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Christina's House

Christina's House

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: THE BEST TEEN FLICK
Review: I loved this movie. I thought it was better than most teenge horror [movies]. If you dont like it dont buy it! But me
im going to buy it. I feel the killer was very derranged and believeable. PLUS they twist u and turn you and you dont really relize who it is till the end.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Not so bad at all...
Review: I rented this dvd hoping for a cheesefest and I was not dissappointed. Honestly I expected it to be terrible, as good cheese is hard to find, but really it wasn't too bad at all. The movie starts with a murder in the old house so I wasn't under the impression that it was haunted but that someone, or perhaps something, is living behind the walls. You don't know who it is or why they're doing what they're doing, but the list of supects is long and twisted: the horney/violently jealous boyfriend, the apparently incestuously minded/hothead father, the weird/weird handyman, the angry/weird sheriff, or just some Jason Voorhees type. The daughter just thinks she's going crazy. The movie deftly implicates all of these while at the same time deflecting it. The acting while not great is definately on the upper level of the B-eschelon. The story is well told and has some interesting, quirky elements. I recommend it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: My Thoughts on Christina's House ...
Review: I saw this movie ...and read the back and it looked interesting..The cast did a good job with it all, but some parts of the plot and storyline were not fully brought out like the way the father and the boyfriend acting. It leads you on in many ways to think that its either Christina's ... boyfriend or her overprotective father making the noises in the house taking her belongings, but i have to give it credit for not making it obvious who the psyco killer is in the beginning like some movies..overall it is worth renting but I dont recommend buying it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: THIS LITTLE HOUSE . . .
Review: I'm giving the movie ''three-point-five stars'' because it's a good movie for writers to watch and learn from. I thought the script held promise except for parts in the middle and end -- where it sagged -- and where my suspension of disbelief dimmed.
The acting was fairly decent but I thought the personna of the interegating police officer seemed off kilter in relatonship to the entire mix of characters, which included John Savage ("The Onion Fields").

I like movies where you are absolutely confounded as to who is the culprit or culprits -- and given the foundation that anyone or anything could be evil. In my book "The Game" is a pretty darn good movie becaus it kept me guessing, kept me off balance and involved.

But "Christina's House" is definitely in my movie collection.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: HOUSE CALL
Review: If nothing else, this movie definitely supports those people who say you shouldn't be sending out kids to sell cookies door to door! CHRISTINA'S HOUSE is a lot better than I anticipated, and had some really chilling scenes, and director Gavin Wilding did well with his young actors, especially Allison Lange and the young lad who played her brother (come on Amazon, let's get these cast lists out more often!!!).
STORY: It's confusing at times, and I'm not sure exactly what kind of "powers" the mother has, but it is definitely original, and has a lot of twists and turns. SCORE: 4
CAST: Brendan Fehr as Eddie has the right combination of rugged looks and teenage smarm to play a character we never fully trust; and where does his body go? Allison Lange in her screen debut does well at times, particularly in here lower key scenes; however when she has to be terrified or angry, she goes a little overboard. John Savage does well as the father and Brad Rowe as the hunky handyman is very good. SCORE: 4
DIRECTION: As stated above, Wilding handles the film and its actors well; uses lighting effectively and some good jump out of the dark scares. SCORE: 4

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: HOUSE CALL
Review: If nothing else, this movie definitely supports those people who say you shouldn't be sending out kids to sell cookies door to door! CHRISTINA'S HOUSE is a lot better than I anticipated, and had some really chilling scenes, and director Gavin Wilding did well with his young actors, especially Allison Lange and the young lad who played her brother (come on Amazon, let's get these cast lists out more often!!!).
STORY: It's confusing at times, and I'm not sure exactly what kind of "powers" the mother has, but it is definitely original, and has a lot of twists and turns. SCORE: 4
CAST: Brendan Fehr as Eddie has the right combination of rugged looks and teenage smarm to play a character we never fully trust; and where does his body go? Allison Lange in her screen debut does well at times, particularly in here lower key scenes; however when she has to be terrified or angry, she goes a little overboard. John Savage does well as the father and Brad Rowe as the hunky handyman is very good. SCORE: 4
DIRECTION: As stated above, Wilding handles the film and its actors well; uses lighting effectively and some good jump out of the dark scares. SCORE: 4

