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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jul 27, 2021 6:25:00 GMT
It helps if you enjoy cheesy 80s horror. Amityville II is delightfully OTT. And the family leaves more of an impression than their counterparts in the other films. Not a likeable bunch to be sure, but memorable all the same. It sort of works as OTT cheese in sections, but it also has a lot of stuff that is just idiotic. The movie has way too many writing problems. I consider The Evil Dead OTT cheese, but that movie is well-written and creepy while being cheese. Maybe the 2 sequels are better examples. They are OTT cheese and good at it, Amityville II isn't. Of course the family is going to be more memorable when you make them all ridiculous. That isn't a good thing imo. \ For the record I am not big on cheesy 1980s horror, though there are exceptions. I enjoy the cheesy 80s material myself, so this movie was right up my alley. I certainly agree that the Evil Dead movies accomplish this with far greater skill, but that franchise is in a different league to the Amityville one, the most memorable aspect of which it the exterior look of the house itself.
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