House (2008)

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Let's be realistic.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Getting stranded at a remote, vacant hotel in the woods, two couples find themselves beset by a deranged killer who forces them to confront their inner-most demons buried within them in order to get out alive.This is an overall quite troubling effort as this really could've been something quite decent but is too heavily flawed to rise above. The biggest issue here is that this one is just way too overall clichéd and familiar to scores of other films where people find themselves trapped at a house or shack in the middle of nowhere that's not what it initially seems at all, and that familiarity makes for this one to simply run through the motions of hitting every single general plot-point without fail. There's the initial meeting with the family that shows them off as general creeps, the scramble throughout the house to secure weapons once the killer arrives and then the play-out with each one forced to confront something troubling from their past which is the main genesis of the film rather than the killers' stalking scenes which are quite problematic since this really only makes a specific point within the film come to pass. If none of these actions that are presented as the most horrific memories and events in their lifetime mean nothing or are not that scary at all, then the film as a whole is just utterly bland and boring during these sequences which is what's presented here. Only one of these events is really all that terrifying and worthy of being that kind of unrelenting psychological torment yet even that is dutifully hindered by the film's Christian morality that comes into play in the final half which is just so problematic that there's almost nothing at all to praise in these scenes. It's all so bland and boring that there's almost a negative impact taken here from the few scares that do occur here which is what's the most troubling part of all this. Those middle scares, especially the frantic search around the house to locate weapons that soon turns into the different torments that are undertaken which comes out of nowhere as this was set-up quite nicely with the human killer in a dark, decrepit house, yet there's a lot to like with these scenes that gets taken away by the unneeded Christian morality that utterly destroys a lot of that.Rated R: Language, Violence and themes of child molestation.

OK besides two little things, the fact that I had guessed what was going on bc I had seen a similar movie with the exact same idea down to the execution of it, and the finger touching ridiculous part at about 20 minutes before it ends, but besides those two things I thought this movie was really done quite well actually. I am so surprised it has such low ratings!?! Even tho it does have the same plot as that other movie it was still done in a different setting somewhat with different background and keeps you entertained the whole time, I was really intrigued by this film. Like a book you can't put down I was carrying my iPad all over my house til the movie ended.This is very very underrated film, I'm not sure why it doesn't have better ratings but I really liked it and think it deserves at least 7-8 stars. I gave it 9 to bump up score & not 10 bc of the weird finger touch scene that was super cheesy!

I was excited to see house because it seemed pretty creepy from the previews. I should have learned by now that scary movies are not all that scary.House was basically a mixture of House of Wax and any other crappy "terrifying" teen movie you can think of. The plot did not make sense at all. I don't know if you can even call it a plot. At first it was set up as a serial killer movie and then out of nowhere there were demons or ghosts, which was baffling to me.The house or the Tin Man, not quite sure, fed off of the couple's fears or past experiences. Throughout the film we were present with a few small mysteries that were never explained. I don't know if the writers forgot to add it in or they just didn't care to add logic. But I didn't care enough to be bothered by that.There was a character, Susan that held a fairly important role. Her reason for being, who she was, or where she came from was never explained. House wasn't scary and it didn't make much sense. Is there any scary movie with an actual plot out there?I have been on the search for the scariest movie ever made and have been failing miserably. Though, Paranormal Activity was probably the best I have seen thus far. The Ring scared me to death but I know I am just an idiot and scared myself. The Exorcist is too old school. Didn't do it for me.Send me recommendations of what you believe to be a truly successful terrifying film.

If you're reading this comment you've probably already know what this film is about so I'll skip all that and talk about my biggest problem with the movie.There was not one single second that I actually cared about these characters. The book has the exact same problem. There's the squabbling couple, the slutty girl, and the angry guy. We're told in the movie that they're "guilty as sin" but you're never really sure what of. The couple lost a daughter and are fighting. Slutty girl was abused as a child... it's not clear why she's "guilty" only that she's now promiscuous. Let's not forget angry guy. He was abused by his father and he yells a lot.I'm pretty sure the intent of the book and the movie was to demonstrate that these four people, hurt though they may be, have turned around and caused their own destruction on others.Of course, we never really get to see anybody before they get to the house. So we don't really know why we should care or more to the point, what they're even guilty of to deserve the treatment they get. Would've been nice if the film actually let us get to know these people, just a little and actually show how they have hurt others. That way, when the demon rednecks pronounce their guilt we know why, and any revelations the characters come by about themselves would actually resonate with the audience.Really though, what can I expect when this is the problem with the book too. We get a little bit more detail in the book (as well as a bold evangelistic message) but the characters really only serve to occupy the freaky house gimmick. It's like they just put the four character names in a hat and picked out two to survive. That's great for your average horror movie, but not for something that claims to be something more substantial.