Poltergeist is very much a product of it's time; a true 80's movie in every way (for all the reasons already mentioned in this thread).

I loved it then (saw it in the theater in 1982 and many times on cable TV after that), but I'd have to see it again now, twenty eight years later to really see if it holds up for me.

I'm worried that what was once fresh and exciting in 1982 will play as dated and cliched in 2010.

Good question, Uncle Bingo. I should revisit this film, which in it's time, was a real favorite.

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