I remember reading the novelization, and the mirror scene as filmed was WAY less horrible than it could have been.
Buffy: Where are the burgers? Riley: Yeah man, I'm starving. Cow me. Xander: I'd love to make with the moo but the fire's not cooperating.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 14, 2010 5:58:20 am PDT #11170 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Amy - Sep 14, 2010 6:10:39 am PDT #11171 of 30000
Because books.
The thing in the pool with the skeletons always freaked me out, but just in an "Ewwww!" way. Also the guy in the mirror.
My favorite not-scary scene is still JoBeth Williams showing Craig T. Ferguson the chair moving in the kitchen.
Sean K - Sep 14, 2010 6:53:10 am PDT #11172 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Nelson, Amy. Craig Ferguson hosts a late night talk show, and used to be on Drew Carey. Craig T. Nelson was Coach, and in the Poltergeist movies.
Polter-Cow - Sep 14, 2010 6:53:43 am PDT #11173 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh no! They got Sean!
Amy - Sep 14, 2010 7:10:58 am PDT #11174 of 30000
Because books.
My crush on Craig Ferguson outs itself! Yes, Craig T. Nelson. Oops.
Volans - Sep 14, 2010 8:13:23 am PDT #11175 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I give it a 6/7. It's a "gotcha" and it confirms what we already know about clowns, spooky dolls, and things under the bed. So it's a Kid Nightmare Trifecta.
But many other parts of the movie are scarier, and lasting scares, and scares that you can carry with you into your actual life later.
smonster - Sep 14, 2010 9:12:23 am PDT #11176 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Reading this thread has me kind of thankful I've never seen Poltergeist.
erikaj - Sep 14, 2010 9:27:26 am PDT #11177 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I haven't either. Yes, even though Mom and I consider "Serpico" a girlie bonding flick. I'm kind of gutless when it comes to supernatural horror, though.
Laga - Sep 14, 2010 9:27:44 am PDT #11178 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I was sure I'd seen it but I don't remember any of this stuff. This is the movie where the girl goes into the TV, right?
Atropa - Sep 14, 2010 11:17:37 am PDT #11179 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I give it a 6/7. It's a "gotcha" and it confirms what we already know about clowns, spooky dolls, and things under the bed. So it's a Kid Nightmare Trifecta.
YES. And in my case, not helped by my mother saying after the movie "Oh, you have a clown doll like that. I think it's in the attic". THANKS MOM.
But many other parts of the movie are scarier, and lasting scares, and scares that you can carry with you into your actual life later.
The crawling steak. Carol-Anne looking around from the static-y TV and saying the classic line.