What’s Aged the Best?
Window fear; evil developer; family ghost films; title; family setup; marijuana; Spielberg’s reassurance; DirecTV parody
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- Fear of something outside the bedroom window remains timeless.
- The callous developer fits a memorable era of evil businessman characters.
- Family ghost films returned and expanded into a major genre.
- The word poltergeist is praised as an effective name for a noisy ghost.
- The opening establishes an ordinary three-child family before the supernatural events begin.
- Smoking weed in bed while the parents hang out has aged well.
- Spielberg is reported to have joined Williams in the skeleton pool to reassure her.
- A 2008 DirecTV parody with Nelson and Carol Anne prompts nostalgia.