Amityville II: The Possession

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thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Justin T This has much faster pacing than the first film which I prefer but some may prefer the slow build of the original. There are way more jump scares and more memorable characters. It’s the fantastic acting that brings the characters to life. There is so much going on, it’s hard to turn away. This is such a great haunted house movie, nearly as good as Poltergeist (1982). It is so visceral and sometimes genuinely shocking. This is definitely a sequel that is better than the original. The first half is a haunted house movie much in the vein of the original, the second half is full-on demonic possession. This second half very obviously took inspiration from The Exorcist (1973) which is interesting because seemingly The Exorcist III (1990) took inspiration from Amityville II. This is the best imaginable combination of The Exorcist and Poltergeist. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Farah R Although it doesn't live up to its predecessor, this sequel is more unsettling as it heightens the threat to the family. Unfortunately, the final act went haywire and became a poor imitation of the Exorcist. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/30/25 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Far campier than its much tamer predecessor, Amityville II: The Possession is a much more stylish and ultimately terrifying affair, yet it's unexpectedly wild, fun and truly bizarre, playing more like a hypersexual slasher crossed with a haunted house film. Under the direction of Damiano Damiani, there's a great deal more energy and visual panache to the film as the camera is much more active with far more daring angles and movements, especially with its abundance of point-of-view shots from the perspective of the malevolent entity, creating a genuinely sinister atmosphere that on more than one occasion will send shivers up your spine. The film's script crams everything from abuse to incest, locating the doomed family's issues firmly within male intransigence, but then takes a sharp and underwhelming turn towards the end with a relatively half-hearted Exorcist riff that undercuts so much of the gripping suspense present in the first half even with the spectacular, practical effects heavy climax. Led by a cavalcade of engaging, sometimes over-the-top, performances and another unnerving score by Lalo Schifrin, The Possession makes for a much more interesting and engrossing film than the original, compulsively watchable and rarely boring. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review James B Amityville II Is a good sequel and prequel that has fantastic gore. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Lucas C This is my favorite of the Amityville movies, but that's not saying much since I found most of them boring, stupid, or both. What sets this one apart is tone. The original movie and all is the other sequels all seemed like Horror Lite. The sort of scary movie that Lifetime might have made. This particularly entry may lack intelligence, and it may not always make a lot of sense, but it's rarely boring. Unfortunately for some viewers, it's strongly unpleasant. Incest and other taboos are major plot points here, as are a lot of other unpleasant things. It's an ugly movie. That being said, it's still a stronger movie in most ways than any of the others in the series, with the possible exception being the Ryan Reynolds remake of the first film (which is still pretty ridiculous, but Reynolds is great). So if you are looking for a "Gee, that's creepy" kinda haunted house movie, go for the original. Just don't expect any real socks or thrills or pacing.... On the other hand, if you don't mind some sleaze and darkness in your horror flicks, this one is worth a watch. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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