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Old 01-28-2006, 01:17 PM
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The Amityville Horror (1979)

I think this is one of the best horror movies about hauntings. It's kind of underrated. I know the sequels are pretty mediocre, but at least the first movie is great and is a classic. It might have lack of scares, but the music is excellent and CREEPY as hell. Don't tell me seeing a red-eyed flying pig through your window isn't scary! :D
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One of my favourites, deserves much more respect than it gets. Creepy, well acted, all around great horror movie.
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When I was a kid, I lived near Amityville and we used to go near the house. I grew up in the 1980s, after the film was released, but there were always lots of stories. I haven't been back to Amityville but I remember it pretty well...I don't recall if they ever acknowledged whether or not the film was based on real events.

Agreed...it was a great film.
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Agreed, especially about the "eyes" bit.

But where do you get flying pig from?
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didnt it appear looking in through a 2nd floor window ?
(i havent seen it since it was in the theatres)

1st floor or second .. it was either flying or jumping like a bastard to see in a house window :p
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I'd never considered it being a "pig"....

Oink!
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I'd never considered it being a "pig"....

Oink!
look a little closer .. and you'll see :
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LOL :D

Well, Amy's room was in a second floor (you can confirm this, just check out the beginning of the scene where "Jody" locks the babysitter in the closet...), so I guess that pig was flying! :p
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.. liked it as a kid...but last time I saw it..I was a little dissapointet... got a documentary about the real event by the way...
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Re: The Amityville Horror (1979)

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I think this is one of the best horror movies about hauntings. It's kind of underrated. I know the sequels are pretty mediocre, but at least the first movie is great and is a classic. It might have lack of scares, but the music is excellent and CREEPY as hell. Don't tell me seeing a red-eyed flying pig through your window isn't scary! :D

this is a great film...far superior to the remake in story and cast.the seen with "the eyes" and rod steiger's scene with "the voice"...so simple yet so effective and creepy.
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