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Poltergeist Movie Review

Starring: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Beatrice Straight
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"Family in a new housing development doesn't know it, but their house is built on top of a graveyard. Weird things start happening which seem harmless at first, but then the youngest daughter, Carol Ann, is taken and held captive in another dimension with the evil spirits that haunt the house and terrorize the rest of the family. The fam won't rest until they recover Carol Ann and hire a team of paranormal experts and a clairvoyant midget who seemingly save the day. Lots of suspense and special effects."
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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - why do we stay in the haunted house?

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - blonde
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - Very athletic

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
Age: - long-lived adults
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - telekinesis - mind control
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable - obsessed - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Intelligence - Average Intelligence
Physical condition - missing body parts/abilities
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Tone of movie - fearful
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exploding vehicles
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