AMITYVILLE II: THE POSSESSION

(1982, USA, Mexico)

DIRECTED BY: Damiano Damiani

STARRING: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, Andrew Prine, Diane Franklin, Moses Gunn, Ted Ross, Erika Katz, Brent Katz, Leonardo Cimino, Danny Aiello, Gilbert Stafford, Petra Lea, Alan Dellay.

A step up from the original which was a total bore, this sequel is nothing special but thanks to some nice atmosphere, satanic voices and some decent effects it is watchable. This story I actually happens before the first Amityville where a families teenage son is possessed by the evil in the infamous house. The possessed son shotguns to death his whole family.

The family are very unlikable especially the father played by Burt Young, an actor that I personally dislike, he always plays the same bum in every one of the films he stars in.

After the possessed son kills off his family a priest gets involved and tries to free the boy from the evil in his body. The film even has incest overtones involving brother and sister. I wouldn't rush out to pick this one up, I caught it on a pay TV channel. The conclusion is probably the high point of the film.

Rating: 3 Skulls

Review by: Richard J. Taylor

Email: rtaylor@roadrunner.nf.net

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