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| San Francisco Examiner - September 23, 1982 |
While opinion as to which film exploiting the so-called Amityville Horror qualifies as "best" can and will differ, I doubt that there will be much, if any, disputing that Amityville II: The Possession is the sleaziest of the bunch. Unless there is a pornographic variation floating around somewhere, that is.
I am hesitant to call this entry my favorite, but I do appreciate the unapologetic and over-the-top melodramatics and graphic shock tactics that Italian director Damiano Damiani infused it with. I think the only other director that could have surpassed him in that regard might have been Lucio Fulci. Maybe.
Despite my not being all that big of an admirer of the even sleazier Death Wish II, I am compelled to tip my hat at the Geneva Drive-In for coupling the two films. What a grimy, gritty, ugly double-bill that was. They probably had to hose down the screen during the day.
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