Anthony Dean Rubes, Cassandra Gava, David Stein, Dawna Wightham, Dawna Wightman ...( see more  see more... ) , Helen Hughes , Kim Coates

Unseen voices, horrible visions and a rotting corpse are the welcoming committee for some friends trying to make money by refurbishing a run-down mansion in Amityville. Based on the novel by Hans Holz...( read more  read more... )er.

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R, 91 min.

Directed by: Tom Berry

Release Date: May 7, 1990

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  • August 19, 2007
    While I enjoyed the book by Hans Holzer, I can't say the same about this film. The special effects really aren't very special at all and it's just not scary. If you didn't know any better you would think it was a B movie. It went straight to video so it might as well be anyway. T...( read more)here are much better versions of the same story so this is really one to miss.
  • August 5, 2007
    This has nothing to do with any of the other Amityville movies. Yes, it does take place in the town of Amityville, but a totally different house with a completely different history. I guess there was no copyright on using "Amityville" in any haunted house movie title. They had mu...( read more)sic which sounded vaguely like the Amityville Horror theme. A group of five adults move into a house on impulse when they are driving past it; there isn't even a "For Sale" sign or a Real Estate Agent around, which I found funny. The house is totally furnished, but needs all sorts of renovations to get it functional again. I found it strange that they were walking around with candles, rather than using flashlights or getting the lights fixed. Some small creepy things happen, but they don't think much of it and decide to stay; I would've been gone in an instant! There's a hidden bunch of secrets on the property; I'm surprised the locals didn't tell them sooner; we get the backstory over one hour into the movie. The plot is a bit confusing, with a hung boy and his dog in the yard, and a priest shot in his confessional booth at the church around the corner 12 years ago. There are no devils or demons - or buried Indians for that matter - this is simply a ghostly affair. One of the women in the house has psychic visions and writes them in her journal; she has a few freakout moments, which were funny. The script is silly and has the characters doing things which don't make much sense. It's not directed or edited in a scary fashion; I found everything somewhat funny. They could've taken the same story, and made it quite freaky; if the actors and direction was inclined. The only scene which was slightly creepy was when the woman went for a stroll down in the basement and saw claws and a face coming out of the wood of the confessional booth. The spider in the bedroom, the goop in the bathtub, and the dog attack were all laugh-out moments. Most of the deaths are goreless and occur offscreen when they do happen. The end battle with the "monster" is pretty good, involving acid and carpentry tools; decent gore here. This film was made in Montreal, and shown direct-to-television, and it really shows. Watch it for the funny story and acting; you probably won't get scared.
  • February 27, 2007
    Terrible acting!
  • November 28, 2009
    cOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. WAS A BIT CONFUSING IN ONE WAY.
  • October 8, 2009
    It starts out with a zing.I would love to rent that house for a short while anyway. There are hokey moments for sure. Relationships are part of the story here. It is not a fast moving film. Remodeling this old house uncovers things better left hiden. They offer a great ending here!
  • January 25, 2009
    Wasn't bad. I think that I should have watched thee other Amityville movies. The house in the movie was so old, but cool. I'd like to live there for a week.
  • January 24, 2009
    this is easily the worst of the sequel to the original.if you haven't seen this don't ever watch it.
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • July 10, 2008
    Too bad for this sequel
  • March 24, 2008
    This movie had potential, but fell through the cracks. To bad.

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