The Amityville Horror Movie Review 2005

Revamp of the Amityville tale swaps the understated chills of the original 1979 film with faster editing, more gore, and lots of goth imagery. George and Kathy Lutz (Reynolds and George) learn the meaning of "buyer beware" when they move their family into a lakeside colonial home, a real bargain thanks to the house's history of bone-chilling mass murders. After a series of strange incidents and ghostly visitations, Kathy begins catching on, just in time to watch her husband start channeling Jack Nicholson in "The Shining." The scares are familiar, but Douglas does an admirable job of creating a pervasively creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere throughout.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Available on DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Supernatural Horror, Exorcism & Exorcists, Creepy Houses, Stepparents, Homicide

Cast

Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Rachel Nichols, Philip Baker Hall, Rich Komenich, Scott Kosar, Brendan Donaldson, Annabel Armour, Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabel Conner, Jose Taitano, David Gee, Danny McCarthy, Nancy Lollar

Cinematography

Peter Lyons Collister

Director

Andrew Douglas

Music

Steve Jablonsky

Other

Jim Stuebe, Christian Wagner, Roger Barton, Marco Rubeo, David Robinson, Jennifer Williams

Producer

Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Platinum Dunes, MGM