This movie was the first time I experienced people in the theater yelling instructions the screen. And it started with my dad yelling "They stayed in the house?!? WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STAYING IN THE HOUSE?!?!?" Almost 40 years later, you are right there with those people Emily.

"Dad would make a great coach." I think Matthew's sense of humor is underappreciated around here. *edit* misspelled "is"

7:14 - Matthew DESPERATELY trying to keep it together because he knows what's coming, and Emily squealing in fear. Viewing gold!

That dad would make a good Coach because he is Incredible.

The biggest draw this movie has is the family dynamic and the connection you feel between them. And Zelda Rubinstein forever!

Reminds me of Eddie Murphy's bit about how differently black people would react to a haunted house. “Wow, baby, this is beautiful. We got chandelier hangin’ up here, kids outside playin’, it’s a beautiful neighborhood, I really love this. This is beaut-” "GET OUT!!!" “Too bad we can’t stay.”

When Emily said "when the chairs started to do that shit, OK we're going to leave, we're gona go to nana's house" because of course that's where POLTERGEIST 2 starts. I guess Emily is psychic, she can predict the sequels 😂🤣

Regarding the last fifteen minutes of the movie, I totally relate. It's something my dad would have done too. Back in the 70's a train loaded with artillery headed for Vietnam was passing through my town trainyard and for what ever reason began to explode. Our house was about 6 miles from the tracks and it still knocked windows out. My dad piled us kids in the car and we raced off toward the explosions to watch and we stopped about a 1/2 mile away. I was terrified and begged to go back home, but my dad was having a helluva time watching the explosions and we stayed for quite a while. So staying in a haunted house would have been right up my dad's alley.

When the mom had an emotional freak out, and said she could smell her daughter; that actress convinced me she had a real experience 😳

I saw this in the theatre with my friend who was an usher at the same theatre. He knew when the jump scare hand out of the t.v. occurred and he grabbed my thigh super tight at that exact moment. This full grown man screamed like a little girl for the whole crowd to hear.

This movie sparked my interest in the paranormal!!!! The guy in poltergeist 2 scared it out of me for a while though lol 😂

Fun Fact: Poltergeist is based on an early script that Steven Spielberg wrote in the 1970s called 'Night Skies,' which was originally intended as a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It was a horror movie about aliens terrorizing a family in a farm house and was loosely based on the Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO encounter in 1955. The movie never got made, but elements of the script ended up in Poltergeist, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, and Gremlins.

Speaking of clowns..."Killer Klowns from Outer Space" (1988) is a cult classic horror.

I think we can all agree: Tobe Hooper is listed as the director, but this was Spielberg's baby.

After a year of watching people act like idiots during the pandemic, stupid choices by characters in horror movies seem totally realistic

The dude peeling his face off scared the crap out of me as a kid in the 1980s's and it still gives me nightmare all this time later...

18:50 Oh man, that was the first time I saw Emily really furious! 🤣🤣🤣

'Bet he'd make a good Coach...' he's probably an INCREDIBLE superhero :D

This movie scared the crap out of me as a 14-year old kid. I had my own bedroom at the time and I have to say that if there had been a tree outside my window, I would not have set foot back in my room EVER. As I got older I did read articles about how the effects were done for this film, they were groundbreaking at the time.

i about died when he said "i bet he'd make a good coach." That was an Incredible remark.

I been laughing all day after watching this . The house is not clean lmao

Emily: „Me in that situation, I would‘ve taken my family and brought them to Nana‘s house and call a supernatural investigator.“ Me: „who you gonna call……..Ghostbusters“😂😂😂😂 I really love how invested Emily gets

I watched this back in the 82 was 7 years old. This movie scarred me for life as a kid. No wonder everyone from the 80s hate damn clowns.

It's funny, I was talking with a co-worker the other day about there being a time when tv stations would stop broadcasting at about 2am; they would play the National Anthem then there would be static until 6am. Poltergeist is the perfect example of something that those born after 1990 don't understand what it was like to not have a 24-hour broadcast day and overnights filled with infomercials.

Fun fact the skeleton used in this were real deal.

