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- User Rating 793 votes
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- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Drama, History, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett ... see all
- Director: Andrew Douglas
- Plot: A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder.
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Pretty good, but is still another pointless remake.
Oct 26, 2005
Prolox - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2005Prolox - imdb.com
In this remake of the 1979 horror film, a family moves into a long island home for 28 days, & the husband GEORGE, starts to go insane & soon enough it is revealed to his new family that he murdered... Full review
Ryan Reynold's bod sure saved this flick
Oct 12, 2005
lgran81 - imdb.com
Oct 12, 2005lgran81 - imdb.com
Don't have high expectations for the 2005 remake of The Amityville Horror directed by Andrew Douglas and you just might enjoy it. If you have already seen the 1979 classic, it may already be too late for you. The nightmare begins... Full review
"Amityville Horror" Remake - Worth 50 Cents?
Jun 15, 2005
kingmalice14 - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2005kingmalice14 - imdb.com
*There MAY be spoilers, although you will probably thank me for the one's I point out*For those of you who haven't seen the original?Do not see this movie.For those of you who have?For the love of God, stay away from... Full review
First two thirds is great, last third just gets worse and worse
Apr 25, 2005
squeezebox - imdb.com
Apr 25, 2005squeezebox - imdb.com
There are few things I find more frustrating than a movie that starts out great and then begins to fall apart as it comes to its end. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR has some good atmosphere, some great scares and mostly good... Full review
Decent enough for Amityville and haunted house film fans, otherwise approach with caution
Apr 25, 2005
Brandt Sponseller - imdb.com
Apr 25, 2005Brandt Sponseller - imdb.com
A remake of the film by the same name from 1979, which was based on Jay Anson's book about a supposedly "true" haunting, Amityville Horror begins in familiar territory by showing us Ronald DeFeo, Jr. (Brendan Donaldson) murdering his family.... Full review
Take it from me -- root for the ghosts
Apr 21, 2005
filmbuff-36 - imdb.com
Apr 21, 2005filmbuff-36 - imdb.com
In terms of cinematic legacy, the original "The Amityville Horror" managed to foreshadow both "The Shining" and "Poltergeist" while swiping a few nods from "The Exorcist." But time has not been kind to the hit 1979 horror film, once considered... Full review
Better than the Original?
Apr 17, 2005
jwfoster27 - imdb.com
Apr 17, 2005jwfoster27 - imdb.com
When it comes to making a film in Hollywood these days it would appear that they are running out of original material. Any film that is over 10 years old has the chance of being remade but the real question... Full review
good fun horror
Apr 16, 2005
dewzi - imdb.com
Apr 16, 2005dewzi - imdb.com
My advice: Don't see the 1979 version first, don't think about it too hard, pretend it's not based on the "true story", and just enjoy this great horror film. It may not be a timeless classic, but its fun. The... Full review
pretty good
Apr 16, 2005
arillius85 - imdb.com
Apr 16, 2005arillius85 - imdb.com
The movie was overall a good scary movie to see, but I along with the other people in the movie theater could not take Ryan Reynolds .... (George Lutz) seriously. We have all seen him from Van Wilder and you... Full review
On the fence
Apr 16, 2005
brent_hankins - imdb.com
Apr 16, 2005brent_hankins - imdb.com
If you completely ignore anything and everything that has to do with the Amityville stories, then this is a pretty decent horror flick. Ryan Reynolds turns in a very effective performance, reminiscent of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining." By the... Full review
News
Hans Holzer, 'Amityville' writer, dies
sfgate.com –
2009-05-02
Hans Holzer, whose investigations into the paranormal took him to haunted houses all over the world, most notably the Long Island house that inspired "The Amityville Horror," died Sunday at his home in Manhattan. ... Full Article
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR has never really been done to its full potential on-screen, but I enjoyed the remake more than most folks here seemed to. ... Full Article
AMITYVILLE HORROR, THE
killermoviereviews.com –
2008-11-18
You'd think that in 86 minutes of screen time that the makers of THE AMITYVILLE HORROR's 2005 incarnation could come up with at least one genuinely scary moment. ... Full Article
Recycling Movie Ideas
associatedcontent.com –
2008-11-16
I know there was a writers' strike but is there a shortage of writers as well? So many movies are being redone and re-released as if they were new. ... Full Article
Amityville Horror, The (2005)
cinefantastiqueonline.com –
2008-10-15
This is a slightly better-than-expected remake of the 1979 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the best selling book by Jan Anson. ... Full Article
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