UHM - Review - House of Wax (Remake)

Okay I admit it, this movie wasn't all THAT bad, but it wasn't all that good either. Then again any movie that has Paris Hilton as one of the stars (and doesn't have her naked) obviously isn't gonna win a lot of praise from critics. So basically Hollywood is running out of ideas, so they're using old ideas and adding "fresh faces" into the mix, in hopes of scoring major bank at the box office. Sadly (for them) they're lucky to even make their budget back most of the time. When will they learn?

I haven't seen the original movie, so I can't say the differences between the two, but I'm sure to assume that this remake has added a lot of new stuff. This is the second remake (yes second) of the 1933 film. Though, this version is more of a remake of the 1955 movie that starred the late Vincent Price. In this movie we follow a group of young friends as they drive cross-country to a football game. On the way they get into a little car trouble, leading the group to split up (as usual), and leading the broken group into a weird old town in the middle of nowhere. This is where the unlucky outsiders meet a couple twins who "don't take kindly to strangers" and seek to turn them into another one of their waxed creations.

The movie isn't half bad, it's entertaining and the deaths were pretty cool, and surprisingly graphic for a theatrical release. I do have a couple complaints however -- I had a hard time believing Chad Michael Murray's "tough guy" persona and as the film went on, so did the plot holes; leading to a predictable climax. Never-the-less, I stayed awake through the entire feature (always a plus!) and I enjoyed what it brought to the table, especially that of Elisha Cuthbert, yummy!

OVERALL

A fairly decent remake. Good gory deaths, which is always a thumbs-up in my book. Sadly it has some bland acting from Paris (no surprise) and as it goes on it the plot-holes pile up. Worth a rent when it hits DVD, but I wouldn't recommend dishing out your own $8 bucks to see it on the big screen.

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Detective Hoffman :

Posted 297 days ago

great movie! Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murry were good! they were the perfect twins! wonderful! wonderful twins! they killed the two brothers: Bo and Vincent. sons of Ambrose. the House of Wax is indeed creepy! see Paris Hilton killed! she was wearing a red underwear!

Beshem :

Posted 333 days ago

The only reason anybody should see this is because Paris Hilton gets whacked. Hell, thats the reason I saw it, although some parts of it were good, lol.

Chris :

Posted 529 days ago

my friends said that it was good and scary. what a total BULL!! i couldn't even watch it all the way. and Paris?! go hunting with ... chany

Daniel :

Posted 539 days ago

I GIVE HOUSE OF WAX 7/10

ash :

Posted 546 days ago

not the most horrible movie i've ever seen but very far from the best. the fact that paris hilton honestly tried to act in this movie was a complete joke and there were some plot holes that just confused the hell out of me. like the third son. it didn't seem necessary. other than that it wasn't half bad but i wouldn't go out and spend your money buying it.

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