{"id":28663,"date":"2022-10-24T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T04:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28663"},"modified":"2022-10-24T21:25:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T04:25:08","slug":"review-poltergeist-4k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/10\/review-poltergeist-4k\/","title":{"rendered":"Poltergiest 4K Ultra HD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Poltergeist 4K Ultra HD Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/warnerhomevideo2-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><b><i>Poltergeist<\/i><\/b>, the 1982 paranormal thriller classic, stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson and Beatrice Straight, and was co-scripted and produced by Steven Spielberg. The 4K UHD was released on September 20th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Poltergeist<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(1982)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Supernatural<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Warner Bros. | PG \u2013 114 min. \u2013 $33.99 | September 20, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/24\/2022 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"Mortal Kombat\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2022\/poltergeist-4k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B7QFX32H\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on 4K Ultra HD from Amazon.com \" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on DVD from Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Tobe Hooper<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Steven Spielberg (story), Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais &amp; Mark Victor (screenplay)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O\u2019Rourke<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes Theatrical Trailer<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>Yes<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>4K, Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>2160p\/Widescreen 2.35<br \/>\n<strong>Dynamic Range: <\/strong>HDR10<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>HEVC \/ H.265<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A, B, C<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The opinions I share are my own.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid #a6a6a6;\" title=\"Poltergeist\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/04\/27\/ef\/MEFXR7A_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Strange and creepy happenings beset an average California family, the Freelings \u2014 Steve (CRAIG T. NELSON), Diane (JOBETH WILLIAMS), teenaged Dana (DOMINIQUE DUNNE), eight-year-old Robbie (OLIVER ROBINS), and five-year-old Carol Ann (HEATHER O\u2019ROURKE) \u2014 when ghosts commune with them through the television set. Initially friendly and playful, the spirits turn unexpectedly menacing, and, when Carol Ann goes missing, Steve and Diane turn to a parapsychologist and eventually an exorcist for help.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This two-disc release comes with a glossy <strong>slip cover<\/strong> and inside is a redemption code for the <strong>Digital HD<\/strong> copy. All of the features are on the Blu-ray disc and includes <strong><u>They Are Here: The Real World of <em>Poltergeist<\/em> (TRT 31:04)<\/u><\/strong>, a two-part documentary; <strong><u>The Making of <em>Poltergeist<\/em> (7:18)<\/u><\/strong> and last the <strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (2:26)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Warner Bros. releases <strong><em>Poltergeist<\/em><\/strong> onto 4K Ultra HD where it\u2019s presented in the original 2.39 widescreen aspect ratio and a 2160p high-definition transfer. For the most part this is a very good looking picture; detail is sharp and the natural film grain still present. Colors are well balanced and black levels stark without being overly crushed. It\u2019s a solid upgrade over the Blu-ray with some modest aid from the HDR.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The included DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 seems to be the same or similar to the Blu-ray version, however it\u2019s still impressive outputting crisp and clear dialogue from the center channel, but where it comes to life is during the poltergeist activity where there is great depth from the front and center channels.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poltergeist, the 1982 paranormal thriller classic, stars JoBeth Williams, Craig T. 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