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House of Wax (1953)
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Camp and Fun
This movie is just not scary by our modern standards. We see wayyyyy too much of the bad guy and the ending is horribly predictable. However, sometimes the ride itself is fun enough.
The story follows an eccentric wax sculptor who apparently dies in a fire, but then re-emerges more talented than ever just when some corpses begin turning up and then getting lifted from the local morgue.
Vincent Price is so camp as the sculptor that I wanted to stick a tent pole in him. He is fun to watch and he rocks his odd but interesting role.
This was intended as a 3D movie and it is hilarious watching them try to scare you with the technology. It reminded me of the SCTV sketch and ultimately made that sketch seem all the more spot on.
The best part of the film is certainly the final reveal, and there is no way I will ruin it by giving it away. I watched it again in slow motion and it is truly an achievement in prosthetics.
Good for a laugh, by no means scary, but a good time and still better than the remake.
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 | Movie Addict
Jun 24, 2007 8:00 PM
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| What? No Paris Hilton getting a stake in the head? |
 | Jamie
Jun 25, 2007 4:59 PM
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| I can't remember many of the details of this film, except that I was glad the ending had rewarded me for sitting through it. It's just about impossible to view these types of movies with the same amazement and horror as people did back in the 50's. But I still watch them anyway... |
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Jun 24, 2007 8:47 PM