You up for a debate? There will be spoilers for both Amityville '05 and the original, so avert thine eyes.
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Originally posted by joshaube
Let's just ride away with an overlayed message on screen about never returning
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First off, the remake did the exact same thing. Both had them riding away, with a message saying they never came back. The thing that I prefer about the original's ending is the strength of the main character. In the original, Brolin's character fought off the temptation of evil, the power of the house. Reynolds, on the other hand, was simply beat over the head and he totally forgot about the grip the house had on him.
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Originally posted by joshaube
Anf if my sources are correct, that movie was unfaithful to the story itself. The original novel.
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Ive never read the book, and I dont plan to. Ive never read Dracula either, and that's my all-time favourite horror film...I couldnt care less how close it is to the source material, that doesnt affect the film itself.
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Originally posted by joshaube
And that scene with the babysitter in the closet? Hauntingly beautiful
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I was refering to the scenes leading up to the closet in my review. The original had a fairly unattractive girl come as the baby sitter, which made her seem real. This one had a Hollywood style beauty queen, which is about as realistic as having Brittney Spears show up at your door. Not that this kind of movie needs to be realistic, however it's always a good thing to have believeable characters. As for the closet scene itself, that was typical modern horror fare, nothing original or that we hadnt seen before. I did kind of like the religous reference, thouh I wish it would have been more subtle. In fact, thats a tip the whole movie could follow: subtlty. It came right ut with everything, it left nothing for the viewer to determine for themselves.