House On Haunted Hill (DVD)

Advantages: Geoffrey Rush
Disadvantages: slightly dodgy CGI

...a night in the haunted house and come out alive will get a million dollars. This is a remake of a 1958 film, but has been vastly improved and is thoroughly more enjoyable. As with other modern Horror movies (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer), there is plenty of dark humour to lighten up the mood of the film. There also enough twists and turns in the story along with some very scary moments which make you jump, that there should be something ...
...are plenty of surprises in House on Haunted Hill. The only real negative about the film is the ending, which succumbs to the standard Hollywood ending, rather than surprising you with something knew. The main character in the film is Stephen H. Price, played by Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean). His character has been based on the character played by Vincent Price in the original and Rush has done a worthy job of picking up on the look and ... Read review

Advantages: Has many twists that keep you guessing.
Disadvantages: None.

...This is one of the first DVD's I purchased and had to watch via my PC originally as at this time I didn't own a standard DVD player. As it turned out it was the better option as the disc has a mini game built in and other links to stuff around the inter net. The film is a remake of an old classic but is brought to life with the superb special effects of modern filming and obviously more entertaining actors/actresses. It begins with old footage of a hospital for the insane back in 1931, which we find is actually the house from the title, originally run by a mad surgeon. The inmates escape and a mass killing and mutilation spree follow. This is how and where the rumours of ghostly goings on come from. But are they just rumours? Enter the real cast starting with Price, a man with the need for speed so to speak. He runs... Read review

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Advantages: scary gorey good story good looking girls get nude
Disadvantages: non

...available in hd dvd my out of 10 sound effects 10-10 surround sound 10-10 cast 9-10 story 9-10 gore 15-10 its gorey as hell nudity 10-10 scare 9-10 visual effects 15-10 nudity quality 10-10 actors 9-10 cast Amanda Righetti ... Ariel Wolfe Cerina Vincent ... Michelle Erik Palladino ... Desmond Tom Riley ... Paul Andrew Lee Potts ... Kyle Jeffrey Combs ... Dr. Richard Benjamin Vannacutt Steven Pacey ... Richard Clyta Rainford ... Harue Gil Kolirin ... Norris Andrew Pleavin ... Samuel Chucky Venice ... Warren Tatina de Marinis ... Ariel's assistant Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity George Zlatarev Stilyana Mitkova ... Sara's Ghost Laia Gonzàlez ... Nurse Ghost Oksana Borbat ... Beautiful Woman ghost Xeniya Ferenko ... Beautiful Woman Ghost... Read review

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Advantages: Lots more on the DVD
Disadvantages: It's okay, but not worth buying on DVD

...Before we purchased a seperate DVD player, my boyfriend had installed a DVD re-writer into his computer, and connected it to the TV in our bedroom because I refused to watch any films on his 15" monitor! He brought a selection of films on DVD, including "House on Haunted Hill" which is a remake of William Castle's 1958 classic horror tale. As a child I vaguely remember my parents watching it. It tells the story of an old house that used to be a lunatic asylum run by some mad doctors that did horrible experiments on the inmates. The inmates revolted and got revenge on the doctors, but not before one of the doctors pulled a switch, locking them all in, and they ended up being burnt alive. Years later, a wealthy man arranges a party for his wife's birthday in this old house. He also lays on some special effects as his wealth... Read review

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