House on Haunted Hill '00 (Review)

[Cemetery_Man]

Given the cheesiness of the original 1958 House on Haunted Hill, a low budget shocker best remembered for producer William Castle's gimmicky offscreen embellishments. So it's not exactly a stunning surprise to find the new horror opus is a slicker and sometimes scarier piece of work, though it's still nothing but a gussied-up B movie.
Updated with handsomely gruesome effects, some nasty plot developments and a bunch of deliciously fun over-the-top performances, namely Rush, Kattan and Janssen. The real sour point is the final 15 minutes, when the effects and story take a nose-dive into horror film medicrioty. Regardless, fans of the original Vincent Price camp-fest should enjoy this film but sadly it hasn't recieved a warm genre welcome.

Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Chris Kattan, Peter Gallagher, Max Perlich, Jeffrey Coombs, Bridgette Wilson.
Director: William Malone
Rated: R
Running Time: 96
Color / 2000

~~Will~~

[HorrorBob]

I didn't care much for the remake but I did like the oringal.

[Green]

original good, remake awful.

[pizowell]

i like the original alot. the remake was a let down though. famke janssen rocks though!

[theboycopeland]

Never seen the original, remake is shite IMO

I'd rate it 2/5. Only getting more than 1/5 because it was fairly creepy near the beginning.

[horrorfanatic67]

well...original was awesome..of course..vincent price is the man..but the remake could go blow a cows dick...it was terrible!