House on Haunted Hill
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Movie Reviews of House on Haunted Hill
Movie Review: 3 stars out of 4
Summary: 4 Stars
The Bottom Line:
Far better than the more recent remake and a fine showcase for Vicent Price's peculiar B-movie charm, House on Haunted Hill is hardly an airtight mystery but it's a quick, fun movie that never takes itself too seriously and offers an entertaining 80 minutes in front of a TV screen.
Movie Review: Very Enjoyable
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw this movie for the first time tonight, and I must say I liked it. It's not the best movie I've ever seen nor is it the scariest, but it is a good way to kill 75 minutes. I'm probably the only person under 18 who enjoys this one more than the remake.Movie Review: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
Summary: 4 Stars
I'VE SEEN SOME MOVIES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO SCARE ME,BUT FOR SOME REASON THIS ONE GAVE ME THE CHILLY GOOSEBUMPS..HONESTLY IT'S MORE A FREAKY PHSYCO THAN IT IS SCAREY.Movie Review: The Master of Gimmicks' take on " The Cat And The Canary"
Summary: 3 Stars
...I found the DVD played better on its second run...William Castle's classic was his first collaboration with horror legend Vincent Price. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL is a surprisingly gentle (mainly) mystery in which millionaire Frederick Loren (Price) offers seven people-four men and three women-$10,000 to attend the birthday party of his wife Annabelle (Carol Ohmart). The catch is that the party is an all night affair held in a haunted mansion that has already claimed the lives of seven people: four men and three women...The fun includes blood dripping from the ceiling, hilarious mummified white-haired apparitions, a severed head in a suitcase and guns cased in miniature coffins as "party favors" and of course, the walking skeleton. Not scary, but a good "horror" for family audiences. The extras on the DVD I viewed were pretty basic, just bios & filmographys for Castle and Price...Movie Review: HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (ALLIED ARTISTS PICTURES/1959)
Summary: 3 Stars
REVIEW: Excellent direction and a top-notch cast elevates this playful romp that provides plenty of goosebumps as well as a few plot twists to tease the viewer along. Vincent Price is at his charming/menacing best as millionare Frederick Lauren who offers five guests a chance to win ten thousand dollars apiece if they agree to stay one night in a supposedly "haunted" house. The house itself is a weird combination of a modern looking exterior with a creepy looking/old-fashioned interior: but the real fun begins once the five guests (and Mr. and Mrs. Lauren) are locked in with no way to escape until the caretaker and his wife comes for them in the morning. Although not without its flaws: "THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL" is still a delightful picture with a lot of atmosphere, and a couple of really good scares.