Amityville – A New Generation (Video 1993)

Amityville – A New Generation: Directed by John Murlowski. With Ross Partridge, Julia Nickson, Lala Sloatman, David Naughton. An old mirror from the Amityville house finds its way into a young photographer’s home, where the demonic presence soon manifests itself to cause more death and mayhem.

“Here we go again, another mediocre entry to the Amityville franchise that seems to get less interesting the further along it goes. I donu0026#39;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 itu0026#39;s just not the same. The straight-to-video fare u0026quot;A New Generationu0026quot; 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. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAn 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 heu0026#39;s not the only one whou0026#39;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. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot tries to tie in a little more to the history of the Long House island, especially with the main characteru0026#39;s (an affable Ross Partridge) connection to whatu0026#39;s actually happening. So most of the time is spent with Partridgeu0026#39;s character trying to uncover the truth and dealing with flashbacks. Didnu0026#39;t make it any more interesting though. Predictable and interchangeable. The imitating special effects do have its moments, but thereu0026#39;s a real lack of atmosphere and thrills. Sure itu0026#39;s slickly directed, but feels vapid and flat. Thereu0026#39;s a good supporting cast featuring Terry Ou0026#39;Quinn, Richard Roundtree. Julia Nickson-Soul and a very twitchy David Naughton that do enliven things.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHardly terrible, but rather uninspired.”