MPAA Rated – Not Rated
It’s 1:29 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right
| My Amityville Horror Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | Daniel Lutz, Laura Didio |
| MPAA Rated: | Not Rated |
| Released By: | IFC Films |
| Video Release Date: | August 6, 2013 |
| Kiddie Movie: | It’s a little creepy and a documentary. Send them to bed unless you want them fascinated with the paranormal. |
| Date Movie: | If she’s a documentary fan. |
| Gratuitous Sex: | Nope. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | Nope. |
| Action: | Nope. |
| Laughs: | Nope. |
| Memorable Scene: | Nothing stood out. |
| Memorable Quote: | Nah. |
| Directed By: | Eric Walter |
It’s been a long time since “The Amityville Horror” movie hit the scene, nearly 35 years as a matter of fact, and most people forget, or have never even realized that the story was based on the accounts of a real family, the Lutz’s, and that there are tons of websites on the internet dedicated to the paranormal activity that supposedly went on at the time. As most people forget the story is based on a real family, most people also forget that it also means there were kids involved, and for this documentary, “My Amityville Horror,” Director Eric Walter takes us directly to Daniel Lutz, one of the children in the house, who tells his tales of what went on.
The documentary is interesting in that it doesn’t try to prove anything, nor give a final answer as to what happened in the house, nor try to say if what Daniel says is true or not, but it does a good job of letting Daniel tell his recollection of the events leading up to, while in the house, and the life he had to live after the movie became a sensation. He tells of mostly just trying to get away from the story, how sometimes people would realize who he was and the implications involved with being a back-ended celebrity. Much of the movie brings Laura Didio along for the story, as she early on befriended the Lutz family, and Daniel seems to feel almost the most comfortable with her around, which helps the movie travel along.
Was there a haunting at Amityville? Did the Lutz parents just try to capitalize on being in a house where some horrendous murders took place? This documentary doesn’t answer that, but if you are a fan of the Amityville story, seeing Daniel Lutz relate things from his perspective, even if he wasn’t even a teenager at the time that things happened, is an interesting look on the events, and how being in that situation can turn a person into the man Daniel Lutz is today.
I felt the documentary was well made, even the “Making of..” featurette wasn’t bad, so whether or not you really believe it, if you do want to just see a decent documentary about a man with a story to tell, “My Amityville Horror” is a 4 star documentary in my book. No, it’s not a horror tale, so don’t expect all kinds of scares, just expect a man and his story.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!