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For God's sake, GET OUT! was the ad campaign for the 1979 shocker The Amityville Horror. The film was based on the allegedly true story of the luckless Lutz family, who move lock, stock, and barrel into a new home, only to find that it is possessed by the demonic spirits of its previous owners. Variations of the Seven Deadly .. Read more

Starring	James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Murray Hamilton
Director	Stuart Rosenberg
Genres	Horror

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- Sub-Exorcist goings on, a shameless exaggeration of some of the alleged facts retailed in the best-selling book. A shocker for the uncritical.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 4
  - 0
  How horrors should be
  
  A classic number this, evil voices,polterghiest activity, and blood leaking walls, and the unfortunate clergy. One of the best horrors of all time.
  
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  - Lord Eurocorp
  - solihull
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 12:48
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- - 0
  - 0
  Found the Remake to be better, but the Original is decent Movie for a good watch
  
  'The Amityville Horror' is a 1979 movie & is based on true events in the late 70's in the town called Amityville. The genre Horror, Mystery, ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Fan
  - 34 reviews
  - Oswestry, England
  - 06 Jul 2010 at 23:23
- - 0
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  very good
  
  the film was very good, you think you know whats going to happen at the end, but it turns out different. would definitly recommend
  
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- - sazzysoulaboula
  - 21 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 15:53
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  very dark
  
  I only watched this for the first time when I was 20, I wish I had watched it when I was younger as I think it would have really creeped me out. The deteriation... read more »
  
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- - priceydicey
  - 6 reviews
  - Kent, England
  - 16 Feb 2008 at 16:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Amityville
  
  So close to the original you could confuse the two. Excellent. Still one of the scariest films in existence.
  
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- - a customer
  - Swindon, England.
  - 03 Apr 2007 at 08:19
- - 1
  - 1
  Should have watched it as a kid!
  
  The trouble is when re-makes of films you've heard on in the past appear, you sit down and watch the re-make and find they're really good mostly. The ... read more »
  
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- - MrG
  - 450 reviews
  - Hadley, Telford
  - 15 Feb 2007 at 11:13
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  - 0
  Not Sure!
  
  I got this one thinking it was the new version but it was the old one as I hadn't checked properly! Never mind! It wasn't really my kind of film It was ... read more »
  
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- - Gemma-Richelle Worrall
  - Droylsden, Manchester
  - 18 Nov 2006 at 12:25
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  classic Horror
  
  Released in 1979, and still beats off competition from modern 'Horror' films. Theres no major reliance on special effects, like you get nowadays. Plus ... read more »
  
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- - Michael Barraclough
  - South Yorkshire
  - 04 Aug 2006 at 08:20
- - 0
  - 0
  too old
  
  a very old movies didnt enjoy it at all
  
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- - SUZANNE SMITH
  - KINGS LYNN
  - 17 Jul 2006 at 11:55
- - 0
  - 0
  old one
  
  not good movie to old
  
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- - SUZANNE SMITH
  - kings lynn
  - 17 Jul 2006 at 11:53
- - 1
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  A must see
  
  This is a must see for any horror fan!!
  
  fast paced, freaky stuff & although it's 70's the effects are quite cool. The new version is much... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 28 Jun 2006 at 18:56
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- - 4
  - 0
  How horrors should be
  
  A classic number this, evil voices,polterghiest activity, and blood leaking walls, and the unfortunate clergy. One of the best horrors of all time.
  
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- 66850
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  - Lord Eurocorp
  - solihull
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 12:48
- - 2
  - 0
  Classic
  
  This took me back to my childhood days.....when Horror actually meant Horror
  
  Fantasic and still earie after all these years....worth watching over ... read more »
  
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  - Bournemouth
  - 11 Sep 2004 at 12:58
- - 1
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  Classic scare-fest
  
  Yes, for those that remember this was quite the chiller for it's time; looking a bit dated now but worth watching on a cold rainy Thursday.
  
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- - Agent Orange
  - Cardiff
  - 11 Nov 2005 at 19:43
- - 1
  - 0
  A must see
  
  This is a must see for any horror fan!!
  
  fast paced, freaky stuff & although it's 70's the effects are quite cool. The new version is much... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 28 Jun 2006 at 18:56
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  What a movie !
  
  Good movie from the opening credits, starts off with a camera view outside the amityville house with creepy music in the background - then unfolding into the ... read more »
  
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- - pauldee
  - west galmorgan
  - 07 Oct 2004 at 16:33
- - 4
  - 4
  Thrilling Documentary
  
  We too experienced a very similar chain of events but unlike this family, our dog was not affected.
  
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- - a customer
  - London, UK
  - 13 Mar 2004 at 20:50
- - 0
  - 0
  The Classic Horror Movie
  
  This has to be one of the classic horror movies. A must see for any film buff. If you havent gotten round to this one then it is deffinetly worth a look. If you... read more »
  
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- 8412
- - Gladfan
  - 37 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 26 Jun 2004 at 13:48
- - 0
  - 0
  Creepy
  
  I really enjoyed this movie being hailed as a classic horror film. The peciluar thing about this film is not only the similarities between 'The Shining'... read more »
  
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  - Chorley.
  - 20 Jul 2004 at 18:02
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  - 0
  i like it
  
  i quite liked this film
  
  i found it quite scary to
  
  weird worth watching if u havent seen it
  
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- - lisa
  - essex
  - 19 Aug 2004 at 15:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Not as scary as i'...
  
  Not as scary as i'd hoped but there are a few bits in it that make you think,storylines good but actings rubbish.
  
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- - Jackie#46
  - EDINBURGH
  - 14 May 2004 at 14:37

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  For God's sake, GET OUT! was the ad campaign for the 1979 shocker The Amityville Horror. The film was based on the allegedly true story of the luckless Lutz family, who move lock, stock, and barrel into a new home, only to find that it is possessed by the demonic spirits of its previous owners. ...