The Amityville Horror (1979) 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

While a few specks mar the print in places, those minor imperfections don't detract from a gorgeous new scan. Immediately noticeable is the color, preserved as is, naturally bold and accurate, yet still vibrant. Primaries hit their marks, consistently stable too.

A strong veneer of grain resides over the imagery, holding firm with a few exceptions where compression reveals the digital nature. Generally, Amityville Horror looks like pure film, transparent to the source. This allows the sensational texture to appear wherever possible, from close-ups to home exteriors. Trees and debris look just as stellar as facial definition.

Carefully utilized HDR enhances sunlight glistening off the lake waters along with overall contrast. Dense black levels provide the needed shadows, only crushing as needed where the cinematography calls for it. Amityville Horror shows marvelous depth as a result, balanced on both ends of the dynamic range.

Audio

An active, widely separated surround mix is pure positional magic. Everything tracks from screen to speaker, whether dialog, a door shutting, or spectacular rain effects. Spooky voices find a place in the rears, and when the spirits begin their assault, they do so from every angle. For 1979, this is startlingly accurate, even if the dated stock studio effects give it away. Dialog sounds naturally worn with age.

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