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Monster House (2006) Rank 2 Reviews
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Film e Dvd
La coppia d’oro composta da Steven Spielberg e Robert Zemeckis torna a lavorare insieme per produrre un nuovo film d’animazione creato con la cosiddetta tecnica del "motion capture", tecnica che consiste nel realizzare l’espressività e i movimenti ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Film e Dvd
Plugged In
As crisp orange leaves blanket DJ's suburban neighborhood the day before Halloween, his portly pal Chowder ponders what costume he'll wear on the big day. But DJ is preoccupied with other things, specifically a cranky neighbor who bolts from his rickety ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Plugged In
The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Monster House, a CG-animated horror comedy, has the kind of freaky-fun imagery that goes directly to the heart of your inner child. Kids see monsters everywhere--in knotty trees, in shadows, in wads of clothes under the bed--and first-time director Gil ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Here's a conundrum: an animated movie that is pitched at kids but is far more suitable for teenagers and adults. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Three pubescent teens battle a neighbor's house that has an appetite for people (which doesn't do much for property value). Filmed with the same motion-capture animation as "The Polar Express" and featuring the voices of Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
"Monster House" is more fun and a bit stranger than it looks from the trailer, and from the way its handlers make it sound. The film resembles "a fun house in an amusement park," according to co-executive producer Robert Zemeckis, deploying an old cliche ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
About.com - 60 Second Critic on-camera review in 3D (Staci Wilson/TV-Wire) QT
Voir.ca
Les petits animaux parlants et animés ayant enfin pris quelques semaines de vacances, voici que le genre le plus en vue de l'Hollywood de ces dernières années change de style. Exit, donc, les bestioles éloquentes dotées de traits humains. Les héros ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Voir.ca
Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
hat's disheartening about Monster House isn't just that it turns out to be a spasmodic, cacophonous roller coaster ride; it's that before its tedious second half, Gil Kenan's animated horror yarn appears poised to become the rightful heir to The Goonies' ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Slant Magazine (Nick Schager)
Boxoffice Magazine
An eccentric choice for the second-ever film to make use of performance-capture computer animation ("Polar Express" was the first), the book-turned-movie "Monster House" justifies its surely bloated budget in spades. It's hip, it looks cool and it's got ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
JackassCritics.com (Mike Long)
Live-action movies can be judged on many terms based on the diverse elements which going into making the films. But, as far as I'm concerned, animated movies can only be judged on two key aspects: story and animation. Everything else, voice acting, ...read the complete Monster House movie review at JackassCritics.com (Mike Long)
KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Some houses are haunted. This one is angry and hungry and apparently capable of devouring children. Not because there's a monster in the house. Because the monster is the house.
That's the premise of Monster House, a high-tech scarefest for kids that ...read the complete Monster House movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
Monster House may look like the sort of movie that is more or less safe for little kids, but the humour gets a little crude in places. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Christianity Today (Peter T. Chattaway)
Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
After a clever and well-constructed first half, this digital family cartoon falls apart before your eyes. When the kids finally get inside the house, it's as if the script gets eaten alive, too. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
The house is the coolest thing in Monster House , though that's largely by default. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Acceptable as a kids film only as a punishment tool. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Newsday (Stephen Williams)
When the fat lady finally sings -- the filmmakers turn up the volume and the visuals explode. It's these sensations, and not necessarily the content, that might overwhelm some youngsters. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Newsday (Stephen Williams)
Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Monster House is the first horror comedy made exclusively for fourth-graders. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
One of Steven Spielberg's most enduring contributions to film is the mood of suburban-uncanny developed in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and E.T. Stuck in the middle of suburbia—like much of America—these films' heroes suddenly discover that ...read the complete Monster House movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Monster House follows closely in the footsteps of Tim Burton's animated projects. Though created on computers via the same motion-capture technology used in executive producer Robert Zemeckis' The Polar Express, it has all the earmarks of the stop-motion ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Monster House could have gone on to become a movie worth watching every Halloween had it kept the story as simple as possible. Think Toy Story. Most of it takes place in two neighboring houses where the big action sequence involves a moving van and a ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Monster House hits further trouble in the latter stages, when it tries to provide an explanation for its supernatural happenings. The secrets hidden in the bowels of the house have a disjointed, awkward feeling to them -- holding the shimmer ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
