The original poltergeist is about to start on bbc4, christ that gave me nightmares after I first saw it when I was around 9 or 10, bloody dwarf

( mongychops, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 20:58, archived)

Watching it now, first time I've seen it for 30+ years.
Quite a revelation seeing it in HD with 5.1 sound, you forget how terrible the pan 'n' scan VHS/broadcast versions of films were.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 21:40, archived)

Saying that, the massively improved picture quality
is not kind to some of the fx. Like the man clawing his rubber face off.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 22:02, archived)

Yeah, but it's well acted . Tense screens shot nicely. Good for 82

( mongychops, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 22:08, archived)

Yep.
It's got Spielberg's fingerprints all over it, but it's still Tobe Hooper's film. Good combination of talents, and great cast like you say.
(The Porcupine From Purgatory we of all lost both have them, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 22:18, archived)

The only thing that freaked me out in that film
Was the pork chop crawling along the kitchen worktop before exploding with maggots
( Smash Monkey 2 Anyone know a good therapist in South Africa?, Thu 21 Oct 2021, 21:54, archived)