Amityville never did anything for me. It isnt like i have tried to embrace the atmosphere, that was the entire problem for me. I diddnt feel any kind of distinct atmosphere for the movie. I dont think they did a good job giving the house a presence. On a good note though, the acting in the film was very good.
Originally posted by Evil Dead
Amityville Horror 1 and 2 are both really good films. Amityville 1 is one of the best ghost stories I've ever seen put to film.
I have to agree with this, I finally saw the original Amityville a few weeks ago, and was pleasantly surprised by it. It's realism and groundedness really made it an eerie film. Most ghost movies go to far and get wacky with their ghosts or the happenings caused by the ghosts (see the remake of Amityville for an example of this). The original though, very grounded, very real, very believable. It was done in a way that made everything that happened in the film feel really believable.
Probably the most unique haunted house movies ever.