Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6495 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-10-03
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Danish, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish
• Dubbed in: German, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 108 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
You know the one about the group of horny kids who get offed one by one? Yeah, so do director Jaume Collet-Serra and his screenwriters, who have updated an old Vincent Price flick and sandwiched it between hearty slices of The Blair Witch Project and various Friday the 13th films. Lots of WB and Fox network hotties--including 24's Elisha Cuthbert, One Tree Hill's Chad Michael Murray, and, well, Paris Hilton--have car trouble and stumble onto a town populated by real killer personalities. The R-rated result is fairly gruesome and, though no one ever quite looks frightened enough, Collet-Serra knows his way around a jolting suspense sequence or two. Cuthbert and an unintentionally funny Murray (striking ludicrous poses as some kind of real toughie) act more like angry ex-lovers than the fraternal twins they're supposed to be; Hilton acts bored while her real-life video scandal is exploited for ironic kicks; and the film heads shamelessly over-the-top with each new twist. As an exercise in bloody mayhem, it has a few novel touches, but you can easily find better scares. --Steve Wiecking, Amazon.com

Synopsis
In this remake of the classic 1953 Andre de Toth film that starred Vincent Price, horrors abound in a creepy wax museum. A group of road-tripping Florida teenagers (Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton, Robert Ri'chard, Jared Padalecki, and Jon Abrahams) stop to camp near a small town where an abandoned wax museum draws their curiosity. Upon exploring the scary cobwebbed space, they find that the figures are not only eerily lifelike, but that the entire museum--floor to ceiling--is actually made of wax. If that wasn't enough to scare them, they encounter a couple of very unsettling characters who seem to be the only people around for miles. One is a blood-splattered redneck who collects roadkill, dumping the bodies of dead deer into a fetid carcass swamp. The other is Bo (Brian Van Holt), a gas station attendant who lures the kids back to his house. Soon, through a series of stomach-turning slasher scenes featuring scissors, long knives, and even a pair of pliers, the teens get to know Bo a whole lot better. They even meet his insane brother Vincent (also played by Van Holt). Brief interludes of teen squabbling and a Hilton strip tease in red lace lingerie temporarily break the tension, but for the most part this HOUSE OF WAX stays the course with shockingly gory moments that earn grosser-than-gross status. Sick predilections involving an experimental surgical station and an elaborate wax-coating machine reveal Vincent's artistic process. But before the bloodbath is over, more twisted secrets about Bo and Vincent bubble to the surface, resulting in a spectacular grand finale and total meltdown.

Customer Reviews

Not for the faint hearted!!
Wowwwww.. i first watched this film at a sleepover.. Sat down watching it with my best mates and a tub of popcorn was great.. and so was the film!!

I found this film funny and hugely scary, so if your not a lover of scary movies, dont buy this! Honestly, you will never touch the dvd again! But i find this a perfect dvd for sleepovers, cuddling with hubby or just for a brill movie.

I would have also thought that Paris Hilton would have been a rubbish actress, but to be honest, not as bad as i thought.

I would advise yout though, not to let under 15's watch this film, they might get nightmares for a while.. i totally understand why it is a 15 certificate!

Grab it if you love scary films!!

Hope this helps x

One of the best bad horror movies you'll ever see
I bought this movie in the hopes of seeing some gory deaths, and was half prepared for it to be one of those I'd only see once, then file under "B for bad". That being said, I was pleasantly suprised. House of Wax is one of those bad horror movies that turn out to be a GOOD bad horror movie. The acting is very good, as are the special effects, and there are some good scares along the way. This being a teen flick/B-movie, there are some clichés that most horror fans probably will recognise, yet they don't make the movie any less entertaining. If you're looking for some serious, 'blow-me-out-of-the-seat' horror, this isn't it. But if you want that gives a few laughs (at least for experienced horror-watchers) and some scares, I'd recommend it. As long as you keep in mind that it's a B-movie when you see it, you shouldn't be disappointed when you see it.

i was crying with laughter rather than in fear.
Heres some of my views on this horrific movie:

1. The whole Paris Hilton 'aka Paige' really added a lot to the movie didn't it?! Please realise my sarcasm. Honestly, what was the point in it? In fact, what was the point in her, other than to add a bit of humour when she gets a pole shoved through her head with such precision. Basically this film just reminded me that Paris Hilton cant act and she should really just stick to what she does best: nothing.

2. When the very stereotypical teens get stranded in the middle of nowhere with their good GPS system, isn't it a coincidence that they had tents? Weren't they going to a football game not a Glastonbury concert.

3. If i was to find myself in a town made totally of wax i would be very scared. I wouldn't decide to look around the neighbourhood hoping to find something interesting because as Elisha Cuthbert 'aka Carly' points out 'It's all wax'.

4. Did they not think to call the police at any time? Any time at all!

5. Most of the characters played no 'real' part. They weren't needed. I feel the producer put them in there so they could be killed in 'interesting' and 'creative' ways.

6. How did the wax building survive in America heat for God-knows how long? Those people who built them weren't architects and so wont have a clue how to preserve wax meaning that those buildings should merely be puddles.

7. I actually pitied the homicidal, wax obsessed killers. Anyone who must work 24/7 rebuilding melted buildings deserves an 'awwww'. I mean they clearly have issues.

8. Why the hell would you get a lift from a guy who looks like he has been dragged through a thorny bush feet first? Then, one of the 'smart' teens, Wade, decides to go for a wander around hobo guy's house to use the bathroom. Honestly! The guy keeps knives in his car, so why then would you go the WC anywhere that he recommends? So, all in all, i feel this movie was a HUGE disappointment.

Please don't waste your money on it.