Review of House of Wax (2005) by Amy S — 06 Jan 2010
Bleck. Talk about your horribile movies. This film takes the concept of bad movies to a whole other level in the way that Evil Kenievel took daredeviling to a whole other level. The single best part of this completely awful excuse for a film, is the moment that Paris Hilton gets a large iron rod driven through the back of her skull.
It brought a smile to my face, what can I say? Don't judge me. Other than that one single moment, the movie is pretty much a complete waste of time. I don't ask all that much from a horror film, except that it's fun and it's got some sweet, and extremely bloody kills.
Don't get me wrong, if it somehow manages to transcend it's genre and comes up with something fresh, new, and god forbid, important... i'll take it. But when it comes down to it, i'm not asking, nor am I really expecting any of that.
Cool stuff and blood. That's all I ask. "House of Wax" didn't succeed in giving me either of those. All the kids are annoying. The villians and their "town of wax" just didn't do anything at all for me.
The story is uninspired. The kills boring. The gore sloppily constructed. The ending made me groan, then groan again. When I was done groaning I wanted to throw the DVD remote at the television set, or jab a lit pencil into my ear in the hope that it would burn away the memory of this pile of poop.
If even after reading this review you still feel the need to rent this film then maybe you deserve a smack. I know that might sound harsh, but it's the only way that you're going to learn. It's tough love people.
This review of House of Wax (2005) was written by Amy S on 06 Jan 2010.
House of Wax has generally received mixed reviews.
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