The Amityville Horror

Name: The Amityville Horror
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: April 15, 2005
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Jimmy Bennett, Melissa George, Ryan Reynolds

2005

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: April 15, 2005 | R

Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Melissa George, Ryan Reynolds

Summary: Thirty years after the shocking events that inspired a best selling novel and one of the most popular horror films of all time, come revisit the house that started it all: The Amityville Horror. (United Artists Pictures)

Director: Andrew Douglas

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Kevin Thomas

The film is a terrific scare show, fast and furious, made with a lot of style and energy, packing plenty of jolts yet never lingering morbidly over horrific images. It is anchored in strong characterizations, and its plot develops with chilling psychological suspense. It's such a skillfully made entertainment that its plunge into the supernatural is persuasive even for the skeptical. Read full review

Chuck Wilson

Much meaner remake, starring Ryan Reynolds (quite good). Read full review

David Ng

A Xerox so tattered and faded that it's impossible to determine who's to blame for the overproduced mediocrity before our eyes. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Low-key creepy rather than outright scary, the new Amityville marks a modest improvement over the original, partly because, from acting to bloody effects, it is better executed. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Unimaginative. Read full review

Marjorie Baumgarten

Images seem to be grafted into the film that have little to do with the actual story. Read full review

David Edelstein

I'd like to tell you about the remake of The Amityville Horror (MGM), but I ankled after less than five minutes. It was something about the little girl holding the stuffed animal getting blown away with a shotgun at point-blank range. Read full review

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ShaniquaN.

May 10, 2006

This movie was bomb! it scared the hell outta me! PROPS!

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JesseM.

Dec 23, 2005

The movie was pretty good. I enjoyed it. Wasn't as scary as I was expecting. Still good.

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MovieGuys

Feb 20, 2014

An okay remake of the original, but the problem is Reynolds. He portrays the character too stiffly, without a sense of possession. He's more cardboard than killer.

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FilipeNeto

Apr 25, 2018

This movie is a remake of a 1979 horror classic, which most people no longer know. Despite this, almost all lovers of supernatural stories have heard of the crimes of Amityville and the death of the DeFeo family. The crime was true, as was the Lutz family's stay in that house for about aThis movie is a remake of a 1979 horror classic, which most people no longer know. Despite this, almost all lovers of supernatural stories have heard of the crimes of Amityville and the death of the DeFeo family. The crime was true, as was the Lutz family's stay in that house for about a month. But the so-called "true story" on which this film is based ends here. The idea that the Lutz were also plagued by the supposed ghosts of this infamous house is apparently a complete invention, that the cinema has merely exploited and inflamed.

Comparing this movie with its 1979 predecessor is inglorious. If the original has long been forgotten, the new film deserves to be forgotten. It's a bad movie, it never really fears the public, it fails by being absolutely predictable. It brings nothing new, interesting or appealing, limiting itself to making use of a famous story of presumed haunting to make some money. It has an uninteresting script and the special, visual and sound effects are not remarkable, using the most rehearsed recipes of horror movies. Actors' interpretation is boring, with the praiseworthy exception of Ryan Reynolds, who plays George Lutz. This actor wasn't brilliant, but managed to meet the minimums that were required of him.… Expand

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humunguschungus

Apr 16, 2019

Gone is the subtly of the 1979 classic, Now we have a film that attempts to be nightmare fuel with nothing but excessive jump scares. Quite possibly one of the worst remakes/reboots of all time.

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KearaM.

Mar 2, 2007

The acting was somewhat good but the book is where the entertainment is. I was unimpressed with the scare factor of the movie but the book was one of the scariest I have ever read. Also, to some people who didn't get the events that happened in the movie (such as flies coming out of The acting was somewhat good but the book is where the entertainment is. I was unimpressed with the scare factor of the movie but the book was one of the scariest I have ever read. Also, to some people who didn't get the events that happened in the movie (such as flies coming out of the vent) read the book and it will make much more sense. The film was decent and some of the facts appeared to be somewhat accurate but it was nearly 100% commercialized and nothing more.… Expand

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Dragondusts

Sep 21, 2014

It just seem like I have been watching a lots of promising low budget horror movies lately and this one ended up being a bust...The acting was terrible, editing and story line is average at best. I haven't jumped or getting scared once during the entire movie, the ending is so predictable.It just seem like I have been watching a lots of promising low budget horror movies lately and this one ended up being a bust...The acting was terrible, editing and story line is average at best. I haven't jumped or getting scared once during the entire movie, the ending is so predictable. Overall there is nothing great to say about this movie, just another waste of time.… Expand

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