
Six friends are on their way to a football game. They decide to camp out for the night and continue driving the next day. The next day the friends find that they're having car troubles, so two of the friends accept a stranger's ride into a small town named Ambrose. The main attraction in Ambrose is the House of Wax. Except something is not right in this town, the wax figures are so realistic and the whole town is deserted - except for two murderous twin brothers. The six frie... (Full plot summary below)
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Six friends are on their way to a football game. They decide to camp out for the night and continue driving the next day. The next day the friends find that they're having car troubles, so two of the friends accept a stranger's ride into a small town named Ambrose. The main attraction in Ambrose is the House of Wax. Except something is not right in this town, the wax figures are so realistic and the whole town is deserted - except for two murderous twin brothers. The six friends must fight to survive and escape from being the next exhibits in the House of Wax.
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| TheFilmFile.comDustin PutmanScary, scream-and-squirm-inducing, and suspenseful, it's the first unequivocally good--and often downright great--popcorn entertainment of the still-early summer movie season. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Clifford2005's House of Wax turns out to be a better reimagining of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" than last year's lousy remake |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[P]imping... Paris Hilton to movie audiences is [the] primary reason for the existence of this crass 'remake'... |
| Reel Times: Reflections on CinemaMark PfeifferHouse of Wax's violence is abrupt and gory, giving it an ick factor that surprises and repulses in a good way. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayThe 2005 remake doesn't hold a candle to the original. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh LarsenMuch of the film's running time is devoted to subtle provoking of primal fears... |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA mundane slasher flick populated by blandly pretty people who look really good in sweaty tank tops. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithIt's a bloody, messy little throwback that unintentionally brushes against fetish since it eventually dips so many of its hotties in hot wax. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittAs a frightfest it's better than today's average. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAfter a month, no one will talk about this movie, ever again. Still, with a picture like this, there's really only one question: Is it any fun? Yes. Lots. Definitely. |