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B+ |
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B |
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B+ |
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Surprisingly entertaining!
by Jad (movies profile)
May 25, 2008
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284 people found this review helpful
It is so easy to blast House of Wax, but even though it has a cast that is better known for their bodies than their acting abilities, House of Wax proves to be an entertaining joyride.
Sexy people be damned, most of the cast gets mangled and scared relatively quickly. In fact, House of Wax is filled with some great popcorn gross-em-out violence, and features some of the most creative death scenes since the last Final Destination movie (and parents, please note the R rating and don't come back complaining because you thought it was safe to take your daughter because she LOVES Chad Michael Murray).
But of course this film cannot take itself too seriously; check out the mini-parody of the Hilton sex tape. Hilton, in fact, is great for what this role requires. You don't have to be Meryl Streep to play a blonde girl being chased by psychos.
This movie is 100 times better than the last slew of B-horror remakes (Amityville, Chainsaw Massacre). Stunning visuals and effects, the director does a great job considering what he's working with (the climax in the wax house is a great edge-of-your-seat moment). It is cliched to the max, but their are plenty of little gems that redeem the film a make it entertaining. |
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