**Possible spoilers** I saw "The Amityville Horror" when it came out in 1979. I was a 14 year old kid at the time and I was quite taken by the whole thing. The entire premise scared me: the voices, the goo, the upside-down crucifix, the flies, the distorted "GET!!! OUT!!!"... Not to mention that, at the time, we all had heard that this was based on a true story and we all WANTED SO BAD to believe that it really was.
Fast forward to this year, 2002. I buy the DVD, pop it in, welcome it again as I would an old friend... and find myself terrified again. But wait: I'm 37 and a Dad and a homeowner...
This movie should have been called "The Mortgage of Doom"! As it turns out, I feel that this movie SHOULD be scary for grown-ups, a spine-tingling economic horror. I'm watching it and thinking: "Oh no! They sunk all their money into this! Oh no! Don't axe down the basement wall - think of the price of getting the whole thing up again! Oh no! The basement stairs were eaten away by termites! Oh no! The plumbing system has to be upgraded! Oh no! What will it cost to clean up the blood and goo from the walls and stairs?"
You get my drift.
Scary, scary stuff, man. Just give it a shot. :)
Fast forward to this year, 2002. I buy the DVD, pop it in, welcome it again as I would an old friend... and find myself terrified again. But wait: I'm 37 and a Dad and a homeowner...
This movie should have been called "The Mortgage of Doom"! As it turns out, I feel that this movie SHOULD be scary for grown-ups, a spine-tingling economic horror. I'm watching it and thinking: "Oh no! They sunk all their money into this! Oh no! Don't axe down the basement wall - think of the price of getting the whole thing up again! Oh no! The basement stairs were eaten away by termites! Oh no! The plumbing system has to be upgraded! Oh no! What will it cost to clean up the blood and goo from the walls and stairs?"
You get my drift.
Scary, scary stuff, man. Just give it a shot. :)