Jesse moves into an old family property where his parents were mysterious murdered years before. He soon finds himself with unexpected guests in the form of his mummified great-great grandfather, a mystical crystal skull, and a zombie cowboy.
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Admirable film.
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
I remember seeing the original House when it first came out when I was 15, and being quite disappointed. The trailers made it look quite scary but it was more silly and fun. It wasn't quite a horror and not quite a comedy and fell in a grey area, though saying that it was quite a good idea and inventive in parts. This sequel however makes that movie look like a masterpiece. The main problem I have with it is that it just seems like it's a kid's movie, but the 15 rating and the deaths at the beginning show that it's not meant for a very young audience. It all just therefore comes across as juvenile. We have childish cute plastic and fluffy type characters from another dimension, and it doesn't have the gore, monsters and sense of eeriness and atmosphere that the first one had. It becomes more a fantasy and a silly one at that.
Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate move into his family mansion. They are joined by his annoying friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark) and Lana. Jesse uncovers an old story of his great great grandfather and his creepy partner Slim Reeser discovering an ancient Mayan crystal skull. They dig up a grave to find the skull only to encounter the dead corpse of Gramps.The original House is one of those lesser known horrors that I actually bought into. House isn't anything original. It's a simple haunt house movie. I like the character and find his battle compelling. This sequel is less than that and more of a bore. There is nothing scary or compelling. Gross is a functional lead but not too engaging. The best friend is annoying but the other characters are somewhat more problematic. The girls suddenly leave early in the movie for no good reason. Characters keep coming in and leaving. In addition, I would assume the original house would return. Instead of a house in the suburbs, this is a mansion without a neighborhood. Sure, there was a fire at the end of the original movie but the house was still standing. If there is one thing that should be maintained in this franchise, it ought to be the house.
I was always a fan of the first House movie and recently found out about the sequel's existence. I checked it out and within the first 10 minutes I knew I was in for a hell of a ride. This movie is so crazy and unpredictable. I found myself loving the characters and laughing at small little things here and there. Those are the kind of movies I like. When you can find little hidden lines and actions that make you laugh. I think the movie is done really well. At first I thought it was going to be a B Grade mess, but much like the first film they did a great job with the puppets, make up, and stop-motion scenes. There's just an added charm that comes with special effects that don't use computers. In fact, if there's one thing this movie has an abundance of it's charm. The actors looked like they were having fun and were perfect for their roles. This definitely barely qualifies as a horror movie. It's more like a comedy or family flick. Or a comedic Indiana Jones in a haunted mansion setting. I would watch this with my little cousins who are around 7 years old, but I think anyone can enjoy this film. I'm 29 and I loved it lol. Definitely worth the watch!
Jesse and his girlfriend move into an old mansion that his parent died in 25 years ago. He starts to learn about his past through old books in the basement and learns of his great grandfather who was an adventure and found a crystal skull. Jesse decides that he is going to find the crystal skull with the help of his friend Charles, but he soon finds more than he bargained for.House was a quirky horror comedy in the vain of Evil Dead, House 2 drops all the horror and bumps up the comedy and becomes more of a goofy kids movie in the vain of The Goonies. The monsters in this one are for the most part non-threatening cute puppets and such and the comedy is mostly bizarre (why does Charles have an uzi?, Why is the electrician an adventurer?) Nothing really makes sense, but the random nature makes it funny.This film is also more of an adventure film in which the house opens up portals into other time periods which gives the film an overall episodic feel and keeps things a bit fresh and interesting.The acting isn't very good, but in a film like this it doesn't need to be. The special effects are fairly good and I loved the cute monster puppets and stop motion effects.House 2 is a stupid movie, I can't see fans of the first movie liking the second one to well. It has almost nothing in common with the first one, there are no returning characters and even the house is different. But I still kind of liked it, maybe even better than the first. This one is more for kids than adults, but if you like bizarre random humor, you might get a kick out of this.** out of ****