Poltergeist III (1988)

Good concept, poorly executed.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Sent to live with her relatives, a young girl finds that the evil preacher who has targeted her in the past has returned once again seeking to go into the light side with her help and tries to put an end to his reign of terror on her and her family once and for all.This here wasn't all that bad of a sequel in the series. Among the better qualities here is that this one at least attempts some new ideas as the move into the urban area rather than the suburbs or countryside is more than welcome and allows for some traps that might be from an unknown source. That the whole film mostly takes place inside the apartment complex is the main source of scares in the film, with the scenes in here coming from an unexpected action occurring from a familiar location. There's the scene at the window while the series of hallway mirror gags are some of the most suspenseful ones in the entire series as they range from trying to pull her into the mirror to the ghosts appearing unexpectedly in the reflections along the wall, and are quite imaginative and clever. There's also the appearance in the garage that really leaps out of the screen, as does the rather chilling hypnosis session at the school where she demonstrates what's really going on. The last half hour is undoubtedly the best of the film as all sort of great scenes come up and the pace quickens as the film really picks up once the spirits attack, from retrieving the daughter and finding out their real identities to the spectacular series of encounters in the frozen kitchen and finally the fun action scenes in the garage that are far more enjoyable than they really should be. This alone makes the film exciting and watchable. Aside from those, there really wasn't a lot else going on. It's biggest problem is that it just lags a lot in the beginning with needless and uncommonly grating exposition that is hard to get through. It's what really hurts the film, as it just makes it a chore to sit through at points with everyone just continually shouting the girls' name seemingly every other sentence. The cheesiness of the film is also a hurting factor since there's no real jump scares in it and it has to rely on it's shock moments, but after that there's really nothing to the film. It's a real shame as this had a lot of potential, but with one cheesy, over-the-top scene featuring cheesy ghost dimensions just wears you out. The middle section is the most obvious example, as too much time is spent on the initial discovery of the haunted apartment while the teen antics on display are also a great distraction, feeling entirely out of place and in no real help to the film. It could've easily been taken out with no real damage done. The last flaw here is the film's overlong finale that goes for way too many endings and should've ended sooner. Otherwise this one wasn't all that bad.Rated PG-13: Violence, Language and children-in-jeopardy.

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

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

I admit that this might of not been as good as the others, but it had a certain charm to it. It was a whole movie in itself. It really didn't need the back story that much. It does help to know it though. One small complaint I have is from Heather O'Rourke. In the first and second she was this cute little girl and she was tiny. So it actually made her a bit creepier at parts; even when she talked. For some reason since she is more grown up in their film, they made her talk really smart and snotty. Like she knew the whole world. But also since she was older, they could do a lot more with her in the film. The rest of the cast was pretty good. Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen were great. Lara Flynn was OK at the time. Some of the side characters were bad actors though. Nathan Davis played an amazing Kane. He was really creepy. Now this film was great until the end. The ending was rushed to bring the film out. That is because they couldn't film the original ending since Heather O'Rourke died in real life. That had to use a double that didn't show her face and change the ending. But other than that, it really was a great film for a horror type season.