The Amityville Horror 1979 vs Remake According to Rotten Tomatoes - Are They Wrong?!

Here is my reaction to how Rotten Tomatoes feels about The Amityville Horror 1979 vs its remake from 2005. Are they wrong?!
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The Amityville Horror
Ryan Reynolds
The Amityville Horror plot: Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
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[@OrlockBJ]

Nothing can compare to being a kid in the 70s and seeing that original for the first time. Be it The Exorcist, Amityville, Halloween, etc. things were different. Felt different. Played different. It's like being a kid in the 40s and watching Frankenstein or Dracula. It just hit totally different.

[@maccagrabme]

Those older horrors from the 70s were genuinely creepy, the modern horrors aren't in the same league.

[@TheStudweisergames]

I just found your channel a couple of months ago and I am really enjoying your videos so far. Excited to go back and watch all of your older uploads as well. Fun to hear someone passionate about these horror movies (that many of us watched hundreds of times) continue to give them love and attention. Great job! Thanks!

[@MadBloodMatt]

I appreciate the kind words!

[@patrickperalta59]

@@MadBloodMatt the original Amityville Horror was the best

[@abottleofbeer4349]

This video is a good start to a build up of Mad Blood vs rotten tomatoes for wrestlemania 41

[@krismiller9107]

Hey Matt! Just recently found your channel and have been watching it nonstop, absolutely love what you do! Keep the videos coming.

[@BuccaneerBruce]

My wife and I went to the Amityville Horror on opening night in 2005. We had a heck of a time. We went home and watched Amityville 1, 2 and 3 the following night. These videos are awesome. I also agree with you about Ryan Reynolds, I knew him from Van Wilder when this came out, and it was shocking to see him be mean.

[@TygerClawGaming]

Good video! I really enjoy your channel man. I'm not even a massive horror fan but your videos are always a good watch, very informative and just enjoyable.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Thank you!

[@FaccisCinema]

Bringing up Van Wilder, did we just become best friends, it's one of my all time favorites

[@MadBloodMatt]

"All you need is scented candles, massage oil, and Barry White. Write that down. Look at me... No cock pump."

[@GarethRoberts-y8d]

Love your videos brother

[@MadBloodMatt]

I appreciate it man, means a lot.

[@rockthefrogs6385]

@7:45, I’m fucking dying, Shit stained basketball shorts 🤣

[@dpglounge4900]

Rotten tomato scores of the phantasm series 🙌 👌 👏 👍

[@Chuwy1578]

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[@wiz206]

In a short time you’ve become one of my go to channels to watch. Really like this whole rotten tomato’s style you’ve taken to a lot of these franchises. It’s a…wait for it….FRESH take 😂 Looking forward to more videos from you.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Haha appreciate it wiz! Looks like you have some 🔥 shoes on your channel. I'll stop by and check out some of the vids. Thanks for the kind words.

[@wiz206]

@@MadBloodMatt ah man, thank you! I appreciate that. For decades, my side hustle was focused on music, and I still write and record, but as I’ve gotten older, I decided to branch out and start creating sneaker content on KZbin. It’s been a fun shift, or addition I guess you could say.

[@douggimmedome124]

the "shit stained basketball shorts" bit killed me

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

I like the remake, it's different to the OG which is what remakes are meant to be. Stuff rotten tomatoes. Also I've heard R Defeo saying that the OG was made up between the Lutz's, Jay & himself. Great video as always 😊🐾💜👍👋

[@jrome9825]

Great vid ❤

[@WinterTck]

Hey Mad Were Doing a Hatchet watch along on Friday right? Its free on Tubi Ever single hatchet movie is

[@MadBloodMatt]

Haha, I don't know what my schedule is for this weekend yet. But a Hatchet watch along would be a good time!

[@mychunkyjordi7585]

I also like the OG but I don't know what your on about with BTTF principal as that wasn't released when I 1st watched 😊🐾💜👍

[@morganjacob1195]

Amityville horror 2 is a lot better than the remake too

[@Shaylovespopeye]

I love both but I love the remake more it just scares me more and it really freaks me out and I think the original is ok it’s scary somewhat honestly i love poltergeist just that one is amazing and so i love that one more and this amityville horror the original is wired and not scary enough

[@sarahisgoingwhere]

The lighting like being at a rave cracked me up 😂 For me you hit the two main reasons I totally agree the original is the better movie - the combination of the two lead actors and the really autumnal/70s aesthetic are such a classic vibe! Kidder and Brolin are both such great leads I love them and the whole style and feel is really cosy for me for a film I have rewatched many times just for that vibe. I didn’t dislike the remake just never go back to it like I have the first.

[@MadBloodMatt]

Well said. All this talking about the coziness of it makes me want to re-watch it again in October.

[@mr.silpzbruh]

Tbh i have never heard of this movie

[@3TrailersDown]

I’ll be honest, I saw the video and immediately thought you were crazy doing every single movie with the name Amityville and got worried for you

[@MadBloodMatt]

😆oh hell naw😆

[@RobertSchildt-vt8yw]

I will take the original over the remake any day! I also thought that the second movie was pretty good of what happened before the Lutz family moved in

[@Aaronatthegaybar]

The Platinum Dune remake era was amazing to grow up in. I still think most of those movies hold up to today’s standards!

[@MadBloodMatt]

100%!

[@Yeah-w5d]

I still don’t know why the classic 70s version is considered a bad movie by critics. Well acted, atmospheric as HELL, idk man, that’s an all time great supernatural horror movie

[@MadBloodMatt]

100% agree, it’s an overlooked classic that needs to be on more great horror movie lists.

[@shanecasebeer1364]

I prefer rip-offs to remakes (e.g.: Friday the 13th as a rip-off Halloween, versus the Rob Zombie remake). Nevertheless, I'm not a huge fan of either Amityville Horror movies - but I thought Amityville 3D was goofy fun. Also, the barn house with the evil quarter moon eyes is iconic - the design of the house alone kinda sells even some of the (many) dopey knockoffs. ICYMI, Burnt Offerings is a somewhat forgotten haunted house movie, but worth a look - the cast includes Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, and Eileen Heckart.

[@Dharp666]

Original always better but the remake was good I loved it ryan Reynolds did am amazing job i still prefer part 1 2 and 3 3 might be my favorite Meg ryan first movie

[@DevilFan669]

I actually prefer the 2005 Remake more than the original 1979 film I just love ❤️ Melissa George in that movie and she is so incredibly sexy as hell bro 😎 and I’m a huge fan of her now too loved 🥰 her to death man!!

[@MadBloodMatt]

Melissa George is great, she was also pretty damn good in 30 Days of Night.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

The reynolds one is much more entertaining. And funnier.

[@erikthewriter]

The Amityville Horror is neither important or all that great. Let’s be honest if it wasn’t based on a very famous hoax it would be a long forgotten mediocre haunted house movie. Neither particularly good nor all that terrible.

[@crystalshaw8744]

Neither one were good imo

[@morganjacob1195]

The remake is garbage