A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.A group of teens are unwittingly stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
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Dragicia Debert
- Trudy Sinclair
- (as Dragitsa Debert)
Chantal Lugg
- Wax Model
- (uncredited)
Kendal Rae
- Sexy Girl
- (uncredited)
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Underrated slasher remake.
I give credit that the story is pretty different compared to the previous House of Wax movies, but the actual story isn't that good. It's pretty generic with it being a couple of friends going to a isolated town and gets killed off one by one. Also the movie is pretty predictable throughout. But there's a couple of good things in this remake. I like the idea of the whole town being turned into wax and the museum is made out of wax. And the movie does a pretty good job build up the atmosphere in the isolated environment. The movie is also suspenseful in a couple of scenes and even the climax is done pretty well. There's also a minor twist at the end that doesn't really effect the movie.
Entertaining horror movie
At first, when I saw the name Paris Hilton, I wasn't too sure about House Of Wax (2005). But I decided to give it a fair shot anyways, and I'm glad I did. House Of Wax was actually an entertaining well made horror film. The plot was cool and intriguing. The actors were well casted, and I enjoyed all the characters and the actors playing them did a good job, yes, even Paris Hilton did a pretty good job. The movie was never boring, it always kept you interested and on the edge of your seat. The violence was a bit too graphic at times, but overall it wasn't that bad, other horrors have been far worse when it comes to carnage. Now it's not like the movie was flawless, it did have some flaws. The acting in a few scenes was kinda lackluster, could have been better if they would've just tried again I'm sure. I know a lot of people thought Paris Hilton was going to just be terrible in this movie, in my own personal opinion, I actually thought she did pretty good In her own respective role. She did get to dance around in her lingerie in 1 scene, so you straight guys out there, there you go. For the ladies and gay guys, do not despair, there is definite eye candy for you as well. Chad Michael Murray is one of the main stars here, who actually acts well and looks hot in his role at the same time, hard to find in a horror movie! So does Jared Padalecki, he does well in his role, and looks good doing it. This movie is just a good time for horror movie fans. It's not poorly made or cliché, or cheesily acted. 7/10 for house of wax.
Deserves Recognition
This was a great horror movie.. it's one of those that u maybe heard were a cheap movie or whatever but everything executed in this movie was done really well .. Great practical effects , Great acting, Great kills , and Great music. If you got Manson or Disturbed in the movie then you got my attention for sure.. Check out this trippy movie u won't be disappointed. Very interesting.
A nice surprise
I really didn't expect too much from this movie. What started off as filler before some movies I was more interested in either came out for home viewing or were available at the rental place ended up being a highly entertaining flick. Paris Hilton's acting was about as good as can be expected, which is adequate, and she by far has the most boring death, but with that exception being stated, some gnarly bloodshed ensues which had me, a relatively jaded horror aficionado used to the standard issue death scenes, saying "Damn-that's harsh!" It's one of those movies that has you (at least I hope I'm not the only one!) putting yourself into the victim's shoes, imagining both their pain and mental desperation. Of course, it didn't get good reviews by more popular raters, but then again, what horror movie EVER has? (Other than in Fangoria magazine...)
Genuinely Creepy
Let me start off where everybody else does... Paris Hilton. Yes, her performance was not the best, but don't let that deter you. "House of Wax" has a genuine creepy feel with good performances from Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt and Jared Padalecki.
With the classic plot of a group of teens going on a trip when suddenly things go awry, there are moments that are unexpected and leave you thinking even after the credits have rolled. There are clues given throughout the film that give the audience a chance to piece together what the hell is going on before it is revealed at the end. Those are always the best sorts of movies.
Though there are moments of 'classic horror movie plot syndrome' that may cause some to chuckle, it makes up for it with the special effects, semi-original themes and the antagonists. I'd call it a pretty damn good two hours of entertainment.
7/10
With the classic plot of a group of teens going on a trip when suddenly things go awry, there are moments that are unexpected and leave you thinking even after the credits have rolled. There are clues given throughout the film that give the audience a chance to piece together what the hell is going on before it is revealed at the end. Those are always the best sorts of movies.
Though there are moments of 'classic horror movie plot syndrome' that may cause some to chuckle, it makes up for it with the special effects, semi-original themes and the antagonists. I'd call it a pretty damn good two hours of entertainment.
7/10
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Jaume Collet-Serra insisted that practical effects be used as much as possible for the film. Visual effects were used when necessary, but sparingly.
- GoofsCarly's height changes throughout the film. This is explained in the extras; because Jared Padalecki is so tall, Elisha Cuthbert wore wooden shoes in the scenes where her feet weren't shown. In some scenes, she is up to Wade's shoulder. In others, she is up to his chest.
- Crazy creditsRandom letters in the end credits of the movie begin to melt down from the screen as they appear. Also, some pairs of letters are joined, just like Bo and Vincent when they were born.
- Alternate versionsThe uncut version is rated R21 in Singapore. Two scenes needed to be trimmed to secure an NC16 rating. First is the body dragging scene where the head slowly detaches itself from the torso. Next is the scene where the killer graphically removes a pole that is jammed into a female victim's head.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #12.137 (2005)
- SoundtracksMinerva
Written by Stephen Carpenter, Chi Cheng (as Chi Cheng), Abe Cunningham (as Abran Cunningham),
Frank Delgado and Chino Moreno (as Camilo Chino Moreno)
Performed by Deftones
Courtesy of Maverick Recording Company
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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- La casa de cera
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $32,064,800
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,077,236
- May 8, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $68,766,121
- Runtime
- 1h 53m(113 min)
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- 1.85 : 1
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