The Amityville Horror

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Kalin D I just rented and I'm so perplexed by the low rating. I found this to be an interesring story and yes I did care for the "pretentious" camera angles. It was well shot and directed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Eddy C Great horror classic, with a movie I thought would be more loved. I think of it as one of the main horror movies that launched many great and not so great sequals. This one is great, the two main actors are great. Premise is great Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Howard H Great horror film, worthy of being held close to other classics of its era. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/15/24 Full Review Thom G Within the usual standards, many elements in the film would require a resolution, an explanation, or closure that never arrives. However, the film manages to establish a specific eerie atmosphere from the beginning, with a growing sense of dread. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review Jessica F This is a creepy iconic horror film based on a true story with much improvisation. The film gave a creepy feel most of the film by using red lighting and many camera shots filming the exterior of the house. The main theme of children singing really helps the atmosphere of the film. The acting was a solid performance, especially by Helen Shaver with her facial reactions. This film is definitely worth a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review Paul T You know rotten tomatoes doesn't have enough reviewers this is why films get a low rating but as a man of insight i am the perfect person to review films because I don't do reviews based on my opinion I do reviews based on if a film is good , I mean I can hate a film and still say it's great ! But this film is a classic , don't matter what middleclass people with too much time on their hands say , horror fans love this film, Why ? because it's a great horror forget if it's a good film or not it's a great horror, As a kid these films were terrifying I couldn't sleep after this stuff , Sure it's easy to poke fun now but when this came out people were terrified and that is what we must remember the effect it had on a generation , You can't watch this today and understand no you had to stay up till 1Am as a kid and watch this with ya parents asleep upstairs and be scared to death and think I hate that evil looking house and Knowing it's based on a true story of a real mass murder committed by a guy who said he was possessed and real people who lived there after actually did report terrible creepy experiences and ran away in the night leaving all their stuff behind saying the house was evil ! That actually happened so any film based on those events already had my attention, The acting is great , the way the house gets in their heads and drives them to despair is also good and it creates a physiological horror atmosphere where it's not what you see but what you don't that bugs you . Sure it hasn't aged as well but then nothing does after that many years but that's why we must judge it for the impact it had back then not because we have seen better since over the years , because before we did this was the measuring stick and we shouldn't forget that , Respect is due ! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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