Review of The Amityville Horror (2005) by Tyler R — 03 Feb 2012

Not bad. Generic plot and scares. Very anticlimactic ending and the scares were very obvious.

This review of The Amityville Horror (2005) was written by Tyler R on 03 Feb 2012.

The Amityville Horror has generally received mixed reviews.

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Not a bad remake. There are so many worse ones. I would choose this remake over Psycho,Halloween or A Nightmare On Elm Street remakes…

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Yes, there are more cheap shocks this time around, and they're fun to watch, but you'll have forgotten most of them by the time you make it…

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By Revolver O (4) on 13 Mar 2016

Spoiler ! where the hell did Cathy Lutz take the shotgun out at the end ??? terrible terrible terrible adaptation…

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I'd like to tell you about the remake of The Amityville Horror (MGM), but I ankled after less than five minutes…

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Better than the first film but still forgettable. The acting and drama is pretty dull…

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By Alessandro G (85) on 06 Dec 2015

While being very predictable, uneven, and silly, it delivers suspense and some scares, but they are expected and unoriginal…

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