The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

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The Amityville Horror

Annabel Armour, Brendan Donaldson, Chloe Moretz, Isabel Conner, Jesse James

Based on an account from a Long Island man, a tale that centers on George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children, who move into their stately, beautiful new house in Amityville, NY...( read more  read more... ) --only to discover that the house already has demonic inhabitants. Unbeknownst to the couple, a multiple murder took place at their house, many years prior.

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  • December 14, 2009
    There are only two movies that have literally made me go edge of my seat. One is Phone Booth and the other is The Amityville Horror. All credits to the director Andrew Douglas for this movie. The way everything is revealed and falls into place is like a perfect jigsaw puzzle and ...( read more)is excellent too see on screen, slightly similar to The Ring but done much better. And excellent acting from Ryan Reynolds especially the way he changes from the beginning of the movie to the end.Certainly among the best horror films.
  • February 9, 2009
    Van Wilder wasn't quite convincing. The relationships between the characters weren't at least. Roof escapes: brilliant! Pick axe deaths I can get used to though, Descent... Bloody Valentine...
  • November 16, 2008
    "Katch 'em, kill 'em"

    On December 18, 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their children moved into a house in the legendary Amityville, New York. It would have been their dream home...if their dreams were nightmares. Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George co-star in this ...( read more)update of the classic horror movie.

    Review
    This film is simply another nail in the coffin for the hopes of horror fans such as myself that an American cast and crew will deliver a genuinely frightful offering for our senses. 'The Amityville Horror' belongs to a growing collection of recent horror films from the USA which are seemingly designed only to make test audiences jump in the seats every so often. Only this can explain the barrage of loud noises and flashing images we seem to experience whenever a scary scene emerges from the otherwise mediocre dialogue and cinematography.

    What happened to the skillful build-up of tension created by effective use of location seen in films like 'Don't Look Now'? Or the feelings of unease experienced during 'Rosemary's Baby'? Special effects is the villain from this reviewer's perspective. Time and time again, 'The Amityville Horror' presents us with shocking images of the evil in the house. However, with no tension, fear, or suspense in place, all these images can be appreciated for is the technical expertise which went into making them.

    I only hope that audiences will begin to punish the Hollywood horror factory for this stream of limp attempts.
  • September 17, 2008
    I can't believe I initially liked this movie. Make no mistake, Amityville '05 is an absolutely abysmal remake. Slaughtering the original, it effectively removes every detail that made the '79 film effective, and offers nothing new in return. Most of the weak scares don't even ...( read more)make sense. Awful!
  • September 11, 2008
    I love all of the Amityville movies. That house freaks me out.
  • December 26, 2009
    Well the old one is a lot better then this one, but this is still a great remake.
  • December 18, 2009
    GOOOOD, the older one sux. bt the latest 1 makes up for tht.
  • December 2, 2009
    more disgusting than really scary I thought
  • November 28, 2009
    This movie was really scary!
  • November 24, 2009
    My dad said this movie is scary...he said it was made before I was born!!!! But alot of movies were...lol!!!

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