Many of the cast say Spielberg directed it and used Hooper as a "ghost director" to get around the clause in his E.T. contract which meant he couldn't direct it, he certainly cast the actors, designed the storyboards and was on the set for the entire shoot, Poltergeist even feels like a...
A little bit worried about the amoeba nibbling on the grain, couldn't they have fed it some algae prior to the scan.
This shames Paramount who have made a fortune from the Star Trek films but keep re-releasing the same substandard product, it also shames Universal who refuse to redo Spartacus...