Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

thesar-2 After just listening to the podcast Shockwaves for weeks rave about the new House Bluray set of its franchise AND interviewing the producer/owner Sean S. Cunningham, I decided to visit the House(s.)It helps listening to all they had to say plus the interview because it was nice to pick up on the little details planted in the movie, like a Diet Coke® that Cunningham loves drinking and the "Craven" realty company due to Cunningham's (pretty much) start and admiration/friendship with Wes.The movie has some major tonal shifts that were more unsettling than some of the scenes in the movie. Most of the movie is straight horror, albeit just a haunted house story, while a good chunk is absolute slapstick humor which I did laugh out loud a couple of times. But often it went from deadly serious where I thought a character really couldn't come back from what he did to The Three Stooges-level jokes. Plus, some of the most outrageous things happen with the least amount of shock a normal person would have, namely from kids and our lead.But, the story of a divorced writer moving back into his Aunt's house where he grew up and immediately experiences the paranormal activity his Aunt warned about, was a tad fun to watch. He's also haunted about his vanished son and his numerous (shot-in-someone's-backyard) Vietnam flashbacks. If you don't take a lick seriously, enjoy the hilarious neighbor, NORM!, er, George Wendt and try to separate William Katt from The Greatest American Hero – which I found VERY hard to do, you'll probably have some fun here. ***Final thoughts: Along with the Diet Coke® and Craven realty, I also loved Don't Look in the Basement showing on the tele in one scene. When I was a kid and surely not allowed to watch horror movies, I would cherish my late night TV in my room and watch horror movies alone, unbeknownst to my parents. One I never got out of my head was: Don't Look in the Basement. That movie haunted me for years.Finally rewatched it as an adult years ago and yeah, it's a sh|t movie with a $5 budget, but for a 8-9 year old back in the early 80s, it was stuff nightmares were made of. I am proof of that.

Rainey Dawn A divorced writer, Roger Cobb (William Katt) inherits the home of his recently deceased aunt - a haunted house. Our writer has a son missing, an aunt who once was an artist that commits suicide, a past where he was in the Vietnam war, a divorce, a neighbor that is concerned about him and moves into a haunted house.Is Roger crazy? Is the house really haunted? Is his son alive? You will have to watch the film to see how all this is connected. All I will say is: Monsters, Ghosts, Madness and Fun.Yea this is a pretty darn cool comedy horror film. I acquired this on in the 4-Pack Horror Classics - while it may not be a classic in the traditional sense, the film does have a cult following and it's a fairly good & entertaining film.7/10

cteavin-1 The film follows an author who is in the middle of writing a book about his experiences during the Vietnam war. His son disappears in The House. Through a convenient series of events he decides to live in the house which is populated with 80's latex monsters. Riffle shots, screams, all sorts of loudness and only one neighbor notices. (It's that kind of movie.) Eventually he comes to realize that the mental monsters he's been dealing with in writing his book have become reality -- The Boss Fight is with the zombie/monster/ghost of a soldier he betrayed. He finds courage, gets his son back, his wife comes, happily ever after. I saw this on its first release when I was boy. I really can't recall how well I liked it, but I definitely do not like it now. The actors read their lines off each other; the script has a complete arc but there's no craft but formula in this movie; the monsters are ridiculous, even for the 80's; and it takes itself seriously too, too often.Oddly, House Two, The Second Story is a much better film. It's more a comedy with a few monsters you can laugh with. House wants to be a serious film but the creators didn't have the skill.

gabedrumminggamer Undeniably, this film is underrated. People complain about its budget or actors. Really? First of all, William Katt was PERFECT for the role of mentally tough 'Nam veteran and author, Roger Cobb. Good ol' George Wendt as Harold, Roger's kind and understanding neighbor was perfect. Second, the ideas of House and its "events" that take place when Roger lives there is very imaginative, like being attacked by floating garden tools or a taxidermized swordfish coming back to life. My favorite ghosts and ghoulies from House would probably be the thing in the closet, the "Sandy- witch", and Big Ben. This movie was not made on a bug budget, but it certainly does well with what it had. I would easily recommend this to anyone who likes classic horror films.