Top Ten 3D Horror Flicks!
Steve Barton
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7. Amityville 3D (1983)
It seems to be rule of thumb among horror fans that the absolutely tasteless Amityville II – The Possession remains the proverbial diamond in a very rough series. I don’t want to take anything away from the film that took a real life tragedy and converted it to a tale of incest and demonic possession, but I will say that Amityville 3D also happens to be lighthearted fun for those willing to go along with it. We’ve got a rubber demon that looks like a precursor to the following year’s C.H.U.D. (although he’s also glimpsed in the aforementioned The Possession), a messy car accident resulting in a char-broiled corpse and even a sinister elevator that traps our hero (Tony Roberts) and puts him through the paces. It’s the goofiest, most harmless funhouse ever put on film and that’s how it should be approached. But Amityville 3D is also home to one spectacularly spooky bit involving a drowned girl that will provide a chill to all but the most jaded. No, it’s not as delightful as the second entry in the franchise but it remains a close second. Easily.
Patrick Lussier’s remake of the 1981 slasher masterpiece turned out to be so much more fun than expected. It helps that the 3D is probably the best we’ve seen (take THAT, James Cameron, and all of your ”3D horror is cheap shit” rhetoric) in this recent resurgence of the gimmick. From the opening, sensationalized news clippings and culminating with Harry Warden’s numerous pickaxe swings, this movie knows exactly how to utilize the format while making its audience duck for cover. Give credit to Todd Farmer for inverting this story in a way that keeps even the most dedicated fans of the original on their toes.
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