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Prowler86Kid

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Congrats to this movie. This is the only scary movie that actually scared me a little. I saw it on HBO one night and didn't even know Paris Hilton was in it! I think i may have laughted a little when she got killed, maybe all of them except for...
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Congrats to this movie. This is the only scary movie that actually scared me a little. I saw it on HBO one night and didn't even know Paris Hilton was in it! I think i may have laughted a little when she got killed, maybe all of them except for when Jared got killed, what they did to him creeped me out. Anyway, great movie, nice story, I give it four and a half stars.

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Posted feb 2, 2008 5:21 am pt

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A great up-to-date horror movie, with good performances and not a bad script.

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Posted jan 14, 2008 11:42 pm pt

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a great slasher film

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Posted jan 14, 2008 7:56 am pt

kylehannah

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I had thought the movie would be horrible seeing as Paris Hilton was the star but the funny thing is she's not the star.Paris is barely in the movie at all and when she is she surprisingly doesn't ruin it.The film is above slasher standards and is...
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I had thought the movie would be horrible seeing as Paris Hilton was the star but the funny thing is she's not the star.Paris is barely in the movie at all and when she is she surprisingly doesn't ruin it.The film is above slasher standards and is almost as enjoyable as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake and original.The film has many innovative and gruesome deaths and really uses the whole wax theme to there advantage.The film is held together by Elisha Cuthburt(24) and Chad Micheal Murray (One Tree Hill) who are amazingly great actors with bright futures ahead.The film has very good rustic look and has some really neat effects like the faces carved in the walls inside the actual house of wax.It is also enjoyable because it is fast paced and smart.It's smart because they know people like it when the teens aren't stupid and predictable and these teens actually pick up weapons and attempt to defend themselves instead of running into a forest and trapping themselves like in Friday The 13th.House Of Wax is definitely worth watching for horror fans,don't bash the film because of Paris Hilton get past that because it's a minor thing keeping you away from a spectacular horror movie.

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Posted jul 25, 2007 9:13 am pt

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It's not really a remake of the original since the story is completely different. It's more of a typical teen horror flick that has lots of gore and sex, but surprisingly, the movie is not all that shallow. It does have some sort of story and...
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It's not really a remake of the original since the story is completely different. It's more of a typical teen horror flick that has lots of gore and sex, but surprisingly, the movie is not all that shallow. It does have some sort of story and character development, and it is kind of scary. I'm not usually a big fan of horror movies, but this one is a bit better than I expected.

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Posted jul 22, 2007 2:25 am pt

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I loved this movie! It was GREAT! It deserves at least 4-stars,but I gave it 5-stars since I loved it so much! I also don't know why every one was drinking Haterade when they wrote their reviews but they need to drink something else! Next time...
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I loved this movie! It was GREAT! It deserves at least 4-stars,but I gave it 5-stars since I loved it so much! I also don't know why every one was drinking Haterade when they wrote their reviews but they need to drink something else! Next time they submit a review about a movie I liked!

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Posted jul 2, 2007 2:00 pm pt

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This is just one of many teen horror movies that has been flooding the market(*hint* if it is PG13 and has a lot of actors teens love, it probably sucks). If I see a pointless horror movie, I expect expoitive nudity and gruesome deaths, this was...
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This is just one of many teen horror movies that has been flooding the market(*hint* if it is PG13 and has a lot of actors teens love, it probably sucks). If I see a pointless horror movie, I expect expoitive nudity and gruesome deaths, this was weak in both categories. Would've been cool if i was 13.

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Posted jun 10, 2007 10:44 pm pt

amauriel

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This remake of "The House of Wax" was just plain bad. I'm not even sure why I gave it 2 1/2 stars, but I think it's because I liked watching Paris Hilton get slashed.

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Posted feb 21, 2007 3:38 am pt

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Boring movie and a bad remake, I think that the only positive thing about remakes is that they make people want to watch the original instead of the boring version, so I think that this movie was very original. I hate this movie, Paris Hilton!?...
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Boring movie and a bad remake, I think that the only positive thing about remakes is that they make people want to watch the original instead of the boring version, so I think that this movie was very original. I hate this movie, Paris Hilton!? What is that, the only good thing in this film was Jared Padalecki, but it still not enough to give it a good rating.

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Posted feb 20, 2007 10:18 am pt

CrazyChica25

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Ew Paris Hilton was in this movie. Haha. But yumm Chad Michael Murray was in it ;) Haha ok enough with the actors. I liked the movie. I was gripping on to the edge of my seat. It was definitely gory. Nonetheless still a good movie.

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Posted feb 15, 2007 5:08 am pt

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