
In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into an elegant Long Island house. What they don't know is that the house was the site of a horrific mass murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and attempt to keep the horror in the past, but are now haunted by a murderous presence. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What follows is 28 days of sheer, unbridled terror for the ... (Full plot summary below)
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In December 1975, George and Kathy Lutz along with their three children move into an elegant Long Island house. What they don't know is that the house was the site of a horrific mass murder a year before. They decide to keep the house and attempt to keep the horror in the past, but are now haunted by a murderous presence. This is until, George starts to behave weirdly and their daughter, Chelsea starts to see people. What follows is 28 days of sheer, unbridled terror for the family with demonic visions of the dead. Based on the true story of George and Kathy Lutz, The Amityville Horror remains one of the most horrifying haunted house stories ever told - because it actually happened.
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| EDGE BostonDavid FoucherGo see it -- the perfect antidote to the overly-intellectual horror films we've suffered lately: a scream-a-minute, lighthearted thriller. |
| State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL)Nick RogersShorter and sillier than the original, but easily more entertaining, this version feels like less like a documentary of supernatural events than a piece of nasty pulp horror. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe 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. |
| FilmJerk.comBrian OrndorfThe new Amityville is the same old circus of cheap shock scares, rambunctious editing, and lukewarm logic. |
| About.comRebecca Murrayappears to have forsaken the source material in lieu of more in-your-face frights. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxAs a horror movie, it may be barely adequate, but as an Amityville movie, it takes all comers. |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)Audrey Rock-RichardsonWe've been to Amityville before. You have to give us a good reason to go back. |
| MovieCrypt.comKevin A. Ranson... a creepy crowd pleaser... Ryan Reynolds doesn't waste his shot to go all Nicholson on a helpless family. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordFrom the team that decided it was a good idea to remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" comes this unpleasant, exploitative and stupid film. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...if nothing else, The Amityville Horror deserves kudos for eschewing teenagers and self-referential bits of comedy in favor of ambiance and flat-out horror... |