Monster House (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Ryan Newman (III), Steve Buscemi, Mitchel Musso, Catherine O'Hara, Fred Willard
directed by: Gil Kenan
directed by: Gil Kenan
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EVEN FOR A 12 YEAR-OLD, DJ WALKER HAS AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION. HE IS CONVINCED THAT ANY TOY THAT TOUCHES HIS CRABBY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY PROMPTLY DISAPPEARS. DJ HAS SEEN IT WITH HIS OWN EYE! WHAT EVERYONE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT DJ ISN'T IMAGINING THINGS. IT'S ALL TRUE & IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE THAN DJ IMAGINED.
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The spooky shadows and eerie creaking of a rickety old house are brought to life via lush CGI in Monster House. A young boy named DJ has suspicions about the house across the street and the cranky old man (voiced by Steve Buscemi, Fargo) who lives there. When the old man has a heart attack and is carried away by an ambulance, DJ thinks the danger is over. Unfortunately, as he, his friend Chowder, and a candy-selling prep-school girl named Jenny discover, the house itself has plans--plans that include eating all the kids who'll be trick-or-treating that Halloween night. Monster House begins with some deliciously creepy scenes that will send chills down children's spines (and may be too intense for younger viewers); animated movies rarely make such effective use of what isn't being shown. The animation is vivid and detailed (though CGI still has a ways to go in capturing the full range of human facial expressions). But like most horror movies, the anticipation of horror is much more exciting than the horror itself; as the secrets of Monster House are revealed, the movie's thrills unravel. The noisy explosions at the end aren't half as much fun as the slow twitches of a few blades of grass in the movie's elegant beginning. --Bret Fetzer
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Stills from Monster House (click for larger image)
EVEN FOR A 12 YEAR-OLD, DJ WALKER HAS AN OVERACTIVE IMAGINATION. HE IS CONVINCED THAT ANY TOY THAT TOUCHES HIS CRABBY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY PROMPTLY DISAPPEARS. DJ HAS SEEN IT WITH HIS OWN EYE! WHAT EVERYONE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT DJ ISN'T IMAGINING THINGS. IT'S ALL TRUE & IT'S ABOUT TO GET WORSE THAN DJ IMAGINED.
Amazon.com:
The spooky shadows and eerie creaking of a rickety old house are brought to life via lush CGI in Monster House. A young boy named DJ has suspicions about the house across the street and the cranky old man (voiced by Steve Buscemi, Fargo) who lives there. When the old man has a heart attack and is carried away by an ambulance, DJ thinks the danger is over. Unfortunately, as he, his friend Chowder, and a candy-selling prep-school girl named Jenny discover, the house itself has plans--plans that include eating all the kids who'll be trick-or-treating that Halloween night. Monster House begins with some deliciously creepy scenes that will send chills down children's spines (and may be too intense for younger viewers); animated movies rarely make such effective use of what isn't being shown. The animation is vivid and detailed (though CGI still has a ways to go in capturing the full range of human facial expressions). But like most horror movies, the anticipation of horror is much more exciting than the horror itself; as the secrets of Monster House are revealed, the movie's thrills unravel. The noisy explosions at the end aren't half as much fun as the slow twitches of a few blades of grass in the movie's elegant beginning. --Bret Fetzer
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great service
This was a quick, easy transaction. I received the package quickly and in good condition.
Rating: 
- So Cute!
This is such a cute kids movie.
My 2 year old loves it, I love it !
Rating: 
- Mean spirited
This could have been a lot of fun, but like so many of the recent kid movies Monster House maintains a crude and extremely mean spirited tone.Awful for adults and kids alike.
Rating: - I never receive the item
I never got the item and never got a response from the seller. He sucks!!!
Rating: - This sucks.
Much too frightening to show younger kids.I would imagine the cheesy animation wouldn't be very appealing to older kids. Much too long.Boring story.Lame characters.
I'm not sure who the intended audience is for this film. Basically it's a vehicle for fat prejudice. "Chowder" gets called porky and chubby. The "monster" is a big fat woman who is shall we say...as big as a house. Nice.
- Great serviceThis was a quick, easy transaction. I received the package quickly and in good condition.
- So Cute!This is such a cute kids movie.
My 2 year old loves it, I love it !
- Mean spiritedThis could have been a lot of fun, but like so many of the recent kid movies Monster House maintains a crude and extremely mean spirited tone.Awful for adults and kids alike.
- I never receive the itemI never got the item and never got a response from the seller. He sucks!!!
- This sucks.Much too frightening to show younger kids.I would imagine the cheesy animation wouldn't be very appealing to older kids. Much too long.Boring story.Lame characters.
I'm not sure who the intended audience is for this film. Basically it's a vehicle for fat prejudice. "Chowder" gets called porky and chubby. The "monster" is a big fat woman who is shall we say...as big as a house. Nice.
