A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."Poltergeist 3" (PG-13 - 1988 - US)
Sub-Genre: Paranormal/Sequel
My Score: 5.1
Cast=6 Acting=5 Plot=4 Ending=6 Story=4
Scare=4 Jump=6 F/X=5 Creep=7 Sequel=4
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return.
"Kane! Give her back her family. You don't need them. You don't need Carol Anne! I can lead you into the light. I have the KNOWLEDGE... and the POWER!" RIP Heather O'Rourke...she passed away before this film was finished and they had a double for the final scene. This movie had a black cloud over it and it bombed in the theater. If you have not seen this one, it's no big deal. It took me a long time to bring myself to watch this...there were a couple of good parts but it was a meh.
Poltergeist III
1988
Action / Horror / Thriller
Poltergeist III
1988
Action / Horror / Thriller
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Plot summary
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, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment 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?
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RIP Heather O'Rourke...
An OK end to the Poltergeist trilogy.
This is an OK second sequel to Poltergeist, where Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt Patricia and Uncle Bruce to hide from Reverend Kane. However, his ghost was able to follow her to her relatives' apartment in the tall Chicago skyscraper and begins another spree of terror.
The Poltergeist trilogy has lost some steam by the time this third outing was made, as I thought it lacks the thrills and suspense as the first two movies. The character development, I thought, weren't as strong as well, as it appears the lead actors, Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen, didn't give a very heartfelt performance in their roles and didn't appear to have a strong relationship with Carol Anne.
There are still some creepy scenes and the special effects were decent. Again, like the first two movies, this sequel doesn't rely on gore and violence to make it entertaining, but rather relies on the ghost's presence and the powers they are able to unleash.
The screenplay and story by Steve Feke, Gary Sherman and Brian Taggert were OK-written, a plot that is easy to follow, but not an extremely riveting story overall. The direction by Gary Sherman was OK and the acting was pretty great for the most part, most notably the performances of Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne and Zelda Rubinstein as Tangina.
Overall, it's not great, it's not bad, but is a somewhat average movie to close out the Poltergeist trilogy.
Grade C+