Product: Amityville 3-D [Region 2] (includes 3-D glasses) (1983)
Rating: 3.0
Meg Ryan, Haunted Houses, Killer Flies, and 3-D
This movie is not as bad as everyone says. As a matter of fact it is a guilty pleasure. Not a whole lot of people talk about Meg Ryan as a young white trash ghost hunter in this film.And they fail to mention her terrible haircut. There are some genuine scenes in the film that made me jump. Doors slamming open, suprises behind doors. The scene where Meg Ryan says "whoo ooo" into the well (supposed gate to hell) in the basement, and a voice moans back from the well is chill inducing. This looks like a Lucio Fulci movie (The Beyond, Gates of Hell, Zombi), as in the dark mood of the film. Maybe that is why I like it so much. The opening seance scene is effective and filmed quite well. However there are some laughable moments which include:the flies in the attic, followed by the over-acted death of the fat man. The out of control elevator is also funny. Some of the score music sounds like it should be from a comedy film. And you can see the strings attached to the stuff that flies at the camera for the 3-d effect. This is a fun film with a dark mood, very appropriate for halloween time.