So in a fit of insomnia the other night, I tuned in to one of the cable movie channels showing a Poltergeist marathon.
The first movie is/was a classic... It was scary, funny, cheesy and told a good story...
The second film had much of the same "spirit" of the first film, but I feel it was hampered by the usual sequel "must be bigger and louder" treatment.
The third movie, while it had its moments (I had forgotten that a very young Lara Flynn Boyle was in it), it's mostly forgettable and tragic, considering Heather O'Rourke died before post production. It also suffered from some plot holes that were hard to ignore.
But as I drifted off to sleep after it was over, I cast my mind toward what would the family's life be like now, some 20+ years later... I find myself wanting an update on the family and yet another situation that finds them on a ghostly adventure.
A fourth story could be problematic considering the franchise has a pretty tragic history with the death of three principal cast members taking place during or between filming.. As I recall, this also hurt the marketing for P:III as Tom Skerrit would not promote it because he didn't want to appear to be trying to capitalize on O'Rourke's death. Plus, Zelda Rubinstein died just a few years ago.
But I would love to see how a (recast) Carol Ann has grown up and how the hauntings and her clairvoance have affected her life since the events. There had been talk a few years ago about a P:IV or a reboot, but nothing much since then. If they could get Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams back, that would be icing on the cake.
The first movie is/was a classic... It was scary, funny, cheesy and told a good story...
The second film had much of the same "spirit" of the first film, but I feel it was hampered by the usual sequel "must be bigger and louder" treatment.
The third movie, while it had its moments (I had forgotten that a very young Lara Flynn Boyle was in it), it's mostly forgettable and tragic, considering Heather O'Rourke died before post production. It also suffered from some plot holes that were hard to ignore.
But as I drifted off to sleep after it was over, I cast my mind toward what would the family's life be like now, some 20+ years later... I find myself wanting an update on the family and yet another situation that finds them on a ghostly adventure.
A fourth story could be problematic considering the franchise has a pretty tragic history with the death of three principal cast members taking place during or between filming.. As I recall, this also hurt the marketing for P:III as Tom Skerrit would not promote it because he didn't want to appear to be trying to capitalize on O'Rourke's death. Plus, Zelda Rubinstein died just a few years ago.
But I would love to see how a (recast) Carol Ann has grown up and how the hauntings and her clairvoance have affected her life since the events. There had been talk a few years ago about a P:IV or a reboot, but nothing much since then. If they could get Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams back, that would be icing on the cake.
