jacobjohntaylor1
This is scarier then the original The Amityville horror from 1979. This is scarier then Amityville II the possession. It is scarier then Amityville 3 the demon. It is scarier Amityville 4 evil escapes. It is scarier then Amityville it' about time. It is scarier then Amityville a generation.The Amityville cure is better. The Amityville dollhouse is also scarier. Still this is a great movie. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has great special effects. 6 is underrating this movie. I give it 10 out of 10 because is a great film. If this film does not scary you then no movie will. I need more line and I am running out things to say.
Realrockerhalloween
The Amityville horror pales in comparison to the original of the same name as it follows the Lutz family moving into their Long Island home.What they haven't discovered yet is the house has prior residents who refuse to give up their claim even in death. The film suffers from a bland feel, wooden performance from the lead Ryan Reynolds and scares that have been repeated a million times.I can see what they were trying to do with the updated script yet all the changes leave plot holes a mile long. Chelsea sees a little girl ghost who is abducted and possibly tortured at the end? The house was built on an Indian burial ground, poltergeist, yet they never settled there. There's always big buildups to horror and before it can burst fizzles out like it doesn't know how to precede forward. George becomes agitated, blank stares, chops woods and when it comes time for his big moment comes to his senses.I wanted to like it, but the remake doesn't offer anything new or hold a candle to the original. Stick with the classics on this one.
Screen_Blitz
Yet another remake of a classic horror film has uprooted from the Hollywood assembly line, and like most remakes of this genre (or genre for that matter); it falls short of the freshness that made the original a cinematic hit. Based on the 1979 original that was inspired by the infamous true events of the 1974 murder of DeFeo family, the film boasts a re-imagining of the fateful events that took place following the notorious murder, but find itself plagued in a tedious wasteland of abortive scares and cheap thrills that never quite land, at least until the final fifteen minutes. In the end, it more than likely brings you the conclusion that the 1979 horror classic would have been better left alone. Directed by Andrew Douglas, the film follows George (played by Ryan Reynolds) and Kathy Lutz (played by Melissa George), a couple three children including the eldest Billy (played by Jesse James), the middle child Michael (played by Jimmy Bennett), and the youngest Chelsea (played by Chloe Grace Moretz). The New York family moves into an old house marked for sale, despite being warned the grisly murders of a family that took place the following year. While adjusting to the new home life, the family experiences some demonic forces that put their lives in danger, Chelsea begins communicating with Jodie, one of the murder victims, and George gradually descends into cruel, abusive demeanor. Before they know it, the family finds themselves plagued by the evil forces of the dead family.It is in my sad duty is say this movie fails to deliver what is expected, nor does it bring anything new to the table. While Ryan Reynolds manages to come up with an appropriately eerie performance, the fine actor feels a bit miscast as the husband and father who becomes robbed of his mental health. Considering the other roles of his career, you would expect the filmmakers would have went with a better casting choice. Though his performance doesn't quite flounder, it's not enough to save the movie from the underwhelming horror fare that defines it. During these 90 minutes, viewers are forced to spend the majority of the time through tiresome jump scares and images of ghostly figures we've seen more than enough times. And this occurs so many times through the film, it grows stale pretty quick. The ghost of Jodie the younger child begins communicating with is scary-looking, but does very little to add to the scare factor. The supposedly most scary element in the film centers on George Lutz's descent into hostility as he develops a more cruel and abusive attitude towards his wife and children, and for awhile his wife somehow manages to put up with his mean-spirited attitude. Literally, it's not until the final fifteen minutes when she finally responds his transformation. This all leads to a climatic axe chase that is quite tense and surprisingly scary, but feels awfully derivative to the final scene in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. Other than this, the rest of the movie feels soullessly wasted.The Amityville Horror is just another addition to the collection of dull horror remakes Hollywood has provided, and makes for a shamefully forgettable experience. While it may succeed in the acting department, the overall scare factor remains shallow and little to be desired. For those who decide to watch this, don't expect anything impressive.
