Monster House (2006)
Columbia Pictures and executive producers Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg present Monster House, an exciting and hilarious thrill-ride tale about three kids who must do battle with a mysterious house that threatens anyone who crosses its path. (Columbia Pictures)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Gil Kenan
Written By: Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Pamela Pettler
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Jason Lee, Kathleen Turner, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Nick Cannon, Jon Heder, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner
Genres: Comedy, Family/Kids, Fantasy, Animation
Country: USA
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Monster House belongs to 20 collections
1. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
2. CGI Animation (public: moderated by Grit - 8 stars)
3. Halloween Setting (public: moderated by Vesey - 6 stars)
4. Haunted House (public: moderated by Moribunny - 4 stars)
5. Cinema Sins (public: moderated by Phantom Nook - 2 stars)
6. The Best Tim Burton Movies (That Tim Burton Never Made) (public: moderated by BeeDub - 2 stars)
7. Horror movies for kids (public: moderated by BeeDub - 1 star)
8. Metacritic - Generally Favorable Reviews (public: moderated by sengir)
9. 79th Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by chemical404)
10. Motion Capture (public: moderated by Vesey)
11. Nostalgia Critic: Top 11 Halloween Guilty Pleasures (public: moderated by BeeDub)
12. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (private: fanfic - 5 stars)
13. Academy Award Nominees for Best Animated Feature (private: gcat - 2 stars)
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BeeDub | 88 75% |
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Refreshingly dark kids' movie that effectively captures the tone of '80s Amblin movies (as one would expect with Spielberg and Zemekis onboard as EPs). Loved the animation, which despite its age has more energy and character expressiveness than most animated movies made since. Underrated.
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BillyShears | 70 53% |
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Kathleen Turner in a mocap suit acting out all the house movements
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MonsterGear | 89 88% |
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Awesome. It's just the kind of movie I grew up with in the 80s, and I'm excited to think that some kid that sees it now will get to grow up with it and reminisce about it in twenty years or so.
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hellboy76 | 65 45% |
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Overlooked childrens film is actually pretty good. Some interesting animation and a fun cast make this worth seeing.
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max22 | 75 50% |
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I enjoyed it for its humor and willingness to scare, but it's good despite its "groundbreaking" motion capture animation, not because of it; some good work by a very talented team is hampered by the creepy, plasticky, zombie-puppet animation. When they run, when they hug, when they make any sudden movements at all, really, this is the scariest movie I've ever seen.
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tma1 | 80 75% |
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Scarier than I thought it would be, but thrilling even for an old timer.
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easydiff | 69 74% |
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The "CGI masquerading as claymation" doesn't hold up, but Dan Harmon's ear for dialog is unimpeachable in this seriously-dark children's tale that opens with an old man having a stroke. It's cute, but still macabre in a way most kids aren't really ready for.
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Tripwyre | 74 66% |
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Loved this movie. It's actually quite disturbing for your average kids flick, but the cinematography is stunning (yes, I know it's animation) and plenty of things happen that are just awesomely cool -- the entire climax of the film, for example, is pure adrenaline. You can spot a number of times where the story cribs liberally from "the classics", but it's all in good fun, and I had a good time placing the voices to their famous faces. Great Halloween movie -- it's a lot of fun.
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recklessmess | 70 48% |
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I hate when houses go sentient.
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Jeb | 75 57% |
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I found it quite good. It had good characters and the animation is beautiful. Highly recommended!
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| 1 | johnshaft | 75 56% |
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A good bit of fun, with impressive animation and a fast pace, as well as likable characters and some funny bits.
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joel-w-m | 4 13% |
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Love the spooky fun premise and the classic Stand By Me-esque kids-solving-mystery trope but the execution underwhelms: cop duo aside, the humour is lacking (a lot to do with the often awkwardly stilted dialogue and animation I think) and the payoff for the haunted house intrigue is a bit of a downer that clashes with the film's comedy-horror tone. The first two acts are still decent enough though due to the strength of its concept and a few good elements (Buscemi's voice is on point).
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| Average Percentile 41.63% from 2591 Ratings |  |