other critics took a more skeptical view of the film. writing a review for "the village voice", alan scherstuhl stated, ""poltergeist 2015" is to "poltergeist '82" what today's shipped-frozen-to-the-store pizza hut dough is to the kneaded-on-site pies the chain's stoned cooks tossed in the reagan era. it's the same kind of thing, with the same shape and some shared ingredients, but the texture's gone limp, and there's no sense of occasion about it, and there's some unpalatable goop stuffed in the crust. in a pinch, it beats pizzalessness — but just barely." linda cook wrote in "the quad city times", "the "poltergeist" remake is ok, but won't stay with you." randy cordova in "the arizona republic" wrote, "ultimately, the whole affair is forgettable."