Review by Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre May 30, 2005 House of Wax Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Written by Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Paris Hilton R13/ 113 minutes Warner Brothers/ Village Roadshow/ Dark Castle Now showing Paris Hilton seduces her boyfriend in a scene that would remind some people of her celebrated video scandal. That might have been an inside joke for the filmmakers to include such a scene, but it’s those small incidents in the movie which may leave audiences of House of Wax with a bad aftertaste. Like many recent Hollywood releases, House of Wax is a re-”imagining” of an old classic – this time the 1953 thriller by Andrè de Toth starring horror movie legend Vincent Price. The new movie has little similarity with the original, which was one of the first successful 3D movies produced by a studio (Warner Brothers.) The new version is the usual teen slasher movie, except that it has more than the usual serving of dismemb...
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