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The Amityville Curse (1990)

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Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: May 7, 1990 Wide

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This fifth installment in the tiresome horror series is so far removed from its creatively depleted source material that one wonders why the filmmakers bothered to use the "Amityville" reference in the title. In fact, there is some question as to whether the haunted house featured here is even supposed to be the same accursed residence as established in the four prior chapters. For openers, the house doesn't look remotely similar; in addition, the scenes establishing its bloody history --

R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Horror

Directed By: Tom Berry

In Theaters: May 7, 1990 Wide

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just when you thought it was ok to go back to the haunted house...

July 8, 2005 Comment

Stefan Birgir Stefansson

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Eye-gougingly scary. If you don't want nightmares, don't watch this film.

August 2, 2002 Comment

Phil Villarreal

Arizona Daily Star

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The Amityville Curse indeed! Out of all 9 (so far) films in the cursed franchise, this one is the most cursed. It has very little to do with any of the other films or the source material, isn't very scary and has the worst acting/script/story I've seen for a Long time. Makes Amityville 3D look like a masterpiece!

October 10, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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While I enjoyed the book by Hans Holzer, I can't say the same about this film. The special effects really aren't very special at all and it's just not scary. If you didn't know any better you would think it was a B movie. It went straight to video so it might as well be anyway. There are much better versions of the

August 19, 2007

Dr Blood �

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