A Haunted House (2013)
Average Rating: 2.6/10
Reviews Counted: 51
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 46
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Average Rating: 2.2/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 11
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In an outrageous send up of the Paranormal Activity movies, The Devil Inside and other "found footage" movies, A HAUNTED HOUSE features young couple Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) and Kisha (Essence Atkins) who have just moved in to their dream house. As they settle in, they quickly find they're not alone. But it's not the house that's haunted, it's Malcolm's girlfriend who is possessed by a demon. Malcolm hires everyone from a priest to modern day ghostbusters to rid her of this unwelcome intruder,
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Cast
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Marlon Wayans
Malcolm -
Essence Atkins
Kisha -
Cedric the Entertain...
Father Williams -
David Koechner
Dan the Security Man -
Nick Swardson
Chip the Psychic -
Affion Crockett
Ray-Ray -
Andrew Daly
Steve -
Alanna Ubach
Jenny -
Marlene Forte
Rosa -
Dave Sheridan
Bob -
J.B. Smoove
Kisha's Dad -
Robin Thede
Kisha's Mom
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Along comes Marlon Wayans to do in A Haunted House what he once did in Scary Movie. And do it much, much worse.
Top CriticA movie that offends every moral sensibility but delivers few comedic rewards.
Does it even qualify as a movie? Why did it take two people to write and cost $2.5 million to make?
You might chuckle at Wayans huddled in the tub, frantically trying to scrub himself clean of something slightly more earthly-freaky than evil spirits. But watching him get it on with stuffed animals? Ick.
There are vague hints that the story is "really" about the difficulties and anxiety of commitment, but then one of many variations on a fart joke distracts from any actual idea.
If the opening gag in your R-rated movie is an extended flatulence joke you should reconsider whether you're qualified to make such a movie.
Neither worthy of my laughter nor capable of inducing sleep. No, this is one of those rare films where its badness turns the cogs of your brain.
A Haunted House is technically inept, monotonous, and stiflingly cheap-looking. How this cost $2.5 million dollars to produce is beyond me.
Too banal to be offensive, it's certainly one to miss
Frustratingly, there's actually talent on-screen that hints at what could have been a cleverly comical take on the found-footage genre.
Heck, worse films starring Robert De Niro have been released this year.
Yet another spoof from Wayans and Alvarez, this movie isn't nearly as bad as it could have been (they also produced the resolutely unfunny Scary Movie 2 and Dance Flick).
There's just an odd recurrence of homophobic humor in the entire movie that compensates for lack of actual humor.
This send up of the Paranormal Activity films provides a few laughs here and there, but for the most part its crude and clichéd script is ridiculously stupid, embarrassingly over the top and occasionally offensive.
This Haunted House needs a KEEP OUT sign nailed to the door.
Just another in a long line of mercilessly unfunny spoofs.
Clearly what the world needs right now is another low-rent horror movie spoof. And this one's not bad. Sticking to Paranormal Activity for its premise, it actually produces some pretty funny moments.
A painfully unfunny, overly familiar send-up of recent horror franchises.
Sporadically misogynistic, homophobic and grade-school puerile in equal measure, it is also not without the occasional laugh-out-loud moment.
The moments where you feel the cast are off-script and riffing are fun if not actually funny, but the most horrific thing on offer here is misogyny.
Dreadful.
Somewhere between a spoof on Paranormal Activity and crazy fun, film gathers pace and comedic momentum as it goes. The cumulative effect, especially if enjoyed in a group of relaxed friends, is likely to be hilarity ... black dude jive kinda hilarity
This is the first film I've seen that depicts rape perpetrated by a bisexual, weed-smoking ghost, and probably the last.
Truly one of the worst horror spoofs of all time, and there have been some hideous failures over the years. Poorly written, repetitive and offensive on every level without being funny. Wait, I'm just getting started.
I thought coming down with the flu would be the worst thing to happen to me this week. But that was a few days ago when I was still sweating it out in bed and coughing up my lungs... before my immune system was further compromised by A Haunted House.
You know a fright-flick craze is in danger of running its course when Marlon Wayans comes along to broadly, belatedly spoof it.
Audience Reviews for A Haunted House
Super Reviewer
"This $*%! ain't paranormal."
For some reason beyond my control, I have watched a movie that I said I never would. I'm more sick of these ridiculous horror spoofs than anyone, but for some reason, my better judgement is always one upped by my fascination for how bad these things can be. In the end, the only thing that keeps me watching these, is seeing just how terrible they can get. A Haunted House happens to be pretty fucking terrible.
Malcolm's new girlfriend moves into his house and he is going to document their new beginning. When things start happening in the house it is brought to Malcolm's attention that his a demon followed his girlfriend to his house. So basically think Paranormal Activity, but taken to the most ridiculous levels.
The humor is what you'd expect. A lot of race jokes, fart jokes, etc. None of the humor was at all intelligent or in any way funny, but as long as the 10 year olds are laughing, I guess that's all that matters. I don't know how anyone could find any enjoyment in this at all.
A Haunted House is a disgrace and just a terrible movie in general. As far as a recommendation goes, my recommendation would be to stay as far away from this one as possible. Don't see it. Unless of course seeing a sheet move because of a woman's gas puts you into fits of laughter. If not, this one is not for you.
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- Kisha: There's a ghost in the house!
- Malcolm: There's a ghost in your ass.
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- Malcolm: Bitch, there's a ghost in the house! Deuces!
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- Chip the Psychic: I would say watermelon, but that could be racist.
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- Malcolm: Nobody is going to hurt you on my watch. Unless somebody has a gun.
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- Malcolm: Oh my god look at all of this shit.
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- Kisha: Look on the bright side I am allergic to dogs.
- Malcolm: Thats what was so great about Shiloh. He was hypoallergenic.
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Mediocre funny movie! There's not much you can say about this film. This is one of those cases where you either are the audience for this film or you're not. If you're a fan of the first two Scary Movies, have an admiration for the Wayans brothers, and dig the advertisements for this film, you'll walk out of there with some good laughs here and there. If you completely despise these movies, or this type of humor in general, you'll walk out feeling cheated. All in all, it's not as bad as you're led to believe, but it's still pretty flimsy.
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help.