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You know the one about the group of horny kids who get offed one by one? Yeah, so do director Jaume Collet-Serra and his screenwriters, who have updated an old Vincent Price flick and sandwiched it between hearty slices of The Blair Witch Project and various Friday the 13th films. Lots of WB and Fox network hotties--including 24's Elisha Cuthbert, One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray, and, well, Paris Hilton--have car trouble and stumble onto a town populated by real killer personalities. The R-rated result is fairly gruesome and, though no one ever quite looks frightened enough, Collet-Serra knows his way around a jolting suspense sequence or two. Cuthbert and an unintentionally funny Murray (striking ludicrous poses as some kind of real toughie) act more like angry ex-lovers than the fraternal twins they're supposed to be; Hilton acts bored while her real-life video scandal is exploited for ironic kicks; and the film heads shamelessly over-the-top with each new twist. As an exercise in bloody mayhem, it has a few novel touches, but you can easily find better scares. --Steve Wiecking, Amazon.com
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Horror from director Robert Zemeckis. What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives. A road trip to one of the biggest college football games of the year takes a turn for the worse for Carly (Elisha Cuthbert), Paige (Paris Hilton) and their friends when they decide to camp out for the night before heading to the game. A confrontation with a mysterious trucker at the camp site leaves everyone unsettled, and Carly has her hands full trying to keep the peace between her boyfriend Wade (Jared Padalecki) and her hot-headed brother Nick (Chad Michael Murray). They wake up the next morning to find that their car might have been deliberately tampered with. At the risk of being stranded, they accept a local's invitation for a ride into Ambrose, the only town for miles. Once there, they are drawn to Ambrose's main attraction - Trudy's House of Wax, which is filled with remarkably life-like wax sculptures. But as they soon discover, there is a shocking reason the exhibits look so real. As the friends uncover the town's dark secrets, they are stalked by a mysterious killer and find themselves in a bloody battle for survival. The group must find a way out of Ambrose - or become permanent additions to the House Of Wax.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By L. Davidson
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Format:DVD
I haven't seen the 1953 original version of this film starring Vincent Price , but I suspect that it is better than this 2005 remake. There is nothing in "House of Wax" that I haven't seen before. It is a fairly ordinary "slasher" film featuring a group of young people on a road trip who end up getting bumped off one by one in an isolated village in Louisiana. A lot of the gore in the film is totally gratuitous and certainly does not add to the enjoyment of the film. The dialogue and characterisation in "House of Wax" is cliched and uninspired and the action is mostly predictable , although the acting itself is reasonably good. For me ,the highlight of the movie was the House of Wax itself , a superb Gothic creation and the stunning special effects in it at the end are the saving grace of a fairly run of the mill "horror" movie.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By DVD Fan
Format:DVD
I have not seen the original film, but this is not a remake of the Vincent Price movie, similar to the recent House on hauted hill film also done by Dark castle is not a straight remake. This is very much a modern day teen horror and is one of the best I have seen of the gerne and I have seen quite a few!
Very similar in some ways to Wrong turn, a group of young friends head of for a road trip to a football game and take a shortcut of the beaten road. After camping overnight one of the cars needs a repair. So off they go into the local town where they could become the next main attraction!
House of wax has some good young actors, especially Elisha Cutbert and Paris Hilton in the eye candy role. Good special effects you barely notice as they blend in rather well. Some grusome and original death scenes! For a 15 this does have some gory moments, similar to other Dark Castle productions I noticed. Overall a very good, original horror featuring a strong cast, a bit slow to start but once things start to go wrong for the group the action doesn't let up. Horror fans espescially will want this in their collection!
Very similar in some ways to Wrong turn, a group of young friends head of for a road trip to a football game and take a shortcut of the beaten road. After camping overnight one of the cars needs a repair. So off they go into the local town where they could become the next main attraction!
House of wax has some good young actors, especially Elisha Cutbert and Paris Hilton in the eye candy role. Good special effects you barely notice as they blend in rather well. Some grusome and original death scenes! For a 15 this does have some gory moments, similar to other Dark Castle productions I noticed. Overall a very good, original horror featuring a strong cast, a bit slow to start but once things start to go wrong for the group the action doesn't let up. Horror fans espescially will want this in their collection!
It has plenty of extras too, a fun commentary by the 4 main actors as they view footage from production and out-takes. A very unique extra as they laugh and joke looking back to the time of filming and nearly 30 minutes long! There is a 10min feature on the production design of the House of wax and the town set. A 8min feature on the special effects used. Also 1 deleted scene, short gag reel and a trailer. A well put together DVD with some fun extras and a great film! 8/10
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Pixie Duster
Format:DVD
Don't make the mistake of automatically thinking this movie can't be any good, just because Paris Hilton is in it. Some critics complained about the slow start to the movie, but this is because time is taken to let us get to know the characters. If we don't don't get to know them, then we're not gonna care when bad things start to happen. Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray come away from this film with the acting honours, with Elisha in particular being a very believable horror movie heroine. The movie really comes into its own in the final 20 minutes, when there is some superb effects work to portray the demise of the actual wax house. If you saw this film at the cinema, the DVD is well worth getting for its extras which include - B-roll and bloopers, Cast commentaries, Wax on, Melt down, Gag reel, Alternate open, From location - Joel Silver reveals House of Wax, theatrical trailer.
So go on, sit back and enjoy yourself - this film is 100% guaranteed to entertain you!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Bog standard horror movie.
I bought this film on a whim, because one of my favourite bands was reputedly on the soundtrack (their song appeared for about twenty seconds). Read more
Published 27 days ago by PTM
4.0 out of 5 stars
House of Wax!
If you enjoy teen slasher movies, you'll love House of Wax!
Starring Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray and the GORGEOUS Jared Padelecki, House of Wax is about a group of... Read more
Starring Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray and the GORGEOUS Jared Padelecki, House of Wax is about a group of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lucy Kavanagh
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not brilliant
I found this film quite odd and it's not really to my liking. I enjoyed The Doll Master (japanese film) which was good and hoped House of Wax to be similar to The Doll Master but... Read more
Published 3 months ago by book worm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good
Did keep me on the edge of my seat but was a bit slow but would recommend it to everyone
Published 3 months ago by sharon
2.0 out of 5 stars
NOT VERY GOOD
I HAVE SEEN WORSE,ITS WEAK, POORLY WRITTEN,SENSELESS STORY,I'LL GIVE THIS ONE TO THE CHARITY SHOP,AS I SAY I HAVE SEEN WORSE.SOMEONE MAY LIKE IT,
Published 4 months ago by LEN.P
5.0 out of 5 stars
thank you
i havnt seen this for a long time we wanted to get the real one too just waiting for it to come tina m bradley
Published 4 months ago by Tina A. Day
3.0 out of 5 stars
The MTV version.
House of Wax 2005 is a lose adaptation of Charles Belden's story. It stars Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt and is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2011 by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars
I liked it
I know it's not the best horror movie around but it is thoroughly enjoyable and despite people's comments, I also enjoyed Paris' performance. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2011 by Alexander House
2.0 out of 5 stars
House of Boring. Something more original please?
My initial thoughts on this film were how gruesome and gory it was. The storyline was that of a typical teen horror film - group of extremely attractive friends go on a road trip,... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2010 by OKE
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it
This film is great, I wasn't expecting it to be that good because I'd heard it had Paris Hilton in, but I have to say she acted really well in this if i didn't know who she was I'd... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2010 by EmmaL
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