Amityville Horror Remake (spoilers) - VGF

**Sean P Kelly** · 12-17-2004, 10:42 PM

I just saw the teaser trailer for this Haunted House movie and, you know what, it's got me curious.

Like most movies made before my birth, I haven't seen the original (but I did see the Simpson's parody of it in the very first Treehouse of Horror episode).

I've had a facination with ghosts/haunted houses since I was a kid and the vast majority of horror movies I see involves just that.

Also intriging is the "Based on a true story" advertising that's shown in the trailer. From the looks of it, this movie is more based on a true story that "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was (this remake is written by the same guy, who did the Chainsaw remake). The characters in the movie really did exist, and a quick search on Google should give you a website or two that talks about the real Amityville Horror.

Once again, I'm saying this movie has me curious.

[ April 16, 2005, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

Tonberry2k · 12-17-2004, 10:48 PM

I tried to watch the original and promptly fell asleep because it was so boring.

However, the remake stars Ryan Reynolds, so I'm optimistic.

War-Prince 9 2.0 · 12-17-2004, 11:41 PM

I haven't realy seen the oldr one, but I might watch this one. Looks a lot better then Dark Water, or "The Really, Really Scary Leaky Ceiling, Really".

Erdawn Il Deus · 12-22-2004, 04:41 PM

Hope they use the same score. The original had an awesome spooky theme whenever you saw the house in the sunset.

Mariosrpg89 · 12-22-2004, 08:26 PM

Wow @_@ this looks so much better then the original...I liked the original a lot (And I've visited that house....scary)

**Sean P Kelly** · 12-23-2004, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mariosrpg:
Wow @_@ this looks so much better then the original...I liked the original a lot (And I've visited that house....scary)

Yeah, that fact that they keep saying the address makes the actual Amityville house not that hard to find (I looked it up on MapQuest the other day)

**Sean P Kelly** · 02-25-2005, 12:35 PM

The Full Trailer is now up at Yahoo Movies.

Scary Stuff (can't wait to see it).

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-25-2005, 06:04 PM

Tangentally relevant:
<a href="http://www.illwillpress.com/toast.html" target="_blank">The Amityville Toaster, make breakfast spooky! Spooky talk from toaster. Spooky eating toast!

Yum, yum, yum. Human hand.</a>

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

**Sean P Kelly** · 03-09-2005, 10:36 PM

For those of you who hate Yahoo, here is the Quicktime version:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/th...ror/trailer_2/

**Sean P Kelly** · 04-16-2005, 04:15 PM

(SOME SPOILERS IN THIS POST)

Well, I saw the movie today.

The first half was creepy and if the movie stayed like that it probably would have been better.

However, the movie then decided to change into The Shining.

You see, with this version, they decided to make George Lutz slowly go crazy over the course of the 28 days in the house and at the end he attempts to kill his whole family.

Also, there is this ridiculous revelation that the haunting's were caused by this evil reverend who had a torture chamber in the house's basement.

This was not what I was expecting at all. Basically, what could have been a good psychological horror movie was turned into what hollywood thinks a horror movie should be (did I also mention that there is tons of un-nessasary gore in this movie)

Now I bring up the point about whether the actually incident is true. I can say that it's easier to say that it's a hoax than not one, because not many people believe in ghosts, hauntings, and the supernatural.

Personally, I can say that they call the unexplained the unexplained for a reason. I never experienced a haunting, so I can't say whether or not ghosts exist. However, I have been facinated with the subject all my life I will keep an open mind.

Like, what's the fun is having everything having a clear-cut explanation?

But yeah, this movie could have been better.

Mariosrpg89 · 04-17-2005, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by War-Prince 9 2.0:
I haven't realy seen the oldr one, but I might watch this one. Looks a lot better then Dark Water, or "The Really, Really Scary Leaky Ceiling, Really".

Dark Water was an excellent movie, at least the Japanese version. Not only did it give you the chills, but it had a moving story.

I still want to see Amityville, I liked the original and I've visited the house. It's not far from where I live...

**Sean P Kelly** · 04-17-2005, 05:46 PM

The truth about Amityville:
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/amityville.asp

Yeah, the article basically says that whole thing was a hoax.

I still keep an open mind though. Like I said yesterday, it's easier to say that a haunting is a hoax than to prove that it actually happened (which is near-impossible)

Tonberry2k · 04-18-2005, 10:36 PM

While in the projection booth today at work, I heard the movie playing and I thought of "The Shining".

Evil reverand? Whose idea was that?!

[sage] · 04-18-2005, 11:04 PM

lol this was the first time I even heard it was "based on a true story."

Erdawn Il Deus · 04-20-2005, 01:50 PM

Yeah, more like ``based on atrue lie, lol``.

