House of Wax (2005)
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Critic Consensus: Bearing little resemblance to the 1953 original, House of Wax is a formulaic but better-than-average teen slasher flick.
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Cast
as Carly
as Nick
as Bo
as Paige
as Wade
as Dalton
as Blake
as Trudy Sinclair
as Young Bo
as Dr. Sinclair
as Young Vincent
as Roadkill Driver
as Sheriff
Critic Reviews for House of Wax
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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.
It had a great sense of humor about itself.
You'll be rooting for these people to get slaughtered out of sheer boredom.
This movie gives it to you, as no movie has in some years.
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.
A very stupid, very nasty and very messy horror film.
Audience Reviews for House of Wax
An infuriating movie full of clichés and stupid characters who are there only to be slaughtered in some juicy, gruesome deaths - which happen to be the only effective thing in this idiotic mess, I must add. But we have to go through a lot of nothing to get to the good part.
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I was kind of looking forward to this remake. Obviously the main reason was because Paris Hilton was going to get killed on screen. Everyone was talking about it; unfortunately this remake of the Vincent Price classic is a terrible film. The film is plagued by a terrible cast; I mean they got Paris Hilton in the film. Right off the bat, it should give you a hint that this film wouldn't be great, right? Her other cast mates are very bad as well, Elisha Cuthburt though very attractive, can't act. Brian Van Holt here as the villain is fairly good, but unfortunately, his acting doesn't redeem this piece of garbage. House of Wax suffers from the usual remake formula, a star studded teen cast, that teenagers can relate to with cheap scares and gore. Don't get me wrong, I love gore and cheap scares. But when there well done, not when they're done in a way that demands it, like if it's the only trick the filmmaker can generate out of his film, then it doesn't work. House of Wax lacks anything that can make a good horror film appealing to its audience, and when it's finally over, you're left irritated by how stupid this film truly was. A very disappointing film and one that could have been good. Instead, House of Wax is nearly 2 hours of wasted potential on screen, something that could have been great, but is ultimately sunk by its terrible cast. Luckily Director Jaume Collet-Serra made a much better film in Orphan, which incorporated old school horror elements with thrills. However he clearly missed the mark with this film. Not even Paris' on screen death makes up for the film.
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The best part of this film was probably Paris Hilton, and that's not even saying alot.
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House of Wax Quotes
| Nick: | [looking at a wax statue] You're saying that that's a real person... underneath? |
| Carly: | This Vincent guy is quite the artist. |
| Wade: | Yeah. I think this Vincent guy needs therapy. |
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