Sadly Over-hyped

Good concept, poorly executed.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Alright. I realize that this movie is not the best out there. However, it is also not as awful as some of the other reviewers are making it out to be For something that was created presumably out of love, on likely no budget with presumably local volunteer actors, why not cut them some slack? I mean honestly. Watching this with some friends in the spirit of Halloween, we have genuinely seen worst acting at a higher level. For everything that they had to work with this honestly wasn't that bad. Does it live up to the AmityVille title? No. Does that really matter? Also no. Congrats to anyone who was a part of this, I imagine it was an exciting experience.

Why do I put myself through these bad sequels one after another is even a mystery to me. It must be the completest and fanboy inside of me that wishes for one last good sequel to enjoy since the remake instead of leaving the series behind.Fawn has inherited a production company from her parents who died mysteriously five years prior and her four friends are now trapped inside with the terrifying poltergeists. Her teacher now must find the links to the past and save them before time runs out.I wanted to enjoy it, but the production value was terrible, the dialogue is uninspired and the acting was the worst I've ever seen. Besides Lestrat (Fawn) the caste is for the most part unlikable from her moody boyfriend to the troubled brother Jevan and Kyle who annoy the audience with their constant bickering.Instead of using the sets, props and imagery to their advantage it remains an uneventful script boring you to sleep and makes this entry forgettable.At this point it nearly matches Friday the 13th for sequels and the well has been pumped dried. The show should not go on.

A high school girl inherits an abandoned theater that hasn't been in operation for five years after her parents die. Her friends come with her to take a look at the place. Once inside, some type of supernatural force traps them in by sealing the doors, and apparitions emerge to freak them out. The lead's geography teacher takes a look at the history behind the theater. The only tie to the Amityville brand is in the name. That is used for eyes to catch it and rent the movie. It is no great shakes. An uneventful script, suspect acting, a lack of real scares or atmosphere, and too much dialogue (and not even good dialogue which makes it even worse) damage a film that needed something of note in order to make the purpose of watching it worthwhile. It isn't *the worst movie ever made* even though I must admit that the acting is rather amateurish and/or uninspired. Either the performances are zombie-like or over-the-top; there's no middle ground.Fawn (Monèle LeStrat) has a jerk boyfriend with an odious, antagonist attitude, Kyle (Linden Baker) tagging along. Kyle has an estranged brother, Jevan (Logan Russell) who brings along a pal, Matt (Kennie Benoit). Fawn's friend, Indy (Eva Kwok), also joins the group. Wendy (Hollie Kornick) is soon discovered by Jevan; she left home and has used the theater as a place to stay. They don't anticipate *something* inside the theater…I wish this movie had something—anything—remotely interesting to share with those who are curious of whether or not this utilizes Amityville in a way that makes it worth a gander. Instead it takes Amityville and continues the trend of bad movies linked to the popular name. When you see "Amityville" anything, the film is typically lousy. That's a shame, but, at this point, no longer a surprise. The makeup effects at the end when missing characters return "changed" are excremental. Flashes of figures across the screen to scare the characters before the "possessions" take place don't generate a single chill. The explanation behind the evil in the theater, discovered by the teacher, is cliché (as is the town's "secret"). I don't think many will care less. Even worse is how the town's mayor goes on and on about the dark behavior of its inhabitants.While nothing cool surfaces in the theater, teach (John Walker) investigates the history of the theater while encountering oddball locals (hotel proprietor, librarian). It is rare that an entire cast (well, Walker might be the exception) stinks, but this film has a lot of subpar performances that reek. Even the theater which should be a character in itself fails to creep us out…it is just a building, and it doesn't even look aged. The pub scenes with Walker and his adult friends (which include a paleontologist, vicar, and vicar's wife) serve as filler (Walker is leaving town for "the States"). But these scenes are no more pointless than the majority of the film inside the theater. You can ratchet up the score to unsettle the nerves but it is too little too late if your audience is damn near apathetic or asleep to care. The film should have just been called "The Bore Theatre", which would have been more apt.I think its time to retire the name, Amityville. Maybe it is time to allow it to die in peace.

The PlotFollowing the tragic death of her parents Fawn Harriman discovers she has inherited a theatre in the town of Amityville. She, along with 3 friends, decides to spend the weekend there looking the place over. Meanwhile one of her High School teachers begins an investigation into the village's past and makes a connection with something that goes back beyond recorded history.Lovely.If you like no production values.If you like the worst acting ever.If you like hollow sounding audio.If you like poorly written and directed films, you might like this movie.They should have included "horror" in the title because it's horrible.Nothing -- and i mean nothing -- happens in this movie. It is a stinker