Comments on: Poltergeist (1982) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/comment-page-1/#comment-5751 Joe Valdez Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:07:34 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/#comment-5751 <strong>Jeremy</strong>: It seems like I'm always reading about some new director who considers <em>Poltergeist</em> an "influence," but in their own efforts they seem to forget the scene between Craig T. Nelson and Jobeth Williams where they're getting stoned and goofing around in the bedroom. That's really what makes this movie a classic, not special effects, not camera set-ups, but investing the audience with the characters. Thanks for commenting! <strong>Moviezzz</strong>: Next to <em>The Thing From Another World</em> - where Christian Nyby got a directing credit but producer Howard Hawks was also considered the primary creative force - there's probably no better challenge to the fallacy of the "auteur theory" than <em>Poltergeist</em>. I would hope this example would prompt the academics and critics to consider how much creative input producers, writers, actors, DPs, editors or even studio executives have on the average film set. Thanks for commenting! Jeremy: It seems like I’m always reading about some new director who considers Poltergeist an “influence,” but in their own efforts they seem to forget the scene between Craig T. Nelson and Jobeth Williams where they’re getting stoned and goofing around in the bedroom. That’s really what makes this movie a classic, not special effects, not camera set-ups, but investing the audience with the characters. Thanks for commenting!

Moviezzz: Next to The Thing From Another World – where Christian Nyby got a directing credit but producer Howard Hawks was also considered the primary creative force – there’s probably no better challenge to the fallacy of the “auteur theory” than Poltergeist. I would hope this example would prompt the academics and critics to consider how much creative input producers, writers, actors, DPs, editors or even studio executives have on the average film set. Thanks for commenting!

]]> By: Moviezzz http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/comment-page-1/#comment-5750 Moviezzz Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:48:29 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/#comment-5750 Great post. The behind the scenes of who directed this film is always fascinating to read. POLTERGEIST is one of those films that, I saw maybe 30 times in bits and pieces on cable (where it always seemed to air in the early 80's) yet I've only seen it all the way through maybe once. Great post. The behind the scenes of who directed this film is always fascinating to read.

POLTERGEIST is one of those films that, I saw maybe 30 times in bits and pieces on cable (where it always seemed to air in the early 80’s) yet I’ve only seen it all the way through maybe once.

]]> By: Jeremy http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/comment-page-1/#comment-5739 Jeremy Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:18:22 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2008/09/06/poltergeist-1982/#comment-5739 Great post on one of my favorites from the eighties. I love the way this film shows what happened to so many of the sixties most idealistic as they collapsed into the conformity of the suburbs in the early eighties...the re-awakening this couple experiences marks the film as so resonate to me and of course it is still just a lot of fun (no matter who directed it). Great post on one of my favorites from the eighties. I love the way this film shows what happened to so many of the sixties most idealistic as they collapsed into the conformity of the suburbs in the early eighties…the re-awakening this couple experiences marks the film as so resonate to me and of course it is still just a lot of fun (no matter who directed it).

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