I have rarely ever seen such an instantly unlikeable film and cast of characters. It's amazing what can be cranked out to try and make a buck.The dialogue is atrocious and unbelievable, especially when it's delivered by such atrocious actors. The younger actors can get a little break since they're young, but the adults should know better than to give such terrible performances. The parents in this were among the most awful I've ever seen -- not only were they hideously unlikeable as characters, they were utterly uncharismatic as actors. And who says the things they were saying when seeing the house? If I were that real estate agent, I'd have felt as awkward as she looked like she was feeling.'The family did not survive', the poster informs us. After watching ten minutes of this, you'll answer it with 'so what?'

Where to begin? This movie was the highlight of my Saturday night. To be fair, I didn't hear any of the dialogue because I was adding my own commentary, but the cinematography was top notch. It was almost like they were trying to cover up the fact that they had a 14 year old boy as their main narrator and camera man. One of the best actors of the movie was the ghost. He had an excellence stance and posture, really commanded any scene he was in (all 30 seconds of it). His character was very polite, slightly murder-y, and I empathized with him. This man proved that chivalry is not dead, though he may be. In addition he was a very industrious and ambitious man, who killed 7 people in 7 days. Who can blame him since he had to haunt such an ugly house? The wallpaper was atrocious, there was half of a marble column randomly in the living room, the backyard was lackluster at best, and the kitchen tiles were patterned (who does that?). However, it seemed like all of the blood stains from the previous murders cleaned up fairly well. Why I had to give this movie 9 out of 10 instead of a 10 out of 10 was because of the little girl (supposedly the youngest daughter). She looked far older than any child who should talk like a baby. I was concerned over her mental state. The father and the mother were both more than likely abusive and headed towards a messy divorce. Which wasn't helped by the entrance of the father's gay lover, Cut. But don't worry their marriage was saved by the ghost offing him. The oldest daughter, who was clearly the mother of the 'youngest daughter'(Mel), was a total slut who didn't fully grasp that bathing suits are more revealing than towels. In addition, her makeup applying skills were worse than sub par (which kinda should be expected with an angsty teenager). While watching this movie, a poster fell down in my room. I applaud the movie for scaring something.

Please note: I didn't realise THE AMITYVILLE HAUNTING was produced by The Asylum before I purchased it, otherwise I might have had second thoughts. This turns out to be a found footage twist on the whole AMITYVILLE HORROR franchise, which inevitably rips off just about every found footage movie in existence.The main "inspiration" behind this film is, clearly, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, although this movie makes that film look like a masterpiece in comparison. Everything about it is horrible: the acting, the style, the distinct lack of a story, in which the writer just throws everything into the mix in an attempt to make something stick (nothing does). So we get ghostly kids, intruders, doors opening on their own, murders. It's all ludicrous.The film's main character is a kid, and about half the running time seems to consist of him pointing the camera at the floor while his parents argue; this doesn't make for a good use of screen time. Instead, I was bored witless by it. The only thing that kept me watching was the bad acting of the father, which was pretty amusing. There's quite a bit of incident in the last five minutes (none of which makes much sense) but it comes far too late in the game to make THE AMITYVILLE HAUNTING an interesting film.

Okay so I actually managed to watch the whole thing. The dad (Doughlas) is so annoying throughout the whole film. He does nothing but yell and denies everything everyone says to him. Bad acting mixed with bad scripts. Also the deaths scenes are pretty laughable. It seems like they were trying to make a Paranormal Activity parody, like "Scary Movie" or whatever. It got 2 stars because it has a few small jump scares, which I appreciate. I know it's a low-budget movie but it's like they don't even try anymore. The young daughter was the only one with fair acting. Everyone else was horrible.Oh and once again, the dad was so annoying. I can't say it enough.