UNDERRATED Cult Classic - The Amityville Horror (1979)
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger. The film follows a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. It is based on Jay Anson's 1977 book of the same name, which documented the alleged paranormal experiences of the Lutz family who briefly resided in the Amityville, New York home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed the mass murder of his family in 1974. It is the first entry in the long-running Amityville Horror film series, and was remade in 2005.
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I totally agree, this film isn't perfect but seems to have become a forgotten underrated film in recent years. The scene with the priest in the bedroom has to be one of the scariest in film history. I love that the dog got saved in the end. I watched an old documentary about the real Amityville horror that scared the shit out of me. Even though it probably was just a hoax.
I moved to the town next to Amityville (Massapequa) in 1979 when I was 10 and the moviev was just coming out. I didn't see the movie, but I DID read the book. And my supportive parents took me for a drive past the house. I don't think I got a good night's sleep for about a year without expecting to see something coming up the stairs, (which I could see from my open bedroom door) or avoiding looking out the bedroom window at night, for fear of seeing Jodie's eyes looking in. We also had a creepy basement with a closet under the stairs - luckily it wasn't painted red.
Gees man your parents were savage haha only joking but yeah I can imagine feeling the same, seeing that house as a kid id probably never get it out of my mind! 😱
All I know is the book scared the living hell out of me as a young teen decades ago. Never saw the film but maybe I should give it a shot.
I bet it did, true or not that story is disturbing....I mean there's deffo some truth to it ..and yeah the film is worth a watch!
I saw this in theaters back then, at 13 years old watching it up from the left balcony as I recall it was quite spooky when seen like that. Funnily enough, Steiger has no actual scenes with neither Kidder or Brolin I don't even know if they even met during the filming.
“GET OUT!” I’d have run through the walls getting out of there. Color me gone!
You have some great points. I'm going to give this another try. I read the book, and it's one of the few horror stories I've lost sleep over. Some of the scariest scenes in the book were subtle, difficult to translate to film 📽️. I think my expectations were too high when I saw the movie
It's deffo worth a look!
Yup, it’s a schlocky flick but it’s fairly scary
I have seen it a few times over the years and relatively recently. I think its a good film and it's sequel (prequel) is worth watching too.
Yeah I'm interested in checking out the sequels now, I've been told the second is alright
@@JimTheMovieGeek second is decent. Can't vouch for the rest as I have no intention of watching them. Most are just using the name and have no relation at all.
The house is meant to look like an upside down crucifix
Thanks for pointing that out it's all the more creepy now haha
after reading the book, I was afraid that Jody the pig would show up my bedroom.
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The real house looks exactly like in the movie. It looks creepy has hell.
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I think it would be remembered better without all the sequels. I remember the second one being pretty fun, if a lot trashier.
I haven't seen the sequels I've heard they're kinda like the omen sequels, where one or two are actually fairly underrated too
@@JimTheMovieGeek I've seen 2, 3 and the remake, which are very distinct from each other, to say the least.
Ashamed to say that I've never actually seen the OG film, but I actually really enjoyed the remake from 2005...Not sure if thats a spicy take or not lol I'll need to check out the original at some point mate.
I've never seen the remake tbh might have to check it out
@@JimTheMovieGeek As a stand alone movie I'd deffo say its worth a watch, not sure if it holds up as a remake tho.
I was underwhelmed with this one, but it has its moments. Maybe it would be better remembered if it was more so-bad-it's-entertaining?
Nevertheless, there's another slow-burn haunted house movie from the 1970s that seems even less remembered: Burnt Offerings. Probably because it wasn't as huge a hit, and didn't spawn a hundred plus sequels.
I might need to check that one out I love these slow gritty horrors from the 70s cos even though they are flawed they are always fascinating to watch!
@@JimTheMovieGeek the cast includes Karen Black, Oliver Reed, and Bette Davis!
Underrated? It was a box office hit
Kinda forgotten and got bad reviews is what I mean by underrated