For my first review, it was suggested I take on the original House on Haunted Hill. I remember seeing this back in '99 when the remake came out and I quite liked it, but the original sucked. I tried to keep in mind the context, but this just sucked. I probably won't be going retro for a while after this, thank God.A poor attempt to pull off a handful of plot twists, and laden with terribly wooden acting, especially on part of the wrecked blond who screamed constantly like a whistle. The film almost redeems itself with the entertainment we get from the husband and wife, but it's all moot in the end.
This is yet another campy, cheesy, not-scary horror movie classic. For those of you aiming to use these classics as history lessons, @#$! these history lessons. I like horror movies, especially offbeat cult films. Do I need to paste the definition of horror in here?
I probably won't say this a lot, but, save your time and watch the remake.
I really have to rewatch this for the third time, because I walked away saying the EXACT same thing (minus the remake part, fuck the remake). Its definitely a cheesefest, but now that Ive finished the Horror Classics box set and can put the film into perspective against 49 other cheesy films, maybe there will be a new found appreciation for it since the others ranged from terrible to worse. Im with you though, extremely campy and not even remotely scary.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what you guys were expecting, this movie is 50 years old. Obviously it's gonna be campy. I'd rather read reviews about modern movies that i might actually watch.
ReplyDeleteLucas - My feelings exactly, which is why I told Chris I'm not spending time on these queer old movies anymore. I could've made a better movie with my iPhone!
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