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Author Topic: Amityville Horror (2005) Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-14-2005 02:47 AM                     They weren’t kidding about the HORROR! This movie is HORRIBLE!!! 1/2 out of 5 stars Someone please shoot the director so he never makes another shitty movie.  |  IP: Logged Charlie Frisby Film Handler Posts: 58 From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW Registered: Dec 2004 posted 04-15-2005 08:02 PM                     Brad you sure make it hard to reply on this thread. I actually enjoyed the flick. I was glad it was more psycological rathar then a CG moster movie. Much shorter than the original, and I had problems trying to sleep after watching it. 4 out of 5  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 04-15-2005 09:11 PM                     Hey, glad to hear someone liked it. Still though it was nothing more than a cheap startle movie. Anytime they wanted to "scare" the audience, they just got things all nice and quiet, had the actor looking around carefully, then blasted the audience with a shriek over the sound system and CGI'd someone's face to show their bones. Pathetic. The director is an amateur.  |  IP: Logged Charlie Frisby Film Handler Posts: 58 From: Guymon, Ok USA, org. from DFW Registered: Dec 2004 posted 04-15-2005 09:56 PM                     I agree on a lot of the cheesy scares, and the CG faces where defiantly cheesy as well. What got me was the damn fine acting. The psycological aspect at least. That is what left the impression on me. Not boogyman faces in the mirror. Frisby  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-16-2005 04:21 PM                        Shoulda just saved $50 million and reissed the original.  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 04-16-2005 04:26 PM                        Well, he also sucked remaking "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". That re-make was horrible, as well.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-17-2005 11:33 AM                    Other than a Documentary this is the feature film debut of Andrew Douglas. He did not do Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. Just the producers had anything to do with the two.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 04-18-2005 01:50 AM                     Huh, I haven't seen this movie... Anyways, everyone that comes out of the film seems to like it, and they all said it is really scary.  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 04-18-2005 09:43 AM                     It was OK not really that awesome. Ryan Reynolds brings life to any character he plays though. He is really talented. I think the original was scarier though. This was average. 2.5/5  |  IP: Logged Chris Brown Expert Film Handler Posts: 105 From: Fairport, NY, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 04-18-2005 07:59 PM                        I thought it was okay...I haven't seen the original actually but I thought the story was decent. Definitely didn't scare me but it had some okay moments. I'd give it maybe 2 stars out of 5.  |  IP: Logged

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