The Amityville Horror (1979) follows a man and his wife as they move into a new home with their children, but their lives soon turn into a hellish nightmare. Unfortunately I don't get the hype, I feel like there were a lot of better films from this time. I didn't find it engaging and I felt like there was a lot missing that could've made it better.
The lack of interesting cinematography stops it from standing out, and the visuals were fairly lacklustre. The colour palettes just weren't imaginative and there were a lot of dramatic zooms that were unintentionally funny in today's standards. However, I liked the shots cutting back to the murder at the start, and I thought the blood pouring out of walls near the end looked super cool!
The theme was very recognisable, but other than that, the audio mixing and score weren't all that impressive. The mixing was just strange and felt unfinished, and the score got repetitive very quick and ended up being rather irritating to me.
The acting wasn't bad, but it did lean a little on to the poorer side. It just ended up getting way too over-the-top during the supposedly scary moments which made it hard for me to take seriously. The characters themselves were very cliché and somewhat unlikeable, I didn't care for them.
Lastly, my main issue is that the plot drags a lot and wasn't engaging at all. The story is set up fairly well, but from there it makes no attempt to grip the viewer and immerse them into the story. I ended up having no idea what was going on, and I lost all interest. This is a shame because the ending is pretty good and I loved that they went back for the dog.
The lack of interesting cinematography stops it from standing out, and the visuals were fairly lacklustre. The colour palettes just weren't imaginative and there were a lot of dramatic zooms that were unintentionally funny in today's standards. However, I liked the shots cutting back to the murder at the start, and I thought the blood pouring out of walls near the end looked super cool!
The theme was very recognisable, but other than that, the audio mixing and score weren't all that impressive. The mixing was just strange and felt unfinished, and the score got repetitive very quick and ended up being rather irritating to me.
The acting wasn't bad, but it did lean a little on to the poorer side. It just ended up getting way too over-the-top during the supposedly scary moments which made it hard for me to take seriously. The characters themselves were very cliché and somewhat unlikeable, I didn't care for them.
Lastly, my main issue is that the plot drags a lot and wasn't engaging at all. The story is set up fairly well, but from there it makes no attempt to grip the viewer and immerse them into the story. I ended up having no idea what was going on, and I lost all interest. This is a shame because the ending is pretty good and I loved that they went back for the dog.