Amityville: A New Generation (1993)

Here we go again, another mediocre entry to the Amityville franchise that seems to get less interesting the further along it goes. I don't know, but I do miss the ominous house itself which featured prominently in the first three films. Sure it has connections and even the image of it appears in the haunted antique mirror which came from infamous Long Island house, but it's just not the same. The straight-to-video fare "A New Generation" is the seventh film, where the terror scraps suburbia for an urban apartment building filled with budding artists who one-by- one fall to the evil entity. An antique mirror is given to a photographer by a homeless man. Soon after accepting the gift, the man starts having haunting visions of a killing spree which might just have some relevance to him. But he's not the only one who's been affected by the demonic force within the mirror, but those living in his studio building begin to find themselves possessed/or infatuated by these dark forces. The plot tries to tie in a little more to the history of the Long House island, especially with the main character's (an affable Ross Partridge) connection to what's actually happening. So most of the time is spent with Partridge's character trying to uncover the truth and dealing with flashbacks. Didn't make it any more interesting though. Predictable and interchangeable. The imitating special effects do have its moments, but there's a real lack of atmosphere and thrills. Sure it's slickly directed, but feels vapid and flat. There's a good supporting cast featuring Terry O'Quinn, Richard Roundtree. Julia Nickson-Soul and a very twitchy David Naughton that do enliven things.Hardly terrible, but rather uninspired.

(Plot) An old mirror winds up being bought by a photographer, and it ends up causing a whole lot of problems. Is the Mirror possessing some sort of evil? Of course Sherlock!I had one thought that kept recurring through my mind as I was watching this. How did this DTV piece of junk managed to assemble such a great cast? Were they in need of work that badly? David Naughton (who has a thankless role) Julia Nickson (of Rambo II fame) Richard Roundtree, Lin Shaye, Robert Rusler, and Terry O'Quinn (Stepfather I & II) You would think it would be better off served for a film worthy of their talents… My problem with this movie is the same problem I have with a lot of the Amityville movies. They stay near trouble… especially in Julia Nickson's case. The way her character is written made my head spin. It also lacks suspense or even the slightest amounts of entertainment. I enjoy low budget movies when they are fun, but this is derived of fun completely and it just gets increasingly sillier throughout the filmFinal Thoughts: It's a DTV sequel to a movie that shouldn't have spawned so many sequels to begin with, but it sure beats the heck out of watching this movie. Stay away2/10

"Amityville: A New Generation" wasn't all that bad, but really could've been better.**SPOILERS**Struggling artist Keyes Terry, (Ross Partridge) wife Llanie, (Lala Sloatman) and friend Suki, (Julia Nickson-Soul) try to make it with an art show, and manage to take a mystical mirror home. The rest of their friends, Dick, (David Naughton) and Janet Cutler, (Barbara Howard) think it's a useless purchase until a series of accidents plague them and their friends. As the strange occurrences begin to mount, Keyes begins to suspect that the mirror might be responsible. Doing a little digging into it's past, he discovers a startling secret that puts him and his loved ones in grave danger.The Good News: There's a couple of pretty decent things about this one. First of all, the different gags done with the mirror itself are pretty good. The way that it is able to show a special image and is able to trick the participant in the mirror to kill themselves to look exactly that way is a nice trick to see. The kills are pretty cleverly done and do manage to get some shock out of them. The opening kill with the glass looks creepy, and is the best overall kill. The loft killing is the most suspenseful, as the fallen portraits, creepy in their own right, are brought in with a maze that is brought in to play is a nice addition. The final half hour is it's best part, with some nice action scenes and a little bit of suspense thrown in as well. There's the main reason for watching the film, and it makes it seem a little better than when it really wasn't.The Bad News: There's still a couple of major things wrong with this one. The fact that there's hardly any action at all in the film is a big factor. The only thing that happens is the kills, which are pretty much it. The rest is useless running around without much of anything done, and it's hardly anything interesting that happens during that time. It just makes for a boring experience. The second is that it really has nothing at all to do with the story of the first film and has no real connection at all. That only a small number of references are made and that nothing even takes place in the fabled house makes it weird how the connection is made. These are the main problems, as the major bore-ness hammers it home more than anything.The Final Verdict: Really only guilty of being a rather boring film with no real action at all, and it does have enough other moments to really give fans of the series a couple of rather interesting scenes. Take a shot on it, there's worse films out there than this one.Rated R: Graphic Language, Violence and Brief Nudity

Wow Wow Wow i love and live for the amityville movies and this one is another great success the special effects are good acting good horror good everything good good good so ignore everyone else WATCH THIS MOVIE give it a chance it has lots of potential 7/10