House of Wax (1953)

October 2019 Horrorfest (37 movies items)

"Re-watch - Oct. 23rd No October Horrorfest is ever complete without at least one Vincent Price film, so when I saw my local theatre was screening House of Wax I was all in. And then I found out it'd be in 3-D and there was no way I'd miss it for anything. Turns out the 3-D technology actually works with modern "Real 3D" glasses, and so the film wound up being quite a treat. I had a blast with it all over again, and this time found the moments where it's showing off the 3-D aspects to be endeari"

Horror Films Of The 1950's (28 movies items)

"This was the first 3D horror film and the film that catapulted Vincent Price into horror stardom. Sadly, it's not one of Mr. Price's better endeavors. His performance is easily the best thing about the picture. The acting is good across the board, but the film suffers from an incredibly inconsistent tone. The 3D effects offer nothing as well, with several irritating sequences shoehorned in, simply to have something fly at the camera for a few moments. There's nothing really frightening about the"

TDcore's Horror Journal 2019: January (19 movies items)

" This was the first 3D horror film and the film that catapulted Vincent Price into horror stardom. Sadly, it's not one of Mr. Price's better endeavors. His performance is easily the best thing about the picture. The acting is good across the board, but the film suffers from an incredibly inconsistent tone. The 3D effects offer nothing as well, with several irritating sequences shoehorned in, simply to have something fly at the camera for a few moments. There's nothing really frightening about t"

House of Wax

“The original selling point for House of Wax was the 3D technology and stereophonic sound, not to mention the completely unnatural color scheme (not a complaint), but the film’s legacy remains in Vincent Price’s tortured, hammy performance. Come for can-can dancers sticking their legs and rumps directly into the camera, stay for Price’s burn victim makeup and stalking the night for corpses. It’s that kind of delightfully trashy movie.   The plot of this thing feels ripped straight from Tales of the Crypt: gentle artist creates lifelike wax figures while his rich investor wants him to drop the stately, gentile artistry for lurid compositions. An argument ensues, the artist and his creations get caught in a fire, then we flash forward to find the rich investor killed by a badly sca” read more

Watched in 2018 (302 movies items)

"My Rating:7/10 "

Movies I Watched In 2018!. (107 movies items)

"10/31/2018."

Movies viewed in 2017 (338 movies items)

"Classic horror with Vincent Price as the owner of a wax museum who will stop at nothing to save it from closure, even to the point of murder. Dated now but brimming with colour and you can see the obvious moments where the 50's 3D came into effect. Still has plenty of atmospheres and look out for Charles Bronson in an early appearance as Price's henchman. "

Movies seen in 2017 (198 movies items)

"24.10. DVD, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY André De Toth "

Moviewatcher122's 2017 Horrorfest (18 movies items)

"October 31 "Once in his lifetime, every artist feels the hand of God, and creates something that comes alive." By the time my birthday (aka Halloween) came, I had realized that I hadn't watched anything with Vincent Price this month. I wasn't going to let this be the first horrorfest without Vincent Price, so by the time I got home after celebrating my birthday I chose House of Wax. Price is great as always here, but what really had me interested was the concept itself. The whole wax museum "

Legendary Charles Bronson... An Actor Tribute (19 movies items)

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