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House On Haunted Hill Reviews

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Steven Price (a very hammy Rush) is a wealthy amusement park owner who invites several strangers to his shrewish wife's birthday party, this year held in the abandoned Vannacutt Institute for the Mentally Insane. There, he offers a prize of one million dollars to each party-goer who can spend the entire night in the creepy and .. Read more

Starring	Bridgette Wilson, Jeffrey Combs, Max Perlich, Ali Larter
Director	William Malone
Genres	Horror

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Critic's review of House On Haunted Hill
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- Supernatural horror that is heavy on shocks and special effects, but otherwise offers little that is special, though Rush's Vincent Price impersonation provides a little fun.
- 30399
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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- - 6
  - 0
  Brilliant watch!
  
  Excellent for a night in .. and what about the rollercoaster at the beginning-- what a ride!
  
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- 3600
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ANGELUS
  - UK
  - 23 Mar 2004 at 15:57
Most recent members' reviews of House On Haunted Hill
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- - 0
  - 0
  The House on Haunted Hill
  
  A promising start but soon became boring. ddin't care about the characters or what happened to them. Wouldn't recommend this film.
  
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- 991195
- - a customer
  - 10 May 2011 at 14:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Belly's in-depth review!
  
  Bit on the corny side but entertaining. The eye candy makes for half a star, lol.
  
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- 848212
- - Bellyboy
  - 3 reviews
  - Camberley
  - 12 Jan 2010 at 11:14
- - 0
  - 0
  Couldn't even finish it
  
  Horror films are usually either good and scary or bad and funny. This was just awful and not funny, really don't bother. No likable characters, and no good ... read more »
  
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  - Pontyclun
  - 04 Nov 2009 at 13:35
- - 0
  - 0
  house on the haunted hill
  
  i really enjoyed this film.....it kept u on ur toes all the time...definately worth a watch
  
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- - a customer
  - Derby
  - 04 May 2009 at 11:30
- - 0
  - 0
  Nothing special but entertaining
  
  yet another remake. The original was alright, hard to foolw but good enough. The remake, however, is a mixed bag. It's first half hour is quite tidious. The... read more »
  
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- - JustKewl
  - 105 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 01 May 2009 at 22:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Stupid
  
  I had seen this before and think I mised it up with something else as when I watched it again it was really silly. I had remembered it being much more ... read more »
  
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- 745891
- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Apr 2009 at 14:02
- - 0
  - 0
  What the hell?
  
  Why did Geoffrey Rush ever think it was a good idea to take a role in this film?
  
  It was pretty bad - it looked low budget, the characters were never ... read more »
  
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- 731935
- - Eldeppo
  - 12 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 24 Mar 2009 at 18:42
- - 5
  - 0
  so bad...
  
  This was so crap bu so crap that I have no idea why I rented this movie. It started ok but then it lost then plot. Freak weird stuff so please avoid this if you... read more »
  
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- 649678
- - a customer
  - London
  - 25 Oct 2008 at 22:34
- - 0
  - 0
  Average Horror
  
  I thought this film was quite average but i enjoyed it all the same. I'm a hardcore horror fan and i love atmospheric horrors. I think this tried to be one... read more »
  
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- - Lilyrocker
  - 2 reviews
  - Harlow
  - 02 Oct 2008 at 15:10
- - 0
  - 0
  A Jumper......
  
  This movie is great if you're male, and watching it with your mrs....
  
  The are several moments in the film where 'most' women will hide ... read more »
  
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- 621993
- - duanel
  - 2 reviews
  - Prestatyn
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 19:48
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- - 6
  - 0
  Brilliant watch!
  
  Excellent for a night in .. and what about the rollercoaster at the beginning-- what a ride!
  
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- 3600
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ANGELUS
  - UK
  - 23 Mar 2004 at 15:57
- - 5
  - 0
  so bad...
  
  This was so crap bu so crap that I have no idea why I rented this movie. It started ok but then it lost then plot. Freak weird stuff so please avoid this if you... read more »
  
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- 649678
- - a customer
  - London
  - 25 Oct 2008 at 22:34
- - 4
  - 0
  House on Haunted Hill
  
  Rather silly story with full quota of blood and guts being spilled from predictable characters. Surprised Geoffry Rush decided to appear in this teen appeal ... read more »
  
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- 406062
- - a customer
  - Surrey
  - 25 Jan 2007 at 15:47
- - 3
  - 1
  not very good
  
  if you like blood and guts this film is for you, it wasnt really scary though and the story was really stupid, a typical weird so called horror film although ... read more »
  
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- - CATH
  - cardiff south wales
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 14:54
- - 2
  - 0
  FOR THE MEDIUM-HEARTED!
  
  If you're a hard-core horror fan who likes to see lots of blood and guts you will be disappointed. I, however cannot stand the sight of that and found the ... read more »
  
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- - monique denham
  - essex
  - 15 Sep 2005 at 07:45
- - 2
  - 0
  sweet dreams
  
  Firstly Marilyn Manson's classic cover of 'Sweet dreams' just adds that touch of spookyness to this film. The whole film is a rollercoaster of ... read more »
  
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- 157855
- - a customer
  - Hampshire, UK
  - 06 Oct 2005 at 19:22
- - 2
  - 0
  total load of crap
  
  if you like blood and guts this film is for you, it wasnt really scary though and the story was really stupid, a typical weird so called horror film although ... read more »
  
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- - CATH
  - cardiff south wales
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 14:52
- - 2
  - 0
  hey..isn't that..
  
  ...the Hulk rollercoaster that I rode in Universal Studios? Yes it is.
  
  There you have it. My reason for watching this film. As well as the beautiful ... read more »
  
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- 558979
- - ResidentLoony
  - 12 reviews
  - Rochford
  - 26 Apr 2008 at 14:43
- - 2
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  Blimey, what a terrible film. About as bad as it gets really. I was misled by other reviewers who described this as one of the scariest films they had ever seen... read more »
  
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- 579118
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 2
  - 1
  Boring !!!!!!!
  
  Phew....good for insomniacs at least !
  
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- - MARK PEARSON
  - Wolverhampton
  - 25 May 2006 at 18:21

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Critics' reviews
- Supernatural horror that is heavy on shocks and special effects, but otherwise offers little that is special, though Rush's Vincent Price impersonation provides a little fun.
- 30399
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- This remake of William Castle's enjoyably creaky 1958 movie replaces Vincent Price's eccentric millionaire, who invites... read more on Time Out
- 43557
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...A slicker and scarier piece of work..."
- 8010
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Creepier than you expect..."
- 8009
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- House On Haunted Hill
  
  Steven Price (a very hammy Rush) is a wealthy amusement park owner who invites several strangers to his shrewish wife's birthday party, this year held in the abandoned Vannacutt Institute for the Mentally Insane. There, he offers a prize of one million dollars to each party-goer who can spend the ...