{"id":26756,"date":"2021-07-12T13:59:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=26756"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:00:03","slug":"review-house-of-wax-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/07\/review-house-of-wax-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Wax: Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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House of Wax
\n<\/span>\u2014 Collector’s Edition \u2014<\/span>
\n(2005)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror<\/span>
\nShout Factory| R \u2013 113 min. \u2013 $34.98 | July 13, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/12\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Jaume Collet-Serra
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, Robert Ri\u2019chard<\/span><\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes, Interviews, Deleted Scene, Gag Reel, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.85
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.52 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>38.59 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>A group of college friends \u2014 Carly (ELISHA CUTHBERT), boyfriend Wade (JARED PADALECKI), brother Nick (CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY), best friend Paige (PARIS HILTON), Paige\u2019s boyfriend Blake (ROBERT RI\u2019CHARD) and Nick\u2019s friend Dalton (JON ABRAHAMS) \u2014 are en route to a school football game when they wind up with a flat tire in a ghost town. They are forced to seek help in the only place that’s open: the local wax museum. Once inside the spooky and seemingly abandoned building, they find the works on display are not quite what they seem and they soon discover it’s being hunted by the insane twin brothers (BRIAN VAN HOLT) who run the museum.<\/p>\n

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Review: <\/strong>Despite its title, 2005\u2019s House of Wax<\/em><\/strong> is less a remake of the 1953 classic and instead more a remake of the 1933 film, Mystery of the Wax Museum<\/em>, sharing a similar plotline. For one reason or another, and although I owned this movie twice over on DVD and Blu-ray (part of a 2-movie feature with 13 Ghosts<\/em>, also receiving a CE Blu-ray from Shout Factory), this is one I hadn\u2019t gotten around to watching, perhaps in part many of these modern horror remakes, or at least those in the late 90s, early 00s, were rarely all that well made (Thir13en Ghosts<\/em> included). However, after watching this version, it\u2019s wasn\u2019t half bad. Not great mind you but still fairly entertaining.<\/p>\n

The ensemble cast \u2014 i.e. most there to be victims of serial killers \u2014 is nothing especially noteworthy, although with Elisha Cuthbert in the starring role, reminded me she was kind of the it-girl of the early 2000s following her part on the 24<\/em> television series, having leading roles in a variety of films. She and Chad Michael Murray, were at least alright and Brian Van Holt in dual roles, portraying the film\u2019s maniacal murderer. The others, including Paris Hilton, are just there for some hideous kills, Hilton especially was gnarly. And in all fairness, albeit not great, she was okay in terms of performance for a thinly written part.<\/p>\n

The biggest advantage House of Wax<\/em><\/strong> has going for it is the practical effects. Not only are the wax figures, at least once they\u2019re chipped away revealing flesh and bone underneath, were fantastically gruesome, but the finale in a literal house made out of wax, was pretty spectacular. Director Jaume Collet-Serra (upcoming films Jungle Cruise<\/em> and Black Adam<\/em>), making his feature film debut, utilized as much practical effects as possible and visual effects only where necessary. It\u2019s old school filmmaking and makes for a pretty memorable third act.<\/p>\n

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In the end, I thought this was far better than expected, even though my expectations were rather low. Although the characters are a bit paper-thin with only exposition to give us any clue to their personalities, the finale and effects made up for the deficiencies and makes this worth checking out.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> and the interior sleeve is reversible with the film\u2019s original poster artwork.<\/p>\n

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