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Amityville 2 - The Possession

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Amityville 2 - The Possession (1982)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:1

Rotten:13

Average Rating:2.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: This gory prequel is loosely based on the case of the DeFeo murders, which took place in the famed house in Ocean Avenue before the Lutz's, whose tale was told in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, moved in.... This gory prequel is loosely based on the case of the DeFeo murders, which took place in the famed house in Ocean Avenue before the Lutz's, whose tale was told in THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, moved in. When The Montellis, an Italian-American family, move into the not-yet notorious home, it's not long before rebellious teenage son Sonny (JACK MAGNER) takes to seducing his sister (Diane Franklin, THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN, BETTER OFF DEAD) and slaughtering the entire family. Investigation by the authorities points to the boy's demonic possession, which is later evidenced by a grisly EXORCIST-inspired physical transformation. Screenwriter Tommy Lee Wallace is a frequent collaborator of John Carpenter. [More]

Starring: Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Andrew Prine, Jack Magner

Starring: Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Andrew Prine, Jack Magner, Moses Gunn, Diane Franklin

Director: Damiano Damiani

Director: Damiano Damiani
Screenwriter: Tommy Lee Wallace

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Bob Bloom

Should have torn down the house after the first movie.

comment Comment | Dec., 11 2007 11:57 AM

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Cole Smithey

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comment Comment | Oct., 05 2006 08:32 PM

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Stefan Birgir Stefansson

Let's take a real story and put some Exorcist effect in, yeah that's great

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Jonathan R. Perry

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comment Comment | Jun., 01 2005 03:30 PM

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Nick Schager

A depressing imitation of The Exorcist.

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Christopher Null

an atrociously made film, uninteresting as a sequel/prequel and unsustainable on its own

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 01 2005 08:29 PM

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Brian Juergens

Indefensibly inappopriate, and oh so much fun...

comment Comment | Mar., 31 2005 06:00 PM

Bloody Disgusting

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David Nusair

The rampant silliness of the movie's first half is certainly preferable to the utterly dull second half...

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comment Comment | Feb., 11 2005 12:59 PM

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Andreas Samuelson

A dreadful sequel delivering more yawns and laughs rather than shocks and scares.

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Rebecca Murray

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James Sanford

"claptrap, pure and simple"

comment Comment | Jul., 29 2002 05:36 PM

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