I disagree with those who say POLTERGEIST is dated. It was the first major horror movie to draw on the conceit of poltergeists or other unnatural objects living in the television; newer movies have more elaborate special effects, but not this film's emotional pull. JoBeth Williams leads a fine cast in this family horror show that may be too powerful for young children.

This disc has some of the worst audio I've ever heard out of a Blu Ray disc and I know it's not my Blu Ray player because I've been watching movies from the 1930's this whole week and those sounded much better. The audio peaks, ticks, and pops. It is also unreasonably quiet. I had the thing at full volume and it still sounded like I had it at 50%. The video quality is also not amazing but it's not as bad as the audio. It's not sharp and it looks better on streaming sites (sounds better too). The booklet that came with it is pretty cool but Amazon shipped mine dented. Maybe there's a bad batch of this release because I've only seen a few people complain about this. I'm not giving this a 1 star because the movie was pretty good and the booklet is nice. Also, the movie doesn't have a Title Menu in the traditional sense. It's some sort of pop up thing and it's very awkward to use. I've seen some reviews from people who think that it's missing but it's there. I'm disappointed because this is my first time watching this movie and sadly the reviews led me to believe that this would be a good way to watch the film. I should have just streamed it.

My review is not of the film, but of the HD transfer. For the most part, the transfer looks great, the effects still stand out and sometimes even look better than the cgi garbage being thrown at us these days. The bad news is the scenes with the flickering television looks all muddy and murky, one of the disadvantages of HD. The dvd release never had this problem before. Because of the HD transfer we get a lot of digital noise that really makes you wish for an analog television, it's that bad! As for the extras I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't any cast or crew interviews upon the making of this film. What we do get is a run of the mill documentary about paranormal experiences, something that would have been okay had there been as I said earlier of the cast and crew. For about 80 percent of the film the transfer looks amazing, but buyer beware when the "snowy" and flickering scenes arrive, otherwise a pleasant viewing experience.

Really like this movie! I'm a big horror movie fan, but completely honest, not too fond of the classics as I don't think they are very good. However, this one manages to actually be pretty good! The beginning is slow, and it's a little slow from there until the end where there's so much happening, it's insane!! Really enjoyed it, definitely recommend it.

I rented it from Prime Video and noticed it was really quiet, even at full volume on my laptop. Disappointed about that because the noises like screaming and the booms and all were very loud, but the talking was super quiet. I had to put on subtitles which where fast so I would be reading what hasn't been said yet!!

Poltergeist still a classic after all these years
Dominique Dunne who played Dana in the film was tragically murdered by her Boyfriend some months after the film was released in Theaters 1982
will still be remembered whenever i think of or watch Poltergeist
and the same with Heather O Rourke-Carol anne who died tragically just few weeks after Poltergeist 3 was released in Theaters
so this classic will never Die and always will be remembered in years to come

i read on wikipedia that During filming that Tobe Hooper and Steven spielberg had lot of arguments about how certain scenes should be directed
and that Craig T nelson and Jobeth williams had a Difficult time of which Person to take Direction from
Tobe Hooper takes all the credit for the Director of the film ofcourse
even thou Steven spielberg was Exect producer on the film he still had alot of Ideas of how certain scenes should be Directed
at the same time that Poltergeist was being filmed steven was also Directing E.T.
and therefor Tobe Hooper and Steven spielberg clashed styles and then some scenes Steven directed and other scenes Tobe Directed
so it's just what i read i don't know if it's true or not.

this POLTERGEIST 25th ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION BLU-RAY BOOK is the best version any fan will get of the film
the picture and audio has been given a HD transfer and it looks fantastic in Widescreen
the Audio quality has been given a HD upgrade aswell so the sound quality is beautiful
much better than the DVD release from 2006

the pages in this book tells the story of the making of Poltergeist and the Actors from the film aswell
the pages don't mention Tobe Hooper and Steven spielberg clashing styles at all
but it's very interesting reading
the special features are exactly the same as the 2006 DVD release
THEY'RE HERE-REAL WORLD OF POLTERGEISTS REVEALED which is a short featurette with Psyhcics and Paranormal researches explaining Poltergeists
there's no interviews with Craig T Nelson or Jobeth williams
and SCIENCE OF THE SPIRITS/COMMUNING WITH THE DEAD which is another featurette with Psyhcics
it would've been Great if Craig T nelson or Jobeth williams were interviewed atleast
or even get an interview with Steven spielberg or Tobe Hooper
but no, no interviews with the Actors or Director
this movie will make it's 35th Anniversary mark in 2016
so maybe warner bros will release another Blu-ray re-issue with a making of Documentary
with interviews of Craig T Nelson, Jobeth williams and steven spielberg but we can only Hope

but for now all fans will have to accept this 25th Anniversary blu-ray
so i gave this blu-ray 5 star rating cause of the amazing Picture and audio quality in High Definition.

Saw this many years ago when it first came out and LOVED it. It was fun to see it again recently. Top notch Spielberg 80s film. He wrote and produced (and many on the film say he also covertly directed it) this horror classic. Lots of fun humor, great acting and still effective special effects. Great 80s nostalgic fun.