Craig T. Nelson would actually be an "Incredible" dad! 😉

Holy fuck this just made my day!! Now after watching your reaction I have to say you guys are crazy. Without the end part the movie wouldn't be as great or iconic as is. Just cuz you'd make a decision to leave the house doesn't mean everyone else in that situation would even if you think you would make that choice. Wasn't months they stayed there as they were obviously moving out right after the ordeal plus people love haunted houses so not all would leave immediately. 10/10 best movie ever!!

Favourite reaction moments: Matthew's glee at mentioning that the Dad would make a great " Coach! " Emily's comment " Through Salt At It! " 😁

Please watch "Arachnophobia" (1990)!

I could watch this movie 1000 times and the second I hear "Neither have you!" "Your right! You go!" I laugh my ass off. Also the burial ground quip could be about The Shining.?

Poltergeist is one of the all time great movies from the 80's. The score is stupendous.

Saw this video in my subscriptions page. First thought: "Oh, jeezus. Here we go!" 😂😂😂

"Shut the blinds, baby"... Emily's reactions are so adorable and funny! Best reaction video of this movie I love so much on KZfaq I've seen! :-)

I was an adolescent when I saw this in the theatre in '82, and cackled when the clown was trying to strangle Robbie. I absolutely adored it when the dust and glitter came out from under the kids' beds. Loved the relationships of the family, regardless of their decisions. This film is in my top 20 of all-time. I find it highly entertaining.

Fun fact, the skeletons were real....and nobody told JoBeth Williams this until the scene where she falls into the pool and they start popping up was done. Jerry Goldsmith did the music, he also did the music of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He was a very, very well known composer.

There wouldn’t be a movie without the final 15 minutes! Every movie needs a climax too. The clown for sure gave me nightmares as a kid. During this time of the movie in the 80’s it was really quite groundbreaking! It freaked me out for sure back then and is still pretty freaky.

This house is a block away from my high school. I use to pass it twice a day for 5 days and 3yrs, I would tease my friends "they only moved the headstones."

The girl that was the teenage sister,was Dominique Dunne,younger sister of actor Griffin Dunne. She was tragically murdered at age 22 a few years after the movie in front of her home by a crazy ex boyfriend.

Classic 80s! The mindset of the 80s when you watch this is totally different. We have had so many horror flix that people's reaction to this kinda phenomena is totally different than that of people 30 years ago. Weird. I hope we get the sequel sometime too.

THIS.. is one SERIOUSLY well made movie. Making believable characters and then put them in harms way. Most Best Movie academy awards nominated movies fail to achieve this level of realism.

Aside from the horror aspect of this, the family is written really well/acted believably.

One of the things I love about Spielberg movies is parents being people. They aren't saints, they aren't perfect, but God, they are doing their best. The older I get, the more I find myself relating to them. Incidentally, the Poltergeist productions had a couple of deaths related to them (some naturally occurring, but others not). The actress who played the teenage daughter was strangled to death by an abusive former boyfriend at the age of 22, and the little girl who played Carol Anne starred in all three Poltergeist films, but died at the age of 12 (due to a hospital misdiagnosis). There seemed to be a lot of stuff like that surrounding the production (the boy was almost strangled to death by the clown prop on the first take).

The fact they remade this classic, still boggles the mind!

When the Marvelous Mr. Movie Manager mentioned that his pet peeve in movies is when they make a big spread for breakfast, and everybody just grabs a bite of toast then leaves, I was in total agreement. Another one is when they are sitting at the table and just moving their food around on the plate, but never actually eating it.

JoBeth Williams (the mom) was so lovely.

13:00 "Return the slab!" I LOVE COURAGE AND THATS ONE OF MY FAVE EPISODES!! 🤣🤣 *record scratch* "King RAMSEEEEES!!!!"

"I bet he'd make a great coach" I was just thinking when Emily said that "well he was a great coach"

"I bet he'd make a good coach..." looks like you and I are the only ones that get that reference.

1982 was an insane year for movies The Thing, Star Trek II , Blade Runner , Poltergeist, E.T.

Omg you guys!! Best movie review duo ever!!! I've seen this movie a hundred times!!

“I bet he’d make a good coach” haha 😂 I busted out laughing when I heard that. But he was a great coach for sure!!

When it took Emily so long to get the Coach reference. xD You are definitely me in this reaction. So great, both of you!

