Powerful

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

As Good As It Gets

The acting in this movie is really good.

It looked pretty eighties. The use of practical effects was fantastic as everything looked so real! The use of mirrors must have been a nightmare to film. The ghost world scenes looked especially good. The movement was nice but some cuts were a little jarring. The sound was mostly good. Some of the vocal filters used were a bit extreme. The music was subtle and good. Shame it was stereo but it wasn't such a big deal. It was a little cheesy. The acting (or possibly direction) was not that great and they seemed like they were reading lines most of the time. The ending felt very forced and rushed. I liked the theme of mirrors instead of a TV but overall it is obviously the weakest of the trilogy although never boring so ultimately entertaining and that is what you want, right? Easily the weakest of the trilogy but still an entertaining conclusion.

Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt Patricia Wilson-Gardner (Nancy Allen), her husband Bruce Gardner (Tom Skerritt), and stepdaughter Donna Gardner (Lara Flynn Boyle) in the Chicago highrise which Bruce manages. Her relatives don't know the story of her ghostly encounters. Carol Anne is in group treatment under the care of disbelieving Dr. Seaton when Rev. Henry Kane reappears. Tangina Barrons is alerted to his presence.First, it's her older sister. Now, it's her parents. They may as well make Carol Anne an orphan in the movie. It would make more sense. The whole movie is flat. It is not scary and none of it is interesting. I certainly don't want to make fun of "Carol Anne" out of respect for Heather O'Rourke. She remains a positive for the franchise till the bitter end.

This is an OK second sequel to Poltergeist, where Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt Patricia and Uncle Bruce to hide from Reverend Kane. However, his ghost was able to follow her to her relatives' apartment in the tall Chicago skyscraper and begins another spree of terror. The Poltergeist trilogy has lost some steam by the time this third outing was made, as I thought it lacks the thrills and suspense as the first two movies. The character development, I thought, weren't as strong as well, as it appears the lead actors, Tom Skerritt and Nancy Allen, didn't give a very heartfelt performance in their roles and didn't appear to have a strong relationship with Carol Anne. There are still some creepy scenes and the special effects were decent. Again, like the first two movies, this sequel doesn't rely on gore and violence to make it entertaining, but rather relies on the ghost's presence and the powers they are able to unleash. The screenplay and story by Steve Feke, Gary Sherman and Brian Taggert were OK-written, a plot that is easy to follow, but not an extremely riveting story overall. The direction by Gary Sherman was OK and the acting was pretty great for the most part, most notably the performances of Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne and Zelda Rubinstein as Tangina.Overall, it's not great, it's not bad, but is a somewhat average movie to close out the Poltergeist trilogy.Grade C+

I've watched all 3 Poltergeist films and my obvious favorite is the first one. The 2nd one has problems but this one I actually liked.The setting in the high rise building offers a unique setting for this story and actually has some very creepy moments. Many hallucinations are experienced by the characters in the film but they also encounter some creepy moments with mirrors and this works well here. Why do mirrors in films seem strange? I like the fact that the characters wander all over the place within the building and also liked the fact that total strangers were sucked in to what was happening with the family. Some unique scenes in this film.The acting isn't bad but it does have a low budget feel to it at times. Also, some of the reaction shots didn't quite fit. Nothing wonderful here but much better than the 2nd sequel.