House of Bones (2010)

Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Good start, but then it gets ruined

It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Intent on providing a new feature, a paranormal research show decides to use a reportedly haunted house for their next shoot only to discover the house is genuinely haunted and try to uncover its dark secrets to get out alive.This is one of the more impressive and enjoyable entries in the style with a lot of rather enjoyable aspects to it. One of the main reasons for that is the fact that this one manages to include so many different clichés about the style while doing them in a manner that's enjoyable without really beating over the head how cliché they are. The opening starts to the house walk-through is a major example, as the malfunctioning tools, exaggerated readings and faulty opportunities to utilize the skills they've honed throughout their stint on the show are all quite logical and necessary for such a movie yet they come off as enjoyable here on their own while also subconsciously building to another factor down the road. Likewise, the incidents that occur once they're actually going through the house here are some of the most enjoyable parts of the movie with some actually chilling moments on display as the crumbling walls, haunting voices and other interferences with their equipment start building up a rather intriguing idea here that tends to match the earlier segments quite well, selling the idea that the house is truly haunted and they're in far over their heads here by staying firm to their belief that it's all a gag. Once that turns into the actually freaky events, from the shower disappearance to the battle up in the attic with the zombie-like slave ghost and the ending battle in the sewer system underneath the house this really tends to come alive with lots of action and some rather chilling moments here to make for some interesting and even chilling moments that really provide this with some gruesome, gory deaths as a result. There's one rather off factor about the film here because it does tend to throw around the back-story of the house and it's history far too late into the film so that it does tend to peter out and almost grind to a halt here by stopping for the lengthy and overlong explanation that stops the momentum the film had built up with all the hauntings and spiritual dealings beforehand that make for quite an impressive showing before this kills that slightly. It's not enough to really harm the film, but it is something to contend with in here.Rated R: Graphic Violence and Language.

this ''film'' (i dare to call it) is so bad when ever a friend brings it up i almost puke the storyline s (aswell as a disappointment) a total mess of various already used scenes.i rate this move a -14 sorry if you were offended in anyway but i would literally rather be stabbed than watch this.AND I ENJOY LOW BUDGET FILMS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!i was surprised to find this movie was directed by the maker of goblin (yet another TV film fest) and many other bad movies made for TV, if your looking for a good time and a film that states its characters enough so you remember them i highly recommend an entirely different film any even if you have to watch a film from the 1920s. you will highly disappointed if you watch this so just take my advice and watch another horror masterpiece unlike this disappointment.

To be honest, I was expecting House of Bones to be really bad. But actually, while heavily flawed it is not as bad as other SyFy movies. It is competently made, with decent editing and atmospheric lighting. Effects are kept at minimal and while nothing great when they are there they are much better than those in other SyFy efforts, not as fake-looking. Apart from an irritating performance from Corin Nemec and a disengaged Charisma Carpenter, the acting is about average, with nobody bad but also nobody standing out. The house is well-used and quite creepy, and the well-house twist was pretty nice. However, the sound effects and such are rather obvious sometimes, and the film is further brought down by a cheesy script, really obnoxious and stereotypical characters(especially the TV host), a story that while not dull is predictable, implausible(this may have been avoided if some of the ideas took slower to unfold) and completely let down by a suspense-less, downbeat and utterly ridiculous final third and too many scenes that are rather tame in alternative to unsettling. All in all, better than expected but nothing all that special at the end of the day. 4/10 Bethany Cox

I would simply suggest watching this movie for what it is, a simple low budget horror movie. Everything in this is just correct... not bad or not that good. The story is pretty much classic , a haunted house, but they had a few thing to make it goes out of the ordinary. Special Effects are neither awesome but not bad at all, they are lets say believable. Actors where average at best but you are not watching an horror movie for its acting right? Charisma Carpenter should had less clothes on but well... lol. Seriously i enjoyed this little movie on a late night, it won't remain burned in my head for long, but it was entertaining on the moment.