The Amityville Horror (spoilers)

**Fox** · 04-16-2005, 01:56 AM

Just got back from seeing it with a couple of girls. Wasn't too impressed at all. It seems that every god damn horror movie since The Ring has been the same thing with pop up scares with little to no build up or suspense. Sure, some of the stuff was pretty gnarly and gruesome, but to me, a scary movie is one that leaves something with you after you walk out of the theater - this movie fails to do that. In other words, nothing memorable. We've all seen these scares before - flashy jump outs, bloody sinks, people appearing out of nowhere, people appearing in the mirror, faces transforming to ghastly images. Same old, same old. But I guess I shouldn'tve expected much else from Michael Bay, although I did like Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Besides, I couldn't buy Van Wilder as the father figure turned mad.

04-16-2005, 01:56 AM	#1
Fox "Ask him!" Posts: 10,072	The Amityville Horror (spoilers) Just got back from seeing it with a couple of girls. Wasn't too impressed at all. It seems that every god damn horror movie since The Ring has been the same thing with pop up scares with little to no build up or suspense. Sure, some of the stuff was pretty gnarly and gruesome, but to me, a scary movie is one that leaves something with you after you walk out of the theater - this movie fails to do that. In other words, nothing memorable. We've all seen these scares before - flashy jump outs, bloody sinks, people appearing out of nowhere, people appearing in the mirror, faces transforming to ghastly images. Same old, same old. But I guess I shouldn'tve expected much else from Michael Bay, although I did like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Besides, I couldn't buy Van Wilder as the father figure turned mad.