An unofficial remake of Poltergeist - good for the first half only...

Rating: 6/10 (20 August 2011)

Honestly, I didn't think it was original at all because it felt like an unofficial remake of Poltergeist. It's basically the same plot.
**SPOILERS** **SPOILERS** Poltergeist: a little girl disappears into limbo after paranormal activity at the house. The parents ask a team of paranormal researchers, comprising of an old eccentric lady who is a medium and two younger male assistants, for help. The little girl is in danger as all the ghosts in the netherworld are attracted to her, so is the Beast, who wants to use her to cross over into our world. The mom, with the help of the medium, crosses over to the other side and brings her daughter back. All seems well but then all hell breaks loose in a spectacular ending that sees the ghosts take over the house.
Sounds familiar?! Insidious: a little boy disappears into limbo after paranormal activity at the house. The parents ask a team of paranormal researchers, comprising of an old eccentric lady who is a medium and two younger male assistants, for help. The little boy is in danger as all the ghosts in the netherworld are attracted to him, so is a Demon, who wants to use him to cross over into our world. The dad, with the help of the medium, crosses over to the other side and brings his son back. All seems well but then all hell breaks loose in a spectacular ending that sees the ghosts take over the house.
Of course there are many differences between both films, but as you can see it's basically the same story. I thought the first hour was great, then it became ridiculous and other the top. Poltergeist is much better in my opinion! THAT was the original one.