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'AMITYVILLE II: THE PATHETIC!!!'

posted 14 years ago by BogieandBacallfan
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I loved the original "Amityville Horror" (and its 2005 remake), but this 2nd movie (which is actually supposed to be a prequel not a sequel) is absolute garbage!!

"The Amityville Horror" was scary and superbly done...but "Amityville II: The Possession" is just stupid and NOT scary at all! Both movies are based on supposed true stories...the first of George and Kathy Lutz and their family's experiences in the house, and this one very loosely based on the DeFeo family (the family name changed to Montelli for the movie) and subsequent murders (before the Lutz family moved in).

But, this movie has unbelievably terrible acting, the scares fail miserably, the blood and sets seem "faky", the incest is a bizarre and sick twist that was probably unnecessary, and the movie is just crap compared to the first/original! I was gravely disappointed!! Some of the later sequels are more scary and better than this one!

Do you like the Amityville story? Stick with the original 1979 "Amityville Horror" and/or the 2005 remake. Kudos and appreciation to James Brolin and Margot Kidder (1979) and Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George (2005)! As for this movie...they should change the title of this movie to "Amityville II: The Pathetic"! ;-)

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[–] thirdeye55 10 years ago

Cannot disagree more. The original was way too TAME and quite boring, and the remake was even worse. This movie was truly unsettling and really gets under the skin with its incredibly well done atmosphere and good use of music and sound effects. Not to mention the father/mother are fantastic characters.

[–] lehtojoonas49 10 years ago

I HAVE ONLY SEEN AMITYVILLE HORROR
NOT THIS ONE... 1982...HOW COME THIS HASENT SHOWN IN FINLAND

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[–] BeOneOfUs 10 years ago

This was the best Amityville film IMO and the closest one to the actual original story.

[–] utahman1971 9 years ago

The first one was so weak that you can't even tell its rated R. It was like a PG movie. Poltergeist is scarier than the original. That is laughable for people to say the original was better.

I am a gore watching freak!!!

If it don't have it, it isn't worth the watch.

[–] BeOneOfUs 9 years ago

I agree the original was crap.

[–] painatal-pai5 8 years ago

For me this is the best film of the franchise.A guy who kills is whole family isn't scary?The acting it's as average as the first one.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

I like it. It's trashy and the family dysfunction is actually fairly convincingly portrayed. Certainly more entertaining than the first movie.

I give it 6/10