Expect lots of Slasher Movie 101 and putatively clever jibes at a certain high-profile hotel heiress (involving a video camera, of course, and a box full of cell phones that don’t work).
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05/14/05
House of Wax (2005)
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Reviews Counted:145
Fresh:37
Rotten:108
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Bearing little resemblance to the 1953 original, House of Wax is a formulaic but better-than-average teen slasher flick.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In this remake of the classic 1953 Andre de Toth film that starred Vincent Price, horrors abound in a creepy wax museum. A group of road-tripping Florida teenagers (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael... [More]
Starring: Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton
Director: Jaume Collet-Sera
Reviews for House of Wax
A script that offers few thrills and a slapdash story.
05/14/05
Filled with the usual contemporary horror staples, most notably lots of rusty torture implements and cellphones that tend to scurry mischievously out of reach just as the villain bears down on his prey.
05/14/05
If you’ve seen one horror movie, you’ll always be several steps ahead of everyone in House of Wax.
05/13/05
A mundane slasher flick populated by blandly pretty people who look really good in sweaty tank tops.
05/13/05
A sizzling grand finale is among the few reasons to endure House of Wax.
05/13/05
When I wasn’t laughing at the asinine plot developments or the ridiculously inept acting, I was straining to stay awake.
05/12/05
Forty-five minutes of stultifying boredom, followed by preposterous carnage pilfered from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
05/12/05
My contempt for this film is so great, I'm reluctant to even call it a film, as that designation places it in the pantheon of works by Welles, Hitchcock and even Ed Wood.
05/11/05
The 1933 and 1953 versions are available on a single DVD for slightly less than the price of two evening movie tickets. Am I making myself clear?
05/11/05
House of Wax's violence is abrupt and gory, giving it an ick factor that surprises and repulses in a good way.
05/10/05
I’ve got some real affection for House of Wax and perhaps that, more than anything, is why I wish it were just a tiny bit better.
05/10/05
Much of the film's running time is devoted to subtle provoking of primal fears...
05/09/05
It had a great sense of humor about itself.
05/09/05
(Director) Collet-Serra has no facility for suspense or mood, and he stretches out the brain-dead dialogue and plodding plot until it's numbing.
05/08/05
Says Paris: "I'm dismissed when I get a pole in my head which, as anyone in tune with my video career knows, is hardly the first time."
05/08/05
Melts in your brain, not in your hand (or is that it melts your brain?)
05/07/05
The plot relies entirely on the stupidity of the protagonists and our desire to watch them die.
05/07/05
Don't blame Hilton for this misbegotten Wax job
05/07/05
'...the 2nd best Paris Hilton film I've seen this year. '
05/06/05
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September 23, 2008:
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