Oh God.

Okay, maybe I’m being a bit too quick to dismiss the possibility that Amityville: The Awakening could be a great film but …

No, it’s not going to happen.  I love horror movies.  I love grindhouse films.  I think they deserve a lot more respect than they receive.  But I just cannot enthusiastic about this film or this trailer.  From the minute that poor Jennifer Jason Leigh says, “Home sweet home,” the trailer promises your standard PG-13 horror movie.

(Yes, I know the movie has been rated R but this trailer screams PG-13.  You want to see an R-rated Amityville film?  Go see 1980’s Amityville: The Possession.  Now, that is pure nightmare fuel…)