IMDB.com
The various story elements of MONSTER HOUSE are familiar. Monstrous houses appeared in such films as THE HAUNTING and THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER. There was an entire series of horror films called HOUSE. This film goes further than most to make the ...read the complete Monster House movie review at IMDB.com
DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
The first thing you'll have to get past in "Monster House" is the fact that it's an animated film aimed at kids but it's not a comedy. You'll think it's going to be one from the trailers and commercials, and it does have some jokes in it. But "Jaws" has ...read the complete Monster House movie review at DVD Talk (Eric D. Snider)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Equal parts Ray Bradbury and rickety carnival spook show, this animated tale of a carnivorous, haunted house and the band of neighborhood kids who decide to put it out of commission feels maddeningly unfinished, as though it were tinkered with in ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
The Village Voice (Luke Y. Thompson)
Three kids are intimidated by a creepy old man named Nebbercracker (Steve Buscemi, animated in such a way that one can easily imagine how well he might have played Gollum) and his frightening old house, which seems to literally consume toys carelessly ...read the complete Monster House movie review at The Village Voice (Luke Y. Thompson)
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Releasing director Gil Kenan's animated feature in the middle of a sweltering summer seems so wrong. Set on the day before Halloween, "Monster House" updates the chuckles-and-chills factor that kids have enjoyed for years on the Cartoon Network with ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Monster House never pulls off this transit of kiddie fright to delight and back. Yet there is plenty here to dread. The movie is a creepfest. And I don't mean that kindly. ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
RopeofSilicon.com (Laremy Legel)
Monster House is a real pain to review because there really is nothing to talk about. It's a completely straightforward tale with a few requisite laughs thrown in for the adults with a couple more for the kids. It all comes off as a rather joyless ...read the complete Monster House movie review at RopeofSilicon.com (Laremy Legel)
Variety
Some relatively deserving characters fall prey to the house's voracious appetite, beginning with Bones (Jason Lee), the amusingly odious b.f. of DJ's punky babysitter, Zee (Maggie Gyllenhaal), and a couple of cops (Kevin James, Nick Cannon) who, in ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Variety
MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... too intense for children... too dull for adults... why wasn't this a LIVE feature film? ...read the complete Monster House movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
No surprises there. Neither the monster house nor the narrative offers much delight. Chowder does. He bursts with the exuberance of a pre-teen sporting unbridled hormones and excited anticipation over Halloween candy. Wearing a red superhero-like cape, ...read the complete Monster House movie review at Palo Alto Online (Susan Tavernetti)
User Reviews
by Steve Morgan "yuk... on September 12, 2009
Great movie...my kid loves it almost as much as me since she was 3 years old. A little scary but OK with dad there., and it's a cartoon. The kids kinda remind me of myself at that age. ...
by Darlene Knowlin on July 11, 2009
This DVD was in excellent condition and it arrived in a timely manner. I would definitely buy from this seller again. The movie was clear and I encountered absolutely no problems. Thanks again. ...
by TripleD on February 18, 2009
This is such a cute kids movie.
My 2 year old loves it, I love it ...
by Dave Keener on October 05, 2008
I just watched it last night. ...
by Kathryn Cox "Lege... on August 01, 2008
This was very enjoyable for the whole family and I was ...
This movie is a bit like Sony Pictures first animated movie Open Season. This movie will crack you up. The characters are DJ, Chowder, Jennny and Nebbercraker. DJ has a mean babysitter named Zee and her crazy boyfriend Bones. DJ's parents left him ...
by K. DENNEWITZ on May 01, 2008
This is a fun, spooky movie for kids but us adults enjoyed it too. The effects are really neat, the things the house does. I found some good humor in it as well. I may not watch it 10 times, but most kids will. ...
by C. Rodriguez on March 26, 2008
Good product, great prices, speedy delivery. I'm completely satisfied as is my son who loves his DVD. ...
by Glady Rosales "^.... on March 09, 2008
when before there used to be just disney films, recent technological developments gave the opportunity for animated movie producers to release several animated films in a year that you almost cannot keep track anymore. some of them, sadly, became mere ...
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