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Summary: house of wax
Review: good solid vincent price movie. he's doing what he does best, playing a 'just over the edge' individual with a diabolical plan. entertaining and fun with smatterings of price's usual dark humor. enjoy!
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Summary: Great flick!
Review: Has anyone ever portrayed the Nice Man Gone Crazy as well as Vincent Price? Of course not, and in House of Wax, Price is in top form as a loving sculptor who emerges from a fire with a different, errr, method for creating his wax sculptures. I don't know about you, but just the thought of being alone in a wax museum after dark gives me the creeps. Add a dose of homicidal mania, and there's your recipe for terror.Most people will find this movie creepy even today; those who love camp will enjoy the prolonged ping-pong paddle scene catered to the orginal 3-D audience. All in all, one of Vincent Price's best films, proving once again that nobody goes horribly insane quite like Vincent Price.
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Summary: Great flick!
Review: Has anyone ever portrayed the Nice Man Gone Crazy as well as Vincent Price? Of course not, and in House of Wax, Price is in top form as a loving sculptor who emerges from a fire with a different, errr, method for creating his wax sculptures. I don't know about you, but just the thought of being alone in a wax museum after dark gives me the creeps. Add a dose of homicidal mania, and there's your recipe for terror. Most people will find this movie creepy even today; those who love camp will enjoy the prolonged ping-pong paddle scene catered to the orginal 3-D audience. All in all, one of Vincent Price's best films, proving once again that nobody goes horribly insane quite like Vincent Price.
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Summary: House of Wax
Review: Having seen the House of Wax many times over the years, I consider this movie by Mr. V. Price, to be one of his best works. I would recommend this movie to all who consider it. A bit slow, but very good story, and very good acting by all. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. I have it on Vhs. I plan on buying it on DVD soon.
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Summary: Solid, 50s Gothic Horror Flick
Review: Horror films in the 1950s were often set in earlier times - including "House of Wax" - a gothic-styled thriller. Vincent Price stars, and this movie was his first of many, many horror films. He's perfect in this role, and it's puzzling why no one had cast him as this type of character before. He plays Prof. Henry Jarrod, a wax figure sculptor who's far too obsessed with his work. He's the head of an unsuccessful wax museum and watches in disgust as other museums make money by showing horror style wax figures, such as mass murderers. When his museum is burned to the ground, he re-emerges and seeks vengeance on persons responsible.
The film received a great deal of buzz as the second 3-D film released by a major studio ("Bwana Devil" was the first); not surprisingly, it was a major hit, becoming the 7th biggest money-maker of 1953. "House of Wax" was actually a remake of a 1933 film, "Mystery of the Wax Museum." In addition, a remake of this film is currently in the works, and should be released in 2005. One of the stars of the upcoming film is Paris Hilton, which should be interesting!
Although I prefer Castle's horror films from this period, Price alone makes this film worthwhile. Carolyn Jones ("Addams Family") is also fun as a kind harlot. Overall, the movie holds up pretty well, mostly because of its creepy tone. I saw the movie in 2-D but still enjoyed it quite a bit.
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Summary: Vintage Horror Flick
Review: House of Wax is a classic horror flick from the 1950's starring Vincent Prince who survives a fire set by his greedy partner to collect the insurance money. As the fire leaves him horribly disfigured and mad, he sets out on a murderous rampage of revenge using human corpses as wax figures in his new "House of Wax". On the flip side of the DVD is the original 1933 movie called "Mystery of the Wax Museum" (same plot). This film is entertaining with it's campy dialog. It also was an early experiment in color film. My only complaint about the DVD is the obvious need for "House of Wax" to be refurbished. The film seems blurry at times and the color very faded. Otherwise, a classic worth owning.
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Summary: Allow me to "wax" poetic
Review: HOUSE OF WAX was the film that, for better or worse, changed the course of Vincent Price's career. It's still one of his best starring vehicles, and gave Price a great opportunity to display his frequent characterization of a madman who evokes sympathy and chills at the same time! The 3-D effects of the original release enhance the film, instead of overwhelming it (This was probably due to the fact that director Andre de Toth had only one eye and couldn't experience the 3-D effect). As a result, the film is enjoyable even without wearing those silly cardboard glasses. The turn of the century sets and costumes look great and among the supporting cast, Carolyn Jones is a standout in a small but pivotal role.
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Summary: It's A Good Ride!
Review: I actually bought this dvd for the original version for whom "House of Wax" is based. "Terror At The Wax Museum" was a fun find, and tho at times annoying with the editing (not anyone's fault since the film was from the early 30's). I am pleased that "House Of Wax" used about 60% of the original film version, as i understand where some of the humor came from. For the remake, what can i say? Vincent Price's performance is so relaxed and focused that at times you tend to believe that he IS the character. The quality of both films are superb. The added extras didn't grab me as much as i would have hoped, but i am still pleased with the films.
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Summary: STILL GIVES SHIVERS!
Review: I first watched this on television on a rainy day when I was about seven in Concord, California; I've seen it about twice since. The most exciting example of a 3-D horror flick in it's day, this is one of Price's better films. Phyllis Kirk is lovely and there's young Charles Bronson in the role of Jarrod's assistant. When I first saw it at seven, I thought the scene where Phyllis Kirk goes up to the figure of Marie Antoinette and lifts the wig to reveal human hair beneath (it's her murdered friend played by Carolyn Jones) was scary as HELL (Price is sitting right in a wheelchair and sez "You shouldn't have done that, my dear"!) The famous scene where Price's face falls apart is amazing; for years I pondered just HOW they did that! A very well-made and atmospheric chiller.
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Summary: A Great Horror Film!
Review: I mananged to see a version of "House of Wax" on Turner Classic Movies and I thought that it was a great horror movie. Not being a big fan of horror films, I can't compare to other ones of that time, but this one was great. It stars horror movie legend Vincent Price and a young Charles Bronson who is credited as Charles Buchinsky. Having been to wax museums in the past, I can relate to the fact that after seeing the was figures for so long, you could begin to believe that all of the people around you who are not moving are actually made of wax, something that was briefly mentioned in the movie. A big problem with the movie was that it was made in 3D during its first release. This could create a problem for the present viewings because some things are pointless. They made things for the movie just so people can see the 3D effect. For example, a three minute sequence of women dancing, throwing their legs in the air. When it was made, it was cool seeing the legs come out of the screen, but while I was watching it, it was pretty much pointless. The movie begins with Vincent Price as Professor Henry Jarrod. He takes pride in his wax figures which he often refers to as his friends. They speak to him, and he understands them well, and how they want to be made. In a way to make more money, an investor burns up the museum and flees the sight leaving Jarrod for dead. A couple of years later, people begin to disappear, kidnapped in the night. This happens at the same time that Jarrod, who is now in a wheelchair, wants to reopen his museum, with new figures that resemble some of the people that disappeared. He claims that he uses pictures of the missing people in the paper as a muse for the figures, but a women named Sue knows better. She swears that the figure of Marie Antoinette looks like her kidnapped friend Cathy Grey. Sue decides to make it her mission to find out what is going on at the house of wax. Another great thing in "House of Wax" is the acting. In the recent Harry Potter film, the director has long takes. Scenes of about five minutes all in one take. The same happens in "House of Wax" except some scenes could be closer to eight or nine minutes. This is amazing considering some actors nowadays act for about thirty seconds before cutting away. The actors back then really had to act for many minutes at a time. "House of Wax" is a great horror film, and try and catch it on tv. ENJOY! Rated Approved back in 1953, but if I had to rated it probably a PG for brief violence.
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