House of Wax

Oh shit we haven't done 3D gimmick shots, GET ME THE PADDLE BALL.

Well, it's not a good movie. But it's a fun one. The concept is a little thin to be stretched into a feature-length film and it definitely felt like it here. It's mostly ignored, but there are a few unbelievably obnoxious scenes and shots obviously designed for 3D. You can easily see the film is influenced by other horror films, like Frankenstein (1931) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931). Yeah, it's just a fun, silly (though maybe unintentionally so) horror movie.

Fun and creepy, but it drags.

Large swathes of this are corny as hell, which is expected, but there's a really refined sense of menace and dread running through the film.

Great payoff, while the setup is slow and boring, it builds momentum throughout. Great underrated horror flick, with Price in my top 10 killers of all time after watching this.

Fantastic bookends, but everything in between seriously drags and weighs the film down. Price is still characteristically great.

Not one of Price's best movies, but one of his more interesting roles. The film is pretty cheesy at times, but always very fun. The melting wax figures are genuinely unsettling.

Wonderful! Price is so creepy, and has so much adoration for his wax people. He's a man with goals, and your being alive just happens to be in the way of them. What a neat villain. The setup at the beginning takes a while, but the payoff is absolutely worth it. Really eerie and good.

Dated but entertaining proto-slasher established Price as a screen icon for sufficient reason: he is devilishly good at these hammy horror roles, and he is clearly having a ball here as a morbid and mysterious wax figure sculptor. The artificial nature of the set design works for it rather than against it, lending an almost surreal quality to the proceedings, and there is some moody lighting and creative staging that adds a sense of dynamism to its strangely sluggish rhythm.

Works best for much younger horror fans (& probably worked well in '53), but less so for adults who can see the big twist coming the minute Price returns. In fact, the whole 2nd half is a foregone conclusion & it's hard to be interested when you're waiting for the characters to figure out what you already know. There are some clever self-aware touches though & the first half works great as it sets up the story quickly & offers up 2 female characters that initially seem like more than victims

I think Corman was basically correct in his claim that he and Charles B. Griffith originated the black comedy as we've known it in American cinema since, but this was clearly a model for LITTLE SHOP & BUCKET OF BLOOD in its general outline and macabre humour, sometimes shocking for an early '50s studio film. Even the paddleball crap is totally self-aware, its presence at the premier used for winking at the gimmick and its novelty ("Once we're established, we won't need that sort of thing...").

The opening 15 minutes are magnificent and, while the rest of the film struggles to live up to them, Vincent Price is great and the sense of horror is very well done.

Price was excellent.

Vincent Price is excellent in this classic horror film. There are some fun scenes obviously intended to show off the 3-D in the films original run. The set and the costumes are lovely. Nice use of color. This is one of the best horror films from the 1950s.

I didn't realize going into this that I was in for a THREEEE DEEEEE movie! But boy I sure did enjoy that paddleball sequence

Great movie, all the wax people were so creepy, and Price's performance was brilliant! There was suspense and action too. I really enjoyed this movie, and I recommend it.

Vincent Price: 95

A truly horrific premise, but too camp in its presentation to be effective. Our disfigured antagonist is a cartoonish take on Phantom of the Opera; morbid topics are laughed about shortly after events transpire, and so bright is their merriment that it feels like parody. The score bounces around playfully, with any suspense themes more akin to Elmer Fudd sneaking up on Bugs Bunny. Having said that, I did enjoy it, and the final act exhibits a degree of tension with some effective use of lighting

Pretty fun, but feels a bit unfocused sometimes. Keeps jumping from more interesting to less interesting aspects.

Cinema is when the big 3D man tries to hit your popcorn with his paddleball.

Price hams it up with his usual elan. Bronson is his brain-damaged assistant.

Anchored by a fantastic performance by Price as two halves of the same twisted coin, as well as solid work from the rest of the cast- particularly Kirk, Jones, & Lovejoy- it's more of a dark mystery than a straightforward horror, but that works in its favor & makes it all the more intriguing. An engaging plot, solid effects & a truly eerie atmosphere combine with goofy (but fun) fourth-wall breaks & self-aware moments to make a classic that still holds up 66 years later. Essential viewing.

It is a very watchable movie when Vincent Price is on screen, but immediately becomes exponentially less so when he isn't.

That man's sneeze at the end was the scariest part

Few films are more undeserving of cult status than House of Wax, which can barely be called a horror film; there’s no creepiness at any stage, even with the legendary Price in the lead, and the story is pitifully simple and uninspired. Worse yet, the passing paddle-ball salesman employed as the sole showcase for the much-advertised 3-D effects is preposterously shameless in its incongruity.

Pretty much exactly the same as the original except this one has Vincent Price.

watched: 2017

Pretty boring. Loved the colours of it tho. Vincent Price is like usual good stuff. Kinda wanna see the remake a lot more

Vincent Price tries his best with Phyllis Kirk but while an admirable attempt with nude Phyllis curling her toes in torment the madness of Atwill and the perfect victim of Wray just can't be captured again even with the aid of 3-D. Overall this flows better and does include a burlesque dance number and you can't go wrong with Price or tantalizing Phyllis so it's well worth the price of admission.

I was enthralled the entire way through, from the begining it set me up to be very entertained, and did not disappoint. Some great special effects and an awesome story.

Creepy and campy, like most Vincent Price movies.

Contains the worst 3D gimmick (Paddleball Man haunts my dreams...), but also some legitimately terrifying imagery.

That climax is why I miss practical effects in horror movies.

Awesome

"The effects are done with playfulness, zest, and some imagination."

Silly fun.

suç, cinayet, seri katil, tekerlekli sandalye (yeni yapimdan farkli bir film, filmde balmumu heykeltrasi arkadasinin sigortadan para alabilmek icin dükkanini kundaklamasindan sonra seri cinayetlere baslar. Bir süre sonra actigi sergide arkadasinin balmumu heykelini gören kadin durumu fark eder.) renkler çok güzel 53 yapimina göre, kesinlikle korku filmi degil, daha cok suc filmi.

HOUSE OF PADDLE BALL!

Goofy but fun.

Considered a horror classic, but it barely held my attention.

The cinematography is more solid than stunning. There are some great shots, but in other they just go overboard and the whole thing is marred by shots that were supposed to look impressive in 3D but don't translate well to 2D. That aside; when it comes to plot, writing and not least characterization it is slightly dated here and there, but I would much rather slap the label of Horror Classic on this than on any of the Universal movies I've seen so far.

83.000

Films of the pre-60s are bad. They are sexist, the men are always ugly (why?) and annoying, they have torturing long talking scenes, cheesy music and a boring storyline. The only best thing about is the women -- Most are quite pretty. Btw, why is that the films in that age are always boring? I thank them, cos without them, there would've been no modern films.

Passes the time.

Screw the remake, check this out instead

Even more pulpy version of the 1933 original. Doesn't really add anything relevant but is overall more focused and cohesive. Vincent Price hams it up like a boss and is absolutely beautifully delicate in his insanity.

3D was as much a cancer on films 50 years ago as it is today. Heaps of pointless scenes that were clearly thrown in purely for their 3D effects that try and distract you from a weak plot that had a mildly interesting premise and set up. At least it has Vincent Price in it.

vincent price earns almost every point i give this movie. enjoyed the hell out of it. just SLIGHTLY inferior to the original.

Vincent Price and murders. Groovy. Good even if you don't see it in 3-D