PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Realrockerhalloween The Amityville Horror enters the 00s in a found footage device telling the story of the Benson family as they move into the house though its never seen or the inside architecture resemble the original. Following in the footsteps of recent poltergeist films it managed to lower the bar with shaky camera work, static and blackouts.Its quite uneventful cutting out just when the entity strikes, a mysterious phone leaving silly calls and an invisible friend named Matthews who only wants the girl to stay with him forever. The atmosphere was bland without using creepy corridors or shadows and fire places we've come accustomed to. Filled with a none star caste who can't act and cheap synthetic music it nearly made me turn the DVD off. I never met a Amittyville I didn't enjoy in the least, but it was very telling how they phoned it in.It never explained why the house still stands, how Matthews connects to the Defao murders or if he may be Josey in disguise. The murder scenes were unoriginal, uneventful and off screen for the most part leaving it a dried up shell without any redeeming features.This is one Amittyville you could skip and pretend it doesn't exist. Should've stopped at dollhouse.

Sam James This movies Is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. There are so many thing that don't work with this film, the two biggest problems I have with this movie are: The Acting- I believe that this film has some of the worst acting I have ever seen! The Scares- The scares in this film are not only bad, but they are dull and boring. If you happen to find this movie in the video stores then take it from me, don't waste your money on the rubbish movie I give it 1 out of 10 Thanks for reading my quick and simple review of 'The Amityville Haunting' SDJ

vikingprincess1976 I really, really wish I had checked out the reviews on this before I watched it. Would have saved me 1 and 1/2 hours of my life that I will never get back now. Found it on Netflix and thought, I have seen some pretty bad movies, how bad can it be really? IT CAN BE REALLY BAD!This was like the worst film, ever. Acting, script, dialogue, setting, all total sh*t. Sorry, but it is the truth! They mention Amityville and the Defaeo family, but nothing else really jibes. The "Shadow" (knock off of Halloween, anyone?) did not even try to look like Ronald DeFaeo, Jr. The dad was a complete and utter asshole, and the guy who played his part could not act his way out of a paper bag. I spent most of my time trying to get a good view of the smallest girl, because she looks a lot like my cousin, lol. Kinda freaked me out just how much. All in all, DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Take it from someone who wasted some of hers on this crap.

Leofwine_draca Please note: I didn't realise THE AMITYVILLE HAUNTING was produced by The Asylum before I purchased it, otherwise I might have had second thoughts. This turns out to be a found footage twist on the whole AMITYVILLE HORROR franchise, which inevitably rips off just about every found footage movie in existence.The main "inspiration" behind this film is, clearly, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, although this movie makes that film look like a masterpiece in comparison. Everything about it is horrible: the acting, the style, the distinct lack of a story, in which the writer just throws everything into the mix in an attempt to make something stick (nothing does). So we get ghostly kids, intruders, doors opening on their own, murders. It's all ludicrous.The film's main character is a kid, and about half the running time seems to consist of him pointing the camera at the floor while his parents argue; this doesn't make for a good use of screen time. Instead, I was bored witless by it. The only thing that kept me watching was the bad acting of the father, which was pretty amusing. There's quite a bit of incident in the last five minutes (none of which makes much sense) but it comes far too late in the game to make THE AMITYVILLE HAUNTING an interesting film.