Welcome back everyone. Sorry for the
no-show on Friday but it was my lady's day off and we decided to go
out and do dating fun for the day. Now this next flick gets mixed
reviews on IMDB. I have read everything from insensitive comments
about a "Gay Agenda" to none of the crew or cast should
ever give up their day job. Firstly, I have no idea what a gay
agenda even means and secondly this cast and crew bust ass with a
finite budget. To which I say to the naysayers, "Write it,
direct and star in it if you can do so much better." Today's
moving picture is linked with the ominious to the DeFeo home of
Amityville in the form of an antique toy monkey once resided in said
home. Soon enough it starts effecting the gifted and those
around it. This is Amityville Legacy.
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| Hehe, ain't I a stinker? |
It's 1974 and Mr. Defeo (Eric
Moyer of Blood Rites, Flyover Country, Shivers Down Your Spine:
Birthday Dinner, The Eyes of Isabelle, Cheerleader Camp: To the
Death, Blood Claws and Camp Blood 5) is cleaning house with a
30.30 systematically blasting those that are sleeping snug in their
beds or so it would be perceived. Yes I do feel some Wilhelm stock
screams could assist or just the actors/actresses getting a good ADR
scream going can always help but honestly that is just an
afterthought as Defeo is making the rounds to every room, we finish
hearing a little girl scream and another blast.
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| Okay campers, let's get to Perkins! |
40 years later, a family get together
is under way and with it all the usual tension as the kids and their
significant others are heading home for a home cooked meal and
celebrate their dad Mark's (Mark Popejoy of Die Sister, Die!,
The Eyes of Isabelle, Gloved Murderess and Shivers Down Your
Spine)50th birthday.
Family roll call! Aunt Cheyenne
(Cheyenne King of Fist of the Vampire, Demons Rising, Scamelot,
Terrible Angels and The Amityville Legacy) is a bit of a
lush, young Britany (Britany Dailey of Blood Rites, Cheerleader
Camp: To the Death, Shockumentary and The Amityville Legacy)
appears to be 6 months along with child and gasp; no hubby, heart of
gold and responsible one Julia (Julia Farrell of Flyover
Country, The Eyes of Isabelle, Shivers Down Your Spine:Whispering
Board, Cheerleader Camp: To the Death, Silent Night, Bloody Night 2:
Revival and Demon Dolls) brother Tony (Terrorphobia,
Camp Blood 4, The Amityville Legacy and the Coldest Blood)and
his boyfriend Jade (Jade Michael LaFont of The Inherited, Night
of the Demons, Wolvesbayne, Evil Deads 2, Evil Deeds 3, Evil Deeds:
Full Circle, Camp Blood 4 and The Slayer) Jennii, the bad girl
and budding lush (The Legacy of Boggy Creek, Silly Scaries,
Escape to Black Tree Forest, Doll Killer, Die Sister, Die!, Gloved
Murderess and Silent Night Bloody Night2: Revival) Breana
(Breana Mitchell of Black Forest II, Doll Killer, Die Sister,
Die!, Gloved Murderess, Cheerleader Camp: To the Death, Invitation to
Die, Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival, and Blood Claws)and
her analytical boyfriend Dan (Daniel Steir of The Amityville
Legacy) and mischievous cousin Schyular (Schyular Craig
of Shockumentary, Blood Claws, Camp Blood 4, Camp Blood 5, The
Amityville Legacy and Blood Model). Presents are doled out
and yes as per usual he get at least one crappy tie. If you love
your father, don't give the crappy tie. The eerie toy monkey makes
to light and reminds Mark of the one he had as a boy.
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| Never....saw...Venice. |
Mark starts seeing Defeo slipping into
his madness and Defeo even offers him his 30.30 as a present to take
them all out. The music and lighting get downright chilling. The
flies start into Mark's mind as he is slowly going off the rails and
his dead father visits him telling what a failure he is and how his family
needs to die.
Love the red and blue lighting in the
background, kind of an Argento feel to the movie, the synthesizer is
a nice touch to add atmosphere and keep in mind, less violence is
always better with psychological thriller and supernatural as your
own brain fills in the blanks. The aerial shots looks like a drone
being put to good use and maybe some cherry picker truck work really
brings some great cinematography.
Popejoy truly looks like he
is coming apart at the seams and hellbent to remove anything and
everything out of his way. It pays homage to the series and there
was no crappy 3-D effects or a satanic lamp trying to do everyone in so honestly pretty
enjoyable. Oh FYI, that evil lamp comment was not a joke. Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) Yup, a producer spent money on that idea.
I sat through The Amityville Terror
with a budget gauged at $500,000 and while the cast and crew were
competent, the film had no set pace or real direction sense. Yet
this movie with a limited budget, collective alumni of Ferguson and time
constraints due to lives being lived still manages to deliver.
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| Seriously this house needs an exorcist! |
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