12-17-2004, 10:42 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 175,579.91 Bank: 61,283.41 Total Points: 236,863.32 Donate	I just saw the teaser trailer for this Haunted House movie and, you know what, it's got me curious. Like most movies made before my birth, I haven't seen the original (but I did see the Simpson's parody of it in the very first Treehouse of Horror episode). I've had a facination with ghosts/haunted houses since I was a kid and the vast majority of horror movies I see involves just that. Also intriging is the "Based on a true story" advertising that's shown in the trailer. From the looks of it, this movie is more based on a true story that "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was (this remake is written by the same guy, who did the Chainsaw remake). The characters in the movie really did exist, and a quick search on Google should give you a website or two that talks about the real Amityville Horror. Once again, I'm saying this movie has me curious. [ April 16, 2005, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Gimpy ]

12-17-2004, 10:48 PM	#2
Tonberry2k Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Pensacola, FL Gender: Posts: 5,177 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 16,152.81 Bank: 530.66 Total Points: 16,683.47 Donate	I tried to watch the original and promptly fell asleep because it was so boring. However, the remake stars Ryan Reynolds, so I'm optimistic.

12-17-2004, 11:41 PM	#3
War-Prince 9 2.0 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 166 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,404.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,904.00 Donate	I haven't realy seen the oldr one, but I might watch this one. Looks a lot better then Dark Water, or "The Really, Really Scary Leaky Ceiling, Really".

12-22-2004, 04:41 PM	#4
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12-22-2004, 08:26 PM	#5
Mariosrpg89 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Mario's Pad Gender: Posts: 3,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 10,920.56 Bank: 541.43 Total Points: 11,461.99 Donate	Wow @_@ this looks so much better then the original...I liked the original a lot (And I've visited that house....scary)

02-25-2005, 12:35 PM	#7
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 175,579.91 Bank: 61,283.41 Total Points: 236,863.32 Donate	The Full Trailer is now up at Yahoo Movies. Scary Stuff (can't wait to see it).

02-25-2005, 06:04 PM	#8
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03-09-2005, 10:36 PM	#9
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 175,579.91 Bank: 61,283.41 Total Points: 236,863.32 Donate	For those of you who hate Yahoo, here is the Quicktime version: http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/th...ror/trailer_2/

04-16-2005, 04:15 PM	#10
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 175,579.91 Bank: 61,283.41 Total Points: 236,863.32 Donate	(SOME SPOILERS IN THIS POST) Well, I saw the movie today. The first half was creepy and if the movie stayed like that it probably would have been better. However, the movie then decided to change into The Shining. You see, with this version, they decided to make George Lutz slowly go crazy over the course of the 28 days in the house and at the end he attempts to kill his whole family. Also, there is this ridiculous revelation that the haunting's were caused by this evil reverend who had a torture chamber in the house's basement. This was not what I was expecting at all. Basically, what could have been a good psychological horror movie was turned into what hollywood thinks a horror movie should be (did I also mention that there is tons of un-nessasary gore in this movie) Now I bring up the point about whether the actually incident is true. I can say that it's easier to say that it's a hoax than not one, because not many people believe in ghosts, hauntings, and the supernatural. Personally, I can say that they call the unexplained the unexplained for a reason. I never experienced a haunting, so I can't say whether or not ghosts exist. However, I have been facinated with the subject all my life I will keep an open mind. Like, what's the fun is having everything having a clear-cut explanation? But yeah, this movie could have been better.

04-17-2005, 05:46 PM	#12
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,232 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 175,579.91 Bank: 61,283.41 Total Points: 236,863.32 Donate	The truth about Amityville: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/amityville.asp Yeah, the article basically says that whole thing was a hoax. I still keep an open mind though. Like I said yesterday, it's easier to say that a haunting is a hoax than to prove that it actually happened (which is near-impossible)

04-18-2005, 10:36 PM	#13
Tonberry2k Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Pensacola, FL Gender: Posts: 5,177 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 16,152.81 Bank: 530.66 Total Points: 16,683.47 Donate	While in the projection booth today at work, I heard the movie playing and I thought of "The Shining". Evil reverand? Whose idea was that?!

04-18-2005, 11:04 PM	#14
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,022 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Points: 30,163.64 Bank: 541.22 Total Points: 30,704.86 Donate	lol this was the first time I even heard it was "based on a true story."

04-20-2005, 01:50 PM	#15
Erdawn Il Deus Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Threading the jeweled thrones of earth under my sandalled feet Gender: Posts: 2,978 Thanks: 4 Thanked 45 Times in 39 Posts Points: 22,102.42 Bank: 714.12 Total Points: 22,816.54 Donate	Yeah, more like ``based on atrue lie, lol``.