dannydc-07666 When I first viewed this film I wasn't expecting it to be anything good. In fact I thought it was going to be a poorly ripped off movie. I am surprised on how much I really enjoyed this film. The film is about an abandoned mental asylum in the 1930's. It had quite a disturbing beginning, as it showed the doctors torturing the patients. They then escaped and started to attack and kill the doctors. It set the tone for the level of horror in the whole film. It really was awesome!Many years later the house is brought and the wife of a rich theme park owner decides she wants to have a party at the house. After a change of the guest list by the house itself, 5 famous guests are selected to take part in a competition to win $1,000,000 If they survive the night.Once the games begin, the film contains many surprises for both the audience and the characters. Many go missing and then the characters start turning on each other etc. The house itself is really well made. It really was a frightening set throughout the whole of the house, from the basement to the attic. It was scary with the shots of the long, spooky corridors. The outside of the house could have been shown more throughout the film, as it did look frightening and well done.The actors are a shine of light in this film. They put a look of effort into making their characters different from the others. For example they handle situations differently to the other characters. There weren't any characters that i didn't like because of poor performances. Overall this film is a lot better than some of the other rubbish I have seen. With the creative set designs and the brilliant characters. It has been a while since i have seen a film with scenes that weren't cheesy or rushed. I recommend this movie!

leplatypus usually, the hard to find movies of famous are indeed that way because they are stinker: this one could be a reference! Between marital war, ghosts and champion contest, the story is just a total headache! the mysterious mansion is just ugly: all the movie is filtered gray / green without light and it's 100% depressive and not at all frightening! Like the guests, i just wanted to get out of this movie as soon as possible and it's again a very disappointing movie with Famke!

jokerswild1 Good cast in this, Geoffrey Rush is probably best utilized and Famke Janssen never looked better. I really like Chris Kattan, but I have mixed feelings on his character in this. He oddly goes from being the concerned prophet of doom to the character most blase about the situation very quickly, but he still has his moments.The movie really does embrace and modernize the William Castle "thrills and chills" style from the very beginning, starting with a horror sequence at a mental asylum that immediately moves into a fun roller-coaster sequence with a bit of light suspense. Once we get to the "house" of the title, the surprises begin. Some of these twists can be pretty contrived, but that's OK - it's all in silly fun.Comparing this to the other haunted house remake of 1999, The Haunting, this definitely has a more consistent tone and better characters, and though both movies have CGI creatures that arrive in the third act, House On Haunted Hill's monster is a little creepier and nowhere nearly as ridiculous.

kai ringler First off let's get this out of the way,, of course folks the Original with Vincent Price was better.. that being said,, I like how this one doesn't entirely follow the original,, case in point,, in this "new" one the house used to be an old Asylum where hundreds , perhaps thousands were mistreated to cruel and unusual punishment, most of the film does follow the original,, same premise,, millionaire invites 10 people to spend the night and if they survive the money is theirs. what I liked about this film , is all of the special fx. all of the blood and gore that we wanted in the first one and couldn't get because it was just the dawn of color, and the technology obviously wasn't there yet,, all in all I think this one was pretty good,, so I apologize to Vincent Price,,, but still the ORIGINAL was better as far as plot and acting wise goes,,,