I loved the last 15mins and they thought the house was clean. It also leaves it open for part 2. Because it tells us it's not over and a part 2 is on the way.

I really appreciated the Courage the Cowardly Dog reference. I loved that show.

Great movie I saw it in the theaters with my family when I was 9 The whole family loved it. You really should have Emily watch "They Live" John Carpenter Film that far too often gets overlooked. IMHO it is as good as "The Thing" (very different films) but the craftsmanship of each film is equal.

I love this film so much. A huge part of my childhood (albeit probably contributing to me thinking my weird Popeye wallpaper was moving!) It has a lovely gentle touch amid all the stress. A genuinely fully portrayed family, no vindictive people (just a jerk or two), and a nice sense at the end that vindication is sorted ... yet also a genuine nightmare to get through, regardless. I also very much adored the mum (and probably admired the dad) when I wasn't even quite a teenager!

Back in the day Poltergeist was THE movie to watch everytime it came on HBO and each time it did my friends and I, the next day in school, all asked each other "did you watch Poltergeist again last night". It was just all the rage in our elementary school cafeteria conversations.

"Ok, we're all going to go to Nana's house..." Lol, that's the sequel...

Never seen someone get so frustrated at a movie, I was afraid Emily was going to burst a blood vessel. I can only say Amityville horror.

Every night when programming ended around 1AM TV stations would actually sign off with the anthem before going to a test pattern, and then programming would start with Breakfast TV shows at 6AM. Many a night I've woken up to a test pattern.

Here's a suggested name for Matthew: "Celluloid Chef"

Heather O'Rourke, aka Carol Ann, sadly passed away during the filming of part 3. Its all part of The Curse Of Poltergeist (look it up). They had to CGI in her likeness to complete the film. Heather O'Rourke is buried in a wall crypt at the Westwood Cemetery in Los Angeles. Many other celebrities are buried there. Its a very well hidden place right off Wilshire Blvd. Back in the day, we used to go burn one with Jim Backus, aka Mr Howell from Gilligan's Island. He is also buried there. We would leave candy or a flower with Heather O'Rourke. RIP to all the greats at the Westwood Cemetery.

I've never seen Emily get so affected by reacting to a movie before whether it's fear or having a rage attack due to stupid behavior by the characters. :) Poltergeist 2 is definitely worth watching as well. It's got a similar feel to it and that character we all know is so darned creepy.

"Why don't white people just leave the house when there's a ghost?"- Eddie Murphy.

React to "House 2 or Beast Master" these are two of my favorites

7:29 - THAT EXPRESSION IS PRICELESS!!!!!! XD XD XD XD XD XD

"It doesn't take much to tickle me" 🤣 You totally nailed the "mostly..." btw

Everything about this react was ✨priceless✨. I had to watch this twice; once for Emily and once for Matthews reaction to Emily. 😭😂

OK I'd be out of that freaken house when the chairs went up on the table by themselves hahaha

Such a well written movie. It is just as great as it was when I saw it 40 years ago.

The film really isn't about a poltergeist, If you pay attention to the films subtext, its actually about the TV. The evil presence in the house which takes Carrol Ann away from the family is the TV set, its the first thing you see in the film, and the last thing you see, when they kick a TV set out of the motel room. The scene when the Father and the next door neighbour are arguing over the remote. And when Carrol Ann says "Theyyyyre Heeere" the Mum asks her who did you mean and she replies "The TV people" When you listen to the Tangina Monolog again with the realisation she is talking about the TV it really makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up on end. " There's one more thing - a terrible presence is in there with her. So much rage, so much betrayal. I've never sensed anything like it. I don't know what hovers over this house, but it was strong enough to punch a hole into this world and take your daughter away from you. It keeps Carol Anne very close to it and away from the spectral light. IT LIES TO HER. It says things only a child can understand. He's been using her to restrain the others. To her, it simply is another child. To us, it is the Beast. Now let's go get your daughter."

This movie is why I hate clowns and puppets. I was 8 when this came out and it scarred me for life.

I remember when I saw this in the movie theater, the audience laughed when the Father pushed the TV outside the Motel.

Emily reaction was priceless loved that!!!

