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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThere is not really anything that could be called suspense in Amityville 3-D, at least, any more than the suspense involved in waiting for a pop tart to pop. [22 Nov 1983]
- 40The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe third in a 3-D series, as in Jaws 3-D or now Amityville 3-D, simply isn't a good idea. Once the first two films in a series have exhausted most opportunities for action, the third is liable to average half a dozen exposition scenes for every eventful episode. And 3-D exposition is the stuff of which headaches are made.
- 37Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldThe interludes of terror are strictly functional and literal-minded: If it's not a murder spectacle, it's a tease that anticipates a subsequent atrocity. [25 Nov 1983, p.C2]
- 30Time OutTime OutA plummeting lift, seances, a spontaneous combustion set-piece and prophetic-of-doom photos are timed to keep us engaged, but never coalesce into a joined-up plot.
- 25Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerAmityville 3-D—one-dimensional in every way but its hokey visuals—is too poorly written, awkwardly staged, and pathologically stupid to register as campy fun.
- 25Miami HeraldBill CosfordMiami HeraldBill CosfordThe film is even slower and less engaging than is standard for its undistinguished genre. [22 Nov 1983, p.B5]
- 20TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineDirector Richard Fleischer demonstrates a keen understanding of the potentials of the 3-D gimmick here, but there is little else to recommend this dull retread.