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Absolutely wretched!
Review: There are some pretty stupid movies out there that still manage to entertain. B-movies can be fun, and everyone's seen a movie that at least hits a few high points, maybe even reaching camp status. This movie is none of the above. I don't think I've seen a worse film all year. There is absolutely nothing to recommend in this movie. I looked.

First off, the plot is horribly trite and predictable.

There's a scary haunted house that makes weird noises while the hesitant heroine is in the bath. It also makes weird noises at other times. The fact that it's an old house obviously never crosses anybody's mind. In case you missed the whole noises plotline, the heroine shrieks that the house is weird and makes noises about four times. That's for all us idiots who didn't get it the first three times she spazzed about it.

That's it for plot. Now onto characters. Anyone who's seen a few horror movies knows them all by heart.

There's the main character, the Hesitant Virgin Who's Afraid to Go the Whole Way (tm).

The boyfriend: He pressures, he's scary and slightly threatening, but of course he's one of the most popular boys in school.

Then there's the usual cast of secondary characters. The best friend who inevitably dies, the misunderstood father, the mentally unbalanced mother. A mysterious (but attractive) man that the virgin is unwittingly attracted to.

If this sounds like any one of a hundred horror movies (with Scream heading up the list), it's because it is.

But while Scream was innovative and entertaining in that it turned it's cliches around, this movie doesn't even bother. And while Scream was actually scary, this movie is anything but. There was literally no tension in this film. It's horribly unreal, and very predictable.

Maybe even this movie could have been saved with a decent cast. Unfortunately, they didn't have it. Brad Rowe is horribly miscast, and Brendan Fehr is wasted here (unlike in The Forsaken). Allison Lange isn't even worth mentioning. Her father (John Savage) growls menacingly at every turn, but only seems to get more cheesy as the movie (finally) rolls to a stop.

I strongly urge anyone thinking of renting or buying this to reconsider. I'm upset I wasted an hour and a half on it.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: HORRRIBLE!
Review: There should be a law against previews that make a movie look worth seeing than the movie ends up being terrible. A so called suspense thriller about a girl who thinks her house is haunted. Predictable, boring, badly acted, and horrible written Christina's house could go down as one of the worst movies ever.
Brenden Fehr of Roswell fame is the only saving grace and yet he can't even overcome the lame plot and writing. Brad Rowe ( so good in Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss) is miscast and a complete bore as the house handy man...and Allison Lange tries so hard to be Julia Stiles( looks alot like her as well) that she comes across as a bad wannabe. Other performances are so bad there not even worth mentioning. I urge you to stay away form this film no matter how good the trailer looks. It fooled me.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fascinating psychological study
Review: This movie is, without a doubt, the worst movie I have ever seen. The acting is wretched, the storyline is predictable, there are some things that happen that are so completely random that you have no idea where they came from, and I don't mean that in a good way. It feels like they started to go with something and then changed their minds and failed to keep up with the consistency. This movie is laughably bad. I am begging you to not waste your money. Also, if you choose to waste your money, don't let this movie color your opinion of other "teen" movies, as some of them are quite good. This one is just exceptionally awful.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: dear sweet god, who let these people near a camera
Review: This movie is, without a doubt, the worst movie I have ever seen. The acting is wretched, the storyline is predictable, there are some things that happen that are so completely random that you have no idea where they came from, and I don't mean that in a good way. It feels like they started to go with something and then changed their minds and failed to keep up with the consistency. This movie is laughably bad. I am begging you to not waste your money. Also, if you choose to waste your money, don't let this movie color your opinion of other "teen" movies, as some of them are quite good. This one is just exceptionally awful.


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