Amityville Horror, The (UK)

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For God`s sake, get out!
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 114 mins
Retail Price: £12.99
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Synopsis:
If these walls could talk... the screams would wake the dead. Based on the chilling best-seller, this spooky study in psychological terror throws open the doors to your deepest, darkest fears!

The Long Island colonial house on the river’s edge seemed perfect. Quaint, spacious and affordable, it was just what George and Cathy Lutz had been looking for. But looks can be deceiving... and their new dream home soon becomes a hellish nightmare as the walls begin to drip blood and satanic forces haunt them with sheer, unbridled evil. Now, with their lives - and their souls - in danger, the Lutzes must run as fast as they can from the home they once loved... or fall prey to its terrifying power!

Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Oscar-winner Rod Steiger, this bone-chilling special effects laden thriller will hit you where you live.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono English
Dolby Digital Mono Spanish
Dolby Digital Mono Italian
Dolby Digital Mono French

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Italian
Swedish
English
Spanish
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Stuart Rosenberg

Written By:


Starring:
John Larch
Murray Hamilton
Don Stroud
Rod Steiger
Margot Kidder
James Brolin

Casting By:
Judy Taylor
Mike Fenton
Jane Feinberg

Soundtrack By:
Lalo Schifrin

Director of Photography:
Fred J. Koenekamp

Editor:
Robert Brown

Costume Designer:
Richard Butz
Cynthia Bales

Producer:
Ronald Saland
Elliot Geisinger

Executive Producer:
Samuel Z. Arkoff

Distributor:
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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8 / 10
Classic late 70s horror (one of the first films that most of us rented in the early days of video)...Carrie & George move into their dream home,but quickly turns into a nightmare! When the previous owners were murdered by their son,events soon come back to haunt the new owners!...What amazed me was the picture quality of this disc.I wasn`t really expecting much from such an old film (& the video quality was awful),but a nice clean transfer,sharp & colourful!..Sound is mono,but is clear and deep enough through a surround.No features to speak of (apart from an original trailer) & a multitude of subtitles & audio tracks. A great job by MGM!
posted by mc7t on 24/7/2003 02:44