Not just fun and funny (don't forget, Paris Hilton's in it), but it's also surprisingly frightening.
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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.
Theatrical Release:2005-Summer
Box Office: $32,000,834
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
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Reviews for House of Wax
After one gets past the trendy casting of Paris Hilton, this above-average horror flick actually surfaces from the bloody pit of remakes clutching a few decent ideas.
09/02/05
Mal actuada, mal editada, previsible de principio a fin y sin terror alguno de por medio, es una de esas cintas que deberían haberse quedado en la fase de proyecto.
11/26/05
(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
Film lacks horror and originality.
05/06/05
Redeemed by the surreal nightmare of its fiery finale, when it's not a wicked witch but the world itself that seems to be crying, 'I'm melting...'
05/06/05
A horror movie can get away with a lot, but once it crosses a certain line, it is insulting to viewers. House of Wax crosses that line.
05/05/05
Top CriticShould make horror fans quite content.
05/14/05
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
We'll always have Paris. But for almost an hour, we endure these dumb children bickering, wandering aimlessly, insulting local hayseeds, and not having sex. That's hot.
05/20/05
A roughhouse between the Hayes's dingbatty script...and director Sera's winking and surprisingly skillful treatment of it...ultimately disappointing.
05/05/05
Not to focus too much on Paris Hilton, but she brings an art to bad acting.
05/06/05
Meanwhile, the audience wonders when Paris Hilton will be eviscerated for their enjoyment.
06/04/05
how seriously should any film be taken when it has Paris Hilton and her lacy red lingerie in a supporting role?
05/04/05
"Something's dead out there." Yeah, like this movie.
05/06/05
It’s sad that the film had to place Hilton front & center with a video camera joke, then a BJ gag before finally having a large phallic object go right through her face.
05/05/05
When the cast starts wondering where the roadkill is, someone says, 'Follow the smell.' Good tip: That's how you'll know where Wax is playing.
05/06/05
Top CriticThis is a well-made film with a lot more gore than you're expecting and a lot less humor than you're expecting.
06/16/05
2005's House of Wax turns out to be a better reimagining of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" than last year's lousy remake
05/05/05
This isn't so much a remake of the 1953 classic as a standard slasher movie grafted onto a familiar title.
05/22/05
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