Six years after the infamous house blew up in Amityville 3-D, it appears to have rebuilt itself in time for Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes. This was a made for TV movie in 1989, and in my opinion was a lot better than the last two. After some priests exorcise the house, the evil escapes into a lamp which is sold at a yard sale. Fast forward to the story of a recent widow (Patty Duke) and her three children who make a move to live with her mother (Jane Wyatt). The lamp is delivered to the house and soon, the youngest child starts to see her deceased father inside, even communicating with her.
Several strange occurrences begin happen (a bird dies, a chainsaw comes "alive", electrical appliances turn hot when touched). A priest who assisted in the exorcism of the house begins to realize the evil escaped into a lamp and tracks down where the family lives. After a few attacks and deaths, the lamp/evil is destroyed by being thrown out a window. Great acting in this one. Jane Wyatt and Patty Duke are very believable as the feuding mother and daughter.
Now this sequel sounds really cheesy, and you know what, it is! But I quite enjoyed it for a TV movie. It's a fun and entertaining little unknown sequel with some creepy and unsettling moments. Some disturbing scenes involve a plumber in the basement who dies a "smelly" death, a hand in the garbage disposer, etc.
I have the Vidmark VHS tape, but it is out on DVD. I say buy it. It's a much better watch then the dreadful Amityville II: The Possession, and the hilariously bad Amityville 3-D.
7/10
Several strange occurrences begin happen (a bird dies, a chainsaw comes "alive", electrical appliances turn hot when touched). A priest who assisted in the exorcism of the house begins to realize the evil escaped into a lamp and tracks down where the family lives. After a few attacks and deaths, the lamp/evil is destroyed by being thrown out a window. Great acting in this one. Jane Wyatt and Patty Duke are very believable as the feuding mother and daughter.
Now this sequel sounds really cheesy, and you know what, it is! But I quite enjoyed it for a TV movie. It's a fun and entertaining little unknown sequel with some creepy and unsettling moments. Some disturbing scenes involve a plumber in the basement who dies a "smelly" death, a hand in the garbage disposer, etc.
I have the Vidmark VHS tape, but it is out on DVD. I say buy it. It's a much better watch then the dreadful Amityville II: The Possession, and the hilariously bad Amityville 3-D.
7/10