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House of Wax (1953)

Rate: 1
Viewed: 8/07

8/07: Oh, Michael Curtiz, wherefore art thou?

I miss the two-strip Technicolor feel. Everything about Mystery of the Wax Museum was just perfect, a true horror picture. House of Wax. Jeez, what a clunker.

It's a major snoozefest, and I couldn't fight the overpowering urge to fall asleep. Is it just me, or does Vincent Price have a fetish for being in movies that have the word "house" in the title?

My sole thought while the guy in a tuxedo was playing with the paddle-ball was to take the ball and shove it down his throat. Why didn't somebody do the same thing? Of course, it's meant to be a dazzling 3-D gimmick, a fad that ultimately didn't pan out.

All in all, House of Wax should melt in a bath of wax.

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