
13-year-old DJ is observing his neighbor Nebbercracker on the other side of the street in the suburb that destroys tricycles of children that trespass his lawn. When DJ's parents travel on the eve of Halloween and the abusive babysitter Zee stays with him, he calls his clumsy best friend Chowder to play basketball. But when the ball falls in Nebbercracker's lawn, the old man has a heart attack, and soon they find that the house is a monster. Later the boys rescue the smart Je... (Full plot summary below)
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13-year-old DJ is observing his neighbor Nebbercracker on the other side of the street in the suburb that destroys tricycles of children that trespass his lawn. When DJ's parents travel on the eve of Halloween and the abusive babysitter Zee stays with him, he calls his clumsy best friend Chowder to play basketball. But when the ball falls in Nebbercracker's lawn, the old man has a heart attack, and soon they find that the house is a monster. Later the boys rescue the smart Jenny from the house and the trio unsuccessfully tries to convince the babysitter, her boyfriend Bones and two police officers that the haunted house is a monster, but nobody believes them. The teenagers ask their video-game addicted acquaintance Skull how to destroy the house, and they disclose its secret on the Halloween night.
Leave your thoughts about Monster House.
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperMost of the characters are cliches, but the horror shows some imagination. This is not a classic animation film, but it is a nice and sometime grizzly little horror story for kids. |
| Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)Audrey Rock-RichardsonThis doesn't have a clear target audience in mind. |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterSo fresh, innovative and fun, you can't believe it wasn't written by Brad Bird and directed by Robert Zemeckis. |
| 7M PicturesKevin Carrstrikes the perfect mix for children and adults |
| OregonianMike RussellThe house itself -- with a porch for a mouth, a carpet for a tongue and a chandelier for a uvula -- is terrifying in the family friendly way old Disney movies are terrifying, and the story packs a few genuine surprises too good to spoil here. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsA captivating piece of visual wizardry. The house, which eventually frees itself from its moorings and chases after our trio of tweener heroes, is a genuine original. |
| Detroit NewsTom LongThe result is an efficient film that never really catches fire, but satisfies along the way. |
| AV ClubKeith PhippsDirector Gil Kenan has a feel for dizzying "camera" work, and the screenplay combines witty gags with a sweet, albeit familiar, suggestion that kids shouldn't be in any great hurry to be anything but kids. |
| Can MagazineFred TopelSure to give your kids nightmare. Like the best movie monsters, the monster house has a real tragedy at the heart of its backstory. |
| The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)Mark PalermoMaintaining macabre spirit, Monster House is a happy horror film. |