4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Story, Awful Overall Film Package, May 11, 2006
This review is from: The Amityville Horror - It's About Time (DVD)
I wonder if Fremantle Media is going for most consistently bad set of DVD Releases.
The basic Story of this film is very loosely associated with the Amityville mythos; it actually dates back to the time of some sadistic "necromancer"( the screenplay got it wrong, what they meant is "Necrophage")... but if you watch the film, you will see. And a Clock that was owned by the Necromancer/Necrophage, moves house from Amityville to a place on the West Coast. The Evil of the Clock then tries to take over.
The first half, or so, of the film is just abysmal, production wise, with the second half getting better, almost as if someone thought half way through shooting, "Oh, maybe we should check the dailies..?".
There are more Boom Sticks visible than EVIL DEAD 3, and More Mikes than Waynes World. The Audio is sort of Stereo/2.1 but not quite. It only uses two channels. Seems like it would have been better to package it on a VCD. Do NOT pay more more than 5 dollars for this DVD. And AVOID Fremantle Media DVD's.
It amazes me that the VHS version is better cropped, and has more visual quality than then the DVD. What on earth was Stephen Macht thinking !!!???!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprises galore!, July 28, 2003
What a suspensful flick this was! The story is interesting and quite complex. I have noticed that a lot of films kind of branch-off into different sub-plots, but this film doesn't, it has a main story. That makes it easy to follow. The characters were beleivable and that really adds to the horror. I must take away one star, simply because this film was a little to gross than it needed to be. For example, what was the disgusting and un-necessary deal with that guy who was "sinking" into the floor?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not half bad, July 28, 2003
This is probably the second best AMITYVILLE film. It has a good plot, good acting, good directing and it's creepy. It does have a very good story, I must say. It's definately a story that's too good for a diret-to-video sequel. If you liked the first film, check this one out.
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