The Amityville Horror (2005) Critic Reviews

In this Amityville, the performances are bad, the special effects ho-hum, and it's not even particularly scary.Read the full review

I'd like to tell you about the remake of The Amityville Horror (MGM), but I ankled after less than five minutes. It was something about the little girl holding the stuffed animal getting blown away with a shotgun at point-blank range.Read the full review

The Amityville Horror fails as a movie, but, if you are searching for are a few good scares, you'll find them here.Read the full review

The film is a terrific scare show, fast and furious, made with a lot of style and energy, packing plenty of jolts yet never lingering morbidly over horrific images. It is anchored in strong characterizations, and its plot develops with chilling psychological suspense. It's such a skillfully made entertainment that its plunge into the supernatural is persuasive even for the skeptical.Read the full review

Shorter and punchier but nearly as hokey as the original.Read the full review

Low-key creepy rather than outright scary, the new Amityville marks a modest improvement over the original, partly because, from acting to bloody effects, it is better executed.Read the full review

I got exactly what I expected: Scared and tickled, within an inch of my life.Read the full review

Extraordinarily faithful to the spirit of that creaky, derivative, fly-infested, don't-go-in-the-attic boofest.Read the full review

Result? It's not scary, just busy.Read the full review