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12. Poltergeist (1982) (HBO Max)

God, I love this movie. There's something about it being the prototypical haunted house with a family film that just can't be touched.

Poltergeist is about a family whose daughter starts to get in contact with a spirit. Things are fun and friendly at first until it begins to become menacing and she disappears.

I don't know where to start, because there is so much awesome stuff in this film. But I guess we can start with the fact that the characters are all entirely likeable. You see them built up and they set it up as they have this happy, loving relationship and they're all just joking around and having fun before DISASTER.

And the plot is tremendous, and it gives an easy to digest explanation of everything. It adds so many interesting and good developments and somehow, everything escalates so perfectly until the conclusion. It's such a perfect story.

And everything from the mood, the visuals, and the usage of special effects in that time is soooooo amazing. It holds up, even today. There's so many memorable things in this film and you can't help but just let things be imprinted into your mind from it. If you've seen the movie, I don't have to tell you about the number of amazing visuals they have from this movie.

And it's all tied up in such a perfect little knot. It's all so incredibly well-done and tells a tight story with the whole concept. And it's fun which is the best part. The whole thing is such a joy ride, even if there's scary and terrifying things happening.

There's so many movies that emulate it, but they never come close to touching it. It's such a distinct movie that, even with all of the attempts on the formula, it still stands out in such a special way. Absolute must-see if you haven't.

Rating: 10/10

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