When it comes right down to it, "Poltergeist" is pure silliness, starring adult protagonists who soon prove themselves to be TOO STUPID TO LIVE. The problem is not merely that is "out-dated," although it is. "Psycho" was outdated, but it had a good story and a good villain.I'm not impressed with "Poltergeist"'s story at all, and the villains (the ghosts haunting the house and ultimately, Satan) are only interesting if you make them interesting. I've never seen evil seem so lame.
Suburban mom Diane Freeling (JoBeth Williams) -- peppy, smiley and complete with 80's hair -- does not seem the least bit alarmed when furniture starts moving by itself and her daughter Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke, whose life tragically ended not too long after the movie was made) begins conversing with spirits through the television.
