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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 269815" data-attributes="member: 192438"><p>Bit like Dr Who, then, but bigger budget!</p><p></p><p>Friday 22 Sept.</p><p></p><p>The Amytiville Horror, 10pm, ITV4.</p><p></p><p>"Fair" ghost story, made to cash in on the success of Exorcist and Omen. Tension builds up nicely, well handled, with some good moments (especially the rocking chair, and floating eyes), unfortunately the end gets a bit daft. Also, giving the house itself a "face and eyes" is a bit silly!</p><p>Then, there was Amityville2, and Amytiville3D (there was a brief early 80s fad for polariod 3D films, which quickly died out).</p><p></p><p>Sadly, there's been an "inevitable" recent remake, sigh .....</p><p></p><p>The "true story!" behind this was gruesome, with a paperback best seller "sexing up" claimed occult aspects, and the film then expanded on that. Quite rightly, this was criticised as being done just for money, playing on a credulous public craving for "all things occult" ........</p><p><a href="http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-01/amityville.html" target="_blank">http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-01/amityville.html</a> .</p><p></p><p>The Crying Game, film4, 10.55pm.</p><p></p><p>A remarkable film - if you haven't seen it - built entirely around the the amazing ability of (then a non actor!) Jaye Davidson.</p><p>PS, if you have seen it, then don't give away the "plot twist" (whaddya mean, "everyone already knows"?).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spiney, post: 269815, member: 192438"] Bit like Dr Who, then, but bigger budget! Friday 22 Sept. The Amytiville Horror, 10pm, ITV4. "Fair" ghost story, made to cash in on the success of Exorcist and Omen. Tension builds up nicely, well handled, with some good moments (especially the rocking chair, and floating eyes), unfortunately the end gets a bit daft. Also, giving the house itself a "face and eyes" is a bit silly! Then, there was Amityville2, and Amytiville3D (there was a brief early 80s fad for polariod 3D films, which quickly died out). Sadly, there's been an "inevitable" recent remake, sigh ..... The "true story!" behind this was gruesome, with a paperback best seller "sexing up" claimed occult aspects, and the film then expanded on that. Quite rightly, this was criticised as being done just for money, playing on a credulous public craving for "all things occult" ........ [url]http://www.csicop.org/si/2003-01/amityville.html[/url] . The Crying Game, film4, 10.55pm. A remarkable film - if you haven't seen it - built entirely around the the amazing ability of (then a non actor!) Jaye Davidson. PS, if you have seen it, then don't give away the "plot twist" (whaddya mean, "everyone already knows"?). [/QUOTE]
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