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The Amityville Horror: 1979 vs. 2005


Summary: A family is terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a home that was the site of a grisly mass-murder. Original: Director: Stuart Rosenberg Starring: James Brolin, Margot Kidder Tagline: "For God's Sake, Get Out!" Remake: Director: Andrew Douglas Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George Tagline: Based on the true story. Slashers 101: Not a slasher. No one dies, but the remake was riding on the success of 2003's Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It's the definitive classic American ghost story, still shrouded in controversy. History or hoax? Not to mention it turned that jack-o-lantern looking house into an iconically creepy image. My Two-Cents: The original movie contained social commentary that preyed on the everyman's financial and familial fears, which could easily translate to modern day terrors but the remakers decided to keep it in the 70s and forgot about the social commentary. Though they utilize opportunities to render Ryan Reynolds without a shirt, this is negated by the fact that he chops off the family dog's head with an axe to satisfy a bloodspatter hungry viewing audience. Killing dogs is not cool, even for Ryan Reynolds. Verdict: 1979