Review of Monster House (2006) by Joe M — 30 Oct 2012

I've watched this with our kids quite a few times over the years, and it's still great fun. This film reminds me a lot of 80's movies which put kids centre-stage of a mystery, including E.T.

and The Goonies. The animation is pretty good, the voices excellent, and the plot better than many an animated family movie. This film got a lot of criticism for being too scary for the little ones, and there may be some truth in that as our kids talked about 'the man who took that little girl's bike' for a long time, but really this is suitable for all ages so long as they've a grown-up with them to hide behind if it gets to be too much! If you're looking for Halloween haunted house frights for all the family, look no further.