Okay, first of all, this movie has a jump scene that might as well give you a frikin' heart attack so be ready. Second of all, i liked it, but its EXTREMELY SCARY and has very disturbing scenes. Also has a brief sex scene no actual nudity and brief but still iffy.
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The Amityville Horror
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Intensely violent and scary -- and a poor remake.
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Amityville Horror
Parents need to know that this movie contains a first sequence where a young man shoots his sleeping family in their beds; a mild drinking scene at a restaurant; a sex scene between married couple George and Kathy (her nude back is shown); repeated scenes of George turning increasingly mean, violent, and scary-looking; his axe-attack on the family dog; and a last sequence where he chases Kathy and her three kids with a shotgun and axe. George and Kathy use strong language (repeated uses of "f--k").
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about haunted houses. How do these stories address fears of relocating, old houses, and seemingly inexplicable mass murders? How does this version reinforce the children's concern about accepting a new father and feeling disloyal to the dead father? Families might also discuss the movie's representations of troubling extended family relationships (stepfather who turns abusive and then murderous), ineffective religious agents (a priest is frightened by the house and abandons the family), and the mother's confusion at her husband's erratic behavior (afraid of him herself, she allows him to threaten her children).
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
good for teens and up
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
watch out
The movie was fine. i saw this with a few friends. it is not as if the movie was anything i hadnt seen it was just scary. we were screaming a lot. do not allow a kid who gets scared easily or stays scared for a long time to see this movie. it will make you scream. on the other hand it is a perfect sleepover movie for your teenage girls who you think can handle it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
a horrible remake of an old horror movie
OK this movie isn't that inniapropiate there are some scenes where they are going to have sex but its blocked off in that scene there a gruesome photo of a hung girl in the beginning you see the Defoe family get shot and killed some scenes include for example a kid goes to the bathroom he pees and you see it he washes his hand you see an indian demon and blood on the sink also there is axe violence a girl named Jodie who was shot in the head who can be seen and a babysitter gets trapped and well there is much more gruesome stuff
- I rate this title off for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
this is one of the scariest movies I ever saw,I meanm I couldn't sleep after watching alone in my bedroom,I dont believe that this actually happened in that house in Amityville,but the story and the murder in the house is scary enough to make you scream a couple of times while watching the movie and the story made me shudder when I read it for the first time,Its a good movie,but really scary...
- I rate this title off for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Disturbing and Almost completely made up.
The Amityville Horror is not a movie i would recommend to most people. I found it to be extremely disturbing. There were only a few scenes that made me jump and i think it was more disturbing than jumpy. After watching it i honestly was a little scared so i did some research because at the beginning it says it is based on a true story which is almost completely untrue. There were no odd happenings in the house. The only true part was the murder. Which actually is still pretty disturbing. Overall i say skip this one.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Disappointing acting, WAY too much violence and gore!!
This movie is INTENSELY scary and violent. There is a lot of blood. In almost every scene there is something gory. Lots of ghosts, dismembered bodies, girls hanging from the ceiling, walls dripping blood, ect. The acting was disappointing at best, but trust me, that will be the last thing on your mind while watching this. Overall, it was terrible. I do not recommend to ANYONE!!!!
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
terrible it's a piece of ----
This is a terrible movie this is worse than HALLOWEEN. too jumpy and the sex is intense!
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
This movie stupid
WOW! I glad my daugter don't like this show.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
this show sucks assballs! do not watch this show.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
It was scary but the remakre was alot scarier.
It is basically about a family that moves into a new house. Another family was murdered in that house a few years ago. A priest comes to the house to bless it and has a bunch of flies fly on to him. The little girl has an imaginary friend that really is the one that haunts the house. There is a long sex scene but you can't actually see them. (My dad fast fowarded through that scene) I enjoyed watching my brother, and my sister, freak out and cry while me and my cousin sat on my cousin's bed and watch the boring movie. I think it is not appropriate for kids my age unless it is daytime, because all four of us got nightmares (mostly because of the scene where the mom sees those red eyes in the dark) If you're in for a scare, watch the remake.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Super scary (in a way) and VERY bloody! Excellent!
Wow! This was an excellent movie. It wasn't like other horror movies which are 100% unbelievable, this one could come true if you think about it. There is only about 6 F-Words and 10 other words which was extremely mild, and the sex scene only shows a man wearing boxers and a woman wearing underwear showing their backs for about 10 seconds (mild moaning and panting) but the violence is quite strong depending on how well your stomach takes violence. A lot of the violence is just blood splattering on the wall, but you do see a dog that was cut up by an axe plenty of times, and you see a man cut his head off (you see the knnife slice his skin) Basically 13 and up! NOT R material!
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- I rate this title off for age 11 and give it
Should Have NEVER Been Remade
This remake is absolutely HORRIBLE!!! It has maybe one or two scares and thats it, the rest made me sick to watch. Not because of gore, there is a strong lacking on that, but it just plain sucks, it is nothing like the original. I admire Ryan Reynolds & he is a great actor, but why is he wasting his time in this sorry excuse for a movie and a remake for one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Save yourself the rental fees on this one & get yourself the discounted or free rental of the original Amityville Horror. You wont be disappointed with the original, unlike this sorry remake.
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
so dumb
well,this movie wasnt scary at all darkness boogeyman and the ring were much scarier than this 1 and those were all rated pg-13.there is a sex scene but u bearly even see thier backs..and to top it all off this was probably the stupidest horror movie ever made....and that is sayin alot!!!!
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Awesome movie...wasn't exactly scary, but well made. The movie definitely did not earn it's R rating. The sex scene showed about three seconds of a bare back, and I've heard worse language in an elementary school than it had. I guess the violence could be an issue for some people.
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