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Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 12/05

12/05: Poltergeist II: The Other Side is a bunch of nonsense.

Characters come and go, contributing nothing much. The story, if that's what they call it, is incomprehensible. What the hell happened to the oldest daughter? She disappeared just like that although we know the tragedy of Dominique Dunne. But at least, the filmmakers should come up with a believable reason for her absence.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side isn't an open-minded film as it was in the first part. The characters have stopped believing, and therefore, I've stopped caring anymore. Hollywood needs to learn this rule: always pick up the pieces where the original story left off. Any lingering plotholes should be patched up as well.

Does the old guy remind anyone of the serial killer Albert Fish or what? Well known for appearing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Will Sampson, who plays the medicine man, is an awful actor.

All in all, Poltergeist II: The Other Side is a typical cash cow sequel that's been freely milked.

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