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House of Wax (1953) Rank 2 Reviews
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ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
At a brisk 90 minutes, at least House of Wax never stops moving. We've got women in danger being chained ...read the complete House of Wax movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)
Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
House of Wax emerged at the height of the short-lived 1950s fad for 3-D films that had been created by Bwana Devil (1952). The 3-D fad was cinema's attempts to create a novelty that would recapture the audiences it was losing in ...read the complete House of Wax movie review at Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
Cinepassion
The main frisson is between Victorian Grand Guignol and '50s appetite for gimmicky sensation, though André de Toth uses the 3-D images, protruding from screen right with the opening credits, with dry ingenuity, even self-reflexivity -- to the boys in ...read the complete House of Wax movie review at Cinepassion
Boxoffice Magazine (--)
The first 3-D feature in WarnerColor and with Warner-Phonic sound is a magnificently macabre thriller and far superior to the earlier 3-D efforts. By playing up the many objects which seem to leap out of the screen, including dancing girls, and the ...read the complete House of Wax movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (--)
Boxoffice Magazine
Vincent Price had many plenty of movies prior to 1953, but his starring role in "House of Wax" marked the beginning of his decades-long association with horror films that would last until he died. But the end of the '50s, in fact, he was making almost ...read the complete House of Wax movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
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