Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

saylub House of Wax is a 1953 horror movie directed by Andre De Toth and starring Vincent Price. The film's strength was in the story and the performance by Vincent Price (Professor Henry Jarrod). It is a unique and unsettling story about the owner of a wax museum that burns down and decides to commit murder as a way of rebuilding a new wax museum. Even though the movie debuted over half a century ago, there were some genuinely unnerving moments in the twisted nature of Vincent Price's character and the moments where fear of the unknown is employed.House of Wax is a horror movie that came before the "slasher" films and does not rely of the shock of gore or violence but is more a psychological thriller. The moments where Henry is tracking down his victim definitely parallel Freddy with Nightmare on Elm Street, who also has a face scarred by burns. It was good, but not as good as other people within the same genre and decade (Hitchcock).

MonsterVision99 House of Wax (1953) probably wouldn't be as remembered or liked as well if it wasn't for Vincent Price, the man helps to make a good movie a great one, and makes a bad movie watchable, fortunately, this film would have worked just fine without him, he just elevates the film.Vincent Price delivers a great performance, his characters are often tragic figures tormented by their past and looking for revenge. We have seen stories like this before but Vincent just nails these kind of roles, he makes them work every time.I will say that all the other actors were also good, the effects were good, the music was nice, the direction is serviceable, its all around a pretty decent movie. However, I do find the plot to be uninteresting, I guess is just because I have seen this kind of movie before, I liked the original film also and even then it felt somewhat predictable and tiresome.But don't let that discourage you from seeing this film, that's just how I find this kind of stories to be, even when they are as well executed as in this movie. Its well made, influential and entertaining, a classic.

SnoopyStyle Professor Henry Jarrod (Vincent Price) refuses to sensationalize his wax museum like all the others. His meticulous work is second to none but his business partner Matthew Burke wants better attendance. Jarrod refuses to lower his high brow historical recreations and tries to get Sidney Wallace to buy out Burke in 3 months. Burke needs the money now and burns down the building for the $25k insurance. Jarrod refuses and tries to stop Burke. Jarrod is believed to have died in the fire but the insurance takes a long time to settle without Jarrod's body. Just as they give him the $25k, Jarrod is killed by a deformed man who steals the money. The deformed man kills Jarrod's superficial girlfriend Cathy Gray and almost kills her sweet best friend Sue Allen. Police detective Lt. Brennan investigates. The deformed man then steals Cathy's body from the morgue. Jarrod reconnects with Wallace looking for investment to reopen a new exhibition with all the grotesque violence that the public is looking for.This is touted as one of the early big 3-D movies. Although I didn't see it in 3-D, this has the prerequisite puddle ball 3-D effect. I'm sure that is loads of fun but this movie is even more than that. It's a good mass killer movie. Vincent Price is great even stuck in a wheelchair for most of the movie. The story is compelling and a fun house of horrors. It even has a bit of humor although mostly due to its campiness.

Rainey Dawn Prof. Henry Jarrod loves his wax figures that he has created with love and passion by his own hands. The wax works-of-art seems to be the professors only love outside of the historical museum itself - but one wax figure stands tall over the rest Marie Antoinette, the professors most cherished wax-work. He will seek revenge on those that have destroyed everything he's worked for and everything he loves.This is the best version of the film I have seen (although I have yet to see the 2005 remake to fairly judge).This is a good late night film to watch - maybe making it (House of Wax) a double feature with the original "Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)".7.5/10