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House on Haunted Hill (1999) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give House on Haunted Hill (1999) a score of 2.4726 out of 4

based on (162) reviews

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Excellent

(4)

Very Good

(106)

Good

(34)

Fair

(15)

Poor

(3)

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ToxicUniverse.com (John Scalzo)

House on Haunted Hill is definitely worth your scary movie dollar. With all of it's nasty and disgusting gore shots and...read the complete House on Haunted Hill (1999) review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Scalzo)

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JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

I had a blast at this movie! It was pure, unadulterated fun set perfectly on the weekend of ghouls and goblins. It's funny because due to the lack of press screenings by the studio, I was convinced that soon after the film's slick opening credit...read the complete House on Haunted Hill (1999) review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")

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Reel.com

Sometimes I wonder if the only show business Hollywood knows is the remake business. The House on Haunted Hill is no exception, as it takes B-movie impresario William Castle's 1958 camp-horror classic of the same name and retools it with all of the...read the complete House on Haunted Hill (1999) review at Reel.com

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filmcritic.com (David Bezanson)

Every so often, most recently with Scream, a film will briefly try to make the horror genre something it's not --- like creative, entertaining, cool, or self-aware. But The House on Haunted Hill is not one of those films. Instead, it's pretty much a...read the complete House on Haunted Hill (1999) review at filmcritic.com (David Bezanson)

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AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)

The scariest thing about The House on Haunted Hill is that Academy Award winner ® Geoffrey Rush is in it. Does he need money that badly? Somebody please pass a collection plate so that Rush never has to do anything like this (or Mystery Men ) again!...read the complete House on Haunted Hill (1999) review at AboutFilm.com (Carlo Cavagna)

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