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
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. After priests' attempts to exorcise the house do not... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
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02/09/06
A middling horror entry from 1979 that's a masterpiece when compared to the dreadful 2005 remake.
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04/22/05
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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
03/29/05
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