Review – Poltergeist: The Legacy

Note to movie marketers: I really resent the heck out of so-called sequels that actually have nothing at all to do with the original. Just because I let John Carpenter skate by with Halloween 3 doesn’t mean I’ve become a regular push-over for the stuff. And despite the protestations to the contrary on the video box, this has nothing at all to do with the first three Poltergeist movies. Instead this is tied into one of those stupid hour-long drama series that tends to end up syndicated into the overnight slots on the Sci Fi Channel, with just a dab more violence and nudity than its televised counterpart. There’s some kind of story here about a team of ghost-busters who are trying to capture a chest-o-evil before its demonic contents can be loosed upon the world. Just about the only claim to uniqueness this stinker can make is that it includes one of the most tasteless demon birth sequences I’ve ever seen; think screaming woman dragged around by umbilical cord and you’ve got the general idea. C’mon guys. Call products like this something like “Nothing-to-do-with-Poltergeist: The Boring Crap.” You may not sell as many tapes, but at least you’ll be able to sleep at night. Wish I’d skipped it