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Meg Ryan Meets The Always-A-Different Amityville House!
The third film in the series ignores the last two films as a sequel, with no relation other than borrowing the neighborhood & the legend. The 3-D effects worked well and were quite clever. Unfortunately, the film is nothing without them. Unless the day ever comes when the consumer is given the opportunity/choice to view films in their original 3D format... what's the point in purchasing it on VHS or DVD labels from manufacturers who are legit but unconscientious of the needs of the consumer who can obtain the same film on the "black market" in its original glory the way it was intended to be viewed. However, for Meg Ryan fans, it is a treat to see the youthful, vibrant and funny actress starting out in her early years.

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Long Island Iced Terror
This wonderful, underrated haunted house/ghost story has been lost to time owing to the fact that it is a. a (second) sequel, b. a sequel in a not very good film series (based on supposedly true events that everyone always pretty well knew weren't true at all), and c. a gimmick movie. But it's much better than that, and deserves a fresh look.

Supernatural debunker Tony Roberts and his girlfriend Candy Clark, who run a magazine devoted to exposing charlatanry, obtain the notorious haunted Amityville house. Roberts refuses to recognize signs of genuine paranormal activity going on around them, but accedes to having scientific ghost phenomena researcher Robert Joy give the house a going-over after two of his loved ones die and a third loses her mind because of the house.

The production on this movie is really top-notch. It has very little jump-out-of-the-dark scare in it, more in the slow and sensually horrific mode. Though the finale goes a little over the top, virtually the entire film is handled like an adult version of Tobe Hooper's more childish Poltergeist. The supernatural phenomena are relatively realistic, for the most part. People hallucinate; they have accidents; voices are heard, or things are seen, but there is no obvious attribution to anything supernatural or demonic - the phenomena simply are, that's all, and some people don't handle them well and end up coming to harm. And yet, there is an underpinning of evil to the entire proceedings that is quite effectively realized.

The cast are all terrific. Tess Harper is Roberts' estranged ex-wife, who loses her marbles - quite convincingly - as a result of her exposure to phenomena in the house. Lori Loughlin is their adorable daughter, whose best friend is a young and racy Meg Ryan. Veteran director Richard Fleischer keeps things moving nicely, without ever sacrificing the rich atmosphere.

The 3-D effects actually don't "fall flat," so to speak, in 2-D - they still communicate pretty well, with clever camerawork that creates illusions of perspective in creepy fashion. The music score and cinematography are perfect - the film has a dark look and feel, and the score is slow, low and eerie.

All in all - though with occasional lapses - a haunted house movie for the thinking adults. Well worth a watch.

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Pretty good... But no where near as good as the first 2!
"The Amityville Horror 3-D" (a.k.a. "Amityville: The Demon"), continues the legacy about the haunted house possessed by demonic forces. Originally given the 3-D treatment it deserved in theaters, this VHS version is NOT in 3-D (sadly) It's really, REALLY a shame because they could've at least included FREE 3-D glasses with the movie so that you could experience the 3-D effects in your own home! The plot is also a little mediocre this time around, but still delivers a fair amount of scares but with very little blood and gore. Sometimes it's just too laughable, but all-in-all a good "B" movie that's worth a look! Rated PG-13 for some sexual references, language, and mild violence. WATCH IT ALONE AT NIGHT ALONE... IF YOU DARE!