Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The Movie Diorama Interestingly this received a mixed reception upon release, but as time has gone on it slowly garnered a following. I can see why, especially for younger audiences. Halloween films designed for the whole family are rare these days and I do think this was released way ahead of its time. A couple of kids believe their neighbour's house is actually alive after the owner is rushed to hospital. Conducting their own little investigation, the kids are involved in a story that is slightly more personal and evokes sympathy. This is an unusual film, considering it's produced by Zemeckis and Spielberg. It's got the 80's adventure vibe that Spielberg is famous for and a similar style animation that Zemeckis used for "The Polar Express". This is one of those rare films where my score flips constantly, this time between a six and seven. There are many great elements. The inclusion of subtle horror and terror blends well with the witty script. Not enough to scare everyone but an adequate amount to frighten children. The characters were memorable and full of life, each hosting a differing personality so that the dialogue bounces back and forth consistently between them. The narrative moves along at a rapid pace, in fact rather impeccably well. The most important thing, and the major thing I'm sure you all took away from this, is that it teaches you what a uvula is. Literally. Whenever I think about this film, instantly the uvula pops into my mind. The biggest problem however is the third act. It's completely preposterous to a point where I'm thinking "...surely someone is going to see the giant house walking down the street attacking children?". The animation is slightly polygonal occasionally which does take you out of the film. However, it's a good Halloween film that captures the magic of older similar films. It only gets better with age, just prepare yourself for a stupid ending.

Kirpianuscus its first virtue - the science/courage to be more than a demonstration of technology. to have a story, full of clichés but touching in the final part. and this is real a good thing because it is a rare case when entertainment is mixed with a story who gives more than horror moments, fear and tension. a story of friendship and love, full of memories about old fairy tales, exploring the need of adventure of each generation of children and using the secret truth as the best part of an animation who translates the vision of a great director and the joy to tell the right story in the right manner. so, a well known story who preserves a beautiful surprise. and this is the best detail - to impose the image of a world who becomes more and more familiar but has a nice and useful fundamental meaning.

ashleylynncaissie I was first drawn to this film after reading that it was written by none other then Dan Harmon, creator and HBIC on the hard hitting college drama Community. I knew that I was in for more then just your average children's horror movie when I sat down to watch Monster House. As to be expected, Harmon takes the genre to new levels, and addresses that which we fear most: fat wives. After Years of being emotionally tormented by his dead fat wife Old Man Nebbercracker has a heart attack on his front lawn. The attack raises the concern of 3 neighbourhoods children, who then take it upon themselves to free the old man from his wife-imposed shackles. This film explores married life and is a metaphor for how divorce and untimely death is sometimes the best thing for everyone. This is an excellent children's movie with a fantastic message. 12 golden apes up, but 5 down also, bringing Monster House a total of 7 golden apes (the equivalent to 1 platinum squirrel)

lenvallairdjr When I first heard about this movie, at first, I was hooked. I was taken in by the animation, characters and the plot of the movie. Now when I saw the whole thing, I was seriously satisfied at what I've seen. The movie flowed very well; The characters were really good that I felt something from each and every one of them and the story of the movie was riveting and compelling. It made me want to know what will happen next and when the house gets what's coming to it. I'll give a brief summary without saying too much. A teenage boy named DJ is with a pretty terrible older teenage babysitter while his parents are away. Things aren't going so well for him so he asks his friend Chowder to play basketball with him. Then the ball lands on the territory of Mr. Nebbercracker's lawn who's really serious of people not on his land. When DJ and Chowder try and get it back, things go from bad to worse when Nebbercracker has a heart attack and goes to the hospital. That's when DJ has these strange dreams of his house coming alive as a monster. Little does he and his friend Chowder know and will soon find out that it's true and will uncover the secrets of the house and try to defeat it before it hits Halloween. My advice; If you want a movie that's scary fun for the family or a good Halloween flick for kids ages 9-12 or 13, make it "Monster House."