The Amityville Horror

[Nacho]

I just saw it last night. I went in thinking it would be a bad remake. When I left I found it to actually be entertaining and better than the original.

I watched the original as a kid and it scared me, this one didn't but I haven't seen a horror movie in the past 5 years that actually did scare me since I'm used to it. However it was a creepy movie.

Anyone else see it? Thoughts and opinions? Things they should have left out or changed?

[Brick_Sledge]

I thought it was good but I liked the original more.

[Damien_Azreal]

I will wait for it to hit video stores.

But between this, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, House of Wax and the Evil Dead remake... can't anyone come up with a new horror movie idea??

[Paroxysm]

I thought it was pretty good. more tense than scary.

[Kev_Hectic]

I saw it a couple nights ago, and it wasn't bad. It did have a couple tense moments in it. But since I haven't watched the original, I can't really compare them.

The main character looked a lot like Jason Lee, to me.

[KaiserSoze]

oh man, if you guys haven't seen the original, go out and rent it today!

it's creepy and scary as hell imho.

no matter how many times i watch it, it still makes me jump.

anyways, the remake sounds pretty decent(still don't think it will beat the original though).

[docded]

Well, I was very sceptical about both “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Dawn of the Dead” when the remakes came out. But I actually enjoyed both of them. Well, to be fair, without R. Lee Ermey, TTCM wouldn’t have been all that great – every scene with Ermey was a classic http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

So, if I hadn’t seen these two remakes, I would probably have been sceptical about this movie as well. But now, I'm looking forward to seeing it http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Nacho]

KaiserSoze said:
oh man, if you guys haven't seen the original, go out and rent it today!

it's creepy and scary as hell imho.

no matter how many times i watch it, it still makes me jump.

anyways, the remake sounds pretty decent(still don't think it will beat the original though).



I own the original. For a remake this is actually very good. You get to see more of the house and it tells some more of the story.

I recently found out there was a sequel to the original. I'm scared to rent it just in case it sucks like shit on a stick.

[Hudson]

NOTHING can beat the original.

The only exceptions would be Carpenters "The Thing" (which was more based on the book "Who Goes There?" than the original movie) and EViL DEAD 2 (some consider it a remake)

[Ivan]

Didn't watch the original but the remake I saw was not satisfying. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mryuck.gif

[Damien_Azreal]

The main character looked a lot like Jason Lee, to me.



It was Ryan Reynolds. But I see what you mean.


I recently found out there was a sequel to the original. I'm scared to rent it just in case it sucks like shit on a stick.



Not worth it. There was more than one sequal as well, don't remember how many... but piles of shit are more enjoying to watch.

[Doppelgofer]

i thought the original was absolute horse bollocks and i'm not expecting much from this remake

i'm a big horror fan and i remember when i saw amityville original about 5 or so year go for the first time, i was expecting something a little disturbing...except i got a 90 minute cheese-fest

i tried so much to like it but its horrible....just horrible

wouldn't take a lot for this remake to better the original in my HUMBLE opinionage