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The Amityville Horror (1979)

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Reviews Counted: 23

Fresh: 7

Rotten:16

Average Rating: 4.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A family moves into a Long Island house that has a disturbing past. Soon after they move in, they too believe the stories of the house being haunted. Ooze comes out of the walls, doors mysteriously and violently swing open, and flies descend.... A family moves into a Long Island house that has a disturbing past. Soon after they move in, they too believe the stories of the house being haunted. Ooze comes out of the walls, doors mysteriously and violently swing open, and flies descend. After priests' attempts to exorcise the house do not stop the unexplained and horrible occurences; the family moves out, 28 days after they moved in. [More]

Starring: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud

Starring: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, Helen Shaver, Amy Wright

Director: Stuart Rosenberg

Director: Stuart Rosenberg

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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12/23/06
Michael Dequina
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full review in Greek

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10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
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01/10/06
Cole Smithey
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It once seemed creepy, but time has made it seem pretty contrived.

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12/19/05
Steve Crum
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A middling horror entry from 1979 that's a masterpiece when compared to the dreadful 2005 remake.

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08/31/05
Chuck O'Leary
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07/16/05
Emanuel Levy
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Yeah, it's not good.

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07/08/05
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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04/08/05
Lori Hoffman
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Moronic.

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04/04/05
Nick Schager
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worst of all is the gore, of which there really isn't any... that rare horror film that has a body count of zero

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03/29/05
Christopher Null
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...certainly looks a whole lot better when compared to its sequels.

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03/28/05
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10/23/04
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03/27/04
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09/20/03
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