Amityville 3-D (1983)
Average Rating: 2.9/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 15
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: N/A
Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 3
liked it
Average Rating: 2.7/5
User Ratings: 11,103
My Rating
Movie Info
The third installment in the haunted-house saga discards any pretense of being based on actual events in order to provide the requisite cheap thrills sought by audiences during the short-lived 3-D revival of the early '80s. When a skeptical reporter (Tony Roberts) with a penchant for debunking phony psychic hoaxes moves into the Long Island house to disprove its nightmarish legend, he and his family are set upon by all manner of supernatural beasties. Many such manifestations leap wildly out at
Nov 18, 1983 Wide
Apr 5, 2005
Cast
-
Tony Roberts
John Baxter -
Tess Harper
Nancy Baxter -
Robert Joy
Elliot West -
Candy Clark
Melanie -
John Beal
Harold Caswell -
Leora Dana
Emma Caswell -
John Harkins
Clifford Sanders -
Lori Loughlin
Susan Baxter -
Meg Ryan
Lisa -
Neil Barry
Jeff -
Rikke Borge
Elliot's Assistant -
Pete Kowanko
Roger -
Carlos Romano
David Cohler -
Jorge Zepeda
Van Driver
ADVERTISEMENT
All Critics (15) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (16) | DVD (5)
There is hardly anything original about the picture.
To pad things out characters argue over story-lines from previous Amityville movies, while for 3-D purposes, wasps, furniture and minor players are hurled in our direction at varying intervals.
Top CriticThe cast is good, but the characters are idiots.
Veteran director Richard Fleischer demonstrates a keen understanding of the potentials of the 3-D gimmick here, but there is little else to recommend this dull retread.
3-D, the stamp of greatness...
Replaces derivation with gimmicks.
...presented in standard 2-D format and does not require special glasses to view. However, I don't see how wearing them can possibly hurt.
...thoroughly bereft of any interesting ideas, as evidenced by the film's absurdly underwhelming climax...
Entirely flat, despite the gimmicky effects
Works as well as a 3-D sequel of a sequel (starring Tony Roberts in the lead role) can posibly work. And that ain't well.
Better than the first two, but apart from the 3-D novelty not much
Audience Reviews for Amityville 3-D
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for Amityville 3-D yet.
What's Hot On RT
Bradley Cooper's Best Movies
Fast & Furious 6 is Certified Fresh
Fast & Furious cars gallery
Blockbusters ranked!
Featured on RT
- Critics Consensus: Fast & Furious 6 is Certified Fresh 26
- Red Carpet Photos with Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Gina Carano and More 0
- Video: The Hangover Part III Cast Interviews 0
- Total Recall: Bradley Cooper's Best Movies 40
- Parental Guidance: Epic and Beautiful Creatures 2
- Comic Book Movies You Can Watch Online 9
- In Pictures: The Cars of Fast & Furious 0
Top Headlines
-
Evan Peters Joins X-Men: Days of Future Past
0
-
Toby Jones Talks Captain America: The Winter Soldier
0
-
The Poltergeist Reboot May Actually Be a Sequel
10
-
Will Forte Promises MacGruber 2
1
-
Universal Plans Timecop Reboot
2
-
Return of the Jedi Turns 30
1
-
Vin Diesel Says Fast & Furious 7 Will Take Place in L.A.
0
Fresh Links
Featured
Star Trek Movies Ranked
HitFix offers their own take on the worst-to-best of the Enterprise crew's cinematic adventures.
Top 10 Star Trek Villains
Rolling Stone unveils the Enterprise's most irksome adversaries.
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback
We'll bet you never realized how many stars were cheerleaders and high school athletes!
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
