House of Wax (2005)

Just perfect...

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Picture a movie theater in the year 2005. You're seeing a remake of a sort-of classic horror movie but made with a bunch of young and kinda attractive people. I guess it's a little like the OC, a show at the time.It's not a good movie but then something glorious happens. A scene that will live forever as people's favorite scene in this pile of whatever it is. And that's Paris Hilton dies. This was actually a selling point for the movie. There were promotional t-shirts made saying, "Come see Paris die". And that's the scene. The rest of the movie is uninspired junk with stupid people, acting stupid in stupid situations that would never happen. So come for seeing Paris die. And that's it.

I know I mentioned this film was a remake in my title, but I am by no means comparing it to its former because I've never seen it. I can say however that I was underwhelmed by this film overall, but it did have some good scenes. This is a mid-tier horror film for me, but I did find some enjoyment when watching, so it gets a passing grade from me.

Carly Jones (Elisha Cuthbert), her boyfriend Wade (Jared Padalecki), her troubled brother Nick (Chad Michael Murray), her best friend Paige Edwards (Paris Hilton), Paige's boyfriend Blake and Dalton Chapman are on their way to a football game. They take a detour and decide to camp out for the night. A muddy truck interrupts them and Nick throws a bottle that bust one of the headlights. The next day, Wade's fan belt is cut. Carly discovers a pit of dead animals. Wade and Carly catch a ride from the roadkill driver. They find the town of Ambrose virtually deserted. Most of the small town is attending a funeral. Bo (Brian Van Holt) needs to finish the funeral before selling the fan belt. The couple decides to go into the closed House of Wax. Their friends are driving back after getting stuck in traffic.This thing starts pretty slow. It turns into a traditional slasher horror movie. The good news is that Paris Hilton gets killed. The wax figures are good creepy background. Elisha Cuthbert is a good scream queen and there is nothing wrong with a slasher movie where pretty young people get massacred.

Okay, okay, I will not lie, the only reason I watched this movie in the first place was because I had heard that "Helena" by My Chemical Romance, was on the soundtrack. So, I watched the movie, and it wasn't until the closing credits that the song began to play! But I am not complaining. House of Wax was such a phenomenal movie, I went to FYE and bought it on DVD earlier this week! I absolutely loved Paris Hilton's acting (boo on me if you want, I do not care), and the bloopers are hilarious! My favorite parts were honestly either a) Paris Hilton's lip-balm scene, b)Wade getting his face peeled partially off by Dalton, then hacked off by Vincent, or c) Paris' death. I loved this movie SO much.