House of Wax (2005)

I know I mentioned this film was a remake in my title, but I am by no means comparing it to its former because I've never seen it. I can say however that I was underwhelmed by this film overall, but it did have some good scenes. This is a mid-tier horror film for me, but I did find some enjoyment when watching, so it gets a passing grade from me.

My rating's a 3.5; I gave it the benefit of the doubt. Elisha's fall down the hill and face-first landing into the pit of dead bodies, followed by the bad guy's joke of unscrewing the fake hand off of one of them, was stupid. At the climax, the guy puts an arrow into the bad guy's chest and then the couple just leaves him there to keep looking for an escape plan. Is there bad guy dead? Of course not. They have a point-blank opportunity to do whatever they want to him to ensure his death but walk away, instead, under the assumption he's already dead. Then, the couple's rummaging through the house and gets startled by him suddenly stumbling through the front door and scurry for hiding places. They hide silently the whole time he STUMBLES (not WALKS) to the kitchen and painfully repairs himself. The guy has an arrow sticking out of both his CHEST and ARM for crying out loud and by his demeanor, he's obviously in quite a lot of pain (all busted up), in no shape or even MOOD to fight. I didn't think there was much reason to be scared of him; why wouldn't they just come on out and beat the snot out of him to finish him once and for all?? Especially since it's two on one?

Carly Jones (Elisha Cuthbert) and her boyfriend, Wade (Jared Padalecki) are going to the big college football game with a group of friends and her brother, Nick (Chad Michael Murray). Along the way, they get tired and look for a place to camp out for awhile and get some rest. The film has everything a horror fan like Innovative film, but the performance of Elisha was amazing, she makes the best, although the film is "notable for having some of the most idiotic protagonists ever to populate a horror movie," Cuthbert "fares the best" it is an exception. It's hard to find someone as versatile in professional life, it do well in comedies, horror, drama, romance, etc. Invite her to act in this film was the best idea, because not every actress who would do well in the role of Carly The film is hot, sexy, intensely uncomfortable and brings a delicious horror show

Carly Jones (Elisha Cuthbert), her boyfriend Wade (Jared Padalecki), her troubled brother Nick (Chad Michael Murray), her best friend Paige Edwards (Paris Hilton), Paige's boyfriend Blake and Dalton Chapman are on their way to a football game. They take a detour and decide to camp out for the night. A muddy truck interrupts them and Nick throws a bottle that bust one of the headlights. The next day, Wade's fan belt is cut. Carly discovers a pit of dead animals. Wade and Carly catch a ride from the roadkill driver. They find the town of Ambrose virtually deserted. Most of the small town is attending a funeral. Bo (Brian Van Holt) needs to finish the funeral before selling the fan belt. The couple decides to go into the closed House of Wax. Their friends are driving back after getting stuck in traffic.This thing starts pretty slow. It turns into a traditional slasher horror movie. The good news is that Paris Hilton gets killed. The wax figures are good creepy background. Elisha Cuthbert is a good scream queen and there is nothing wrong with a slasher movie where pretty young people get massacred.