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Director:
Andrew Douglas
Writers (WGA):
Scott Kosar (screenplay)
Jay Anson (novel)
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Release Date:
15 April 2005 (USA) more
Tagline:
Based on the true story. more
Plot:
A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(97 articles)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, brief sexuality and drug use. (edited for re-rating)
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
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English
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Color
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Ryan Reynolds chose not to become close with his "movie" children. He wasn't mean or rude to them, just very distant. So distant in fact that the children often confided to those on the set that "Ryan doesn't like us!" Ryan said that he didn't want to "fall in love" with the kids. Ryan did this so that when "George" started changing, he'd have no trouble easing into the verbal and physical abuse. more
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Continuity: When Kathy and the kids are getting down from the roof after being chased by George, we can see Billy, Chelsea and Kathy get to the stairs in that order, leaving only Michael still on the roof. In the next shot Kathy ask Chelsea to jump because she's on the roof again with Michael. more
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The House: Catch them! Kill them!
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19 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
On the fence, 16 April 2005
7/10
Author: brent_hankins from United States

If you completely ignore anything and everything that has to do with the Amityville stories, then this is a pretty decent horror flick. Ryan Reynolds turns in a very effective performance, reminiscent of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining." By the end of the flick, i was scared of the dude. The rest of the cast was solid, as well. Lots of scares throughout the film, but a little too much of the "MTV style" editing, especially in the last fifteen minutes or so. But all in all, a decent effort, just like i said.

HOWEVER.

If you're going into this expecting any resemblance WHATSOEVER to the book, the original film, or any of the stories told over the years, you're going to be severely disappointed. The filmmakers have pretty much left out the events that transpired in the novel and the previous film, and instead they take an extreme amount of liberty with the story and turn it into a series of stylized Hollywood scare tactics. Don't get me wrong, this is still effective, but if you're going to release a movie and promote it as "Based on the True Story" then you might wanna make sure that the movie at least RESEMBLES the original story.

In fact, George Lutz is currently in litigation with MGM films over the content of the movie, claiming that it shows his family in a potentially damaging light. When you see the flick, you'll understand why he's upset. I can't fault the guy.

If they had left the Amityville name off of this one and just released it as some generic haunted house movie, then i wouldn't have so many issues with it. But to even associate it with anything Amityville-related just seems wrong to me, because they have completely screwed it up. I would still recommend the film, and just caution potential viewers to forget everything you've ever seen or heard about Amityville. Otherwise you'll walk out of that theater just as annoyed as i was.

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