The Amityville Horror is about this house were a family was murdered in 1974 by their son who claimed he heard voices and that the voices told him to do it. One year later a couple and their kids move in to what they think is their dream house which actually is the house were the gruesome killings took place. Soon they become aware of the demonic presence that surrounds the house.
This is a remake of the Amityville Horror made in 1979 and according to me, this remake is better than the original version, not that it's very good or anything like that but the original version is just plain boring, at least here some stuff happens even if what happens isn't that great.
Except for that the remake being better (which is quite unusual) the old and new version are pretty much the same, it has the same exact story and everything. Might be worth watching on a rainy day though but if it's not raining I suggest you go out and play instead because you won't really be missing out from not watching it.
 
Why I prefer the remake over the original version is mainly because the remake is fast paced while the original version was brutally slow. A lot of stuff happen and even if it's not that frightening or very interesting it's still entertaining on some levels.
I'm definitely not at fan of Ryan Reynolds but here he's actually less irritating than his usual characters, he's not good nor bad, he's just there just like the other actors who do an ok job but nothing special at all.
I give it a 5 out of 10 since it has some entertainment value and was pretty fast-paced. I'm not saying that it was that good, but I was expecting so much worse so I guess that makes for something too. It's actually a bit better than the original snoozefest, although that doesn't mean that's it's great or anything close to it.
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MOVIE YEAR: 2005
DIRECTOR: Andrew Douglas
WRITING CREDITS: Scott Kosar, Jay Anson
GENRE: Horror, Thriller
CAST: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 90 min
RATING: 5/10
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