hope thats true...

I'd be surprised if there was a commentary considering the on-going controversy as to who really directed the movie- Hooper or Spielberg?

According to IMDb:

While the on-screen director's credit goes to Tobe Hooper, there is a wealth of evidence to indicate that writer/producer Steven Spielberg was responsible for most of the creative decisions in the movie, with Hooper merely responsible for the mechanics of shooting scenes.

Honestly, I don't know how anybody could watch that movie, which looks so much like every movie Spielberg ever directed and nothing like anything else in Hooper's canon, and think Hooper was the main creative force behind it.

Some updated info:

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9386

I don't really know what they are talking about. Besides the interviews... I guess I'm just an idiot though.

There's been controversy about this for years. There was even a E! True Hollywood Story a few years ago http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350749/ with Jobeth and Craig interviewed. They talked about the supposed curse and I think they discussed who directed it. It was a while ago though so don't remember exactly what was said. Perhaps they could put that on the DVD.
A commentary would be very nice especially with Jobeth and Craig T.
Can anyone

starting to get worried not seeing any pre-orders anywhere for a BD or HDdvd...

That E! True Hollywood Story is currently on Comcast On Demand, just watched it and I don't remember them saying anything about who directed it, except for the narrator saying Tobe Hooper directed it. They never mention anything about not knowing exactly who did what.

True. I watched it too and they didn't mention anything of the sort.

I was waiting for Spielberg on Spielberg to start the other day on TCM and before it started they played an old 10 min. making of doc. for Poltergiest. Just seeing Spielberg taking control on set leads me to believe that he was the creative force behind this flick. Hooper may have been the technical director, but Spielberg was definitely calling the shots.

There was an interview w/William Finley ("Phantom of the Paradise") in Fangoria in which he states he filmed scenes that were eventually cut out by the REAL director of the movie although the CREDITED director wanted to retain his scenes. He claims he still is not allowed to discuss the issue because of the continued controversy. This would make sense since he has worked many times with Tobe Hooper.

i just want to see an extras list

Any word on special features for this?

The last time I watched this was at a house party and we laughed through most of it. This movie - more than any other - gave me nightmares when I was 4 and 5 years old. Still a good movie though I hardly find it scary anymore and I will buy a 2-disc SE if it ever comes along. Definitely hope the extras go into the supposed "curse" at great length, as that's what fascinates me the most.

Yep.

The movie never doesn't look or feel like a Spielberg film from his early era (Jaws, CE3K, ET, Raiders). And it's filled with all kinds of "Spielberg moments." Even watching this at twelve or so, and not knowing dick about cinema, I could clearly see Spielberg's "hand" in it.

Damn. It's not on anymore. :thmbsdwn:

Does anybody know when this 2-discer is supposed to be released? I'm getting nervous as we are getting close to the end of the year.

I'm getting worried that the two-disc special edition DVD for Poltergeist isn't coming this year as well. I mean most of the stuff for September is already confirmed so maybe they are going to try & release it around Halloween? Or maybe they'll just release it in 2008.

I saw that That E! True Hollywood Story on Poltergeist awhile back & all I can remember was them talking about the "Poltergeist Cruse". I think that it was definitely directed by Speilberg & not Tobe Hooper. Poltegeist doesn't feel like a Tobe Hooper directed film in at all. If you watch the Texas Chain saw Massacre, TCM: 2 or Night Terrors it's completely different from Poltergeist in all ways possible.

Anyways, lets hope this 2 disc special edition gets released before years end.

I dunno... if you've seen Hooper's direct follow-up Lifeforce it has a very similar "Spielbergian" feel. Maybe Hooper could pull things off better with a decent budget, or maybe he learned a thing of two from Spielberg on the set of Poltergeist? Hooper also directed a few episodes of the Taken miniseries...

Someone over at AVS posted that Poltergeist (at least the HD-DVD) had been "pulled indefinitely" from the schedule.

^ That's terrible news if true. I was definitely thinking it would have been a late October Halloween-time release in which case we wouldn't know about it yet. But if it's off the schedule indefinitely, I'm not happy about it.

with no reason why, just "my rep at Warner" doesn't hold to much cred

Poltergeist did star Lou Perryman in a small role, though...who was also in TCM:2 and was a cameraman on the original Chainsaw.

If you'd seen some of the other "news" from this individual's "reps", you'd have even more doubts.

Dalvin posts at AVS?? ;)

Oh, I didn't notice that. Thanks for reminding the old knocker'. I'll have to go & watch my DVDs of TCM:2 & Poltergeist now.