{"id":16620,"date":"2017-10-15T18:43:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T01:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=16620"},"modified":"2017-10-15T18:43:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T01:43:36","slug":"review-house-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/10\/review-house-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The House BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Although not a terrible movie, or at least as terrible as I feared, The House<\/em><\/strong> was a misfire of a project for the normally, box office while anyway, Will Ferrell and even though I did manage to laugh a time or two, it is an entirely forgettable movie.<\/p>\n

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The House<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Comedy
\nWarner Bros. | R \u2013 88 min. \u2013 $35.99 | October 10, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/15\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Andrew Jay Cohen
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Brendan O\u2019Brien & Andrew Jay Cohen (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Jeremy Renner, Rob Huebel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Extended\/Alternate Scenes, Gag Reel
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>39.9 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Will Ferrell has had modest hits at the box office but The House<\/em><\/strong> is perhaps his biggest flop for a wide release. And it\u2019s easy to see why, this was a half-baked comedy that has a flimsy plot and few laughs. The saving grace is that I did manage a few chuckles here and there but not for Ferrell but the supporting cast.<\/p>\n

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The story is on the simple side. Scott and Kate Johansen (WILL FERRELL, AMY POEHLER) are in a financial bind when the local city council pulls the full-ride scholarship for their daughter (RYAN SIMPKINS) due to budget cuts, in spite of a sprawling swimming recreation center. So, in order to being able to pay the $50,000 tuition fee, they go along with an idea by their friend Frank (JASON MANTZOUKAS), who is a compulsive gambler on the verge of divorce: they open up a casino at his private residence and soon enough what started off as a makeshift money maker became a full-fledge mini-resort hiring mousses, stand-up comics and more.<\/p>\n

Before long things become out of control and \u201chilarity\u201d ensues.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: The House<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t as bad as I had feared based on not only the reviews, but lackluster advertising, not to mention Will Ferrell, when it comes to his comedy, has been very hit or miss, mostly the latter. And this one is no different as I really didn\u2019t laugh at him so much than his co-stars Amy Poehler, Nick Kroll and Jason Mantzoukas as they were funnier, considering the material, than he ever was. Poehler specifically elicited a few chuckles from me and probably saved this from being a total turkey. Oh, and Jeremy Renner makes an appearance as a secondary antagonist with little effect to the point to wondering why the character was there, added nothing to the story or was even funny.<\/p>\n

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This is your typical Ferrell performance where there are stretches that he goes overboard and apparently is in the same category as Melissa McCarthy, or vice versa, believing yelling jokes will somehow make it funnier; it doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The film was co-written, produced and directed by Andrew Jay Cohen \u2013 and Ferrell and Adam McKay serve as producers as well \u2013 and it\u2019s all rather basic, no real style and the pacing never quite picks up which is no surprise because there really isn\u2019t much of a plot, this seems like would\u2019ve worked better as some sort of short film… maybe.<\/p>\n

In the end, The House<\/em><\/strong> is hardly terrible and nowhere close to being the worst comedy I\u2019ve seen in 2017, the laughs are hard to come by and no doubt I won\u2019t even remember anything about it come tomorrow; heck it\u2019s only been a few hours and I\u2019m beginning to forget.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy slip cover<\/strong>, inside is a DVD Copy<\/strong> and redemption code for the Digital HD <\/strong>copy.<\/p>\n

The House<\/u><\/em><\/strong>: Playing with a Loaded Deck (12:47; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a behind-the-scenes featurette that takes viewers backstage and the cast talks about the project and working with one another.<\/p>\n

If You\u00a0 Build The House<\/em> They Will Come (13:43; HD)<\/u><\/strong> looks at transforming an ordinary neighborhood house into an all-out casino.<\/p>\n

Deleted Scenes (15:43; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here are 11 scenes that didn\u2019t make the cut including an alternate opening.<\/p>\n

Alternate\/Extended Scenes (1:19:54; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This has to the lengthiest amount of scenes. Seriously, that is insane.<\/p>\n

Gag Reel (9:57; HD)<\/u><\/strong> contains the usual on-set antics with line flubs and character breaks as the cast makes each other laugh.<\/p>\n

Last up are a set of Line-O-Ramas (8:41; HD)<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Warner Brothers releases The House<\/em><\/strong> onto Blu-ray presented in its original 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. This is a pleasant enough looking picture with the usual bright colors given it is a comedy, skin tones appear natural and detail was moderately sharp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The accompanied DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is functional but scarcely extraordinary. Being this is a comedy, the bulk is dialogue with some moderate depth reserved for the soundtrack \u2014 including The Sopranos<\/em> theme which only reminded how much I miss that show and James Gandolfini \u2014 and some ambient noises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 2.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, although not a terrible movie, or at least as terrible as I feared, The House<\/em><\/strong> was a misfire of a project for the normally, box office while anyway, Will Ferrell and even though I did manage to laugh a time or two, it is an entirely forgettable movie. The Blu-ray offers up both good video and audio transfers and an above average number of features.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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