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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
11:55:00 PM EDT
Feeling Happy
Hearing watching Alias
Well, that was fun... I spent this evening doing exactly what I enjoy
most -- myself and 5 friends went out to the park and played around a
bit, then walked down to Ramsey's and had dinner and some good
conversation. Makes me feel active, like I'm actually doing something,
even if it is just hanging out with the same friends who are usually
over here in some combination. There wasn't huge amounts of liquor, so
nobody got stupid or had to be babysat. Wish nights like this would
happen more often so I don't get stuck hanging out with my friends,
getting drunk off my ass and playing video games -- not that that
doesn't have its own charms... whee!
House of Wax
* *
In House of Wax, a group of nondescript, traitless and reasonably attractive college students find themselves camping on the side of the road on the way to an important football game. However, when they awake the next day, their car has been tampered with and they're unable to get anywhere near the big game. Luckily (at least they think so at first), there's a small nearby town where they may be able to get a new fan belt and continue their journey. When they get there, they find that the town is all but abandoned save mysterious figures that populate the House of Wax. Night falls (by my count, at about 4:30 in the afternoon. oops!) and the kids are now being hunted down one by one.
For a horror movie, there is a considerable lack of scares and a lot of needless gore (don't get me wrong, I consider the latter to be in the film's favor). The film really runs hot and cold -- for every interesting piece of torture against our heroes, there's an uninspired death right around the corner. It's like the filmmakers had a few ideas, but still had a few characters left to kill. The ending sequence is the film's best, but it lacks gravitas due to the cardboard characters. Even though the film is completely different than Vincent Price's 1953 film, it still has almost nothing new to offer.
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11:55:00 PM EDT
Feeling Happy
Hearing watching Alias
Damn Good Times
House of Wax
* *
In House of Wax, a group of nondescript, traitless and reasonably attractive college students find themselves camping on the side of the road on the way to an important football game. However, when they awake the next day, their car has been tampered with and they're unable to get anywhere near the big game. Luckily (at least they think so at first), there's a small nearby town where they may be able to get a new fan belt and continue their journey. When they get there, they find that the town is all but abandoned save mysterious figures that populate the House of Wax. Night falls (by my count, at about 4:30 in the afternoon. oops!) and the kids are now being hunted down one by one.
For a horror movie, there is a considerable lack of scares and a lot of needless gore (don't get me wrong, I consider the latter to be in the film's favor). The film really runs hot and cold -- for every interesting piece of torture against our heroes, there's an uninspired death right around the corner. It's like the filmmakers had a few ideas, but still had a few characters left to kill. The ending sequence is the film's best, but it lacks gravitas due to the cardboard characters. Even though the film is completely different than Vincent Price's 1953 film, it still has almost nothing new to offer.
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