i really have to start my review lampoon the decision to make a sequel to poltergeist and a well craft ghost story by tobe hooper and steven spielberg and whilst no classic be well make enough and with some good chill and good effect . but poltergeist 2 seem to have be make by people who have no idea of what make the original so worthwhile it end up a completely unsuspensful mess and and such may well be the bad sequel of all time . we begin by meet the freeling family after the event of the first movie ( homeless and living with jobeth williams mother ) and after an absurd opening feature shaman and indian and excavate . until carol anne see a mysterious figure at the mall and which turn out to be reverend henry kane and who want carol anne . add to this mix be an indian play by will sampson and who try to protect the family . if this sound jumbled and you should see the movie . the major problem with this movie be a complete lack of any suspense whatsoever . any decent horror movie worth it salt have suspense and or try to utilise it because that be what terror be all about and the long silence wait for something to happen and the build up to it . poltergeist 2 simply do not even try in this area and for example when carol anne see kane at the mall and menacing and staring at her and in order to build up the tension and director brian gibson do not need to show u that kane be a ghost and any director with any idea of suspense would have let u make up our own mind and as soon a we see kane walk through people and thing we know straight away what he be and any suspense vanishes . a a result pic become predictable and bore the effect be hammy and aside from julian beck and ( who give the movie only high point with a terrifically creepy performance ) jobeth williams and craig t nelson look bore to death . it say an awful lot that i rat the 3rd instalment high than this drivel and and believe me that be no classic by any mean .