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The Amityville Horror (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781404993051
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404993053
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
MPN: D12091D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 04, 2005
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 2005
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Editorial Review:
Most horror movies establish an atmosphere of normalcy, which they gradually rupture with spooky or creepy or stomach-churning images. The Amityville Horror--a remake of the 1979 movie about a possessed house that torments the family that moves into it--tosses normalcy out the window in the first five minutes, unleashing a nonstop barrage of unsettling camera angles, decaying wood and stained wallpaper, half-glimpsed shadows in motion, fast edits of grotesque ghosts, and dozens of other horror-movie devices. Whether you like the movie will depend on whether you like feeling slightly nauseated and cut off from any semblance of reality--for many people, that's why they go to horror movies. Others won't be able to suspend disbelief that anyone but an actor would spend the time necessary to develop Ryan Reynold's insanely buff physique, prominently displayed as he runs around wearing nothing but a pair of loose-fitting pajama bottoms. In addition to Reynolds (Van Wilder, Blade: Trinity), the movie also features Philip Baker Hall (Magnolia) and Melissa George (Down With Love). --Bret Fetzer
From Michael Bay, the producer of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," comes the true story of Amityville. In November 1974, a family of six was brutally murdered. Now, a year later, an unsuspecting young couple, George (Ryan Reynolds, "Blade: Trinity," "The In-Laws") and Kathy Lutz (Melissa George, TV's "Alias"), and their children move into the house that was the site of the horrific event and is now haunted by a murderous presence. What follows is 28 days of unimaginable terror. With demonic visions of the dead and relentless screams of terror, this is the haunted house story that isn't just a movie - it's real.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - good fun horror
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 thing I liked best about this one is that everything makes sense. There's no cliffhangers or overly complicated mystery that never gets explained. It's just 89 minutes of very frightening ghosts popping up and some surprisingly appropriate acting. In fact, I would say this movie has one of ... Read More
Rating: - MGM's Poor Attempt to Make Millions From a Debunked Myth
First off, if you don't already know, the supernatural myth surrounding the Amityville House is a hoax! There's plenty of information out there which goes into the details about what happened and what was fiction. I just found it hillarious that MGM is still trying to push this as a "based on a true story" thriller. If I'm not mistaken, there's some sort of litigation that took place between the Lutz family and the producers of this remake.
Nonetheless, the film is way too short ... Read More
Rating:  - PIECE OF CRAP!!!
My first objection is that they didn't use the original house, instead opting for a house which lacks the sinister charachteristics of the original. But sadly, after viewing the movie, I realised this was only a minor flaw. What is the point of claiming the movie is based on a true story if you make up 98% of the movie? This so-called remake has little to do with the original, and even less to do with the book and the reported facts of what happened.
The first mistake was getting Andrew ... Read More
Rating:  - Seemed To Be Missing Something?
I wasn't sure what to expect with the latest remake to come out of Hollywood with Amityville, but I did hope for a little more than what we got. Ryan Reynolds does a really good job portraying a man being driven insane, and the film does have a few white knuckle scares mixed in, but I was really hoping for a great ghost story. If you ever get a chance, read the novel these films are based on. It is one of the scariest books this side of Steven King, and will truly raise the hairs on the back of your ... Read More
Rating: - how dare you!?
how dare anybody make a movie this awful?! at first, i was completely astounded that this movie could have even made it to theaters. but then, i sadly realized, that this is the exact kind of tripe that is selling; this is the stuff that has completely simple-minded, easily convinced and basically stupid people entertained. tell me- why the little girl with white face paint and black drawn-on veins? did the producers think that we were too ignorant to imagine our own ghost that they had to conveniently ... Read More
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