Oh darn, I never got the notification for this one. The bell's on too. Thanks, KZfaq 😑 ETA: It was a good reaction but my favorite part was at 27:30 when your cat made a special guest appearance 😄

Try one called The Entity. Another poltergeist themed flick from the early eighties. However THAT movie makes THIS one seem like an old Walt Disney movie by comparison (you'll find out what I'm talking about when you see it).

Very clever, Dad! I don't think Mom got the inside joke about "Coach." Really obscure tangent, but it made me smile.

Eddie Murphy: "This place is beautiful baby I really like it!" Ghost: "Get. Out." Eddie Murphy: "Too bad we can't stay baby..."

Beatrice Straight who played the paranormal expert in this, was also in "Network", which I highly recommend if you have not seen. She holds the record for shortest amount of screen time for an Academy Award-winning performance for her appearance in it.

Saw this in theaters as double feature with Superman 3!! Scared the sweet n salty out of me. Now, I watch it and cry like it's the Color Purple

Around 1984 when I was 6 years old, my dad showed me this movie on good old vhs and it blew me away. My dad was cool that way. I could rent any movie I wanted.

"I'd bet he'd make a good coach" HA!!!

In defense of the last part of the movie, they believed they were fine for the moment and the house was clean, but it was never the house, but the land which we find out was full of bodies, like cleaning a wound without knowing about an infection, the whole neighborhood might of even be subjected to hauntings except for Carol Ann being the main target of the spirits, the only thing I would of changed would have the family stay in the living room or at least in the same room.

This may sound strange, but I assumed a period of time (like months or weeks had passed) between getting Carol-anne back and moving day. I mean, it takes a while to sell your home, get boxes, find a new place. I thought the house was "clean" as Tangene said, but they just didn't want to live there anymore. I thought those last 15 mins was the most exciting part of the movie.

If this was real, I would hold onto the house and sell tickets.. because proof of the supernatural is worth a fortune.

Kitchen breakfast scenes in early '80s movies are nostalgic to me. This is one example (along with everything else like the toys in the bedroom), along with "Mr. Mom" and even one in "Jaws 3."

If people always made good decisions, most movies would end in the first act.

I think she missed the part with the moving van and boxes being when they left the first house, and moved up onto the hill that the other guy had been talking about building new houses on. The haunting traveled with them.

Great reaction! Honestly, back at original release time, the face makeup was believable & scary enough! Your cat's tail is also very entertaining 🐈😄

They thought the house was "clean" so, in their mind, one more night was not supossed to be a problem. They WERE moving away.

The house implosion was a real effect. They built and wired a model of the house and pulled back through a hole and filmed at 300 frames/second and then slowed down. I agree with your negative about the teenage daughter being an afterthought and the face peeling scene.

The actress mam and dad in this and the Speilberg stuff. Just awesome.

Ok. Noone has mentioned it yet as far as I've read ahead so I'll mention it: The talk around Hollywood was that this film series was cursed, beginning with the mysterious death of Heather O'Rourke, dying I'm her sleep from a rare disease she didn't even know she had. The girl that played Dana was strangled to death by a jealous boyfriend, the Indian in the sequel was stabbed to death outside of a nightclub. There were a number of other incidents involving the crew other the time they were filming. Craig T. Nelson said he couldn't bring himself to watch the movie if he was alone.

Poltergeist - the scariest movie where nobody dies...

In Italy for breakfast we drink a coffee, some times a orange juice or a glass of milk, some (some) cookie or a brioche. And people like me only take the coffee...without sugar.

I loved him in the coach, he is now in Young Sheldon. The acting is amazing. Love Spielberg's character development. Awesome 😎👍

Introduced my 8 year old to this movie last summer. She loved it !

In my opinion one of the best film scores ever. I love this movie

"THE HOUSE IS NOT CLEAN!" Lol.

Three actors/actresses passed away after each Poltergeist film. After the first film, Dominique Dunne (Danna) was killed by her crazy, abusive boyfriend. The second film, Julian Beck (who plays Henry Kane) passed away after battling with Stomach Cancer (which is why he looked so skinny in the film) and Heather O’Rourke (little Carol-Anne) died from Congential Stenosis. She actually never finished making Poltergeist 3 so the very last scene was filmed with a body double (which I think is also why the film ends so abruptly).